January 4th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jay Tibbs who won 39 games for the Orioles, Expos, Reds, and Pirates from 1984 through 1990 and also appeared in the movie Cobb.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Daryl Boston, who was the 7th overall pick of the 1981 draft and spent 11 years in the bigs with four teams. He later became a coach at the minor and major league level.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kevin Wickander, who was a 2nd round draft pick in 1986 and went 5-1 over parts of six seasons with Cleveland, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and Detroit.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Ted Wood, who played in 47 games for the Giants and Expos between 1991 and 1993. He also played in Mexico, China, and Korea.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Chris Michalak, who went 10-14 for four teams between 1998 and 2006. He was also the first pitcher in Blue Jays history to hit a triple.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Ted Lilly, who debuted with the Expos in 1999 and pitched until 2013, winning 130 games and starting more than 30 games six times between 2003 and 2010.
Lilly was a two-time All-Star
1/4/93
The White Sox sign Ellis Burks to a one-year free agent deal worth $500,000 plus incentives.
Burks hits .275 with 17 homers in his lone season on the south side and moves onto the Rockies in 1994.
1/4/93
The Pirates sign Lonnie Smith as a free agent.
He hits .286 in 94 games with the Pirates before being dealt to Baltimore in September.
1/4/97
The Rangers sign Mike Devereaux as a free agent.
He hits .208 in 29 games and finishes his big-league career in 1998 with the Dodgers.
1/4/91
Reds Rookie of the Year Chris Sabo works out with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the East Coast Hockey League.
Sabo played youth hockey where he was a teammate of future Rangers goalie John Vanbiesbrouck.
1/4/90
MLB awards the 1993 All-Star Game to Baltimore. It will be played in the Orioles new ballpark Camden Yards, which is under construction.
1/4/2005
Boggsie and Ryno get the Hall Call.
1/4/98
Benito Santiago is seriously injured when his car hits a tree in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
The catcher suffers injuries to his back, head, pelvis, and knee.
He returns at the end of the year, plays 15 games, and signs with the Cubs for 1999.
1/4/98
Carlos Delgado suffers a shoulder injury while diving for a ball in a game in Puerto Rico. He will be out until late April.
We lost Jim Corsi OTD in 2022
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