- 1887 - In preparation for the upcoming National Colored Base Ball League (NCBBL) season, the Falls Citys of Louisville sign Al Prater from Detroit and W.S. Purnsley from the Cuban Giants. In addition, they have recently started construction of a 2000-seat park.
- 1892 - The first meeting of the united National League and American Association takes place in New York . Only four teams from the collapsed 1891 AA are invited to join the NL, which will expand to 12 teams with a 154-game schedule split into two championship series.
- 1893 - John Pickett wins $1,285.72 in a lawsuit against the Baltimore Orioles (NL), his most recent team. Baltimore had claimed that they did not owe him this sum —Picket's entire 1892 salary—because he "was slow in his movement, and had a sore arm which incapacitated him from being of service to the club."
- 1910 - The National Commission prohibits giving mementos to players on winning World Series teams. This will later be reversed, making way for the traditional winners' watches, rings, and stickpins.
- 1942 - Major league owners decide not to allow furloughed players in the Military to play for their clubs if based near a game site.
- 1947 :
- ---In anticipation of the signing of the first Black players, Bill Veeck , a resident of Phoenix, Arizona , sets up a Spring Training camp there for the Cleveland Indians . Arizona is chosen because of its relatively tolerant racial climate. During the season, Veeck will sign the American League first black player, Larry Doby , who will train at the camp. The New York Giants also set up camp in Arizona, while the Brooklyn Dodgers move their training camp from Florida to Havana, Cuba .
- ---New Managers in Spring Training camps are Billy Herman with the Pittsburgh Pirates , Muddy Ruel with the St. Louis Browns , Bucky Harris with the New York Yankees , and Johnny Neun with Cincinnati Reds . Neun had ended 1946 as manager of the Yankees after both Joe McCarthy and Bill Dickey had quit.
- 2005 :
- --- Pitcher Tim Hudson , deciding not to file as a Free Agent at the end of the season, Tim Hudson (12-6, 3.53) agrees to a four-year, $47-million contract extension with his new team, the Atlanta Braves .Hudson, who was acquired in a trade with the Oakland Athletics in the off-season, grew up near Atlanta and rooted for the local team as a youngster. In 2004 he posted a 12-6 record with a 3.53 ERA .
- ---Construction for an additional 1,790 bleacher seats at Wrigley Field will begin after the season and will be completed in time for Opening Day 2006. An deal is reached for expansion as the Chicago Cubs agree to pay the city $3.1 million prior to the start of work and by contributing funds for a local school park and a $400,000 traffic signal system near the ball park.
- 1852 - Paul Hines , outfielder (d. 1935 )
- 1918 - Hank Wyse , All-Star pitcher (d. 2000 )
- 1921 - Howie Fox , pitcher (d. 1955 )
- 1940 - Larry Brown , infielder
- 1957 - Johnny Ray , All-Star infielder
- 1962 - Mark Gardner , pitcher
- 1963 - Tony Castillo , pitcher
- 1963 - Rich Rodriguez , pitcher
- 1969 - Doug Creek , pitcher
- 1972 - Omar Daal , pitcher
- 1976 - Ramón Castro , catcher
- 1978 - Ken Harvey , All-Star infielder
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