IN THE NEWS: Blue Jays C Benito Santiago is injured when he loses control of the car he is driving and crashes into a tree in Ft. Lauderdale. Toronto also loses 1B Carlos Delgado to a shoulder injury which he sustains while diving for a ball in a game in Puerto Rico. He will be lost to the team until late April.
IN THE NEWS: 324–game winner Don Sutton is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his 5th try. Sutton, who missed election by nine votes in 1990, was named on 81.6% of the ballots.
IN THE NEWS: Veteran P Lee Smith and 3B Terry Pendleton sign minor league contracts with the Royals, who invite them to training camp as non–roster players.