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The following are the events that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball.

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Sources

1800s[]

  • 1886 - The New York State baseball league admits clubs from Buffalo, Toronto, Canada and Hamilton. The inclusion of the Canadian teams causes the league to change its name to the International League.

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1940s[]

  • 1942 - Two black players, Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox during spring training at Pasadena, California. Sox manager Jimmy Dykes allows the two to work out but later dismisses them. Robinson will have to wait five years before making his major league debut.

1950s[]

  • 1958 - In a move to change their image, the Los Angeles Dodgers announce that Emmett Kelly, their resident clown, will not perform in 1958.

1960s[]

1970s[]

  • 1970 - The Cleveland Indians and Seattle Pilots play an exhibition game with the experimental X-5 ball, which is reported to be five per cent livelier than a regulation ball. The Pilots beat the Indians, 19-14. One week later, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn orders the livelier ball to be discontinued.

1980s[]

  • 1985 - Commissioner Peter Ueberroth reinstates Hall of Fame members Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, who had been banned from association with organized baseball by former commissioner Bowie Kuhn due to their employment by Atlantic City casinos. Ueberroth’s ruling will allow both men to pursue employment with major league teams.

1990s[]

  • 1990 - MLB players and owners reach a new collective bargaining agreement that will end the 32-day lockout of spring training camps. Highlights of the deal include increasing the clubs' contributions to the players' pension fund, raising the minimum major league salary to $100,000, and a compromise on salary arbitration that leaves 17 percent of players with between two and three years of major league experience eligible.

2000s[]

  • 2006 - In the semifinals of the inaugural World Baseball Classic, Cuba advanced to the finals with a 3–1 victory over the Dominican Republic at PETCO Park. Facing a batting order of major league sluggers that could rival the U.S., starter Yadel Martí gave Cuba 4 1/3 shutout innings before turning to reliever Pedro Lazo, who has helped pitch Cuba to two Olympic gold medals. Both pitchers combined to hold the Dominicans to a single run on eight hits. The only team without a major league player to make it to the final four, Cuba's amateurs have demonstrated throughout the tournament that the small Communist nation continues to produce some of the world's top baseball talent. In the next game, Japan pounded South Korea when it mattered most. Byung-Hyun Kim gave up another big home run, a two-run shot by pinch-hitter Kosuke Fukudome in the seventh inning that broke a scoreless tie and sent Japan to a 6–0 victory. After falling short in their first two meetings, Japan beat South Korea to gain a measure of revenge over their bitter Asian rivals and claim a place in the WBC final against Cuba, that will be played on March 20.

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