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| 1974 |
Country singer Charley Pride, best known for the songs I'm Just Me and Kiss An Angel Good Mornin', plays for the Texas Rangers in an exhibition game at the team's Pompano Beach training camp. The former Negro League right-hander grounds out and singles in two at-bats in the team's 14-2 loss to Jim Palmer and the Orioles.
Gift of Charley Pride |
| 2000 | After reacquiring Jesse Orosco from the Orioles in December, the Mets send the veteran left-hander to the Cardinals for utility player Joe McEwing. In 1978, the eventual four-decade hurler (1979-2003) was the player to be named later in the trade when New York dealt veteran southpaw Jerry Koosman to Minnesota. |
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