"2007 - Andruw Jones leaves the Braves for a two-year, $36 million deal with the Dodgers. Jones will hit .158 with just three home runs and will be released at the end of the season. 1914 - An indoor baseball game is played in Chicago to raise money for the family of recently deceased Cubs third baseman Jim Doyle. 1937 - Ford Frick was reelected as President of the National League for a three-year term."
"1959 - The White Sox acquire Minnie Minoso, catcher Dick Brown and pitchers Jake Striker and Don Ferraris from Cleveland in exchange for first baseman Norm Cash, outfielder Bubba Phillips and catcher Johnny Romano. 1968 - Commissioner William Eckert resigns from his post. 1982 - The Red Sox trade Carney Lansford and Garry Hancock to Oakland for Tony Arias and Jeff Newman. Trading Lansford opens up the third base job for Wade Boggs."
"1988 - The Rangers trade first baseman Pete O'Brien, outfielder Oddibe McDowell and second baseman Jerry Browne to Cleveland in exchange for second baseman Julio Franco. 2002 - The Players Association agrees to allow the Expos to play 22 home games in Puerto Rico next season. 2013 - Robinson Cano agrees to a 10-year, $240 million deal with the Mariners."
Andruw Jones left the Braves in 2007 for a two-year, $36 million deal with the Dodgers but hit .158 with three home runs and was released at season's end. An indoor baseball game in Chicago in 1914 raised money for the family of recently deceased Cubs third baseman Jim Doyle. Ford Frick was reelected President of the National League in 1937. The White Sox and Cleveland completed a multi-player trade in 1959. Commissioner William Eckert resigned in 1968. The Red Sox traded Carney Lansford in 1982, opening third base for Wade Boggs. The Rangers traded for Julio Franco in 1988. The Players Association allowed the Expos to play 22 home games in Puerto Rico in 2002. Robinson Cano signed a 10-year, $240 million deal with the Mariners in 2013.
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