On May 5, 2007, Roger Clemens agrees to a one-year deal worth $28 million to pitch for the New York Yankees. Appearing in George Steinbrennerâs private suite at Yankee Stadium during the seventh inning stretch, Clemens announces over the PA speaker in dramatic fashion that he will return to the team that he pitched for from 1999-2003. Clemens had came out of retirement in 2004 to pitch for the Houston Astros for three seasons, pitching only part of the year and not attending most of the games in which he didnât start. He receives the same conditions from the Yankees.
Ivan Rodriguez, avoiding salary arbitration, agrees to a contract worth $6.65 million to catch for the Rangers. âPudgeâ set the record for most doubles by a catcher with 44 last season, and the All-Star receiver also set the major league mark for at-bats by a backstop, with 639, surpassing Johnny Benchâs 621, established in 1970.
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January 19, 1997
