Baseball's Blockbuster Trades & Historic Hits

0:00It's March 27. From first pitch to the final out, this is MLB News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. On this day in baseball history, a rumored blockbuster trade nearly shook up the New York Metz and Los Angeles Dodgers back in 1976. The deal would have swapped future Hall of Famer Tom Sever for Don Sutton, but it fell through after strong pushback for Metz fans. In 1990, teens got a break from a lockout short and spring training, allowing 27 man rosters to open the season, instead of the usual 25. Nine years later, in 1999, the Baltimore Orioles made history with the first major league visit to Cuba since 1959, edging the Cuban national team 3-2 in 11 innings. Metz fans outcry over losing Sever kept him in New York until 1977, when he went to the Cincinnati Reds in a deal still regretted. Today, that Cuba series highlighted top pitching from Jose Contreras and key hits from Harold Baines and Charles Johnson, setting up a rematch in Baltimore.

1:03Fast forward to 2012, when Major League Baseball kicked off in Tokyo with Seattle beating Oakland, 3-1, and extras, thanks to, Clutch hits from Dustin Ackley and Ichiro Suzuki. Two years later, in 2014, Miguel Cabrera inked the richest deal ever at $292 million over eight years, with the Detroit Tigers. 2019 saw a record 48 home runs on opening day, led by the Dodgers 8 and the 12-5 win. This year, highlights included the Diamondbacks franchise record 16-1 route with 14 runs in the third, Tyler O'Neill's fifth straight, opening day Homer, and Jonah Himes Wild Ride for the Rangers from Blunder to Game Winning Hit, firing up fans for another thrilling season.