1998 – New York Yankees pitchers Roger Clemens (seven innings) and Paul Quantrill (two innings) combine to one-hit the Oakland Athletics, 7 – 0. Oakland’s only hit is a single by rookie Ben Grieve. Read More May 2, 1998
The White Sox swap P Matt Karchner to the Cubs for P Jon Garland, the Cubs’ 1st round pick (10th) in the 1997 amateur draft. Read More July 29, 1998
It’s a busy final day before the trading deadline with a dozen trades being announced. The Dodgers steal the show by landing three pitchers, Yu Darvish, Tony Cingrani and Tony Watson, in separate deals, costing them six minor league prospects and veteran OF Scott Van Slyke. The other big acquisition goes to the Yankees, who pry SP Sonny Gray from Oakland for three prospects, two of whom – Dustin Fowler and James Kaprielian – are out with injuries for the remainder of the season. Also changing teams are Brandon Kintzler, Francisco Liriano, Addison Reed and Joe Smith, among others. Read More July 31, 2017