For the second time in as many years, the Braves benefit from a blockbuster deal with the A’s

Braves Franchise History

1966: Voting 4 to 3, the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to review Wisconsin’s suit to block the Braves’ move to Atlanta, thereby retaining baseball’s “umbrella” under antitrust laws.

2022: Three other catchers are on the move as the Athletics send Sean Murphy to the Atlanta Braves, who in turn deal William Contreras to Milwaukee and Manny Pina to Oakland to complete the triangle; six other players are involved in the deal, with four of these ending up with the A’s, including top prospect Esteury Ruiz who comes in from Milwaukee, and the other two with the Brewers.

MLB History

1887: A baseball reporters association is organized. It pledges to work to standardize scoring practices, especially in the gray area of stolen bases.

1993: The Orioles sign free agent 1B Rafael Palmeiro, while the Indians hand free agent Dennis Martinez a two-year contract worth $9 million. With the Expos, Martinez passed up his chance to reach the playoffs with the Atlanta Braves when he nixed an August 25th trade, exercising his veto rights as a 10-and-5 player. Instead he stayed with Montreal and helped them make their run at the Phillies1998- In a deal which upsets many other owners, pitcher Kevin Brown (18-7, 2.38) becomes baseball’s first 100+ million dollar man as the right-hander signs a seven-year deal with the Dodgers for an average yearly salary of 15 million dollars.

2007: The Baltimore Orioles deal superstar SS Miguel Tejada to the Houston Astros for Luke Scott, Matt Albers, Troy Patton, Dennis Sarfate and Michael Costanzo.

2013: In the annual Rule V Draft, the Rangers make the biggest splash by selecting Russell Wilson from the Rockies in the minor league phase. Not that he is likely to help on the diamond, as he is currently busy playing quarterback with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League and last played minor league baseball in 2011. The first pick in the draft, P Patrick Schuster, is immediately sent by the Astros to the Padres as the player to be named later in an earlier trade for P Anthony Bass.

2019: Major League Baseball and the Players Association agree to amend the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program to include testing for opioids. The purpose is not to punish players caught, but to offer them treatment in order to prevent another tragedy like that which cost the life of P Tyler Skaggs last summer. In addition, cannabis will no longer be tested for, reflecting the fact the substance is now legal in Canada and in a growing number of jurisdictions in the United States, and does not have performance-enhancing effects.