Eric Gagné and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a two-year, $19 million contract on January 18, 2005, avoiding an arbitration hearing. The deal came hours before the two sides were scheduled...
On January 17 1953 — The Brooklyn Dodgers send Andy Pafko to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy Hartsfield and $50,000. [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Subscribe to This Day In Baseball” subscribe_text=”Get our latest Posts in...
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced a seven-year, $215 million contract extension with Clayton Kershaw on January 17, 2014, making it the largest contract in franchise history at the time. At $30.7 million...
On January 15 2014 — The Dodgers sign P Clayton Kershaw to the biggest deal in baseball history, as the seven-year, $215 million package averages to $30.7 million per season, making Kershaw...
On January 15, 1957 — The Kratter Corporation owned by real estate developer Marvin Kratter grants Walter O’Malley an additional two years on the three-year lease on Ebbets Field agreed to last...
On January 15, 2009 — The Dodgers, who had restructured Andruw Jones’s contract earlier in the month, put their expensive center fielder on waivers rather than pursuing a trade for the five-time...
On January 15 2002 — All-Star outfielder Gary Sheffield (.311, 36, 100) is traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for outfielder Brian Jordan (.295, 25, 97),...
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Andruw Jones on waivers after he agreed to defer the majority of his remaining $21.1 million salary, ending a disastrous 13-month tenure with the organization. Jones, who...
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Matt Kemp agreed to a two-year, $10.95 million contract extension to avoid salary arbitration. Kemp was coming off a career season in which he batted .297 with...
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded right-handed pitcher Edwin Jackson and southpaw Chuck Tiffany to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for right-handed relievers Danys Baez and Lance Carter, plus cash considerations. Jackson was...