January 15th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Delino DeShields, who spent 13 years in the bigs, led the N.L. in triples in 1997, and stole 463 bases for his career.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Ray King, who won 20 games over ten seasons, primarily as a LOOGY.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Rance Mulliniks, who spent 16 years in the bigs with the Angels, Blue Jay, and Royals, and won a ring in 1992, his final season in the major leagues.
Happy 1990s Birthday to William Brennan, who pitched in parts of two seasons: 1988 with the Dodgers and 1993 with the Cubs.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jeff Banister, who overcame bone cancer which nearly cost him his leg to appear in one game for the Pirates in 1991 and went 1-for-1. He later became a big-league manager.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Bill Wertz, who went 203 for Cleveland in 1993 and 1994.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Wayne Gomes, who was the 4th overall pick of the 1993 draft and debuted with the Phillies in 1997. Over six seasons, Wayne won 30 games for the Phillies, Giants, and Red Sox.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Edwin Diaz, who appeared in 7 games for the Diamondbacks in 1998 and 1999 and collected two hits.
1/15/93
The Angels trade Lee Stevens to the Expos for Jeff Tuss, who refuses to report to Anaheim. The Expos send minor leaguer Keith Morrison to the Angels to complete the trade.
Stevens spends the year in Triple-A, then goes to Japan for two years before returning to the States,
1/15/90
The Tigers sign Japanese Central League star Cecil Fielder to a two-year free agent deal worth $3 million. That works out for Detroit as Cecil hits 95 home runs over those two seasons and drives in 265.
1/15/92
The Giants sign Chris James to an incentive-heavy free agent deal.
James tore his rotator cuff in 1991, but plays in 111 games for the Giants in 1992.
1/15/93
The Angels sign Stan Javier as a free agent.
He hits .291 in his lone season with the Angels and signs with Oakland in December.
1/15/93
The Blue Jays sign Dick Schofield as a free agent.
He spends parts of two season with the Jays and moves on to the Dodgers in 1995.
1/15/97
The Braves lock up closer Mark Wohlers with a three-year $13.5 million contract.
He saves 33 games for Atlanta in 1997 but things go south after that.
1/15/98
The Cubs sign Rod Beck as a free agent.
Shooter racks up 51 saves for the Cubbies.
1/15/98
The Braves lock up Ryan Klesko, signing him to a four-year deal worth $20.5 million.
His production slips in 1998 and the Braves deal him to San Diego in 1999.
1/15/99
The Orioles sign Heath Slocumb as a free agent.
He is ineffective in Baltimore, but goes 3-2 with a 2.36 E.R.A. with St. Louis after being released by the Orioles.
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