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In June 1991, the expansion committee accepted the bids of the Miami and Denver groups to debut in 1993. [3] [9] Expansion was approved unanimously by all teams in July 1991. [7] An expansion draft to stock both franchises was set for November 1992. [7]
The draft order was determined by a coin toss, the winner of which could choose either: (a) the first overall pick in the expansion draft and the 28th, and last, pick in the first round of the 1993 MLB amateur draft; or (b) allow the other team to pick first and receive both the second and third overall expansion draft picks, the right to pick ...
The 1993 Major League Baseball draft began with first round selections on June 3, 1993. Alex Rodriguez was selected first overall by the Seattle Mariners . Other notable draftees included Chris Carpenter , Torii Hunter , Jason Varitek , Scott Rolen , future NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk , and Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward .
In the fall of 1993, Jerry Colangelo, majority owner of the Phoenix Suns, the area's NBA franchise, announced he was assembling an ownership group, "Arizona Baseball, Inc.", to apply for a Major League Baseball expansion team.
The 1992 MLB Expansion Draft was held on November 17, 1992. As opposed to previous expansion drafts such as the 1961 draft, players from both leagues were available to the expansion clubs. Each existing club could protect fifteen players on their roster from being drafted and only one player could be drafted from each team in the first round.
Draft; Top draft pick: Alex Rodriguez: ... The 1993 Major League Baseball season was the final season of two-division play in each league, ... Expansion team Florida ...
The 1993 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 111th season in Major League Baseball, ... in the 1992 expansion draft. ... draft. Player signed July 28, 1993.
This is the last Major League Baseball game to date to be televised by CBS. November 3 – Greg Maddux wins his second NL Cy Young Award as he easily outpoints Bill Swift of the Giants and teammate Tom Glavine on ballots cast by the BBWAA. The 27-year-old right-hander becomes the first hurler to win baseball's best pitcher honors in back-to ...