"1968 - The Astros trade 3B Bob Aspromonte, who lost his job to Doug Rader, to the Braves for infielder Marty Martinez. Aspro was the last original Colt .45 on Houston's roster, and when he retires, he will be the last Brooklyn Dodger to play in the majors. 1975 - Ted Turner enters a tentative purchase agreement to buy the Atlanta Braves. 2008 - The Atlanta Braves acquire pitchers Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan from the Chicago White Sox in a deal for Tyler Flowers, Jon Gilmore, Brent Lillibridge and Santos Rodriguez."
"2019 - Mike Soroka of the Braves is named the winner of the Tip O'Neill Award given out by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame to honor the best Canadian player of the past year. He went 13-4, 2.68 as a rookie in leading the Braves to a division title. 2019 - Josh Donaldson is named the winner of the NL Comeback Player of the Year Award after bouncing back from a season almost completely lost to injury to be one the Braves' best offensive players. In the AL, Cleveland's Carlos Carrasco is the winner after returning from a mid-season diagnostic of leukemia."
"2020 - Cole Hamels agrees to a one-year contract with the Braves for $18 million. 2010 - The Red Sox acquire All-Star 1B Adrian Gonzalez from San Diego for three prospects, P Casey Kelly, 1B Anthony Rizzo and OF Reymond Fuentes; Kelly and Fuentes are former first round picks in the amateur draft and are considered prize catches for the Friars, although Rizzo will turn out to be the best of the three. The move also means that 1B Kevin Youkilis will move across the diamond to 3B, where he played in the minor leagues, and signals that the Sox have given up hopes of re-signing 3B Adrian Beltre, their best hitter last season. The deal will be official in two days when Gonzalez signs a seven-year contract with Boston, worth $154 million. 2010 - The Yankees and SS Derek Jeter agree on a three-year deal worth $51 million, with an option for a fourth year. 2010 - The Cardinals sign free agent 1B Lance Berkman fr"
Key MLB transactions and awards between 1968 and 2020 featured trades, purchases, free-agent signings, and player honors. Bob Aspromonte was traded from Houston to Atlanta in 1968, ending the presence of an original Colt .45 and marking the final Brooklyn Dodger-era major leaguer. Ted Turner moved toward ownership of the Braves in 1975. The Braves made notable roster moves in 2008 and 2020 and celebrated players with awards in 2019. In 2010 Boston acquired Adrian Gonzalez in a major trade, the Yankees re-signed Derek Jeter, and the Cardinals added Lance Berkman.
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