January 19th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Phil Nevin, who was the overall No. 1 pick of the 1992 draft and spent 12 years in the bigs before eventually becoming a manager.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jeff Juden, who made his debut with the Astros in 1991 and pitched in the bigs for eight years, including posting a career-high 11 wins for the Expos in 1997.
Anthony Young was born OTD in 1966.
He was a 38th-round draft pick and made it to the bigs where he suffered some really bad luck that resulted in him losing 27 straight decisions in 1992 and 1993. It wasn’t all bad luck, but he deserved better. Anthony passed away as the result of a brain tumor in 2017. He was just 51.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Chris Sabo, who won Rookie of the Year in 1988 and won a ring with the Reds in 1990. He later became the head baseball coach at the University of Akron.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Mark Grater, who appeared in 9 games for the Cardinals and Tigers between 1991 and 1993 and later became a pitching coach.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jim Morris, who was first drafted in 1982 and made his big-league debut in 1999 with Tampa Bay.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kevin Coffman, who pitched in 11 games for the Braves and Cubs between 1987 and 1990.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Orlando Palmeiro, who spent 13 years in the bigs and won a ring with the Angels in 2002.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Rick Krivda, who won 11 games over four seasons in the bigs and also won a Gold Medal for Team USA in 2000.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Ricky Pickett, who pitched in two games for the Diamondbacks in 1998.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Chris Stynes, who debuted with the Royals in 1995 and got hits in his first seven at-bats to begin the 1997 season. He broke his leg in spring training in 2005 and his career was over at age 32.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Amaury Telemaco, who debuted with the Cubs in 1996 and is the only rookie pitcher to square off against three Cy Young Award winners (Doug Drabek, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine) in his first three starts. He pitched until 2005, winning 23 games.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Fernando Seguignol, who was signed by the Yankees and sent to Montreal in the John Wetteland trade. He debuted in 1998 and spent parts of five seasons in the bigs with the Expos and Yankees.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Wilton Veras, who played in 85 games for the Red Sox in 1999 and 2000 before playing in China and Mexico.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Byung-Hyun Kim, who debuted with Arizona in 1999, won a ring in 2001, and saved 86 games over nine seasons.
1/19/90
The Giants sign Gary Carter as a free agent.
He hits .254 in his lone season in SF and sets the record for games caught in the N.L.
1/19/90
The Expos avoid arbitration when they sign Andres Galarraga to a three-year deal worth $6.85 million. He hits .241 with 29 homers over the next two seasons and is traded to the Cardinals in December of 1991 for Ken Hill.
1/19/90
After leading the N.L. in strikeouts in 1989, the Cardinals reward Jose DeLeon with a three-year deal worth $6.5 million.
1/19/93
The Reds sign Jeff Reardon as a free agent.
He shaves his beard and goes 4-6 with 8 saves for the Reds and finishes his career with the Mets in 1994.
1/19/93
The Phillies sign Jim Eisenreich to one-year free agent deal worth $600,000. He hits .318 and helps the Phillies reach the World Series.
1/19/93
The Braves avoid arbitration when they sign David Justice to a one-year deal worth $1,775,000, a three-fold increase. Justice responds by hitting 40 homers and finishing 3rd in the MVP race.
1/19/97
The Rangers sign Pudge to a one-year, $6.65 million deal. It is the richest one-year deal in MLB history.
1/19/94
The MLB Players Association approved realignment and a new three-division format.
The move also adds a wild-card team in each league.
1/19/94
Major league owners amend the major league agreement, giving complete power to the Commissioner on labor negotiations. Bud Selig will continue to act as interim commissioner.
1/20/96
Edgar wins the Outstanding Designated Hitter Award after hitting .356 and leading the A.L. in batting average, on-base percentage, OPS, doubles, runs scored, and games played.
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