January 10th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jim Lindeman, who was a first round pick of the Cardinals in 1983 and spent nine years in the bigs with five teams. After his career was over, he returned to his home state of Illnois and coached a high school team.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mario Diaz, who spent nine years in the bigs with four teams. Mario enjoyed his best season in 1991 when he hit .264 for the Rangers and played in a career-high 96 games.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Richard Dotson, who won 22 games for the 1983 Winning Ugly White Sox and pitched until 1990, wrapping up his big-league career with the Royals.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kelvin Torve, who appeared in 42 games for the Twins and Mets between 1988 and 1991 and also played in Japan.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kevin Baez, who played 63 games for the Mets between 1990 and 1993. He later played independent ball and became the manager of the Long Island Ducks, winning championships in 2012 and 2013.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Adam Kennedy, who debuted with the Cardinals in 1999 and was dealt to the ANgels for Jim Edmonds.
Once in Anaheim, Kennedy became a full-time player and spent 14 years in the bigs, amassing just shy of 1,500 hits.
1/10/91
The Orioles trade Steve Finley, Pete Harnisch and Curt Schilling to the Astros for Glenn Davis.
Davis struggles in Houston, while Finley, Schilling and Harnisch all develop into stars.
1/10/96
The Red Sox trade Shayne Bennett, Rheal Cormier and Ryan McGuire to the Expos for Wil Cordero and Bryan Eversgerd.
Cordero misses nearly three months with an injury but plays in 140 games in 1997 and hits 18 homers for the Sox.
1/10/91
The Phillies sign Wally Backman to a two-year free agent deal worth $1.3 million.
1/10/94
The Padres sign Bip Roberts to a one-year free agent deal worth $1.5 million.
Roberts had a rough season in Cincinnati in 1993, battling injuries and manager Ray Knight but he bounces back when he returns to San DIego, batting .320 in 1994.
1/10/97
The Red Sox sign Steve Avery to a one-year free agent deal.
He goes 6-7 in 1997 but wins wins 10 in 1998 before moving on to Cincinnati.
1/10/97
The White Sox sign Harold Baines as a free agent.
He suits up for the Sox again and again they trade him to Baltimore at the deadline.
1/10/97
The Giants sign Darryl Hamilton to a two-year free agent contract.
He hits .281 in 222 games for the Giants before being dealt to the Rockies at the trade deadline in 1998.
1/10/97
The White Sox sign Tony Peña as a free agent.
He hits .164 in 31 games and is traded to Houston in August.
1/10/90
Rick Manning goes 3-for-5 with a homer, four RBI, and 4 runs scored to lead Fort Myers over Gold Coast 15-13 in the Senior League.
1/10/90
Randy Bass goes 5-for-5 with three RBI in the first game of a double header and Dave Cash goes 4-for-4 in game two to lead Orlando to a sweep over Winter Haven 9-8 in 12 innings and 5-3.
1/10/96
Cal Ripken Jr. is named A.P. Athlete of the Year after breaking Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games played streak.
Cal edges our Greg Maddux, with Hakeem Olajuwon finishing 3rd.
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