Jose Canseco hits 400 home run
Jose Canseco becomes the 28th player in major league history to reach the 400 home run plateau. Canseco hits a 386-foot shot in the 3rd inning of Tampa Bay’s 7 – 6 loss to the Blue Jays.
The Tigers spoil the Devil Rays’ major league debut, beating the American League’s newest team, 6-2 at Tropicana Field in Tampa. After Hall-of-Famers Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Al Lopez, and Monte Irvin throw out ceremonial first pitches, Wilson Alvarez, the losing pitcher, hurls the first pitch in franchise history – a ball to Detroit’s center fielder Brian Hunter.
The Tigers spoil the Devil Rays’ major league debut, beating the American League’s newest team, 6-2 at Tropicana Field in Tampa. After Hall-of-Famers Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Al Lopez, and Monte Irvin throw out ceremonial first pitches, Wilson Alvarez, the losing pitcher, hurls the first pitch in franchise history – a ball to Detroit’s center fielder Brian Hunter.
The new Tampa Bay expansion team names Larry Rothschild as the franchise’s first manager
The new Tampa Bay expansion team names Larry Rothschild as the franchise’s first manager. The Devil Rays skipper was the highly respected pitching coach of the World Champion Florida Marlins last season.
Major League Baseball approve two expansion teams
1995 – Major League Baseball owners unanimously approve two expansion teams: the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Each of the new clubs will pay a $130 million franchise fee and will begin play in 1998.
