January 21st in 1990s Baseball
Dave Smith was born OTD in 1955. Dave debuted with the Astros in 1980 and earned 216 saves over 13 years in the bigs. Dave passed away in 2008.
Jose Uribe was born OTD in 1959. He spent 10 years in the big leagues, primarily with the Giants and collected 738 hits, including a career-high 124 in 1988. Jose passed away in 2006 in a car crash.
Tom Urbani was born OTD in 1968. He debuted with the Cardinals in 1993 and spent parts of four seasons in the big leagues with St. Louis and Detroit, winning 10 games. Tom passed away in 2022.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Rusty Greer, who spent nine years in the big leagues with the Rangers. Rusty finished 3rd in the Rookie of the Year race in 1994 and hit a career-high 26 homers in 1997.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jeff McCurry, who debuted with the Pirates in 1995 and won 3 games over five seasons with Pittsburgh, Colorado, Houston, and Detroit.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Johnny Guzman, who won one game for the A’s over seven appearances in 1991 and 1992.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Alan Benes, who debuted with the Cardinals in 1995 and won 13 games in 1996. He won 9 games and posted a 2.89 ERA in 1997, but a shoulder injury ended his season early and he missed all of 1998. He returned in 1999, but won only 6 games over the next five seasons.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jason Ryan, who went 1-4 for the Twins in 1999 and 2000.
1/21/91
The Blue sign Devon White to a one-year free agent deal worth $750,000.
He hits .282, wins another Gold Glove, swipes 33 bases, and helps the Jays reach the playoffs for the first time since 1986.
1/21/91
The Mets sign Rick Cerone to a one-year free agent deal.He hits .273 in his one year with the Mets and finishes his career with the Expos in 1992.
1/21/92
The Reds sign Dave Martinez to a one-year free agent deal worth $1.3 million. Martinez hits .254 in his lone season in Cincinnati and signs with the Giants for 1993.
1/21/97
The Expos sign Lee Smith as a free agent.
He records 5 saves in his final big-league season, retiring with 478.
1/21/97
The Dodgers avoid arbitration with Mike Piazza by signing him to a two-year deal worth $15 million.
1/21/97
The Rangers sign Dean Palmer to a one-year deal with Dean Palmer worth $4.8 million. He hits 14 homers in 94 games before being traded to the Royals for Tom Gordon in July.
1/21/98
The Reds sign Pete Harnisch to a one-year free agent deal worth just $300,000. After going 19-27 over the past four seasons, Harnisch wins 14 games for the Reds in 1998 and re-signs with the Reds for $3 million for 1999.
1/21/99
Cliff Floyd bumps his salary up from $500,000 to $4.75 million when he signs a four-year, $19 million deal with the Marlins.
1/21/90
Cliff Johnson’s 3-run walkoff homer gives the Gold Coast Suns an 8-6 win over St. Lucie.
1/21/93
Bo Jackson works out in Chicago, taking grounders, batting practice and running controlled sprints. The workout is the latest step in his comeback from a dislocated hip suffered in an NFL playoff game in January of 1991.
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