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April 19: Today's featured birthday is that of Scott Kamieniecki, who turns 60.
- 1958 - Juan Pizarro opens the 1958 Caribbean Series with a 17-strikeout effort, setting a new Caribbean Series record.
- 1972 - Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues.
- 1983 - Mickey Mantle (pictured) is asked to sever his ties to Major League Baseball after getting a job at a casino.
- 1987 - Braudilio Vinent retires from play in the Cuban National League. He won 221 games with 2,134 strikeouts in his twenty-year career.
- 2015 - Pinar del Río becomes the first Cuban team to win a Caribbean Series in 55 years when they win the 2015 Caribbean Series; Frederich Cepeda is named Caribbean Series MVP.
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