In player moves today, the Rangers sign veteran lefty reliever Arthur Rhodes, an All-Star for the first time at age 41 last year; the Rockies trade two minor leaguers, Wes Musick and Jonnathan Aristil, to Houston to land reliever Matt Lindstrom; and the Diamondbacks sell utility player Rusty Ryal to the Yomiuri Giants.

Vladimir Baños of Pinar del Rio throws the 51st no-hitter in Castro-era Cuban play and also walks none in beating Matanzas. Unfortunately, his shortstop makes an error, costing him the perfect game.

The driver responsible for the death of Angels P Nick Adenhart and two others on April 9, 2009, is sentenced to 51 years in jail. His blood alcohol level was at three times the legal limit when he ran through a red light and rammed his van into the car in which Adenhart and three friends were sitting.

The Brewers sign P Sean Green to a one-year contract.

The Blue Jays sign a host of players today, including OF Corey Patterson, Ps Winston Abreu, Mike Hinckley, Brian Stokes and Sean Henn, and C Ryan Budde.

The Nationals sign OF Rick Ankiel as a free agent.

45-year-old Carlos Yánes beats the Pinar del Río Tobacco Growers for his 234th win in Cuba, tying Jorge Luis Valdés for second all-time behind only Pedro Luis Lazo.

Kansas City trades ace pitcher Zack Greinke, the 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner, and SS Yuniesky Betancourt to the Milwaukee Brewers in return for a package of young players, headed by SS Alcides Escobar. P Jake Odorizzi, OF Lorenzo Cain and P Jeremy Jeffress complete the Royals’ haul, as Milwaukee outbids the Yankees and the Rangers to obtain Greinke.

2010 – Relief pitcher and New England native Dan Wheeler goes home, signing with the Boston Red Sox. Meanwhile, the Rangers hand minor league contracts to OF Endy Chavez, P Seth McClung and IF Brian Barden, and the Rockies sign 1B Mike Jacobs, also to a minor league deal.