On this day in 2006 Alex
Rodriguez announces that he will be a member of Team USA in the World Baseball
Classic. Rodriguez had the option to either play for the United States team or
the Dominican Republic's team, the homeland of his parents, but chose the USA.
Not really Yankees history
as much as Houston Astros history but on this day in 2005 the Astros offered
Roger Clemens $13.5 million in arbitration after Clemens asked for $22 million.
That amount would make Clemens the highest paid pitcher in Major League history
and would be the most given in arbitration passing the Yankees Derek Jeter in
2001 when he received $18.5 million.
Finally on this day in 1970
the Yankees drafted Fred Lynn in the January phase of the free agent draft. The
Chicago native would become the first player in baseball history to win the MVP
and Rookie of the Year Awards in the same season but he did it for the Boston
Red Sox in 1975, not with the Yankees. Lynn chose not to sign with the Yankees.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)