Template:Today in Baseball/January 22

June 23: Today's featured birthday is that of Hensley Meulens, who turns 59.

• 1913 - The New York Highlanders get permission from the New York Giants to use the Polo Grounds and will remain there for a decade, becoming known as the "Yankees".
• 1929 - The New York Yankees announce the usage of numbers on the back of player's uniforms, a practice that will become standard quickly.
• 1976 - Robin Roberts and Bob Lemon are voted into the Hall of Fame.
• 1997 - Katsuo Osugi is elected into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
• 2003 - Minnesota Twins part-timer David Ortiz (pictured) signs as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox, where he will become a star immediately.

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