2000 - Arbitrator Shyam Das cuts Braves reliever John Rocker’s suspension from 28 days to just 14.
2005 - The Braves and Tim Hudson reach an agreement on a four-year, $47 million contract extension.
MLB History
1889 - The Philadelphia Quakers head to Jacksonville, Florida for spring training and will be the only major league club to train in the deep south this season.
1903 - The Baseball Rules Committee announces that the pitcher’s mound must not be more than 15 inches higher than the baselines or home plate.
1909 - The Pittsburgh Pirates begin construction of Forbes Field which is billed as a new state-of-the-art stadium.