Template:Today in Baseball/March 17

January 7: Today's featured birthday is that of Rob Maurer, who turns 58.

1884 - The Union Association opens its first (and only) season that some consider to be of major league status. Bill Sweeney picks up the first of his 40 wins.
1886 - The Sporting News (later to be known as the "Bible of Baseball") publishes its first issue.
1946 - The Montreal Royals and Brooklyn Dodgers face off in spring training; Montreal features Jackie Robinson, marking the first contest by an integrated team in Organized Baseball in the 20th Century.
1990 - The Chinese Professional Baseball League opens its first season. The Brother Elephants lose to the President Lions, 4-3. Fu-Ming Tu gets the win. Jung-Tai Sung gets the first hit in league history.
2005 - In a hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, Mark McGwire refuses to testify about whether he took steroids. Rafael Palmeiro (pictured) angrily denies ever taking them; he will be suspended later this season for a positive steroid test.

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