Dat Dude comes to Atlanta after becoming a hero in Cincinnati.
Braves Franchise History
2017: The Reds continue their rebuilding as they trade one of their most iconic players, 2B Brandon Phillips, to the Atlanta Braves for Ps Andrew McKirahan and Carlos Portuondo. The Reds have two top middle infield prospects ready to take over for Phillips in Jose Peraza and Dilson Herrera.
MLB History
1995: The Los Angeles Dodgers sign Japanese pitching star Hideo Nomo to a contract that includes a $2 million signing bonus. Nomo won 78 games for the Kintetsu Buffaloes over the past four seasons. The first Japanese player in the majors in three decades, he will become the National League Rookie of the Year this year.
2008: Roger Clemens and his former personal trainer Brian McNamee spend almost five hours testifying before the U.S. House oversight committee. Both Clemens and McNamee contradict themselves during the course of testimony, providing plenty of fodder for those who criticize the latter as a drug dealer and the former as a user of steroids. Clemens’ denials of Human Growth Hormone use look flimsier when teammate Andy Pettitte reveals that Clemens had admitted such usage to him.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.