Yoenis Cespedes was coming off an all-star season with the Mets in 2016 when he re-signed with the team on for four more years in a $110 million deal on this day in béisbol, November 29. An international free agent from Cuba, Cespedes was with his fourth team in four years when he was traded
White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu spent nine productive seasons in Chicago before signing a three-year, nearly $60 million contract with the Astros on this day in béisbol, November 28, 2022. Abreu, then 35, was one of the first international free agents from Cuba who flooded MLB, especially the White Sox, in recent years, joining
Jose Canseco wasn’t yet an official “Bash Brother” — or an MLB pariah for publicly outing a large number of players of taking performance enhancing drugs. On this day in béisbol, November 25, 1986 the controversial Oakland A’s outfielder made news for his actions on the field by winning the AL Rookie of the Year
Slugger Carlos Lee became the highest paid player in Astros history when he signed a six-year, $100 million deal on this day in béisbol, November 24, 2006. Lee, an outfielder-first baseman, spent his first five years with the White Sox, where he averaged more than 25 home runs a year. The Panama native remained a
The Minnesota Twins were coming off a disappointing second-place finish in 1966, a year after winning the American League pennant, when the team turned to another young player with Latin American roots to juice up the lineup. Rod Carew, born in Panama and raised in upper Manhattan since he was a teen, won Rookie of
Mike Lowell turned a solid season capped by a World Series MVP award into a $37.5 million three-year contract with the Red Sox on this day in béisbol, November 20, 2007. The Gold Glove third baseman turned down several better offers to remain in Boston, where he hit 21 homers, drove in 120 runs and
