2001 – In what is believed to be a first test of its kind, umpire Mike Everitt meets with the Milwaukee Brewers to test out baseball’s new strike zone.

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2001 – In what is believed to be a first test of its kind, umpire Mike Everitt meets with the Milwaukee Brewers to test out baseball’s new strike zone.

longtime baseball figure Bill Rigney dies at the age of 83 after a long bout with cancer.

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test On February 20, 2001, longtime baseball figure Bill Rigney dies at the age of 83 after a long bout with cancer. After an eight-year playing career in the major leagues, Rigney went on to manage the New York and San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels, and Minnesota Twins. He also worked as a scout,


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Atlanta Braves outfielder Andruw Jones wins a record $8.2 million contract in salary arbitration. The previous record of $7.25 million was set last year by New York Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera.

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Atlanta Braves outfielder Andruw Jones wins a record $8.2 million contract in salary arbitration. The previous record of $7.25 million was set last year by New York Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera.

Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews dies at the age of 69

Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews dies at the age of 69

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On February 18, 2001, Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews dies at the age of 69, succumbing to respiratory failure caused by pneumonia. Born in 1931 at Texarkana, Texas, Mathews made his major league debut for the Boston Braves in 1952 and quickly established himself as a powerful threat from the left side, teaming with Hank


Yankee premier reliever Mariano Rivera (7-4, 2.85, 36 saves) signs a four-year approximately $40 million contract with the Bronx Bombers. The 31 year-old Panama native surpassed Dennis Eckersley’s major league record with 16 saves in postseason games.

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Yankee premier reliever Mariano Rivera (7-4, 2.85, 36 saves) signs a four-year approximately $40 million contract with the Bronx Bombers. The 31 year-old Panama native surpassed Dennis Eckersley’s major league record with 16 saves in postseason games.

The Yanks sign Henry Rodriguez to a one-year contract. The agreement was reached a month ago and “O Henry” is already listed in the team’s spring training program.

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The Yanks sign Henry Rodriguez to a one-year contract. The agreement was reached a month ago and “O Henry” is already listed in the team’s spring training program.

The Padres sign free agent P Bobby Jones to a one-year contract for $625,000. Jones left the Mets after 7+ seasons, declining a Mets offer of salary arbitration that would have netted him, at worst, $2 or $3 million. Last year Jones, 11-4, made $5.25 million. Jones will lose 19 games this season.

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The Padres sign free agent P Bobby Jones to a one-year contract for $625,000. Jones left the Mets after 7+ seasons, declining a Mets offer of salary arbitration that would have netted him, at worst, $2 or $3 million. Last year Jones, 11-4, made $5.25 million. Jones will lose 19 games this season.

Ford C. Frick Award is named in memory of the former commissioner who also was a broadcaster

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The Ford C. Frick Award, named in memory of the former commissioner who also was a broadcaster, will be given to Florida Marlins radio announcer Felo Ramirez during Hall of Fame induction ceremonies this summer. Ramirez, who began his 56-year career broadcasting games in Cuba, has been in the Miami broadcast booth since the team’s inaugural season in 1993.

MLB informes umpires to remove pitchers without warning who deliberately throw a beanball 

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According to the Detroit Free Press, Major League Baseball is informing umpires to remove pitchers from the game, without warning, who deliberately throw a beanball at a batter’s head. The crackdown, according to officials, is a clarification and reinforcement of an existing rule.