1989 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1989 throughout the world.
Major League Baseball
- World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4–0); Dave Stewart, MVP
| League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | World Series | ||||||||
| East | Toronto | 1 | |||||||
| West | Oakland | 4 | |||||||
| AL | Oakland | 4 | |||||||
| NL | San Francisco | 0 | |||||||
| East | Chicago Cubs | 1 | |||||||
| West | San Francisco | 4 | |||||||
- American League Championship Series MVP: Rickey Henderson
- National League Championship Series MVP: Will Clark
- All-Star Game, July 11 at Anaheim Stadium: American League, 5–3; Bo Jackson, MVP
Other champions
- Caribbean World Series: Águilas del Zulia (Venezuela)
- College World Series: Wichita State
- Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Kintetsu Buffaloes (4–3)
- Korean Series: Haitai Tigers over Binggrae Eagles
- Big League World Series: Taipei, Taiwan
- Junior League World Series: Manatí, Puerto Rico
- Little League World Series: Trumbull National, Trumbull, Connecticut
- Senior League World Series: Pingtung, Taiwan
Awards and honors
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- Most Valuable Player
- Cy Young Award
- Bret Saberhagen, Kansas City Royals (AL)
- Mark Davis, San Diego Padres (NL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Gregg Olson, Baltimore Orioles (AL)
- Jerome Walton, Chicago Cubs (NL)
- Manager of the Year Award
- Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles (AL)
- Don Zimmer, Chicago Cubs (NL)
- Woman Executive of the Year (major or minor league): Pat Hamilton, Toledo Mud Hens, International League
- Gold Glove Award
- Don Mattingly (1B) (AL)
- Harold Reynolds (2B) (AL)
- Gary Gaetti (3B) (AL)
- Tony Fernández (SS) (AL)
- Gary Pettis (OF) (AL)
- Kirby Puckett (OF) (AL)
- Devon White (OF) (AL)
- Bob Boone (C) (AL)
- Bret Saberhagen (P) (AL)
- Andrés Galarraga (1B) (NL)
- Ryne Sandberg (2B) (NL)
- Terry Pendleton (3B) (NL)
- Ozzie Smith (SS) (NL)
- Eric Davis (OF) (NL)
- Tony Gwynn (OF) (NL)
- Andy Van Slyke (OF) (NL)
- Benito Santiago (C) (NL)
- Ron Darling (P) (NL)
MLB statistical leaders
| American League | National League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Stat | Name | Stat |
| AVG | Kirby Puckett MIN | .339 | Tony Gwynn SD | .336 |
| HR | Fred McGriff TOR | 36 | Kevin Mitchell SF | 47 |
| RBI | Rubén Sierra TEX | 119 | Kevin Mitchell SF | 125 |
| Wins | Bret Saberhagen KC | 23 | Mike Scott HOU | 20 |
| ERA | Bret Saberhagen KC | 2.16 | Scott Garrelts SF | 2.28 |
Major League Baseball final standings
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Events
January
- January 9 – Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America in their first year of eligibility. Bench was named on 96.4 percent of the ballots, the third-highest figure in history behind Ty Cobb and Hank Aaron.
- January 18 - President Ronald Reagan issued a pardon for Yankees owner George Steinbrenner relating to his conviction for illegally contributing to the campaign of Richard Nixon in 1972.
- January 24 - The Baltimore Orioles trade catcher Terry Kennedy to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for catcher Bob Melvin.
February
- February 28 – Red Schoendienst, a former second baseman and manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, and Al Barlick, a National League umpire for 28 seasons, are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.
March
March 19 - The Cleveland Indians trade outfielder Mel Hall to the New York Yankees in exchange for catcher Joel Skinner and outfielder Turner Ward. March 28 - The Chicago Cubs release pitcher Goose Gossage.
April
- April 14 - The San Francisco Giants sign Goose Gossage as a free agent.
- April 16 - Toronto Blue Jays Third Baseman Kelly Gruber becomes the first player in franchise history to hit for a cycle. He completes the cycle by hitting a single in the 8th inning on Toronto's 15-8 win over the Kansas City Royals.
- April 29 – In the first Saturday night game at Wrigley Field, the San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs combine to make 11 errors: 6 by the Padres, 5 by the Cubs. San Diego wins 5–4.
- April 30 - The New York Yankees trade pitcher Al Leiter to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for outfielder Jesse Barfield.
May
- May 7 – Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley presides over the groundbreaking of the new Comiskey Park.
- May 11 - The Houston Astros release Alan Ashby. Ashby had been with Houston since 1979 and was the longest tenured player on the team.
- May 16 - The New York Yankees released Jamie Quirk.
- May 18 - The Pittsburgh Pirates sell the contract of Orestes Destrade to the Seibu Lions of the Japanese Pacific League.
- May 25 - In what would prove to be one of the most lopsided trades in baseball history, The Montreal Expos send pitching prospects Randy Johnson, Gene Harris, and Brian Holman to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for pitcher Mark Langston. Seattle would also send pitcher Mike Campbell to Montreal to complete the deal. Johnson would go on to a hall of fame career, whereas Langston proved to be nothing more than a rental for Montreal, as he bolted for the California Angels at the end of the season.
- May 27 - The Oakland Athletics signed Jamie Quirk days after he is released by the New York Yankees.
- May 28 – George Bell ends the Toronto Blue Jays' twelve-year stay at Exhibition Stadium with a walk-off home run to win the Jays' final game there with a 7–5 win over the Chicago White Sox, the same team the Jays' faced in their first game at Exhibition Stadium and in franchise history twelve years earlier.
- May 29 – Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies calls a press conference and tearfully announces his retirement, effective immediately. Nonetheless, he will be voted to start the All-Star Game, and is permitted to appear in uniform.
- May 30 - The New York Yankees release pitcher Tommy John, bringing an end to a career that started back in 1963.
June
- June 5 – Just eight days after leaving Exhibition Stadium, the Toronto Blue Jays open their new home; SkyDome (now known as Rogers Centre); the first stadium in Major League history with a functioning retractable roof. As he did in the last game at Exhibition Stadium, George Bell hits a home run.
- June 8 – At Veterans Stadium, the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates score 10 runs in the top of the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies, three of which come on a Barry Bonds home run. As the Phillies come to bat in the bottom of the first, Pirates broadcaster Jim Rooker says on the air, "If we lose this game, I'll walk home." Both Von Hayes and Steve Jeltz hit two home runs (the latter would only hit five during his Major League career; he also becomes the first Phillie to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game) to trigger a comeback for the Phillies, who finally tie the game in the 8th on a wild pitch, then take the lead on Darren Daulton's two-run single and go on to win 15–11,[1] becoming the first team to win a game after giving up 10 runs in the first inning. After the season, Rooker conducts a 300-plus-mile charity walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.[2]
- June 10 - The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with their number one pick in the 1989 draft, first baseman Jeff Bagwell.
- June 18 - The New York Mets traded outfielder Lenny Dykstra and pitcher Roger McDowell and a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for outfielder Juan Samuel. On July 27th, the Mets would send pitcher Tom Edens to the Phillies to complete the deal.
- June 21 - The New York Yankees trade outfielder Rickey Henderson back to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for pitchers Eric Plunk, Greg Cadaret and outfielder Luis Polonia.
July
- July 1 - Days after he's released by the New York Yankees, Richard Dotson agrees to a deal with the Chicago White Sox, returning to the team he played for before joining the Yankees.
- July 4 – Against the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Browning, having already pitched a perfect game a year earlier, misses becoming the first pitcher in Major League history to throw two perfect games. Dickie Thon's leadoff double in the ninth breaks up this bid; Thon later scores on a Steve Jeltz single. John Franco then relieves Browning and induces Lenny Dykstra to hit into a game-ending double play for a Reds 2–1 victory.
- July 5:
- Mark McGwire hits his 100th career home run.
- Cincinnati Reds outfielder Paul O'Neill kicks a ball to the infield to prevent Steve Jeltz of the Philadelphia Phillies from scoring the game winning run. Moments later Jeltz scores the winning run on a wild pitch as the Phillies defeat the Reds 3-2.
- July 11 – At Anaheim Stadium, Bo Jackson and Wade Boggs lead off the bottom of the first inning with back-to-back home runs off Rick Reuschel to spark the American League to a 5–3 win over the National League in the All-Star Game. Jackson earns MVP honors.
- July 13:
- A game between the Montreal Expos and Los Angeles Dodgers at Olympic Stadium is rained out because the roof, ripped by 62 mile per hour winds on June 27, cannot be lowered from its retracted position. Zamboni machines were used in an attempt to remove the water.
- After missing just over half the season with a broken wrist, Jose Canseco returns to the Oakland A's lineup, homers, and drives in three runs in his first game back, an 11–7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
- July 14 – At Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, the New York Mets' Sid Fernandez enters the bottom of the ninth against the Atlanta Braves with 16 strikeouts, but then the Braves' Lonnie Smith hits a walkoff solo home run on Fernandez' second pitch to give the Braves a 3-2 victory.
- July 16 – California Angels manager Doug Rader is ejected before the game against the Baltimore Orioles while taking the lineup card to home plate for arguing Mike Devereaux's disputed game-ending home run (fair vs. foul) from the night before.
- July 29 – At Olympic Stadium, Vince Coleman of the St. Louis Cardinals is called out twice for interference on the base paths.
- The Texas Rangers make a trade with the Chicago White Sox, sending fan favorite Scott Fletcher, along with pitcher Wilson Alvarez and a young outfielder named Sammy Sosa to Chicago in exchange for outfielder Harold Baines and infielder Fred Manrique.
August
- August 3 – The Cincinnati Reds score 14 first inning runs in an 18–2 rout of the Houston Astros, just missing the major league record of 15, which ironically was set against the Reds by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952.
- August 4 – Dave Stieb, pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays, loses a perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning when Roberto Kelly doubles, and later scores. Stieb wins a 2–1 two-hitter, but it is the third no-hitter that he has lost in the ninth inning in the past 11 months.
- August 10:
- A little over 10 months removed from surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his pitching arm, Dave Dravecky of the San Francisco Giants starts and beats the Cincinnati Reds 4–3, pitching eight innings.
- For the fifth time in his career, five-time no-hit pitcher Nolan Ryan has a no-hitter broken up in the ninth. His Texas Rangers leading the Detroit Tigers 4–0 at Arlington Stadium, Ryan has the bid broken up by a Dave Bergman single with one out. After Matt Nokes doubles home Bergman, Ryan is relieved by Jeff Russell, who retires the two batters he faces, striking out Doug Strange for the final out. Ryan had four other no-hit bids broken up in the ninth in 1974, 1979, 1988, as well as April 23 of this season; coincidentally, all four had also been broken up with one out in the ninth. Ryan will go on to pitch two more no-hitters, in 1990 and 1991.
- August 15 – After his miraculous comeback game against the Reds, Dave Dravecky starts against the Montreal Expos and, in the sixth inning, the humerus bone in his pitching arm snaps, ending his season. While celebrating the Giants' clinching the NL West division title, Dravecky would break the arm once again. Doctors would later discover that the cancer in his arm had returned. Eighteen days later, Dravecky would retire from baseball.
- August 17 – Bruce Hurst of the San Diego Padres becomes the first pitcher in Major League history to defeat both reigning Cy Young Award winners in the same season. In the Padres' 6–2 victory over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium, he bests Frank Viola, who had been traded from the Minnesota Twins after winning the American League Cy Young Award. On July 28, Hurst had defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and National League Cy Young winner Orel Hershiser 2–1 at Jack Murphy Stadium.
- August 21 – Cal Ripken hits his 200th career home run, helping the Baltimore Orioles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5–0.
- August 22 – Nolan Ryan records his 5000th strikeout of Rickey Henderson in the 3rd inning of a complete game effort for Ryan. The visiting Oakland Athletics would shut out the Texas Rangers by a score of 2-0.
- August 23 – The Los Angeles Dodgers edge the Montreal Expos 1–0 in 22 innings, the longest game in Expos franchise history. During the game, Expos mascot Youppi! is ejected by umpire Bob Davidson after manager Tommy Lasorda complains that the furry creature is pounding on the top of the dugout. Rick Dempsey hit a solo home run off of Dennis Martínez for the game's winning and only run.
- August 24 – Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti announces in a press conference that Pete Rose is banned from baseball for life, in the wake of evidence that has come to light regarding Rose's alleged gambling history.
September
- September 1 – Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti unexpectedly dies of a heart attack.
- September 13 – Fay Vincent is officially named the new Commissioner of Baseball following the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti.
- September 14 – Jeff Reardon of the Minnesota Twins earns his 30th save of the season in a 2–0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. He becomes the first pitcher to save 30 games in five consecutive seasons.
- September 26 - At Olympic Stadium in Montreal, the Boys of Zimmer reached its peak as the Chicago Cubs beat the Montreal Expos 3-2 to win their second National League East title in the 1980s.
- September 30 – NBC broadcasts its final Major League Baseball Game of the Week (before the program is transferred to CBS). NBC had broadcast the Game of the Week since 1957 and exclusively since 1966. Bob Costas and Tony Kubek called the action from Toronto's SkyDome, as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles to clinch the American League Eastern Division title.
October
- October 3 – Kirby Puckett wins an unlikely, at the time, batting title taking advantage of an off year by Wade Boggs due to marital issues. Puckett would clinch the title in Seattle on a double in the final game of the season.
- October 9 – After 43 years on the air, NBC concludes its run (coinciding with the San Francisco Giants defeating the Chicago Cubs in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series to insure their first trip to the World Series since 1962) as the number one over-the-air network television broadcaster for Major League Baseball games.
- October 17 – Game 3 of the World Series is postponed due to the Loma Prieta earthquake, which struck immediately before the game was set to begin. It would be rescheduled for ten days later, October 27.
- October 28 – The Oakland Athletics complete a four-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 World Series. It's the first WS sweep since 1976. Oakland pitcher Dave Stewart, who won two games, is named MVP. It is also the latest in the calendar year that a World Series game has ever been played up to this point. This was also ABC's final Major League Baseball telecast until July 1994, when The Baseball Network was launched. ABC, who had broadcast Major League Baseball games since 1976 was like NBC was about to lose the television rights to CBS.
November
- November 1 – Frank Robinson who led the Baltimore Orioles to a near American League East Title was named American League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He received 23 of 28 first place votes.
- November 20 – Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Robin Yount wins his second American League MVP Award. With his 1982 Award coming in a year he played shortstop, he is the second player (Hank Greenberg) to win two such awards while playing different positions.
- November 21 – Kevin Mitchell who batted .291 and scored 100 runs and led the San Francisco Giants to their first World Series appearance since 1962 was named the National League MVP. Mitchell received 20 of the 24 first-place votes.
- November 22 – Free agent outfielder Kirby Puckett re-signs with the Minnesota Twins for $9 million over three years, making him the first ML player ever to sign a contract that calls for an average salary of $3 million per year.[3]
December
- December 5 – The Mets traded reliever Randy Myers to the Reds for fellow closer John Franco and on the same day Cleveland traded Joe Carter to San Diego for Chris James, Sandy Alomar and Carlos Baerga and free agent closer Jeff Reardon to the Boston Red Sox.
- December 25 – Five-time New York Yankees manager and former second baseman Billy Martin is killed in a pickup truck accident near his home in upstate New York. Martin was 61.
Movies
Births
January
- January 1 – Jarrett Parker
- January 4 – Kevin Pillar
- January 5 – Eduardo Escobar
- January 7 – Phillippe Aumont
- January 10 – Ariel Miranda
- January 11 – Rico Noel
- January 13 – Heath Hembree
- January 14 – Adam Kolarek
- January 17 – Darío Álvarez
- January 17 – Blake Beavan
- January 17 – Taylor Jordan
- January 18 – Michael Pineda
- January 19 – James Beresford
- January 20 – Travis Taijeron
- January 23 – Robert Carson
- January 24 – Whit Merrifield
- January 24 – José Quintana
- January 26 – Branden Pinder
- January 30 – Keith Butler
- January 31 – Tommy La Stella
February
- February 2 – Logan Darnell
- February 2 – Shuhei Fukuda
- February 6 – Matt Duffy
- February 6 – Donald Lutz
- February 9 – Danny Muno
- February 9 – Jake Smolinski
- February 10 – Travis d'Arnaud
- February 10 – Dayán Díaz
- February 10 – Liam Hendriks
- February 11 – César Cabral
- February 14 – Juan Graterol
- February 14 – Derek Norris
- February 15 – Mark Canha
- February 16 – John Gast
- February 16 – Eduardo Sánchez
- February 19 – Fabio Castillo
- February 22 – Chris Bassitt
- February 23 – Wilin Rosario
- February 24 – Miguel Rojas
- February 28 – Chad Bell
- February 28 – Neftalí Soto
March
- March 4 – Rubby De La Rosa
- March 5 – Mauricio Robles
- March 10 – Tyler Holt
- March 10 – Dayán Viciedo
- March 12 – Taylor Hill
- March 13 – Sandy León
- March 14 – Marwin González
- March 15 – Keith Hessler
- March 16 – Michael Blazek
- March 16 – Andrew Triggs
- March 17 – Juan Lagares
- March 18 – David Freitas
- March 20 – Todd Cunningham
- March 27 – Ryne Harper
- March 27 – Matt Harvey
- March 30 – Chris Sale
- March 31 – Alfredo Marte
- March 31 – Josmil Pinto
April
- April 1 – Chris Withrow
- April 2 – Rob Rasmussen
- April 6 – Alexi Amarista
- April 7 – Kevin Shackelford
- April 8 – Lendy Castillo
- April 10 – Charlie Culberson
- April 11 – José Cisnero
- April 11 – Yoshihiro Maru
- April 12 – Pedro Hernández
- April 12 – Raudel Lazo
- April 15 – Adeiny Hechavarria
- April 17 – Deolis Guerra
- April 21 – Josh Rutledge
- April 24 – Steven Souza
- April 26 – Chad Bettis
- April 30 – Phil Klein
May
- May 1 – Maikel Cleto
- May 4 – Nick Noonan
- May 6 – José Alvarez
- May 8 – Steven Kent
- May 8 – Wily Peralta
- May 11 – David Buchanan
- May 12 – Bradin Hagens
- May 14 – Christian Colón
- May 16 – Drew Maggi
- May 17 – John Cornely
- May 17 – Jordan Jankowski
- May 18 – Jared Hoying
- May 20 – Ariel Peña
- May 22 – Drake Britton
- May 22 – Corey Dickerson
- May 24 – Aaron Wilkerson
- May 25 – Pat Dean
- May 25 – Neil Ramirez
- May 31 – Edgar Ibarra
June
- June 3 – Nefi Ogando
- June 5 – Jimmy Nelson
- June 5 – Layne Somsen
- June 6 – Ethan Martin
- June 7 – Dean Kiekhefer
- June 7 – Seiji Kobayashi
- June 8 – T. J. McFarland
- June 9 – Joel De La Cruz
- June 10 – Zoilo Almonte
- June 12 – Dallas Beeler
- June 13 – Drew Smyly
- June 14 – Héctor Neris
- June 14 – Chase Whitley
- June 18 – Matt Moore
- June 22 – Ryan Searle
- June 23 – Deck McGuire
- June 24 – Robbie Ross
- June 27 – Abraham Almonte
- June 27 – A. J. Schugel
- June 28 – Jason Krizan
July
- July 1 – Mike Montgomery
- July 1 – Brett Oberholtzer
- July 4 – Jabari Blash
- July 5 – Tony Cingrani
- July 10 – Scott Alexander
- July 10 – Will Smith
- July 13 – Tyler Cravy
- July 14 – Rob Brantly
- July 18 – Derek Dietrich
- July 19 – Luis Avilán
- July 19 – Patrick Corbin
- July 20 – Mike Marjama
- July 20 – Tyler Saladino
- July 20 – Steve Selsky
- July 20 – Kevin Siegrist
- July 20 – Matt Szczur
- July 23 – Stephen Pryor
- July 29 – Eric Jokisch
- July 30 – Jesse Hahn
- July 30 – Matt Skole
August
- August 1 – Madison Bumgarner
- August 1 – Nick Ramirez
- August 2 – Onelki Garcia
- August 3 – Roberto Goméz
- August 5 – Chasen Bradford
- August 5 – Guido Knudson
- August 7 – Tommy Kahnle
- August 7 – Brock Stassi
- August 8 – Greg Garcia
- August 8 – Anthony Rizzo
- August 9 – Dustin Antolin
- August 9 – Jason Heyward
- August 12 – Kyle Lobstein
- August 18 – Daichi Suzuki
- August 18 – Daniel Webb
- August 20 – Taylor Cole
- August 21 – Ehire Adrianza
- August 21 – Tim Collins
- August 21 – Elliot Soto
- August 27 – Josh Vitters
- August 28 – Matt Andriese
- August 28 – Matt Dominguez
- August 29 – Robby Scott
- August 29 – Brent Suter
- August 29 – Logan Watkins
- August 30 – Billy Burns
- August 30 – D. J. Johnson
- August 31 – John Hicks
- August 31 – Austin Pruitt
September
- September 4 – Cody Martin
- September 4 – Andrelton Simmons
- September 5 – Nick Maronde
- September 5 – Zach Walters
- September 9 – Anthony Ranaudo
- September 11 – Zeke Spruill
- September 11 – Nik Turley
- September 12 – Freddie Freeman
- September 14 – Francisco Arcia
- September 16 – Robbie Grossman
- September 17 – Yuhei Nakaushiro
- September 18 – Taylor Motter
- September 19 – George Springer
- September 20 – Scott Snodgress
- September 23 – Trevor May
- September 24 – Jake Buchanan
- September 24 – Matt Ramsey
- September 25 – Tyler Wilson
- September 26 – Colin Walsh
- September 27 – Mike Miller
- September 29 – T. J. House
- September 30 – Kyle Parker
October
- October 2 – Ryan Dull
- October 2 – Aaron Hicks
- October 2 – Tyler Olson
- October 2 – Chad Smith
- October 4 – Casey Kelly
- October 6 – Josh Tols
- October 8 – Taylor Featherston
- October 8 – Albert Suárez
- October 9 – Tim Melville
- October 10 – Jeurys Familia
- October 10 – Isaac Galloway
- October 11 – Jenrry Mejía
- October 11 – Josh Smith
- October 11 – Tomoyuki Sugano
- October 12 – Francisco Peña
- October 15 – Huascar Brazobán
- October 17 – Chris Mazza
- October 18 – Carson Blair
- October 18 – Brad Miller
- October 19 – Cory Mazzoni
- October 19 – Carson Smith
- October 21 – Danny Barnes
- October 24 – Eric Hosmer
- October 26 – Wilfredo Boscán
- October 26 – Daniel Coulombe
- October 27 – Rubén Tejada
- October 31 – Scott McGough
November
- November 1 – Engel Beltré
- November 5 – Ramón Cabrera
- November 7 – Tim Atherton
- November 7 – Sonny Gray
- November 8 – Giancarlo Stanton
- November 10 – Michael Choice
- November 10 – Matt Magill
- November 12 – Adrián Nieto
- November 13 – Lane Adams
- November 13 – Carlos Frías
- November 14 – Freddy Galvis
- November 16 – Juan Centeno
- November 17 – Seth Lugo
- November 17 – Héctor Sánchez
- November 19 – Michael Tonkin
- November 21 – José Pirela
- November 21 – Robert Stock
- November 23 – Shinya Kayama
- November 23 – Ross Stripling
- November 28 – Taylor Davis
- November 28 – Danny Hultzen
- November 28 – Jesús Montero
- November 28 – Ángel Sánchez
- November 30 – Mikie Mahtook
December
- December 5 – Ryan Garton
- December 7 – Kyle Hendricks
- December 13 – Tyler Pastornicky
- December 14 – Donn Roach
- December 16 – Tyler Chatwood
- December 18 – Taylor Jungmann
- December 19 – Ian Parmley
- December 19 – James Ramsey
- December 21 – David Rollins
- December 22 – Patrick Kivlehan
- December 22 – Rey Navarro
- December 22 – Noe Ramirez
- December 22 – Jacob Stallings
- December 26 – Sean Nolin
- December 28 – Austin Barnes
- December 28 – Austin Nola
- December 30 – Tyler Anderson
- December 30 – Erik Johnson
- December 31 – Kelvin Herrera