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JANUARY
1998

Sunday, January 4th

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.

Monday, January 5th

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.

Friday, January 9th

IN THE NEWS: Red Sox 1B Mo Vaughn is arrested and charged with DWI when his pickup truck strikes an abandoned car and flips over.

Wednesday, January 14th

IN THE NEWS: Astros trade OF James Mouton to Padres for P Sean Bergman.

Thursday, January 15th

IN THE NEWS: The Cubs sign burly free agent P Rod Beck to a 1-year contract.

Tuesday, January 20th

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.

Thursday, January 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Free agent OF Rickey Henderson signs on for a 4th tour of duty with the Oakland A's.

Saturday, January 24th

IN THE NEWS: Minor league 1B Doug Blosser is killed in an automobile accident in Sarasota, Florida.

Thursday, January 29th

IN THE NEWS: Cleveland signs free agent DH–OF Geronimo Berroa to a 1-year contract.

Former White Sox SS Ozzie Guillen signs a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles, who invite him to spring training as a non–roster player.