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| 2007 | The Rays, to fill the void created by Delmon Young's trade to the Twins, sign Cliff Floyd (.284, 9, 45) to a $3 million, one-year deal to play right field in Tampa Bay. The veteran 35-year-old left-handed fly chaser has been a productive hitter during his 15-year major league career, but has had difficulty staying off the disabled list. |
| 2007 | The Twins sign another former Astros infielder, acquiring Mike Lamb ($6.6 million, two years) after getting Adam Everett yesterday ($2.8 million, one year) in the free-agent market. Lamb will provide much-needed offense at third base, and Everett, although a light-hitter, is a slick fielding shortstop who will add to the club defensively. |
| 2014 |
"Mr. Rose has not presented credible evidence of a reconfigured life either by an honest acceptance by him of his wrongdoing, so clearly established by the Dowd Report, or by a rigorous, self-aware and sustained program of avoidance by him of the circumstances that led to his permanent eligibility in 1989. Absent such credible evidence, allowing him to work in the game presents an unacceptable risk of a future violation by him of Rule 21, and thus to the integrity of our sport. I, therefore, must reject Mr. Rose's application for reinstatement."- COMMISSIONER MANFRED, stating his case for denying Pete Rose's request for reinstatement. Rob Manfred, in one of his first major actions as commissioner, will deny Pete Rose's application for reinstatement to baseball, citing that reversing the lifetime ban would risk the sport's integrity. The four-page decision concludes the career hits leader had continued to gamble legally on horse racing and professional sports, including baseball, disregarding all the circumstances that led to his permanent ineligibility in 1989. |
| 2022 | Carlos Correa signs the second-biggest free-agent contract in major league history, agreeing to terms with the Giants on a 13-year, $350 million contract to play for the team until he is 40. The 28-year-old shortstop is a lifetime .279 hitter who averaged 28 home runs over his eight years with the Astros and Twins. |