In Toronto‚ Tino Martinez hits his 20th homer – his third in three games – and David Cone strikes out 12 to lead New York over Toronto‚ 4 – 0. Jeff Nelson strikes out 3 Jays in relief. Martinez raises his RBI total to 56 with a single in the 1st off Woody Williams (1-5) and a solo shot in the 3rd. Read More May 29, 1997
Ichiro Suzuki collects his 4,000th career hit to join Ty Cobb and Pete Rose as the third professional baseball player to accomplish the feat. The Yankees right fielder, who has compiled more hits during his 13 seasons in the major leagues than any other player within the same amount of playing time, started his career with the Orix BlueWave in Japan, where he had a total of 1,278 hits before joining the Mariners in 2001. Read More August 21, 2013
1993 – Free agent signings include outfielders Todd Benzinger and Mark Carreon by the San Francisco Giants and pitcher Craig Lefferts by the Texas Rangers. Read More January 13, 1993