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| 1958 | The Red Sox sign Carl Yastrzemski, who briefly attended Notre Dame on a basketball scholarship, for a reported bonus of $100,000. The team will send the son of a (NY) potato farmer to the Raleigh (NC) Capitals next season, where the eventual replacement for the legendary Ted Williams finishes with a batting average of .377 en route to earning the Carolina League Rookie of the Year honors. |
| 1965 | Future Red Sox owner Haywood Sullivan resigns as A's manager to become the Red Sox vice president and director of player personnel. Alvin Dark, who will lead the club to a seventh-place finish in his only full season in Kansas City, replaces the Donalsonville (GA) native. |
| 1988 | Rich Gedman becomes the highest-paid catcher in the American League, signing a one-year contract with the Red Sox for $1.2 million. The Boston backstop, who will appear in only 93 games, bats a meager .212 in his last full season with the team. |
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