Miguel Tejada has signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins. Yes, you read that right. The former American League MVP back in 2002 is attempting a comeback in the majors less than a week before he’s going to turn the ripe young age of 40.
We decided to check in on pop culture and what was happening when Tejada made his MLB debut with the Oakland Athletics back in 1997.
Florida Marlins Win the World Series
Marv Albert Stood Trial for Forcible Sodomy
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Titanic Took Home 11 Oscars
“Wannabe” by the Spice Girls Was the Craze
Ellen Came out of the Closet
Notorious B.I.G. Killed
39 Die in Heaven’s Gate Mass Suicide in San Diego
President Clinton Celebrates his 51st Birthday and is Inaugurated for Second Term
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Mike Tyson Bites Evander Holyfield’s Ear in Fight
“I Believe I Can Fly” Was a Sensation
Princess Diana Killed in Car Accident
DVD Players Sell for $500
FCC Forces Cell Phone Companies to Make 911 Calls Available to Everyone
Desmond Howard of the Green Bay Packers Wins Super Bowl MVP
Peyton Manning Announced He’s Returning to Tennessee for Senior Season
Chicago Bulls Win NBA Finals Against the Utah Jazz
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