June 22 in Dodgers History: Los Angeles Dodgers release longtime major league outfielder Rick Monday (1984)

[adrotate banner=”32″] On June 22, 1984, the Los Angeles Dodgers release longtime major league outfielder Rick Monday, ending his 19 year career as a player. Monday, who was the first-ever pick in the inaugural amateur draft of 1965, will eventually become an announcer with the San Diego Padres befo

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