Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, and Today in Baseball History. Bichette, who is 38-years old, had been competing for a spot on the Dodgers bench.Ģ010 - The Minnesota Twins signed catcher Joe Mauer to an eight-year, $184 million contract.Ģ011 - Greg Anderson refuses to testify at Barry Bonds’ perjury trial. The basement is being constructed under the single wide and for the addition. They will return to work on April 1.Ģ002 - Dante Bichette announces his retirement. His suspension will last three days.ġ990 - Major League umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games after not having been consulted on the revision of the regular season schedule following the lockout. Weaver was upset that the umpires did not provide him with an official batting order after Kansas City made several substitutions. New York will improve from a 40-120 record in their inaugural season to 51-111 in their second season.ġ972 - The American League approves the sale of the Cleveland Indians to a group headed by businessman Nick Mileti for a reported $9.7 million.ġ981 - American League President Lee MacPhail suspends Orioles manager Earl Weaver for removing his team from the field and forfeiting a spring training game against the Royals. Thomson and Giants manager Le Durocher denied the claim.ġ963 - The New York Mets acquire pitcher Carl Willey from the Milwaukee Braves. ![]() The accuser says that the spying has gone on for the last three months of the season. MLB Historyġ962 - A former member of the New York Giants says that Bobby Thomson’s home run was aided by a sign-stealing clubhouse spy. He had stints with Baltimore and Boston after leaving Atlanta.Ģ012 - Chipper Jones announces that he will retire at the end of the season. He appeared in over 1,100 games with Atlanta while hitting. Lopez hit 260 home runs in his career and set the single-season home run record for catchers with 43 in 2003. 2008 - Javy Lopez announces his retirement.
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