Joe Carter Trades and Transactions

The Joe Carter trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Joe Carter has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

“I was having a bad (1993 World) Series at the plate. Just awful. All I was looking for was a pitch to put into to play. Get a good look at it and take an ugly swing. I never, ever thought that ball I hit would leave the park. It was a moment and a swing that will be with me forever .“ - Joe Carter

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Joe Carter

Joe Carter Autograph on a 1992 Stadium Club (#10)

Joe Carter Autograph on a 1992 Stadium Club (#10)
 

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Birth Name:   Joseph Chris Carter
Nickname:   Joe
Born On:   03-07-1960  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Millwood High School (Oklahoma City, OK)
College:   Wichita State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   215
First Game:   07-30-1983 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-28-1998
Draft:   1981 : 1st Round (2nd)
Joe Carter

Trades & Transactions

06-08-1981: Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) — free-agent draft.
06-13-1984: Traded by Chicago Cubs (with Mel Hall and Don Schulze) to Cleveland Indians for Rick Sutcliffe, George Frazier and Ron Hassey.
12-06-1989: Traded by Cleveland Indians to San Diego Padres for Sandy Alomar, Jr., Chris James and Carlos Baerga.
12-05-1990: Traded by San Diego Padres (with Roberto Alomar) to Toronto Blue Jays for Fred McGriff and Tony Fernandez.
10-30-1992: Granted free agency.
12-07-1992: Signed by Toronto Blue Jays.
10-28-1997: Granted free agency.
12-12-1997: Signed by Baltimore Orioles.
07-23-1998: Traded by Baltimore Orioles to San Francisco Giants.
11-05-1998: Granted free agency.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Joe Carter trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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