This Day in Braves History: Dallas Keuchel signs one year deal

Braves Franchise History

1986: San Diego Padres manager Steve Boros is ejected before the first pitch of the game with the Atlanta Braves when he tries to give umpire Charlie Williams a videotape of a disputed play in the previous night’s 4-2 loss to Atlanta.

2013: Yasiel Puig continues to amaze in his first week in the majors, hitting a grand slam in the 8th inning of the Dodgers’ 5-0 win over the Braves. Zack Greinke is the winner with seven innings of four-hit ball.

2019: One day after the other top-rank free agent remaining on the market, Craig Kimbrel, has found a home, it is Dallas Keuchel’s turn to come to an agreement with a team. According to reports, he will sign a one-year contract with the Braves for $13 million, now that compensation in the form of a pick in the amateur draft is off the table.

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MLB History

1892: Benjamin Harrison becomes the first U.S. President to attend a major league game as he watches the Cincinnati Reds defeat the hometown Washington Senators in 11 innings, 6-5.

1941: The New York Giants become the first team to wear protective headgear as they use plastic helmets in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pittsburgh wins the doubleheader, 5-4 and 4-3. In the nightcap, the Pirates’ Rip Sewell sets a National League record by totaling 11 assists for a pitcher.

1993: Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles suffers a twisted right knee when his spikes catch in the infield grass in a contest against the Seattle Mariners. The resulting swollen knee the next day almost ends his consecutive streak after 1,790 games

2003: Insisting the corked bat, designed to put on home run displays during batting practice, was accidentally used in a game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa is suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball. Bob Watson, baseball’s vice president of on-field operations, agrees that the Cubs outfielder’s use of an illegal bat was an “isolated incident,” but one that still deserves a penalty.

2007: Trevor Hoffman pitches a scoreless 9th inning in a Padres win over the Dodgers for his 500th save. He is the first to reach this mark.

2022: Eduardo Escobar hits for the cycle in an 11-5 win over the Padres; he is the first Mets player to do so since Scott Hairston in 2012, and the first player for any team to accomplish the feat at Petco Park. Carlos Carrasco strikes out ten to pick up his major league-leading seventh win.

Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.