The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different events and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, We offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on January 6 in baseball history. …
2018 – The Blue Jays obtain IF Yangervis Solarte from the Padres for minor leaguers Edward Olivares and Jared Carkuff. In a separate move, the Padres ink Japanese side-arming reliever Kazuhisa Makita to a two-year deal.
Ken Griffey, Jr. is elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA with the highest percentage of votes ever – 99.3%. Joining him in this year’s class is Mike Piazza, who makes it on his fourth attempt. Griffey is the first #1 overall draft pick to make the Hall, while Piazza is the lowest pick (62nd round).
2017 – The Mariners pull off a couple of trades, first acquiring OF Jarrod Dyson from the Royals for P Nathan Karns, then getting P Yovani Gallardo from Baltimore for OF/DH Seth Smith.
The Royals re-sign LF Alex Gordon to a four-year deal worth $72 million.
2015 – The BBWAA elects four players to the Hall of Fame, one of the largest classes ever. Three dominant pitchers all make it on their first try – Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz – while 2B Craig Biggio makes the grade on his third attempt.
The Padres trade 1B prospect Anthony Rizzo and minor league P Zach Cates to the Cubs for P Andrew Cashner and OF Kyung-Min Na. The move seems to confirm that the Cubs have no interest in signing free agent 1B Prince Fielder.
Two free agents find new homes today: the Angels sign IF Jorge Cantu while the Mets ink SS Ronny Cedeno.
2011 – P Brian Bannister, who played for the Royals last season, signs a one-year deal with an option for 2012 to play for the Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese Central League.
The Twins sign P Clay Condrey to a one-year contract and release P Bobby Keppel to allow him to sign with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Japanese Pacific League.