"1957 - Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves wins the Cy Young Award as the major leagues' top pitcher almost unanimously. His only competition for the title is Dick Donovan, of the Chicago White Sox, who receives one vote. 1961 - The Milwaukee Braves traded slugger Frank Thomas to the New York Mets for a player to be named later (Gus Bell) and a reported $125,000. 201 2- The Braves signed CF B.J. Upton to a five-year deal worth $75.25 million."
"1978 - The Cincinnati Reds fire their nine-year manager, Sparky Anderson, who had led the team to five division titles, four National League pennants and two World Series wins (in 1975 and 1976), and averaged 96 wins per season. The surprise move comes six days after the Reds returned from a trip to Japan. Anderson has one year left on a contract and had no idea he'd be fired."
Warren Spahn won the 1957 Cy Young Award nearly unanimously, with Dick Donovan receiving a single vote. The Milwaukee Braves traded slugger Frank Thomas to the New York Mets in 1961 for a player to be named later (Gus Bell) and $125,000. The Braves signed center fielder B.J. Upton to a five-year, $75.25 million contract in 2012. In 1927 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded future Hall of Famer Kiki Cuyler to the Chicago Cubs for Sparky Adams and Pete Scott after Cuyler clashed with management. The Cincinnati Reds unexpectedly fired manager Sparky Anderson in 1978. The 2021 free-agent period produced multiple major deals, including Marcus Semien, Kevin Gausman, Byron Buxton, Corey Kluber, and reports about Max Scherzer.
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