IN THE NEWS: Angels replacement players play Arizona State University in an exhibition game. It is the 1st time since 1912 that replacement players have appeared in a game in major league uniforms.
IN THE NEWS: The 1st-ever trade of replacement players is made between the Reds and Indians. The Reds obtain former major league Barbaro Garbey and four others in return for "future considerations."
At a meeting in Chicago, owners accept the players' offer to return to work.
IN THE NEWS: Baseball owners vote 28-0 to admit two new teams -- the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Arizona Diamondbacks -- for the 1998 season. Each team will pay an expansion fee of $130 million.
IN THE NEWS: The players' union announces that it will not settle the strike if replacement players are used in regular season games, and if results are not voided.
IN THE NEWS: Replacement player Dave Shotkoski, a pitcher with the Braves, is shot to death in a robbery attempt near the team's hotel in West Palm Beach, Florida.
IN THE NEWS: Players vote to return to work if a U.S. District Court judge supports the NLRB's unfair labor practices complaint against the owners. By a vote of 26-2, owners support the use of replacement players.
IN THE NEWS: U.S. District Judge Sonia Sotomayor issues a preliminary injunction requiring baseball owners to comply with the expired collective bargaining agreement. In five days, the 2nd Court of Appeals will deny the owners request to stay Sotomayor's decision.
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