– Todd Steverson November 17 – Billy McMillon November 19 – Andy Sheets November 20 – Kevin Lomon November 20 – Gabe White November 21 – John Roper November 23 – Ryan McGuire November 23 – Matt Miller November 23 – Eddie Oropesa November 23 – Aaron Small November 25 – Tavo Álvarez November 27 – Iván Rodríguez November 28 – Bill Simas November 30 – Ray Durham November 30 – Matt Lawton December December 6 – José Contreras December 6 – Adam Hyzdu December 8 – Garvin Alston December 9 – Todd Van Poppel December 11 – Willie Cañate December 13 – Greg Mullins December 14 – Eric Ludwick December 15 – Héctor Ramírez December 16 – Jeff Granger December 17 – Bret Hemphill December 20 – Marc Valdes December 22 – Jon Ratliff December 24 – Alex Cabrera December 26 – Jay Tessmer December 26 – Carlos Valdéz December 28 – Benny Agbayani December 28 – Melvin Nieves December 30 – Travis Baptist December 31 – Esteban Loaiza December 31 – Brian Moehler Deaths January January 1 – Luis Aparicio Sr., 58, legendary Venezuelan shortstop and father of Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio. January 1 – Joe Lotz, 79, pitcher who worked in 12 games for the 1916 St. Louis Cardinals. January 1 – Harry Rice, 69, outfielder noted for his defense who also hit .300 five times; played in 1,034 games between 1923 and 1933 for five clubs, principally the St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers. January 7 – Dud Lee, 71, infielder for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox in the 1920s. January 7 – Hal Rhyne, 71, shortstop who played from 1926 to 1933 for the Pirates, Red Sox and White Sox. January 9 – Elmer Flick, 94, Hall of Fame right fielder and lifetime .313 hitter who led AL in triples three times, steals twice, and batting and runs once each. January 12 – Cy Malis, 63, pitcher who threw 3 innings of relief for the Philadelphia Phillies in his only MLB game, on August 17, 1934. January 22 – Dorothy Comiskey Rigney, 54, principal owner of the Chicago White Sox from December 10, 1956 to February 7, 1959, when she sold her controlling interest to Bill Veeck. January 27 – Bruce Connatser, 68, first baseman for 1931–1932 Cleveland Indians; later a longtime scout. January 31 – Steve Yerkes, 82, second baseman