What a time to be alive
Braves Franchise History
2010: The Atlanta Braves reached an agreement with 18-year old Dominican shortstop Edward Salcedo to a reported $1.6 million deal. Salcedo will spend six seasons in the minors and will never reach the major leagues.
2012: Mike Minor tells the Braves that he wants to be traded if he is not in the team’s starting rotation.
MLB History
1934: Casey Stengel signs a two-year deal to manage the Dodgers replacing Max Carey.
1960: Demolition of Ebbets Field begins.
1974: The California Angels trade Vada Pinson to the Royals in exchange for minor leagueer Barry Raziano. Pinson retired at the end of the 1975 season.
1976: Major League Baseball owners announce that Spring Training will not open until a new labor contract is agreed to.
1986: Wade Boggs loses his arbitration case but is still awarded a $1.35 million contract which is the largest ever through arbitration.
1988: A committee votes to allow the Cubs to install lights and Wrigley Field and play up to 18 night games a year.
1995: Former NL MVP Kevin Mitchell signs with the Daiel Hawks of the Japanese Pacific League.
2010: Major League Baseball announces that it will begin testing minor leaguers for human growth hormone.
2015: The Red Sox agree to a deal with Cuban defector Yoan Moncada to a contract that includes a $31.5 million signing bonus.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.