On October 10, 2004, former MLB player Ken Caminiti died of a drug overdose. Media coverage of Caminiti's death was almost completely overshadowed by that of actor Christopher Reeve, who also died in New York City the same day.

The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics won only 36 games, posting a .235 winning percentage -- the sixth lowest of any MLB team and the lowest since 1900.

In 1980 Nolan Ryan became the first million dollar player when he signed a four-year free agent contract with the Houston Astros for one million dollars per season. The salary quadrupled what he had been making with the Angels.

Eric Gagné began his career as a starting pitcher, but struggled in that role. After being converted to a reliever, he began to flourish, winning the Cy Young Award in 2003.

Jake Arrieta hit a three run home run off of San Francisco Giants' pitcher Madison Bumgarner, the first time a pitcher had hit a home run off of Bumgarner, which ended Bumgarner's consecutive playoff scoreless innings streak of over 24 innings.

The 2016 Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in seven games, their first World Series victory in 108 years.

In his prime, Frank Tanana was known for a 100+ MPH fastball, which he abruptly lost when he injured his arm. However, he was able to develop an assortment of off-speed pitches (including an excellent curveball) and continue his career.

A five-time All-Star and seven-time Gold Glove winner, Mike Mussina's consistency resulted in six top-five finishes in the voting for the American League Cy Young Award.

Reggie Jackson played for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics (1967-75 & 1987), Baltimore Orioles (1976), New York Yankees (1977-81) and California Angels (1982-1986), but NOT the Texas Rangers. The Yankees and Athletics retired his team uniform number in 1993 and 2004.

On June 1, 2012, Johan Santana threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals, the first no-hitter in the New York Mets then 51-year franchise history.