On February 1, 2021, Boston Red Sox Second baseman Dustin Pedroia officially retires from the Boston Red Sox. Since Pedroia was drafted in June of 2004 the Red Sox Pedroia helped develop a championship culture. The franchise after an 86 year drought the franchise has won 4 World Series titles. Pedroia the 66th pick in…
2018 – The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame announces its 2018 class, comprised of P Pedro Martinez, who starred for the Montreal Expos in the 1990s, OF Lloyd Moseby, formerly of the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1980s, and Historian William Humber.
The Yankees suffer a blow as one of their best young hitters, 1B Greg Bird, who filled in very well when Mark Teixeira went down with a season-ending injury last August, needs to undergo surgery after re-aggravating a shoulder injury in off-season workouts. He will miss the entire season as a result.
More trouble for Alex Rodriguez in the wake of earlier reports of the superstar being a client of a clinic in Boca Raton, FL, Biogenesis Laboratories, which is under investigation for supplying PEDs. ESPN reports today that he has been receiving weekly injections at home from the director of the suspect clinic, Anthony Bosch.
A judge in the Dominican Republic denies bail to P Alfredo Simon, who has been detained for a month for his implication in a fatal shooting on New Year’s eve. The decision means that Simon is likely to stay in jail for another year while the investigation continues.
Jon Miller, who has been broadcasting San Francisco Giants games since 1997, is this year’s Ford Frick Award winner. Widely respected for his work, Miller broadcast games for four teams prior to working for the Giants, including those of the Baltimore Orioles from 1983 to 1996. Since 1990, he has described ESPN’s nationally-televized Sunday night game in partnership with Joe Morgan.
The Reds trade center fielder Willy Taveras and infielder Adam Rosales to the A’s in exchange for infielder Aaron Miles and a player to be named. Cincinnati, using the money they saved in the deal, agrees to a $3.02 million, one-year contract with Orlando Cabrera to become the team’s starting shortstop
2008 – Johan Santana signs a 6-year, $137.5 million deal with the New York Mets to become the highest-paid pitcher in major league history, breaking Barry Zito’s record. The contract is the penultimate step in a trade of Santana to New York; only a physical remains and this will be passed a day later.
Avoiding arbitration, the Indians sign Casey Blake (.270, 18, 78) to a $6.1 million, one-year deal. The 34 year-old third baseman moved to Cleveland’s hot corner, replacing Andy Marte, who was injured and then sent back to the minors last season.
At a luncheon at Safeco Field, Astros second baseman Craig Biggio becomes the 41st recipient of the Hutch Award. The prestigious award, named in honor of Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson, a major league pitcher and manager who died of cancer in 1964, is given annually to a Major League Baseball player who best exemplifies Hutch’s fighting spirit and competitive desire.