November 7th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Orlando Mercado, who spent eight years in the bigs and later coached in the Angels organization.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kevin Bearse, who pitched in three games for Cleveland in 1990.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Brian Drahman, who went 3-2 as a rookie for the White Sox in 1991 and appeared in 19 more games over three seasons without getting a decision. He did earn a save for the Sox in 1993. He later became a minor league coach.
Willie Suero was born OTD in 1966 in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
He made his major league debut with the Brewers in 1992 and appeared in 33 games between 1992 and 1993. He was killed in an automobile accident in November of 1993. He was just 29.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Andy Tomberlin, who was undrafted and spent eight years in the minor leagues before reaching the bigs in 1993.
He spent parts of six years in the major leagues and later became a coach and scout.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Dave Wainhouse, who was a 1st round pick of the Expos in 1988 and played parts of seven seasons in the bigs with five teams.
He was the first Canadian ever selected in the first round of the draft.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Russ Springer, who spent 18 years in the bigs, primarily coming out of the bullpen.
He won 36 games and had nine saves.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Dave Fleming, who won 38 games for the Mariners and Royals between 1991 and 1995, including a 17-win season in 1992.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Todd Ritchie, who was drafted in the first round by the Twins in 1990 and pitched for eight years in the bigs with five teams.
He won a career-high 15 games for the Pirates in 1999.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Travis Smith, who went 6-6 for the Braves, Cardinals, Brewers, and Marlins between 1998 and 2006.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Sean DePaula, who went 1-1 for Cleveland over 29 games between 1999 and 2002.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Glendon Rusch, who was drafted in the 17th round and spent 12 years in the bigs, winning 67 games.
He later becamse a minor league pitching coach.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Kris Benson, who was drafted 1/1 by the Pirates in 1996 and debuted in 1999.
He won 21 games in his first two seasons, but blew out his elbow and wasn’t the same. He finished with 70 wins over nine seasons.
11/7/97
The Yankees trade Kenny Rogers and cash to Oakland for a PTBNL.
Oakland sends Scott Brosius to the Yankees to complete the deal.
11/7/90
Sandy Alomar Jr. is a unanimous choice as A.L. Rookie of the Year after batting .290 with 9 homers and 60 RBI for Cleveland.
He was also the first rookie catcher to start an All-Star game.
11/7/95
Don Baylor is named National League manager of the year after leading the Rockies to a 77-win season and a wild-card berth.
11/7/96
Joe Torre and Johnny Oates are named co-managers of the American League Manager of the Year.
11/7/97
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays name Larry Rothschild as their first manager.
We lost Roy Halladay OTD in 2017.
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