December 28 in Tigers and mlb history:
1888: The Cuban Giants, the top colored team in the nation, announces its plans for 1889: Monday and Saturday games at Elysian Field in Hoboken, Wednesdays and Fridays in Trenton, and Sundays at Long Island Grounds in Maspeth, Queens.
1900: Future Hall of Fame pitcher Ted Lyons is born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Lyons will make his major league debut in 1923 and will go on to win 260 games over a 21-year career with the Chicago White Sox.
1944: Washington Senators third baseman Buddy Lewis wins the Distinguished Flying Cross for precision flying over the Burma War Theater.
1957: CBS states that it will not broadcast baseball into any area at the time a minor league game is scheduled.
1957: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds exchange well-known first basemen. The Pirates acquire slugger Ted Kluszewski, known for wearing cut-off sleeves to accommodate his bulging biceps. In exchange, Pittsburgh surrenders Dee Fondy, who batted .313 last season while splitting the season between the Pirates and the Chicago Cubs.
1984: The Detroit Tigers signed John Pacella as a free agent.
1994: The Houston Astros and San Diego Padres swing a mammoth twelve-player trade. Houston obtains OF Derek Bell, IF Ricky Gutierrez, P Pedro Martinez, OF Phil Plantier, and IF Craig Shipley from San Diego in exchange for 3B Ken Caminiti, SS And?jar Cede?o, OF Steve Finley, 1B Roberto Petagine, P Brian Williams, and a player to be named. P Sean Fesh will go to the Padres next May to complete the biggest deal in the major leagues since 1957.
1995: The Chicago White Sox trade OF Tim Raines to the New York Yankees in exchange for future considerations.
1998: The Detroit Tigers signed Gregg Jefferies as a free agent.
1998: The Detroit Tigers traded Luis Gonzalez to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Karim Garcia.
2015: Can a team ever have too much relief pitching? Already sporting the terrific late-game duo of Andrew Miller and Dellin Betances, the Yankees trade for Reds closer Aroldis Chapman in return for four prospects: Caleb Cotham, Rookie Davis, Eric Jagielo and Tony Renda. The Bronx Bombers make the trade even though Chapman is currently under investigation for a domestic violence incident that could result in an extensive suspension.
2020: The Padres continue to be the busiest team this off-season, as two days after landing P Blake Snell, they reportedly pull off another deal for a front-line pitcher, Yu Darvish, acquired from the Cubs alongside C Victor Caratini in return for P Zach Davies and four prospects. The Padres are also said to have come to an agreement with Korean infielder Ha-seong Kim, who has been made available via the Posting system. These latest two deals are still awaiting confirmation, but they underline that the Friars are serious about making a title run this coming season.
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Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Tommy Bridges. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Tommy Bridges 1930-1943, 1945-1946, coach 1946, scout 1958-1960.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Aurelio Rodríguez. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Aurelio Rodriguez 1971-1979.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Ray Knight. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Ray Knight 1988.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Carl Willis. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Carl Willis 1984.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Melvin Nieves. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Melvin Nieves 1996-1997.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Myles Jaye. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Myles Jaye 2017.
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Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Carroll Jones. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Carroll Jones 1916-1918.
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Bill Lajoie scout 1969-1973, scouting director 1974-1978, Assistant GM 1979-1983, General Manager 1984-1990.
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