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| 1994 | The Rangers trade Jose Canseco (.282, 31, 90) to the Red Sox for outfielder Otis Nixon and infielder Luis Ortiz. During his two seasons with Boston, the 29-year-old slugger will compile a .298 batting average, hitting 52 of his 462 career home runs. |
| 2015 | Major League Baseball issues a recommendation for all its 30 teams to install netting to protect their fans sitting in front of the most exposed field-level seats. The suggested protective shield, which would extend from one dugout to the other, will be implemented by most clubs before opening day, with the Mets, Pirates, and Twins already in compliance, having netting down the first and third base foul lines. |
| 2019 | The Nationals and Stephen Strasburg agree to terms on a record-breaking seven-year contract worth $245 million, keeping the free agent with Washington until 2026. The reigning World Series MVP deal marks the richest ever signed by a pitcher, topping southpaw David Price's $217 million signing in 2015 with the Red Sox. |
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