March 29

March 29 in Tampa Bay baseball:

1997

Games

• Spring Training:
  • Advanced-A: St. Petersburg (10-4) won, 10-4, over Tampa (New York (AL))
  • Class-A: Charleston (8-7) lost, 8-3, to Peoria (St. Louis)

Transactions

• The Devil Rays made their first minor league trade in franchise history by acquiring pitcher Terry Harvey from the Cleveland Indians organization in exchange for future considerations.
• Later the same day, they purchased Cesar Devarez from Baltimore.
• Ryan Arevelos was released.
• Sam Voita and Doug Carroll were assigned to Advanced-A St. Petersburg.
• Travis Whitson and Tom McKinnon were assigned to Class-A Charleston.
• Mike Kimbrell and Matt Kastelic were reassigned to extended spring training.

References

• Topkin, Marc (March 30, 1997). "Minor milestone: team's 1st trade". St. Petersburg Times: p. 5C.