The White Sox sign former University of Southern California quarterback Mitch Mustain to a contract. Mustain saw his football career stall after college and is ready to get back on the diamond after an 8-year hiatus after impressing scouts with a fastball timed at 90 mph.
The Orioles trade P Jeremy Guthrie, their workhorse over the past three seasons, to the Rockies in return for Ps Matt Lindstrom and Jason Hammel. In a related move, the O’s designate P Clay Rapada for assignment.
Pedro Martinez throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the Dominican Republic’s representative, Escogido, takes on Aragua in the 2012 Caribbean Series. The Dominicans have already won the title, thanks to Mayaguez’s 4 – 3 win over Obregon in today’s first game, which means that no other team can finish with more than three wins while Escogido has won its first four games. Mayaguez wins when Luis Figueroa drives in Johnny Monell Jr. with a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 9th. The second contest is thus meaningless, and Aragua blanks the new champions, 7 – 0, as Luis Jimenez and Hector Gimenez both homer and Yorman Bazardo pitches 6 scoreless innings.
An arbitration panel rules in favor of 27 year-old Anibal Sanchez (8-9, 3.67), awarding the Marlin right-hander with a record-breaking $8 million salary for this season. The decision, which puts aside the team’s counteroffer of $6.9 million, represents the largest amount ever given to a starting pitcher who went to arbitration.
Veteran pitcher Brad Penny signs a contract with the Softbank Hawks of Japan’s Pacific League, after spending the last 12 seasons in the U.S. major leagues.
A few major leaguers also sign contracts: P Micah Owings goes to the Padres, 1B Casey Kotchman to Cleveland and P Edwin Jackson to the Nationals.
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