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1990s Baseball Birthdays
Marty Brown 1990 Donruss Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Marty Brown, who appeared in 35 games for the Reds and Orioles between 1988 and 1990. He later managed in Japan and the minor leagues in the U.S.

Victor Cole 1992 Donruss Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Victor Cole, who pitched in 8 games for the 1992 Pirates.

Happy 1990s Birthday to Alan Embree, who debuted with Cleveland in 1992 and spent 16 years in the major leagues, winning a ring with the Red Sox in 2004.

Sherman Obando 1993 Topps Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Sherman Obando, who debuted with the Orioles in 1993 and played four years in the bigs before playing in Japan and Mexico.

Mark Wohlers 1997 Ultra Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Mark Wohlers, who was one of the top closers in the game for three years but ran into control problems that scuttled his career. He finished his career with 119 saves and a ring.

Charlie Greene 1999 Fleer Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Charlie Greene, who played in four teams over five seasons and later became a minor league coach.

Erubial Durazo 1999 Fleer Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Erubial Durazo, who came to the bigs from Mexico at age 25 and spent 7 years in the major leagues with Arizona and Oakland.

Benny Distefano 1992 Bowman Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Benny Distefano, who debuted with the Pirates in 1984 and spent some time in Japan before returning to the bigs in 1992 with the Astros. He is the last player to appear in a major league game as a left-handed throwing catcher.  

1990s Baseball Player Signings

1/23/92
The Giants avoid arbitration by signing Jeff Brantley to a one-year deal worth $1.125 million. Jeff goes 7-7 with 7 saves for the Giants.

1/23/92
The Padres avoid arbitration with Randy Myers by signing him to a one-year deal worth $2.35 million.

Raul Mondesi 1998 Circa baseball card

1/23/98
The Dodgers avoid arbitration with Raul Mondesi when they sign him to a four-year deal worth $36 million. It is the biggest contract in Dodgers history.

1990s Baseball Big Days

1/23/92
A group calling itself The Baseball Club of Seattle announces that it will attempt to buy the Mariners for $100 million. Some $75 million of the money will come from Hiroshi Yamauchi, president of Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Osaka, Japan.

Albert_Belle_1999_Fanfest

1/23/99
New Oriole Albert Belle wins friends and influences people by signing more than 1,000 autographs at FanFest in Baltimore.

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