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This day in Braves History: Boston Braves acquire Rogers Hornsby from New York Giants

January 10, 2025 by Talking Chop

Andy Cohen and Rogers Hornsby Shaking Hands

The eventual Hall of Famer joins the Braves for his one and only season in Boston.

Braves Franchise History

1928: The New York Giants trade second baseman Rogers Hornsby to the Boston Braves for catcher Shanty Hogan and outfielder Jimmy Welsh. Hornsby will lead the National League with a .387 batting average this season.

Boston Braves At Spring Training
Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images

MLB History

1991: In one of the most unbalanced trades ever made in major league history, the Baltimore Orioles send pitchers Curt Schilling and Pete Harnisch and outfielder Steve Finley to the Houston Astros for first baseman Glenn Davis. Davis, who averaged 27 home runs in six seasons playing in the Astrodome with Houston, will hit only 24 homers in three injury-filled years as Schilling becomes one of the most dominant pitchers in the game and Harnisch and Finley develop into solid major league players.

2001: In an effort to authenticate autographed and game-used merchandise sold by its licensees, Major League Baseball hires Arthur Andersen, an accounting company, to assure the authenticity of approximately 40,000 items this season. The memorabilia will have a tamper-proof hologram and an ID number with a company official observing the removal of the item being physically taken from the player or event.

2006: The MLB Players Association revises its 2005 salary average, lowering it by about $2,500 to $2,476,589.

2013: Major League Baseball announces changes to its drug testing program. Players will now be subject to unannounced in-season blood tests for human growth hormone and baseline testosterone readings will be taken for all players to make it easier to detect the use of synthetic testosterone. The new procedures, which have the support of the Players Association, go into effect immediately.

2020: A couple of top-level stars re-sign with their teams prior to their salary arbitration hearings. Mookie Betts signs a one-year, $27 million deal with the Red Sox and Francisco Lindor agrees to a $17.5 million contract with the Indians. Betts’ deal sets a new record for an arbitration-eligible player.

2023: The already unbelievable saga of SS Carlos Correa’s free agency takes another twist, as a third team has now offered him a huge contract. After offers by the Giants and Mets, both totaling over $300 million over ten or more seasons, fall through when a physical exam raises concern about an ankle injury Correa suffered a decade ago, the Twins, Correa’s previous team, forge ahead with their own offer. The deal – which is also pending a successful physical exam – is for six years and $200 million with possible additional years.

Carlos Correa hugs agent Scott Boras at press conference held for his re-signing with Minnesota Twins
Photo by Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via Getty Images

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

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