November 8th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Rey Palacios, who played in 101 games for the Royals between 1988 and 1990.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Dwight Smith, who finished 2nd to his teammate Jerome Walton in the 1989 N.L. Rookie of the Year race and played in the bigs for eight years and sang the national anthem multiple times before Cubs games.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jeff Blauser, who spent 13 years in the bigs with the Braves and Cubs and won a ring with Atlanta in 1995.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Eric Anthony, who was a 34th-round draft pick but took less than three years to go from high school to the bigs.
He spent nine years in the major leagues and was one of a few players to go upper-tank at the Astrodome.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Henry Rodriguez, who earned all-star honors in 1996 when he hit 36 homers and drove in 103 for Montreal.
Henry spent 11 years in the bigs and hit 160 homers.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jose Offerman, who debuted with the Dodgers in 1990 and spent 15 years in the bigs, earning two all-star nods.
Jose led the A.L. in triples in 1998 and 1999.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Shane Halter, who spent eight years in the bigs with the Tigers, Royals, Mets, and Angels.
He played all nine positions in a game in 2000 for the Tigers.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Edgardo Alfonzo, who debuted in 1995 with the Mets and hit a career-high .324 in 2000.
Fonzie won a Silver Slugger in 1999 and was an all-star in 2000. The man could hit.
11/8/99
The Dodgers trade Pedro Borbon and Raul Mondesí to the Blue Jays for Jorge Nunez (minors) and Shawn Green.
L.A. signs Green to a six-year, $84 million contract, making him the second highest paid player in the game behind his teammate Kevin Brown.
11/8/90
The Dodgers sign Darryl Strawberry as a free agent.
He hits .265 with 28 homers and 99 RBI in his first season in L.A. but it does not go well after that.
11/8/94
The Pirates sign Dan Plesac to a two-year free agent deal worth $1.8 million.
He goes 10-9 with 14 saves for the Bucs over two seasons.
11/8/96
The Devil Rays sign loophole free agent Bobby Seay.
He was a first-round pick of the White Sox but was declared a free agent.
He makes his debut in 2001.
11/8/95
Marty Cordova is named A.L. Rookie of the Year after hitting 24 homers and driving in 84 for the Twins. Garret Anderson finishes second.
11/8/99
Scott Williamson is named N.L. Rookie of the Year after racking up 19 saves for the Reds.
Cincinnati converts him to a starter in 2000.
11/8/97
Kevin Appier separates his pitching shoulder and tears ligaments in a fall at home while carrying presents for his sister’s wedding.
He undergoes surgery a few days later and is limited to just 15 innings in 1998.
11/8/96
Bruce Bochy is named N.L. Manager of the Year, narrowly edging out Felipe Alou.
Bochy guided the Padres to their first postseason appearance since 1984.
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