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kalinecountry said:
https://motorcitybengals.com/posts/...rs-players-who-are-eligible-more-01hkt4y8jx1e
When is the MLB Arbitration deadline? Detroit Tigers players who are eligible.
MCBTB

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...ant-arbitration-eligible-players/72187225007/
Tigers face 1 p.m. deadline on four significant arbitration-eligible players.
Detnews
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Tigers, Tarik Skubal agree at $2.65 million and avoid salary arbitration.

Tigers and OF Akil Baddoo agree at $1.55 million and avoid salary arbitration.

Jake Rogers (3.040): $1.7MM agreement today.

Casey Mize (3.111): no news yet.
 
January 12 in Tigers and mlb history:

1900: Baltimore Orioles manager John McGraw threatens that if the National League drops the Orioles, which are controlled by the owners of the Brooklyn Superbas, he will form an American League team. Two weeks later the NL Circuit Committee recommends buying out Baltimore, Washington, Cleveland, and Louisville and going to an eight-team league. McGraw then organizes a Baltimore club in the AL.

1903: Detroit Tigers pitcher Win Mercer, winner of 15 games in 1902, commits suicide by inhaling gas in a San Francisco hotel. Mercer had recently been named the Tigers' manager.

1920: A plan developed by Charles Ebbets many years ago is finally adopted: the annual drafting of players from the minor leagues will be done in inverse order of the final standings.

1921: Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes over his new role as Commissioner of baseball. Landis, who is given wide-ranging powers, replaces the three-man National Commission that had been running the game for nearly two decades.

1924: Left fielder Bobby Veach is sold by the Detroit Tigers to the Boston Red Sox. Early days bad trade #2 next to trading Heinie Manush.

1946: Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams receives his discharge from the U.S. Marine Air Corps after a three-year stint serving in World War II. In spite of the long absence from competitive baseball, Williams will return to the major leagues by hitting .342 with 38 home runs and 123 RBI this season.

1946: The first official professional game is played in Venezuela, launching the newly-constituted four-team Liga de Beisbol Profesional de Venezuela. The league is composed of four teams: Cervecer?a Caracas, Magallanes, Vargas and Equipo Venezuela. The inaugural game is won by Magallanes over Equipo Venezuela, 5 - 2, behind the strong pitching from Alex Carrasquel, who gives up 11 hits in a complete game effort.

1972: Detroit Tigers owner John Fetzer announces that the Tigers have signed a lease to build a $126 million domed stadium along the river in downtown Detroit. The complex will seat 52,000 for baseball, and 60,000 for football. Lawsuits, a failed bond issue, and the construction of the Silverdome in nearby Pontiac will eventually kill the idea.

1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dan Gonzales in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (January).
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Art James in the 6th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January).

1981: The Atlanta Braves sign future Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry to a free agent contract. The 42-year-old Perry will be joining his sixth major league team, after splitting the 1980 season between the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers.

1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dana Williams in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.

1983: The Baseball Writers Association of America elects two players to the Hall of Fame: Juan Marichal, the winningest Latin American pitcher in major league history, who won 20 or more games six times and had an ERA of 2.50 or less six times, and Brooks Robinson, a winner of 16 straight Gold Gloves and hero of the 1970 World Series, who becomes the 14th player elected in his first year of eligibility.
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1988: Former Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Willie Stargell is the only player elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. Stargell, leader of two World Championships in Pittsburgh and National League co-MVP in 1979 at age 39, becomes the 17th player to be elected in his first year of eligibility.
Pitcher Jim Bunning falls four votes shy of the 321 needed for election in his 13th year on the ballot.
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1991: The Detroit Tigers obtain catcher Mickey Tettleton from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for pitcher Jeff Robinson. Robinson was released by Baltimore the following November. Tettleton played four seasons in Detroit, where he logged 112 home runs and a .387 OBP.

1994: The Detroit Tigers signed Jeff Grotewold as a free agent.

1994: Steve Carlton, winner of 329 games and four Cy Young Awards, is elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA receiving almost 96% of the vote.
Orlando Cepeda falls seven votes short of the 75% required for election.

2004: The Detroit Tigers signed Jason Karnuth as a free agent.

2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Reggie Taylor as a free agent.

2009: Rickey Henderson, the all-time major league leader in stolen bases, runs and leadoff home runs, is elected to the Hall of Fame on the first ballot; at the time of his retirement, Henderson also held the all-time walk record.
Also elected is Jim Rice, the third player to go in on the 15th and final ballot (after Ralph Kiner and Red Ruffing)

2010: A devastating earthquake hits the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, located a few hundred miles off the coast of Florida. Major League Baseball quickly pledges $1 million to UNICEF to help with the relief effort. Teams like the New York Yankees and players such as Miguel Tejada also pledge their support. While Haiti is not a traditional source of players, unlike its neighbor to the east the Dominican Republic, there were 13 Haitian-born players in the minor leagues in 2009 and efforts are now directed to ascertain their well-being.

2017: Hamtramck?s historic Negro League ballpark in Hamtramck receives $50K grant for redevelopment.
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Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lorenle01.shtml
Lefty Lorenzen 1913.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reedbo01.shtml
Bob Reed 1969-1970.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Madlock
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/madlobi01.shtml
Bill Madlock 1987.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/trujimi01.shtml
Mike Trujillo 1988-1989.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dontrelle_Willis
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willido03.shtml
Dontrelle Willis 2008-2010.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/novaiv01.shtml
Ivan Nova 2020.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Win_Mercer
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mercewi01.shtml
Win Mercer 1902.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bruckan01.shtml
Andy Bruckmiller 1905.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/middlji01.shtml
Jim Middleton 1921.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Orrell
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/orreljo01.shtml
Joe Orrell 1943-1945.

Baseball Reference
 
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FIVE FOR FRIDAY.
Totally Tigers

The Detroit Tigers finished the 2023 season in 2nd place. Their best record since 2016. However, they ended up 6 games under .500.

In 2022, they finished in 4th place, 30 games under .500 with 96 losses.

At quick glance, they appear to be performing better and more consistently. There have been some discussions that they could vie for the AL Central title next year given that this division is historically the weakest in MLB.

Outside of that rationale, are there other reasons to believe that the AL Central is theirs for the taking?

I?ve got 5 factors to consider???
 
https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-avoid-arbitration-tarik-skubal-jake-rogers-akil-baddoo
Tigers avoid arbitration with Skubal, Rogers, Baddoo. Taking Mize to arby over 25K. WTF
Tigers official site

https://motorcitybengals.com/posts/...s-terrible-look-for-organization-01hkz3z7rmfx
Tigers' arbitration filing for Casey Mize is terrible look for organization.
The Detroit Tigers are taking one of their players to arbitration over a measly amount of money.
MCBTB

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...e-head-to-arbitration-over-25000/72197286007/
Detroit Tigers, Casey Mize can't agree on salary for 2024. Here's what happens next.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2024/01/will-tigers-casey-mize-go-to-battle-over-25-thousand-bucks.html
Will Tigers, Casey Mize go to battle over 25 thousand bucks?
Mlive
 
January 13 in Tigers and mlb history:

1900: The Cincinnati Reds returned Kid Elberfeld to Detroit (American) as part of a conditional deal.
1900: The Cincinnati Reds returned Emil Frisk to Detroit (American) following previous purchase.

1922: Former Chicago White Sox star Buck Weaver applies for reinstatement to baseball. Weaver, one of the eight "Black Sox" players banned for their involvement in throwing the 1919 World Series, is turned down by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

1939: New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert dies from phlebitis at age 62. In 1919, Ruppert purchased the land on which Yankee Stadium would eventually be built.

1958: New York Senator Kenneth Keating proposes a ban within 100-mile radius on telecasts into minor league territories.

1972: Former umpire, now housewife, Bernice Gera wins her lawsuit against Organized Baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971.
Gera is slated to umpire in the New York-Pennsylvania League starting in June. She will umpire just one game, making her point before deciding to call it quits.

1978: Hall of Fame manager Joe McCarthy dies in Buffalo, New York, at the age of 90. McCarthy was the first manager to win pennants with both National and American League teams, won nine league titles overall and seven World Series championships.

1981: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Melvin in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary).
1981: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Sharperson in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

1982: Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson win election to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Aaron established a major league record with 755 home runs, while Robinson led the Baltimore Orioles to two World Championships and was named Most Valuable Player in both the American and National Leagues.
Aaron falls nine votes shy of becoming the first-ever unanimous selection, and his 97.8 election percentage is second only to Ty Cobb's 98.2 percent in the inaugural 1936 election. Robinson was also the first African-American manager in major league history.
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1989: The Detroit Tigers signed Doyle Alexander as a free agent.

1991: While playing for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL, Bo Jackson suffers a career-threatening injury in an American Football Conference playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Originally diagnosed as a pulled thigh muscle, the Kansas City Royals learn of the severity of the injury just as spring begins. They will release Jackson shortly after, fearing that his baseball career is over, and he'll sign with the Chicago White Sox.

1993: Kirk Gibson denies rumors he will come out of retirement to play for the Tigers, saying he has already bought season tickets at Tiger Stadium. He will sign with the Tigers the following month.
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1994: The Detroit Tigers signed Junior Felix as a free agent.

1995: Baseball's executive council approves the use of replacement players for spring training and regular season games. With the Players' Association on strike, the owners say they will look to retired players, minor leaguers and amateurs to fill out their rosters.

2004: The Detroit Tigers signed Ben Petrick as a free agent.

2005: Marvin Miller, the former executive-director of the Major League Baseball Players Association who helped to forever change the nature of the player-owner relationship, receives the "Fuchs Award" from the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. The honor, named in for Judge Emil Fuchs who owned the hometown Boston Braves from 1929 through 1935, is given for "long and meritorious service to baseball."

2005: Under the watchful eye of national lawmakers, Major League Baseball and the Players' Association agree in principle on a stricter steroid testing policy. The new program will randomly test players year-round, with first-time offenders suspended for 10 days and a fourth violation resulting in a one year ban for the offending player. The punishments will later be increased significantly.

2009: The Detroit Tigers signed Fu-Te Ni as a free agent.

2010: The Detroit Tigers signed Kory Casto as a free agent.
2010: The Detroit Tigers signed Jason Waddell as a free agent.

2014: Alex Rodriguez, called A-roid by baseball fans everywhere, files a lawsuit in federal court against Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association seeking to overturn the 162-game suspension handed two days earlier by arbitrator Fredric Horowitz. He will drop the suit shortly and accept to serve his suspension.

2018: Umpire Doug Harvey, a veteran of 13 seasons in the National League and over 4,600 major league games, dies at age 87. Considered by many as the best umpire ever and nicknamed "God" for his infallibility, he was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 2010.

2020: The Detroit Tigers signed Ivan Nova as a free agent.

2020: The hammer comes down hard on the Astros as Major League Baseball announces its punishment in relation with their use of technology to steal their opponents' signs during their World Series-winning campaign in 2017: GM Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch are both suspended for a full season, and the team will have to pay a fine of $5 million in addition to losing its top two picks in the next two amateur drafts. Team owner Jim Crane takes it one step further and fires both Luhnow and Hinch almost immediately after the announcement of the suspensions.

2022: Five weeks after the start of the 2021-2022 lockout, the two sides finally meet face to face, via videoconference, to discuss some of the core economic issues at play. The owners claim that they have made important concessions on issues such as pay levels for players for players not yet eligible for salary arbitration and manipulation of service time, but the net result of the talks appear to have been very limited.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Les_Cain
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cainle01.shtml
Les Cain 1968, 1970-1972.

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Jim Foor 1971-1972.

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Orlando Miller 1997.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gene_Roof
Gene Roof coach 1987-1988, 1992-1995, 2011-2012.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/capeljo01.shtml
Jose Capellan 2007.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Kid_Elberfeld
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/elberki01.shtml
Kid Elberfeld 1901-1903.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/speerki01.shtml
Kid Speer 1909.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kochebr01.shtml
Brad Kocher 1912.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gelbech01.shtml
Charlie Gelbert 1937.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tom_Morgan
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morgato01.shtml
Tom Morgan 1958-1960.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Johnny_Podres
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/podrejo01.shtml
Johnny Podres 1966-1967.

Baseball Reference
 
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SATURDAY SURVEY.
Totally Tigers

Yesterday, this blog presented an argument that supports the viability of the Tigers? increased chances of taking the AL Central next year. However, that argument had nothing to with the roster.

It was based upon the factors impacting the other 4 teams in the division. If you haven?t had the chance to read it ? or need to review ? here it is:

https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2024/01/11/five-for-friday-99/
FIVE FOR FRIDAY

Given the Tigers? finish last year, the roster improvements for the coming season and the factors outlined in yesterday?s blog, what do you believe the chances are for the Tigers to win the AL Central in 2024?

How likely would it be that the Tigers can win the AL Central title next year?

1. Solid.

2. Somewhat favorable.

3. Still a tossup.

4. Have my doubts.

VOTE
 
January 14 in Tigers and mlb history:

1905: New York Giants owner John T. Brush, who refused to play the American League pennant winners Boston Americans in 1904, proposes rules governing future World Series.

1909: The Detroit Tigers purchased George Moriarty from the New York Highlanders.

1919: John McGraw, Charles A. Stoneham, and Tammany Hall politician Judge Francis X. McQuade buy controlling interest in the New York Giants from the John Brush estate. Having drawn just 265,000 fans in 1918, the club is sold at a bargain price. The three will spend many days in courtrooms fighting among themselves, and fending off government charges about Stoneham's business practices.

1928: Alfred J. Reach, founder of the A.J. Reach sporting goods firm, dies at 87. Before 1860, Reach became the first ballplayer to receive a regular salary when he signed as a catcher with the Philadelphia Athletics for $25 a week.

1932: Babe Ruth rejects a Yankees offer of $70,000, as the major leagues vow to cut salaries by $1 million.

1940: Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit Tigers players and farm hands.
Citing cover-ups of the movement of players within its organization, Landis hands freedom to Roy Cullenbine, Benny McCoy, Dutch Dietz, and Steve Rachunok from the parent roster and orders $47,250 paid as compensation to 14 players.
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Ed Albosta of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Roy Cullenbine of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Guy Curtright of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Dutch Dietz of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Cal Dorsett of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Al Gardella of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Danny Gardella of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Paul Gillespie of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Buddy Hancken of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Jim Hickey of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Johnny Johnson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Dale Jones of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Pat McLaughlin of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
George Metkovich of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Bill Mueller of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Dee Phillips of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Steve Rachunok of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Johnny Sain of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Bryan Stephens of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Tommy Tatum of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Ed Weiland of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Benny McCoy of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Also;
Johnny Sain is one of the 23 players who will later make it to the major leagues. Landis's edict also nullifies a deal that would have brought the Philadelphia Athletics' Wally Moses to the Tigers.
Both players will later become coaches for the Tigers in the late 1960's on the 1968 World Series Champion Tigers team.

1947: The Detroit Tigers purchased Saul Rogovin from the Washington Senators.

1954: Former Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe.
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1963: In a blockbuster seven-player trade, the Chicago White Sox send shortstop Luis Aparicio and outfielder Al Smith to the Baltimore Orioles for pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm, outfielder Dave Nicholson, third baseman Pete Ward and shortstop Ron Hansen. In the upcoming season, Wilhelm will save 21 games while Aparicio will lead the American League in stolen bases with 40.

1976: Ted Turner completes his purchase of 100% of the Atlanta Braves.

1981: Frank Robinson is named manager of the San Francisco Giants. In 1975, Robinson became the first African-American manager in major league history when he was hired by the Cleveland Indians.

1985: The Detroit Tigers released John Martin.

1986: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jerry Nielsen in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
1986: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kevin Higgins in the 5th round of the 1986 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
1986: The Detroit Tigers drafted Wayne Housie in the 8th round of the 1986 amateur draft (January).

1987: Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA.

1991: The Detroit Tigers signed John Cerutti as a free agent.

1999: The Detroit Tigers traded Mark Persails (minors), Carlos Villalobos (minors), Paul Bako, Dean Crow and Brian Powell to the Houston Astros for Brad Ausmus and C.J. Nitkowski.

2004: The Detroit Tigers signed Bobby Estalella as a free agent.
2004: The Detroit Tigers signed Greg Norton as a free agent.

2006: Dontrelle Willis, Mark Teixeira and Alfonso Soriano are among the 100 players who file for salary arbitration, the often acrimonious negotiating process that rankles baseball management every winter. Mark Prior, Josh Beckett, Brad Lidge, Adam Dunn, Morgan Ensberg, Brian Roberts, Travis Lee and Scot Shields are some of the other players who file before the deadline. Last year, players in arbitration averaged a 123 percent salary increase.

2020: The sign-stealing scandal claims another victim, as one day after Astros GM Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch lost their job, Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who was fingered by Major League Baseball for his participation in the scheme when he was Hinch's bench coach in 2017, is let go as well before MLB can complete its investigation on his role in a similar scheme concocted by the Sox in 2018. This does not close the book on the matter, however, as he and the team will also likely be issued harsh penalties at some later date.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnske01.shtml
Ken Johnson 1952.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dave_Campbell_(campbda01)
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/campbda01.shtml
Dave Campbell 1967-1969.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mike_Pelfrey
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pelfrmi01.shtml
Mike Pelfrey 2016.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aybarer01.shtml
Erick Aybar 2016.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hardy_Richardson
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/richaha01.shtml
Hardy Richardson Detroit Wolverines 1886-1888.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vicoge01.shtml
Sam Vico 1948-1949.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/samforo01.shtml
Ron Samford 1955, 1957.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mortobu01.shtml
Bubba Morton 1961-1963.

Baseball Reference
 
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DEEPER DISCUSSIONS.
Totally Tigers

Does it make sense to re-sign former beloved players?

After 5 years in Boston, former Tiger J. D. Martinez signed a 1-year contract with the Dodgers. He had an exceptional year ? hitting 33 HRs and knocking in 103 RBIs. His slash line was .271/.321/.572. His OPS was .893.

Martinez is 36 years old and will be 37 at the end of next year. He is a full-time DH.

He is looking for a multi-year contract and has Scott Boras as his agent.

However, the Tigers are in desperate need of offense and J. D. could provide it.

Is it worth bringing back a former player who is older, limited in his role but packs a punch at the plate? Is it wise for the Tigers to return to having a full-time DH for at least 2 years?

Today?s blog addresses this dilemma and allows readers to share their thoughts in more detail. And hopefully, to actively engage with others by responding to their posts and creating back-and-forth discussion threads. The more the merrier!

For this one blog only, you?ve got 6 sentences max to share your thoughts. Of course, you can also respond to other readers.

TT will supply the ammunition. One thought-provoking question. Several options provided. One hard choice to be selected. One vote.

Ready?

Should the Tigers re-sign J. D. Martinez?

1. Yes.

2. No.

VOTE
 
January 15 in Tigers and mlb history:

1927: The St. Louis Browns traded Pinky Hargrave, Bobby LaMotte and Marty McManus to the Detroit Tigers for Otis Miller, Billy Mullen, Frank O'Rourke and Lefty Stewart.

1933: Babe Ruth takes a huge pay cut and signs his latest New York #Yankees contract for $35,000!
(The Babe's previous season stats: 41 HR - 137 RBI - .341 BA - .489 OBP).
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1936: IRS figures for 1934 show Branch Rickey as the highest-paid man in Major League Baseball at $49,470. Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis had voluntarily taken a cut in 1933 from $65,000 to $40,000 because of the Depression.

1936: Horace Stoneham is elected president of the New York Giants, succeeding his late father, Charles. Stoneham, at age 32, will remain president for the next 40 years, presiding over its move to San Francisco, CA, before selling the team in 1976.

1942: US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sends his famed "Green Light Letter" to Commissioner Judge Landis, encouraging Major League Baseball to continue playing during World War II. President Roosevelt states that he believes playing the sport would be good for Americans and encourages the owners to have more games at night to give war workers an opportunity to attend games. Despite a loss of many star players to military service, all 16 teams will continue to play regular schedules for the duration of the war.
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Ironically, the Chicago Cubs, who had signed an agreement with a contractor to install lights at Wrigley Field, drop their plans because of the military's need for the material. It will take 35 more years before lights are finally installed at the venerable ballpark.

1957: The Brooklyn Dodgers extend their five-year lease on Ebbets Field by signing a new three-year lease with real estate developer Marvin Kratter, who bought the field in 1953. A year later, the Dodgers will call the City of Los Angeles their new home.

1958: The New York Yankees announce that 140 games will be televised this season. The deal is worth over one million dollars. Six days later, the Philadelphia Phillies agree to televise 78 games into the New York City area, which is without National League baseball for the first time since the league's inception in 1876.

1964: Major League Baseball executives vote to hold a free agent draft in New York City. A new TV pact is also signed.

1964: San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays, the highest-paid player in major league baseball, signs for $105,000.

1981: Pitcher Bob Gibson is elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Gibson, who needed 301 votes for election, is named on 337 ballots by the Baseball Writers Association of America. In 17 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, Gibson won 251 games, struck out 3,117 batters, compiled a 2.91 ERA, won 20 games five times, and earned two World Championship rings. In 1968, Gibson enjoyed his best season ever, going 22-9 with a 1.12 ERA and captured the Cy Young Award.
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Players falling short of the 301 votes needed for election include Don Drysdale (243), Gil Hodges (241), Harmon Killebrew (239), Hoyt Wilhelm (238) and Juan Marichal (233).

1990: Central League star Cecil Fielder signs a contract with the Detroit Tigers. Fielder, who had blasted 38 home runs for the Hanshin Tigers in 1989, will hit 51 home runs this season and become one of the premier power hitters in the American League for most of the 1990's.

1990: The Detroit Tigers signed Ed Romero as a free agent.

1992: The Detroit Tigers signed Jorge Velandia as an amateur free agent.

1996: The Detroit Tigers signed Bob Scanlan as a free agent.

2004: The Detroit Tigers signed Craig Dingman as a free agent.

2014: The Dodgers sign P Clayton Kershaw to the biggest deal in baseball history, as the seven-year, $215 million package averages to $30.7 million per season, making Kershaw the highest-paid player in baseball

2015: At the last owners meeting chaired by outgoing Commissioner Bud Selig, owners decide to use a pitch clock during minor league games at the AA and AAA level this season in an experiment to quicken the pace of games.,

2016: The Detroit Tigers released Rafael Dolis.

2021: In what has been a quiet off-season thus far, the Yankees make a couple of consequential moves. They re-sign free agent 2B D.J. LeMahieu, the reigning American League batting champion, for 6 years and $90 million, and also take a flyer on former Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber, who has missed most of the last two seasons because of injuries, for one year at $11 million. Both deals still await official confirmation.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Grover_Lowdermilk
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lowdegr01.shtml
Grover Lowdermilk 1915-1916.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_Gromek
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gromest01.shtml
Steve Gromek 1953-1957.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mike_Marshall_(marshmi01)
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/marshmi01.shtml
Mike Marshall 1967.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alvarlu01.shtml
Luis Alvardo 1977.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cappuge01.shtml
George Cappuzzello 1981.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Armando_Galarraga
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/galarar01.shtml
Armando Galarraga 2008-2010.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Daz_Cameron
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/camerda01.shtml
Daz Cameron 2020-2022.

Baseball Reference
 
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