1993 – Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement runs out with no new agreement yet signed.
1993 – Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement runs out with no new agreement yet signed.
1993 – Free agent pitcher Dave Righetti signs a contract with the Oakland Athletics.
1993 – Free agent pitcher Dave Righetti signs a contract with the Oakland Athletics.
Major League Season Recap 1993
Major League Season Recap 1993 World Series – Toronto Blue Jays AL over Philadelphia Phillies NL 4 games to 2 World Series MVP – Paul Molitor Babe Ruth Award – Paul Molitor ALCS Toronto Blue Jays over Chicago White Sox 4 games to 2 ALCS MVP – Dave Stewart NLCS Philadelphia Phillies over Atlanta Braves 4 games to 2 NLCS…
Jim “Doc” Ewell dies of a heart attack during surgery at Methodist Hospital
1993 – Jim “Doc” Ewell dies of a heart attack during surgery at Methodist Hospital. The 74-year-old trainer had been with Houston since the beginning in 1962 and had worked, before that, for the Kansas City Athletics and the New York Yankees. He did not limit himself to baseball players, working also in football, basketball, boxing, tennis and gymnastics.
The Yankees sign free agent OF Luis Polonia.
The Yankees sign free agent OF Luis Polonia.
The Indians trade SS Felix Fermin and 1B Reggie Jefferson to the Mariners in exchange for SS Omar Vizquel.
The Indians trade SS Felix Fermin and 1B Reggie Jefferson to the Mariners in exchange for SS Omar Vizquel.
The Athletics trade SS Kurt Abbott to the Marlins in exchange for OF Kerwin Moore.
The Athletics trade SS Kurt Abbott to the Marlins in exchange for OF Kerwin Moore.
Yankees prospect P Brien Taylor injures his shoulder in a bar fight
1993 – Top Yankees prospect P Brien Taylor injures his shoulder in a bar fight near his home in North Carolina. The injury will require surgery and cause Taylor to miss the entire 1994 season. Taylor, who signed for a $1.55 million bonus in 1991 will never regain effectiveness and won’t make it to the major leagues.
Rickey Henderson resigns with Oakland after being traded to Blue Jays at Deadline
After being traded back to Oakland by the Yankees in July, Rickey Henderson decides to stay with the A’s, signing a two-year $8.6 million contract. In 1998, the team traded the speedy outfielder to the Bronx Bombers along with Bert Bradley for Tim Birtsas, Jay Howell, Stan Javier, Eric Plunk, and Jose Rijo.
1993 – The White Sox sign free agent DH Julio Franco.
1993 – The White Sox sign free agent DH Julio Franco.