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| 1962 | On behalf of 300 retired major leaguers excluded from this year's pension increases, former Yankees shortstop Frank Crosetti and reserve catcher John Schulte, who played with five teams, bring suit to prevent any boost in payments that fail to include players from the past. J. Norman Lewis, their attorney, has indicated that many former stars have contributed their names and money to support the action. |
| 2005 | To replace Billy Wagner, who joined the Mets as a free agent earlier in the week, the Phillies sign right-hander Tom Gordon as the team's closer. The 38-year-old former Yankee set-up man agrees to an $18 million, three-year deal to hurl for the City of Brotherly Love. |
| 2012 | At the Winter Meetings in Nashville, MLB announces former Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert, longtime umpire Hank O'Day, and Deacon White, who debuted with the Cleveland Forest Citys in 1871 as a barehanded catcher, have been elected into the Hall of Fame by the pre-integration panel. The trio's selection gives the Cooperstown shrine precisely 300 members, which will remain the same when the BBWAA does not select any players next month for induction during the ceremonies in July. |
| 2013 | Brian McCann agrees to a five-year deal with the Yankees worth $85 million, the richest contract ever for a catcher acquired in free agency. The 29-year-old All-Star backstop spent his first nine years with the Braves, providing consistent offense and leadership for the successful franchise. |
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