1995 – The Dodgers sign free agent SS Greg Gagne.
1995 – The Dodgers sign free agent SS Greg Gagne.
Charley Smith, the player traded to the Yankees from the Cardinals for Roger Maris in 1967, dies at age 57.
1995 – Charley Smith, the player traded to the Yankees from the Cardinals for Roger Maris in 1967, dies at age 57.
1995 – The Dodgers trade 2B Miguel Cairo and 3B Willis Otanez to the Mariners in exchange for 3B Mike Blowers.
1995 – The Dodgers trade 2B Miguel Cairo and 3B Willis Otanez to the Mariners in exchange for 3B Mike Blowers.
1995 – The California Angels sign free agent infielder Randy Velarde to a three-year contract.
1995 – The California Angels sign free agent infielder Randy Velarde to a three-year contract.
1995 – The Marlins sign free agent OF Devon White to a three-year contract worth $9.9 million.
1995 – The Marlins sign free agent OF Devon White to a three-year contract worth $9.9 million.
1995 – The New York Yankees trade minor league pitcher Mike DeJean and a player to be named to the Colorado Rockies for catcher Joe Girardi. Girardi will solidify the catching for New York, while DeJean will set a major league mark for most appearances without a loss. DeJean will post a 7-0 record through 1998, while making 88 appearances, breaking a little-known mark set by Phil Paine from 1951 to 1958.
1995 – The New York Yankees trade minor league pitcher Mike DeJean and a player to be named to the Colorado Rockies for catcher Joe Girardi. Girardi will solidify the catching for New York, while DeJean will set a major league mark for most appearances without a loss. DeJean will post a 7-0 record through 1998, while making 88 appearances, breaking a little-known mark set by Phil Paine from 1951 to 1958.
Mo Vaughn Wins 1995 AL MVP, Edges Albert Belle
Boston slugger Mo Vaughn (.300, 39, 126), taking 12 first-place votes, wins the American League Most Valuable Player award, edging Cleveland’s Albert Belle in the BBWAA voting, 308-301. The Red Sox first baseman becomes the eighth player in franchise history to win the prestigious prize.
1995 – The Oakland Athletics name Art Howe as their new manager.
1995 – The Oakland Athletics name Art Howe as their new manager.
The Arizona Diamondbacks sign Buck Showalter to a seven-year contract as manager
1995 – The Arizona Diamondbacks, who will not begin play until the 1998 season, sign Buck Showalter to a seven-year contract as manager. Showalter guided the New York Yankees to a wild card berth in 1995, but left the team after it lost its first-round playoff series.
1995 – Mark Kotsay, of Cal State Fullerton, is named as winner of the Golden Spikes Award as the nation’s top amateur baseball player.
1995 – Mark Kotsay, of Cal State Fullerton, is named as winner of the Golden Spikes Award as the nation’s top amateur baseball player.
