2013 – It looks like there will be no salary arbitration hearings this year, as two of the remaining unsigned players who had filed for arbitration sign deals with their teams. P Homer Bailey agrees to a $5.35 million deal with the Reds, while P Clayton Richard signs on the dotted line for $5.2 million with the Padres. The only unsigned player remaining is P Darren O’Day, but he has agreed to a contract with the Orioles, with only a physical examination required to make it final. Since arbitration was implemented in 1974, there had never been a year with fewer than three hearings being held.

After an appearance at a local winter festival, Guido’s costume, worn by one of the Brewers’ racing sausages, goes missing. A seven-foot Italian sausage impersonator will be seen later in the night frequenting bars in Milwaukee, signing autographs.

2013 – As spring training opens, the Yankees acquire reliever Shawn Kelley from Seattle in return for minor league OF Abraham Almonte.

2013 – OF Michael Bourn, one the last remaining unsigned big name free agents this off-season, reaches a four-year deal with the Cleveland Indians, worth $48 million.

Brandon Webb, winner of the 2006 National League Cy Young Award, announces his retirement, ending a third attempt at a comeback following a series of shoulder surgeries. He suffered the injury as the starter on Opening Day in 2009 and never managed to make it back to a major league mound.

Caltech wins its first game in nearly 10 years, a span of 228 games.