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| 1912 | With the shacks torn down and the garbage pits filled in the Pigtown section in Brooklyn, Charles Ebbets breaks ground for his team's new Bedford Avenue ballpark. The Dodgers' Flatbush facility, which will serve as the team's beloved home for 44 years, will be named for its owner after a reporter at the ceremony suggested the idea to Charley. |
| 1913 |
The Yankees become the first team to train outside of the United States when they start spring training in Bermuda, playing nine games against the International League's New Jersey Skeeters. The minor league team had trained on the island nation in 1912, playing on a converted cricket field in Hamilton, known as Bernard Park today.
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| 1919 | Giants' manager John McGraw sells Slim Sallee to the Reds, but the team will purchase the southpaw back next year. During his five seasons with New York, 'Scatter' compiles a 42-23 (.646) record and an ERA of 2.26. |
| 1921 |
After spending the first 12 years of his career with the Red Sox, the team trades veteran outfielder Harry Hooper to the White Sox for Nemo Leibold and Shano Collins. The future Hall of Famer will finish his playing days in Chicago, hitting .302 during his five seasons in the Windy City, thirty points higher than his average in Boston, finishing with a .281 lifetime batting average during his 17-year tenure in the major leagues.
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| 1948 | Cardinals outfielder Stan Musial ends his holdout, signing for $31,000, the same salary he made last season, after new owners Robert Hannegan and Fred Saigh assure him that his salary will increase based on his performance. 'Stan the Man' gets a pay raise of $5,000 when he is hitting .403 at the All-Star break en route to being named the National League's MVP. |
| 1972 | The Rangers swap former 30-game winner Denny McLain to the A's for two minor league pitchers, Jim Panther and Don Stanhouse. After making five starts for his new team, the two-time Cy Young Award winner will traded to the Braves in exchange for Orlando Cepeda. |
| 1976 |
The Giants, due to the intervention of San Francisco mayor George Moscone, will stay in the City by the Bay. In a last-minute deal, the Stoneham family sells the team to Bob Lurie and Bud Herseth for $8 million instead of the Labatt's Brewery, which had planned to move the Giants to Canada.  San Francisco Mayor George Moscone |
| 1984 | The Special Veterans Committee selects two outstanding defensive players, shortstop Pee Wee Reese and catcher Rick Ferrell, as members of Baseball's Hall of Fame. Cooperstown's newest infielder batted .269 during his 16-year career, all with the Dodgers, and the former Browns, Senators, and Red Sox's backstop hit .281 in his 18-year major league tenure. |
| 2004 | Commissioner Bud Selig announces Major League Baseball will celebrate "Jackie Robinson Day" in every ballpark on April 15, the anniversary of the debut of the first black player in the major leagues. Jackie's number (42) was retired for all time in a ceremony at Shea Stadium in April of 1997 to mark the 50th anniversary of Robinson's achievement. |
| 2006 |
"We are sorry that certain players will not be present for portions of spring training. These players have elected to participate in the World Baseball Classic. The World Baseball Classic is an event sanctioned by the commissioner of Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association. The New York Yankees did not vote to support this event."- LEGENDS FIELD SIGN, apologizing for the absence of star players. Before the scheduled exhibition game at Legends Field in Tampa, the Yankees, using a sign outside the park, apologize to the fans for Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Johnny Damon, and Bernie Williams not playing due to their participation in the World Baseball Classic. Bronx Bombers boss George Steinbrenner had abstained when the owners approved the World Cup-type tournament at the urging of baseball commissioner Bud Selig. |
| 2008 | Brad Hawpe and the Rockies agree to $17,425,000 for three years, replacing the $3,925,000, one-year contract signed in January. Joining right-hander Aaron Cook, shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, and closer Manny Corpas, the Colorado right fielder becomes the fourth young player of the National League champs to receive a long-term deal. |
| 2012 | A swarm of bees that moved down the right-field line and settled near the Giants' dugout behind first base causes the evacuation of two sections of fans, delaying the split-squad game against the Diamondbacks for 41 minutes. The Salt River Fields grounds crew uses a combination of lemonade and cotton candy obtained from the concession stand to lure the buzzing insects away from fans and players. |
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