The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different events and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, We offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on This Day In Baseball February 17…
2018- The long saga of 1B Eric Hosmer’s free agency ends as he finally signs an eight-year contract worth $144 million with the Padres. The deal, which is the largest of this off-season and in San Diego’s history, had been rumored for months, but took a long time to come to fruition.
The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different events and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, We offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on This Day In Baseball February 16….
The Mets agree to a deal with free agent SP Jason Vargas, who is coming off the best season of his career at 35. Vargas will be paid $16 million over two seasons, as long as he passes a physical exam.
Miami-Dade County and the city of Miami, FL sue former Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria for failure to execute a clause in the contract through which the governments provided funding for the construction of Marlins Park, which called for Loria to pay a 5% equity on any profit from the sale of the team. Through what the city and county call “fuzzy math”, Loria claims to have made a loss on the sale, even though he received $1.2 billion for the team, having bought it for $158 million in 2002.
The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different events and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, We offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on This Day In Baseball February 15…
2018 – With spring training camps opening for major league teams, two more belated signings of free agents are announced. The Orioles sign P Andrew Cashner to a two-year deal worth $16 million and the Blue Jays add P Jaime Garcia for one year for $10 million.
The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different events and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, We offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on This Day In Baseball February 14….
One of the worst school shootings in U.S. history takes place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, resulting in the deaths of 16 persons and numerous others wounded. One of the school’s most famous alumni, 1B Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs, rushes to his alma mater to attempt to provide comfort to survivors.
Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza appears before a court in San Diego, CA facing charges of possession and transportation of over 10 pounds of narcotics and using a false compartment to smuggle drugs. The charges stem from a traffic stop on February 9th, when police discovered the modification to the van he was driving, and obtained a search warrant to his home in Imperial Beach, CA, where approximately 40 pounds of what appears to be cocaine was seized. Loaiza pleads not guilty and is released after posting a $250,000 bail.
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