- TIL that Hal Newhouser, a scout, quit his job after the Astros refused to sign Derek Jeter at his urging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/derek_jeter#draft 95 comments baseball
- TIL that George Steinbrenner approved a trade that would have sent pitcher Mariano Rivera to the Seattle Mariners for shortstop Félix Fermín. Gene Michael (VP of Scouting) eventually talked him out of it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/derek_jeter#1995.e2.80.931998 16 comments baseball
- TIL Astros GM Hal Newhouser wanted to draft Derek Jeter in '92, and resigned in protest because the Astros were too cheap to draft him. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/derek_jeter#draft 26 comments baseball
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