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December 28: Today's featured birthday is that of Melvin Nieves, who turns 53.

• 1946 - Preacher Roe suffers a concussion in an altercation with a referee while coaching a high school basketball game.
• 1976 - Oscar Charleston (pictured) is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues.
• 1992 - The Indios de Mayagüez win the 1992 Caribbean Series with a 8 - 2 victory in the finale, paced by strong pitching from Roberto Hernández.
• 1995 - The Senadores de San Juan finish the 1995 Caribbean Series with a 6-0 record. The Puerto Rican "Dream Team" features Bernie Williams, Carlos Delgado, Edgar Martinez, Juan Gonzalez, Roberto Alomar, Carlos Baerga and Ruben Sierra.
• 1998 - Daiei Hawks star Hiroki Kokubo (the 1997 Pacific League slugging leader) is suspended for eight weeks for tax evasion.

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