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The Georgia native agrees to stay in Braves Country for the long haul. Braves Franchise History
2000: Arbitrator Shyam Das cuts Atlanta Braves reliever John Rocker’s suspension from 28 days to just 14.
2005: The Braves and Tim Hudson reach an agreement on a four-year, $47 million contract extension.
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MLB History
1889: The Philadelphia Quakers head to Jacksonville, Florida for spring training and will be the only major league club to train in the deep south this season.
1903: The Baseball Rules Committee announces that the pitcher’s mound must not be more than 15 inches higher than the baselines or home plate.
1909: The Pittsburgh Pirates begin construction of Forbes Field which is billed as a new state-of-the-art stadium.
1949: The St. Louis Browns, who own Sportsman’s Park, move to evict the St. Louis Cardinals in order to gain an increase on rent.
1954: Ted Williams suffers a fractured collarbone on the first day of spring training. The injury will force Williams to miss Opening Day and will sideline him until May 15.
1965: Roberto Clemente misses the first day of Spring Training and will be out for the remainder of the month due to malaria.
1967: Commissioner William Eckert approves the BBWAA’s plan to select a Cy Young Award winner from both the National and American leagues.
1969: Mickey Mantle announces his retirement. The Yankees offer Mantle a coaching position.
1971: Willie Mays signs a two-year deal with the San Francisco Giants for $165,000 per season.
1993: Yankees owner George Steinbrenner is reinstated as general partner of the team. Steinbrenner had been banned by commissioner Fay Vincent because of his relationship with convicted gambler Howie Spira.
1994: Leonard Coleman is elected as president of the National League replacing Bill White.
2002: The Boston Red Sox fire general manager Dan Duquette and replace him with Mike Port.
2009: Nationals general manager Jim Bowden resigns following allegations of skimming bonuses to Latin American players and the identity fraud scandal surrounding Esmailyn Gonzalez.
2011: Major League Baseball appoints John Thorn as its official historian replacing Jerome Holtzman.
2012: Catcher Jason Varitek announces his retirement.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
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The Georgia native agrees to stay in Braves Country for the long haul. Braves Franchise History
2000: Arbitrator Shyam Das cuts Atlanta Braves reliever John Rocker’s suspension from 28 days to just 14.
2005: The Braves and Tim Hudson reach an agreement on a four-year, $47 million contract extension.
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MLB History
1889: The Philadelphia Quakers head to Jacksonville, Florida for spring training and will be the only major league club to train in the deep south this season.
1903: The Baseball Rules Committee announces that the pitcher’s mound must not be more than 15 inches higher than the baselines or home plate.
1909: The Pittsburgh Pirates begin construction of Forbes Field which is billed as a new state-of-the-art stadium.
1949: The St. Louis Browns, who own Sportsman’s Park, move to evict the St. Louis Cardinals in order to gain an increase on rent.
1954: Ted Williams suffers a fractured collarbone on the first day of spring training. The injury will force Williams to miss Opening Day and will sideline him until May 15.
1965: Roberto Clemente misses the first day of Spring Training and will be out for the remainder of the month due to malaria.
1967: Commissioner William Eckert approves the BBWAA’s plan to select a Cy Young Award winner from both the National and American leagues.
1969: Mickey Mantle announces his retirement. The Yankees offer Mantle a coaching position.
1971: Willie Mays signs a two-year deal with the San Francisco Giants for $165,000 per season.
1993: Yankees owner George Steinbrenner is reinstated as general partner of the team. Steinbrenner had been banned by commissioner Fay Vincent because of his relationship with convicted gambler Howie Spira.
1994: Leonard Coleman is elected as president of the National League replacing Bill White.
2002: The Boston Red Sox fire general manager Dan Duquette and replace him with Mike Port.
2009: Nationals general manager Jim Bowden resigns following allegations of skimming bonuses to Latin American players and the identity fraud scandal surrounding Esmailyn Gonzalez.
2011: Major League Baseball appoints John Thorn as its official historian replacing Jerome Holtzman.
2012: Catcher Jason Varitek announces his retirement.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
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