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Baylor spent one year on Atlanta’s coaching staff before joining the Cubs as the skipper. Braves Franchise History
1979: In separate deals, the New York Yankees acquire OF Ruppert Jones from the Seattle Mariners and C Rick Cerone and P Tom Underwood from the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up seven players, including popular 1B Chris Chambliss, SS Damaso Garcia, OF Juan Beniquez, and Ps Jim Beattie and Paul Mirabella. Chambliss will be with the Blue Jays a month before they swap him to the Atlanta Braves.
1999: Atlanta Braves coach Don Baylor is hired as the Chicago Cubs’ manager.
MLB History
1942: The Brooklyn Dodgers name Branch Rickey team president, replacing Larry MacPhail who enters the Army. Rickey had resigned as vice-president of the Cardinals only three days earlier.
1949: Gillette buys the World Series television rights for $1.37 million, the money to be dedicated to the players’ pension fund.
1999: The Cleveland Indians hire hitting coach Charlie Manuel as their new manager.
2000: Larry Bowa is hired as the Philadelphia Phillies’ manager, replacing the recently released Terry Francona. The former Phillies shortstop had managed the San Diego Padres in 1987 and 1988 to a record of 81-127. Succeeding Davey Johnson, Jim Tracy, the Dodgers bench coach, is hired as the team’s new manager.
2012: The Miami Marlins name former catcher Mike Redmond as their manager, replacing the controversial Ozzie Guillen, who was let go after just one season
2019: The Mets hire former star player Carlos Beltran as their next manager. He will never get to manage the team however, being forced to resign in January due to his role in the 2017 Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal.
2022: News report indicate that the White Sox have settled on Pedro Grifol as their new manager, replacing Hall of Famer Tony LaRussa who had to resign late in the season for health reasons.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
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Baylor spent one year on Atlanta’s coaching staff before joining the Cubs as the skipper. Braves Franchise History
1979: In separate deals, the New York Yankees acquire OF Ruppert Jones from the Seattle Mariners and C Rick Cerone and P Tom Underwood from the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up seven players, including popular 1B Chris Chambliss, SS Damaso Garcia, OF Juan Beniquez, and Ps Jim Beattie and Paul Mirabella. Chambliss will be with the Blue Jays a month before they swap him to the Atlanta Braves.
1999: Atlanta Braves coach Don Baylor is hired as the Chicago Cubs’ manager.
MLB History
1942: The Brooklyn Dodgers name Branch Rickey team president, replacing Larry MacPhail who enters the Army. Rickey had resigned as vice-president of the Cardinals only three days earlier.
1949: Gillette buys the World Series television rights for $1.37 million, the money to be dedicated to the players’ pension fund.
1999: The Cleveland Indians hire hitting coach Charlie Manuel as their new manager.
2000: Larry Bowa is hired as the Philadelphia Phillies’ manager, replacing the recently released Terry Francona. The former Phillies shortstop had managed the San Diego Padres in 1987 and 1988 to a record of 81-127. Succeeding Davey Johnson, Jim Tracy, the Dodgers bench coach, is hired as the team’s new manager.
2012: The Miami Marlins name former catcher Mike Redmond as their manager, replacing the controversial Ozzie Guillen, who was let go after just one season
2019: The Mets hire former star player Carlos Beltran as their next manager. He will never get to manage the team however, being forced to resign in January due to his role in the 2017 Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal.
2022: News report indicate that the White Sox have settled on Pedro Grifol as their new manager, replacing Hall of Famer Tony LaRussa who had to resign late in the season for health reasons.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
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