» July 31, 1997:
How do you spell relief? In a fine move for Boston, the Red Sox send reliever Heathcliff Slocumb to the Mariners for minor leaguers Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe. Slocumb will not last a season in Seattle, while Varitek and Lowe will become key members of the 1999 Sox. The Mariners also ship budding star Jose Cruz, Jr. to Toronto for relievers Mike Timlin and Paul Spoljaric. » April 10, 1998:
Down 7–2, the Red Sox jump on Seattle for seven runs in the last half of the 9th to defeat the Mariners, 9–7. Four Mariner relievers fail to get a single batter out in the frame, as Mo Vaughn's grand slam off Paul Spoljaric is the decisive hit.
» November 9, 1998: The Mariners trade P Paul Spoljaric to the Phillies in exchange for P Mark Leiter.
» May 5, 1999:
The Blue Jays trade P Robert Person to the Phillies in exchange for P Paul Spoljaric.
» November 11, 1999:
The Blue Jays trade pitchers Pat Hentgen and Paul Spoljaric to the Cardinals in exchange for P Lance Painter, C Alberto Castillo, and OF Matt DeWitt.
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