South Side Sox · Apr 3, 2022
Today in White Sox History: April 3
Just a year ago, Yermín Mercedes started off his game against the Angels 3-for-3 and set a modern record of 8-for-8 to start a season.1991
The White Sox signed former two-sport All-Star Bo Jackson to an incentive-loaded contract, with a $700,000 base salary. Division rival Kansas City had released Jackson two weeks earlier, citing a hip injury suffered playing the NFL that was likely to end his career in both sports.
Jackson would have hip replacement surgery and not make a real impact until 1993, when he hit 16 home runs, but the move was a masterful stroke from a public relations standpoint.
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