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| 1976 | The Mariners and Blue Jays select thirty players in the expansion draft. Seattle picks Royals' outfielder Ruppert Jones, and Toronto selects Orioles' shortstop Bob Bailor as their team's first picks. |
| 1997 | The Brewers, after the Royals turn down the opportunity, become the first major league baseball team to switch leagues this century, moving from the American League to the Senior Circuit when baseball's executive council unanimously approves the shift. The franchise, an American League club since playing one season in Seattle in 1969, joins the Astros, Cardinals, Pirates, Reds, and Cubs as the sixth team in the N.L. Central Division, with the Tigers going from the AL East to the AL Central, taking the Brewers' spot, and the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays going to in the AL East. |
| 2007 | The Brewers sign David Riske to replace the loss of free-agent relievers Francisco Cordero (Reds) and Scott Linebrink (White Sox). After a rocky start, the 31-year-old right-handed hurler, who pitched effectively for the Royals last season, agrees to a three-year contract to play for Milwaukee. |
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