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| 1896 |
Princeton University professor Charles E. Hinton demonstrates his invention of the first pitching machine, before the baseball team and a large crowd of undergraduates in the school's gymnasium. The mathematics instructor's creation, which resembles a rifle shooting the ball at varying speeds toward the batter, leads to his dismissal after the gunpowder-powered device injures several baseball players.
 The Baltimore Sun, December 16, 1896 |
| 1900 | The Giants trade Amos Rusie, a veteran pitcher who hasn't played since 1898 but won 20+ games each season during his eight years with the team, to the Reds for Christy Mathewson. 'Matty,' a future Hall of Famer, will post a 373-188 record and become a legend during his 17-year tenure in New York. |
| 2002 | With the threat of losing their heavy-hitting second baseman, Jeff Kent, the Giants sign former All-Star free agent Edgardo Alfonzo (.308, 16, 56) to a four-year deal. The 29-year-old infielder named the Mets' All-time second baseman in August was not tendered arbitration after turning down several contract proposals from the team. |
| 2008 | The Tigers improve their infield defense, signing Adam Everett to a one-year contract reportedly worth $1 million to replace the recently departed Edgar Renteria, who signed a free-agent deal with the Giants. The light-hitting infielder, formerly with Minnesota, is one of the better defensive shortstops in baseball and will improve upon the 16 errors made at that position last season. |
| 2016 | The Giants make the final payment on AT&T Park, 17 years after playing their first game in the new ballpark in the China Basin. The team's $357 million home, originally known as Pacific Bell Park when the gates opened in 2000, was built by HOK Sport. |
| 2019 | At FunCity Turf in Burlington (IA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) takes batting practice after meeting with representatives from three Iowa-based teams: the Quad City River Bandits, the Clinton LumberKings, and the town's local club, the Bees. The 78-year-old Democratic presidential candidate vehemently opposes Major League Baseball's plan to eliminate 42 minor league teams nationwide after 2020, including the Vermont Lake Monsters, the Single-A affiliate of the A's in his hometown of Burlington (VT). |
6 Fact(s) Found