May 20, 1998: Mike Piazza plays his first Marlins home game with little fanfare

After a whirlwind six days that saw Mike Piazza traded from the…

May 21, 1998: Mike Piazza plays his final game with the Marlins

When Mike Piazza was traded to the Florida Marlins on May 14,…

May 23, 1998: Mike Piazza makes his Mets debut

Mike Piazza’s first look at Shea Stadium as a New York Met…

June 18, 1998: Brant Brown blasts three home runs for Cubs

“We had the makings of being a little flat, but Brownie took…

June 26, 1998: Home runs mark Rangers’ interleague victory over Giants

On June 26, 1998, the San Francisco Giants (46-34) hosted the…
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June 28, 1998: San Jose Giants blank Lake Elsinore Storm, 5-0

The San Jose Giants won their third consecutive shutout with…
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July 24, 1998: Rafael Palmeiro, Rich Becker lead Orioles to 11th straight home win

Rafael Palmeiro and Rich Becker were Baltimore Orioles teammates…
Randy Johnson (TRADING CARD DB)

August 2, 1998: Randy Johnson strikes out 12 in Houston Astros debut

The Houston Astros’ deadline deal for Seattle Mariners ace…

August 14, 1998: Baltimore’s Chris Hoiles hammers two grand slams in one game

On Friday, August 14, 1998, before a nighttime crowd of 43,169…

August 26, 1998: Marlins shock Cardinals with four ninth-inning home runs

A transformation of baseball’s fandom in St. Louis was undeniably…
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August 27, 1998: Yankees blow 9th-inning lead before beating Angels in 11th

It was a battle of division leaders on August 27, 1998, when…

August 28, 1998: Big Unit fans 16 in third straight shutout in the Dome

The reigning NL Central champion Houston Astros made a bold move…