» June 5, 1994: OF Alex Ochoa and 1B Brent Miller, of the Class AA Bowie Baysox, each homer twice in the 4th inning of Bowie's 28-10 win over the Harrisburg Senators. It is only the 3rd time in minor league history that two players from the same team have homered in the same inning. A total of 11 home runs are hit in the game, including seven by the Baysox. » July 28, 1995:
The Orioles acquire 3B-OF Bobby Bonilla and a player to be named from the Mets in exchange for outfielders Alex Ochoa and Damon Buford.
» July 3, 1996: The Mets defeat the Phillies, 10-6, as rookie OF Alex Ochoa leads the way by going 5-for-5 and hitting for the cycle.
» December 12, 1997:
The Twins obtain OF Alex Ochoa from the Mets for OF Rich Becker. Tomorrow, the Twins sign much-traveled free agent P Mike Morgan.
» December 14, 1998: The Twins trade OF Alex Ochoa to the Brewers in exchange for a player to be named.
» January 14, 2000:
The Brewers trade OF Alex Ochoa to the Reds for OF Mark Sweeney and a player to be named.
» August 22, 2000: The Phillies defeat the Reds, 5-4, despite a grand slam by Cincinnati OF Alex Ochoa. Ochoa's blast is the 142nd slam of the season, setting a new major league record. The Oakland A's have hit 11, one shy of the record shared by the Braves (1997) and Indians (1999).
» June 28, 2001: The Reds defeat the Cubs, 5-2, as OF Alex Ochoa gets five hits, including a home run, for Cincinnati. OF Dmitri Young adds four hits.
» July 19, 2001:
The Rockies obtain IF Alex Ochoa from the Reds for 2B Todd Walker and minor league OF Robin Jennings. The Reds also call up top OF prospect Adam Dunn, who hit 32 homers in the minors this year. Dunn will clout 19 homers for the Reds including 12 in August, setting the NL rookie record for most home run in any month, with 12. The old mark of 11 was set by Frank Robinson, in August 1956. The only other rookies to hit more home run in a month were Rudy York (18--August 1937), Mark McGwire (May 1987) and Jimmie Hall (13--August 1963).
» January 21, 2002: In a complicated three–team deal, the Colorado Rockies trade Alex Ochoa and two prospects to the Mets for veterans Benny Agbayani and Todd Zeile. The Rocks will pay $2 mil of Zeile's $6 million contract, while the Mets agree to pay $3.25 million of it, plus a $500,000 buyout payment on the contract. The Mets receive minor leaguers Ross Gload and Craig House from Colorado. The 3rd team in the deal, the Brewers, pay $250,000 of it. The Brewers then send slugger Jeremy Burnitz, starter Jeff D'Amico, INF Lou Collier, and two prospects to the Mets. New York ships pinchhitter/IF Lenny Harris, P Glendon Rusch, and Ochoa to Milwaukee. The Mets have now replaced half of their 2001 roster.
» July 31, 2002: The Angels obtain OF Alex Ochoa and C Sal Fasano from the Brewers in exchange for C Jorge Fabregas and two players to be named.
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