1995 – The Devil Rays name Braves assistant general manager Chuck LaMar as the franchise’s first general manager. Read More August 19, 1995
Surgery makes the news as the New York Mets prize rookie outfielder Jay Payton undergoes arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder. Also, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Paul Quantrill has surgery to repair a fractured right thigh and a metal rod is inserted in his leg. He was injured in a snowmobile accident at his home in Port Hope, ON. Read More January 6, 1999