Template:Today in Baseball/February 10

December 19: Today's featured birthday is that of Chito Martinez, who turns 59.

• 1910 - Major League Baseball passes a rule preventing owners from having a stake in multiple teams. The worst example of such practices had taken place late in the 1890s, with the woeful 1899 Cleveland Spiders being the most infamous case of the vices of syndicate ownership.
• 1971 - Bill White is hired as the first black announcer in major league history. White will announce New York Yankees games alongside Phil Rizzuto.
• 1985 - Yutaka Enatsu goes to the United States to join the Milwaukee Brewers for spring training. The faded 38-year-old will fail in his bid to become the first Japanese player in the majors since Masanori Murakami.
• 1990 - Tony Solaita (pictured) is murdered in his home in American Samoa during a land dispute. He was 43 years old at the time.
• 2000 - The Mariners trade future Hall of Famer and fan favorite Ken Griffey Jr. to the Reds for Mike Cameron and three prospects.

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