1968 – The Astros trade 3B Bob Aspromonte, who lost his job to Doug Rader, to the Braves for infielder Marty Martinez. Aspro was the last original Colt .45 on Houston’s roster, and when he retires, he will be the last Brooklyn Dodger to play in the majors.
1975 – Ted Turner enters into a preliminary purchase agreement to purchase the Atlanta Braves.
2008 – The Atlanta Braves acquire pitchers Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan from the Chicago White Sox in a deal for Tyler Flowers, Jon Gilmore, Brent Lillibridge and Santos Rodriguez.
2019 – Mike Soroka of the Braves is named winner of the Tip O’Neill Award, presented by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame to honor the best Canadian player of the past year. He went 13-4, 2.68 as a rookie and led the Braves to a division title.
2019 – Josh Donaldson is named winner of the NL Comeback Player of the Year Award after bouncing back from a season almost entirely lost to injury to be one of the Braves’ best offensive players. In the AL, Cleveland’s Carlos Carrasco is the winner after returning from a midseason leukemia diagnosis.
2020 – Cole Hamels agrees to a one-year contract with the Braves for $18 million.
2010 – The Red Sox acquire All-Star 1B Adrian Gonzalez from San Diego for three prospects, P Casey Kelly, 1B Anthony Rizzo and OF Reymond Fuentes; Kelly and Fuentes are former first-round picks in the amateur draft and are considered prize catches for the Friars, although Rizzo will prove to be the best of the three. The move also means 1B Kevin Youkilis moves to 3B, where he played in the minor leagues, and signals that the Sox have given up hope of re-signing 3B Adrian Beltre, their best hitter from last season. The deal becomes official in two days when Gonzalez signs a seven-year, $154 million contract with Boston.
2010 – The Yankees and SS Derek Jeter agree to a three-year deal worth $51 million, with an option for a fourth year.
2010 – The Cardinals sign free agent 1B Lance Berkman from the Yankees. He will move to LF in St. Louis, as 1B Albert Pujols is very firmly entrenched in his position.
2022 – Slugger Fred McGriff, who fell short of joining the 500 Home Run Club due to the 1994 strike, is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. His election comes the first time his name is considered by the committee, which looked at eight “contemporary era” candidates, and is unanimous, as he was selected by all sixteen committee members. Don Mattingly comes closest, with eight votes, fewer than the twelve needed for an election.
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