IN THE NEWS: Houston OF Moises Alou undergoes surgery to repair ligaments in his left knee. He will be out for 5–6 months. Alou was injured when he fell while trying to adjust the speed of his treadmill while in the Dominican Republic.
IN THE NEWS: Delino DeShields, signed to a long-term contract by the Orioles, suffers a freak injury during an intersquad game and will be put on the disabled list.
IN THE NEWS: In a historic agreement, it is announced that the Baltimore Orioles will travel to Cuba for a March 28 exhibition game against the Cuban national team in Havana. The Cuban team will travel to the US for a return contest at a future date. It is the first time in 40 years that Americans will play a professional game in Cuba.
IN THE NEWS: Joe DiMaggio, baseball's "Greatest Living Player," dies at the age of 84 following a long illness.
The Padres reach an agreement with relief ace Trevor Hoffman on a four year, $32 million contract, with a club option for a 5th year that would raise the total up to $40 million. The agreement makes Hoffman the highest paid reliever in history.
Diamondbacks OF Tony Womack is out for six weeks with a fractured bone in his right forearm. Womack, acquired from the Pirates over the winter, suffers the break when he is hit by a pitch from White Sox Jim Parque.
IN THE NEWS: National League Rookie of the Year Kerry Wood suffers a ligament tear in his right elbow. It will require surgery that will keep him out of action until 2000.
IN THE NEWS: The Blue Jays fire manager Tim Johnson and replace him with Jim Fregosi. Johnson had been under fire since admitting he had lied when he said he was a Vietnam veteran.
IN THE NEWS: The career of New York Mets righthander Paul Wilson is derailed again when he suffers a partially torn ligament in his pitching elbow while warming up before a three–inning stint in a minor-league game. An MRI will show a partial tear of the MCL in his elbow, and on March 30 he will undergo "Tommy John" surgery which will sideline him for the year.
IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals announce that P Matt Morris, expected to be the ace of their staff, will miss the entire season because of a torn ligament in his right elbow.
IN THE NEWS: Angels P Jason Dickson undergoes surgery to repair torn tissue in his right shoulder. He is expected to miss at least four months of the season.
The Mets sign free agent P Orel Hershiser to a contract.
IN THE NEWS: The Baltimore Orioles make the 1st visit to Cuba by major leaguers since 1959, and defeat a team of Cuban amateurs by a score of 3–2 in 11 innings. P Jose Contreras hurls eight innings of 2–hit, 10–K ball in relief for the Cubans, while C Charles Johnson hits a 2–run homer and DH Harold Baines drives in the winning run for the Orioles. The two teams will play a rematch at Camden Yards in Baltimore on May 3.
IN THE NEWS: The Braves announce that P Kerry Ligtenberg will undergo reconstructive surgery on his right elbow and be out for the season. Ligtenberg was diagnosed with a partially torn ligament in his elbow on March 12.
The Padres obtain C–IF Phil Nevin and minor league P Keith Volkman from the Angels in exchange for IF Andy Sheets and minor league OF Gus Kennedy. Nevin will go on the DL in three days because of a strained muscle.
The Pirates acquire catcher Tim Laker from the Dodgers for a player to be named later. Much later -- 26 months. The deal will finally be completed in early July 2001 when LA selects P Jason Ryan from Nashville (AAA). Laker will be gone from the Bucs by then.
Mariners SS Alex Rodriguez is injured in spring training while doing an agility exercise which involves jumping over boxes. He'll undergo surgery on April eight that will keep him out of action for six weeks.
The Blue Jays obtain 3B Dave Hollins from the Angels for IF Tomas Perez.
Pitcher Jay Witasick is traded by Oakland to Kansas City for a player to be named. The deal is completed June nine when the A's receive P Scott Chiasson.
IN THE NEWS: Commissioner Bud Selig confirms that discussions are underway which could lead to advertising space being sold on the sleeves of players uniforms.
The Cubs obtain P Dan Serafini from the Twins in exchange for cash considerations.
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