The Pittsburgh Pirates sign outfielder Barry Bonds to the largest one-year contract worth $4.7 million
1992 – The Pittsburgh Pirates sign outfielder Barry Bonds to a one-year contract worth $4.7 million, the largest-ever one-year deal.
1992 – Detroit Tigers first baseman Cecil Fielder avoids salary arbitration by agreeing to a $4.5 million contract, for the largest single-season deal in major league history.
1992 – Detroit Tigers first baseman Cecil Fielder avoids salary arbitration by agreeing to a $4.5 million contract, for the largest single-season deal in major league history.
1992 – In a rare spending spree, the Astros sign four free agents, pitchers Joe Boever and Rob Murphy along with infielders Ernest Riles and Denny Walling. It’s the end of the line for Walling who spent eleven years previously in Houston, a vital man in two division champions during the eighties. He’s forced out with a knee injury after three at bats. None of the others are in Houston the following season.
1992 – In a rare spending spree, the Astros sign four free agents, pitchers Joe Boever and Rob Murphy along with infielders Ernest Riles and Denny Walling. It’s the end of the line for Walling who spent eleven years previously in Houston, a vital man in two division champions during the eighties. He’s forced out with a knee injury after three at bats. None of the others are in Houston the following season.
1992 – A group calling itself The Baseball Club of Seattle announces that it will attempt to buy the Mariners for $100 million. Some $75 million of the money will come from Hiroshi Yamauchi, president of Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Osaka, Japan.
1992 – A group calling itself The Baseball Club of Seattle announces that it will attempt to buy the Mariners for $100 million. Some $75 million of the money will come from Hiroshi Yamauchi, president of Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Osaka, Japan.
1992 – Houston signs outfielder Pete Incaviglia and reliever Doug Jones as free agents. Jones would become the club MVP that season, leading the team with 11 wins and 36 saves with a 1.85 ERA. He either won or saved over half of Houston’s victories that year. Incaviglia wasn’t too bad either, hitting .266 with 11 homers in part-time duty while tying the club record with seven RBIs in a game against the Giants.
1992 – Houston signs outfielder Pete Incaviglia and reliever Doug Jones as free agents. Jones would become the club MVP that season, leading the team with 11 wins and 36 saves with a 1.85 ERA. He either won or saved over half of Houston’s victories that year. Incaviglia wasn’t too bad either, hitting .266 with 11 homers in part-time duty while tying the club record with seven RBIs in a game against the Giants.
1992 – The New York Mets trade outfielder Mark Carreon and relief pitcher Tony Castillo to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for pitcher Paul Gibson and Randy Marshall.
1992 – The New York Mets trade outfielder Mark Carreon and relief pitcher Tony Castillo to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for pitcher Paul Gibson and Randy Marshall.
1992 – The New York Yankees trade second baseman Steve Sax to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for pitchers Melido Perez, Domingo Jean and Bob Wickman.
1992 – The New York Yankees trade second baseman Steve Sax to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for pitchers Melido Perez, Domingo Jean and Bob Wickman.
Rollie Fingers and Tom Seaver are elected to the Hall of Fame
On January 7, 1992, Rollie Fingers and Tom Seaver are elected to the Hall of Fame. Seaver, ‘Tom Terrific,’ the author of 311 victories, receives the highest percentage in the voting history of the BBWAA. Fingers is the all-time leader in saves and also garnered 114 wins, many of them after multiple-inning relief stints. Other…
The Yankees sign free agent outfielder Danny Tartabull to a five-year contract.
1992 – The Yankees sign free agent outfielder Danny Tartabull to a five-year contract.
Free agent pitcher Frank Viola is signed by the Boston Red Sox
On January 2, 1992 Free agent pitcher Frank Viola is signed by the Boston Red Sox. A three-time All-Star, Viola guided the Minnesota Twins to the 1987 World Series and won the Cy Young Award in 1988. The southpaw, who will injure his arm and undergo ‘Tommy John’ surgery while in Boston, will…
