| << Yesterday | Today in Rangers History |
Tomorrow>> |
6 Fact(s) Found
| 1976 | The Rangers trade Jeff Burroughs to the Braves for Adrian Devine, Ken Henderson, Dave May, Roger Moret, Carl Morton, and an estimated $250,000. The former American League MVP (1974) will hit 41 home runs in his first season with Atlanta. |
| 1992 | The Braves trade southpaws Charlie Leibrandt and Pat Gomez to the Rangers for infielder Jose Oliva. Leibrandt, a 15-game winner for Atlanta during the previous two seasons, becomes expendable with today's acquisition of Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux. |
| 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. |
| 2007 | Milton Bradley reaches a preliminary agreement with the Rangers on a $5+ million, one-year contract. The former free-agent Padres outfielder will be a designated hitter when not chasing fly balls. |
| 2009 | In budget mode, the Rangers deal starting pitcher Kevin Millwood (13-10, 3.67), who signed a five-year, $60 million contract in 2005, to the Orioles for reliever Chris Ray and a player to be named later (Ben Snyder). Then, to restock their rotation, Texas reaches a preliminary agreement for less money with free-agent Rich Harden, who posted a 9-9 record with the Cubs last season. |
| 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. |
6 Fact(s) Found