May 25th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Bob Knepper, who spent 15 years in the bigs with the Astros and Giants and won 146 games, including a career-high 17 in 1978.
He wrapped up his career with the Giants in 1990.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Bill Haselman, who made his debut with the Rangers in 1990 and played until 2003 before moving into coaching.
He was behind the plate when Roger Clemens struck out 20 in 1996.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Dave Hollins, who was a key member of Macho Row for the 1993 Phillies and spent 12 years in the bigs. He battled a lot of injuries throughout his career. Dude was intense.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Will Pennyfeather, who signed as an undrafted free agent and spent parts of three years in the bigs with the Pirates.
He was also a wide receiver at Syracuse.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Luis Ortiz, who spent parts of four seasons in the bigs with Boston and Texas and later became a minor league hitting instructor.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Joey Eischen, who made his debut with the Expos in 1994 and pitched until 2006 before a sholder injury ended his career.
Angel Echevarria was born OTD in 1971.
He went to Rutgers and spent 7 years in the bigs with the Rockies, Cubs, and Brewers before playing in Japan and Mexico and later going into coaching.
He passed away in 2020 at age 48.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Sean Maloney, who appeared in 14 games for the Dodgers and Brewers in 1997 and 1998.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mel Rosario, who appeared in four games for the 1997 Orioles.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Todd Walker, who was the 8th overall pick in the 1994 draft and spent 12 years in the bigs with seven teams.
Walker was an All-American at L.S.U. and led the country with 102 RBI in 1993.
Once he got to the big-leagues he kept on hitting.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Miguel Tejada, who made his debut with the A’s in 1997 and won an MVP in 2002.
He spent 16 years in the bigs and was a 5-time All-Star and played in 1,152 straight games from 2001 through 2007.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Randall Simon, who is a native of Curacao and spent 8 years in the bigs with six teams before playing in Japan and Mexico.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Lariel Gonzalez, who appeared in one game for the 1998 Rockies and threw a scoreless inning in relief.
His big-league career lasted six pitches.
5/25/92
The Brewers trade Ed Nunez to the Rangers for a PTBNL. Texas sends minor leaguer Mark Hampton to Milwaukee to complete the trade.
Nunez goes 0-2 in 39 games out of the pen for the Rangers.
5/25/95
The Yankees sign Todd Benzinger as a free agent.
He plays 12 games at the Triple-A level before being released and his career is over.
5/25/97
The Royals sign 1989 A.L. Rookie of the Year Gregg Olson as a free agent.
He goes 4-3 in 43 games and signs with Arizona for 1998.
5/25/90
Kevin Mitchell homers thrice and drives in 5 in a 9-8 win over the Pirates.
5/25/90
Led by Kirby Puckett, seven Twins have at least two hits as they beat Boson 16-0.
Danny Heep pitches the last inning for the Red Sox.
5/25/93
Steve Cooke throws a four-hit shutout to beat Charlie Hough and the Marlins 2-0.
Cooke was four months old when Hough made his big-league debut.
5/25/93
Bob Wickman and Steve Farr combine to throw a 3-hit shutout against the Orioles in a 1-0 win.
Pat Kelly’s solo homer is the only run of the game.
5/25/94
Kevin Appier allows just one run and strikes out 13 over 5 2/3 inings to beat the Rangers 8-3.
5/25/94
Lee Smith gets out of a bases-loaded jam to earn his major-league-leading 19th save in a 6-3 Orioles win over the Brewers.
The loss is the 14th in a row for Milwaukee. They snap the string the following night.
5/25/95
Ken Hill allows just one run on six hits over 6 2/3 IP and goes 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI in a 4-1 win over the Braves.
5/25/95
Tim Salmon, J.T. Snow, and Chili Davis all homer as the Angels hammer the Yankees 15-2.
5/25/98
The Arizona Diamondbacks tie a major league record by turning three double plays started by a catcher.
The D-Backs pull off three strike-em-out, throw-em-out DPs behind Randy Johnson and catcher Damian Miller.
5/25/99
Junior’s three-run dinger caps an 8-run fourth inning as the Mariners hammer Minnesota 15-5.
5/25/99
Bill Mueller, Jeff Kent, and Ellis Burks all homer in a 7-run 5th inning as the Giants pound the Cardinals 17-1.
J.T. Snow also homers for the Giants.
5/25/94
The Dodgers reach a settlement with Darryl Strawberry and release him.
Strawberry signed a five-year deal worth $20.25 million after the 1990 season but injuries and off the field problems resulted in his playing just 214 games over three seasons.
He signs with the Giants and plays in 29 games with them in 1994 before finishing his career with the Yankees.
5/25/98
The Phillies are unable to come to terms with J.D. Drew, the #2 overall pick of the 1997 draft, and lose his rights.
He re-enters the draft, is selected by the Cardinals in June, and makes his debut in September.
5/25/91
Norm Charlton leaves his start against the Dodgers in the second inning with shoulder stiffness.
He misses two weeks, comes back for two games, and misses another month before returning to the bullpen in July.
5/25/92
The Yankees place Jesse Barfield on the DL with injures to his wrist and forearm sustained during a fall.
He plays one game in June and his career is over.
5/25/92
The Cardinals place rookie Brian Jordan on the DL with a hamstring issue.
He misses a month and plays 18 more games before playing in the NFL but he hits .309 in 1993.
5/25/94
The Rangers place Tom Henke on the DL with a back problem.
He misses a month.
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