Let’s take a walk down memory lane.
Braves Franchise History
2012: Major League Baseball sets up a vetting committee chaired by Bill Bartholomew and six other major league owners to evaluate the merits of various bids to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers.
MLB History
1905: The National League Board of Directors in New York acquit Cardinals right-hander Jack Taylor who was accused of throwing games. Taylor is found guilty of bad conduct and is fined $300.
1916: The New York Yankees purchase Frank “Home Run” Baker from the Philadelphia Athletics for a reported $37,500. Baker sat out the 1915 season in a salary dispute with Connie Mack.
1931: The Yankees spring training site in St. Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team’s late manager.
1946: Hank Greenberg agrees to a $60,000 deal with Detroit and then marries New York department store heiress Carol Gimbel three days later.
1956: The Pirates and Kansas City A’s cancel an exhibition game scheduled to take place in Birmingham, AL because of a local ordinance barring black players from playing against white players.
1980: The San Diego Padres trade Gaylord Perry and two minor leaguers to the Texas Rangers for first baseman Willie Montanez.
1990: Major League owners institute a lockout that will last 32 days and postpone the start of the regular season by one week.
1999: The Reds announce that they are dropping their long standing policy that prohibits facial hair for players.
2000: Carl Everett and the Red Sox have an agreement on a three-year deal.
2000: The Oakland A’s acquire outfielder Jeremy Giambi from the Royals. Giambi joins his brother Jason becoming the sixth brother combo to play in Oakland.
2011: The Mets sign reliever Jason Isringhausen to a minor league deal that includes an invite to spring training. Isringhausen is coming off of Tommy John surgery and is attempting a comeback at age 38. He will appear in 53 games posting a 4.05 ERA in 46 2/3 innings.
2014: Mark Mulder’s comeback attempt after five years away from the game ends on the first day of spring training when he ruptures his Achilles tendon during routine flexibility drills.
2018: Jaime Garcia agrees to a one-year, $10 million deal with the Blue Jays.
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Jaime Garcia was mentioned so here’s that time he hit a grand slam while playing for the Atlanta Braves.]
2019: The Yankees reach a four-year, $40 million contract extension with Luis Severino.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.