New York Mets Carlos Beltran poses for a portrait at New York Mets Spring Training in Port St. Lucie, Fla., on Feb. 21, 2005. (Robert Seale/Sporting News)
Detroit Tigers Todd Jones poses for a portrait at the spring training facility, Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla., on March 14, 2007. (Albert Dickson/ Sporting News)
Jan. 21, 1960 - Stan Musial asks for, and receives, a pay cut from $100,000 to $80,000 a year. Musial says he was overpaid in 1957 and 1958, and his salary should be cut based on his 1959 performance.
Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams (center) with some of his Navy and Marine flying comrades at a coffee bar at the Pensacola Naval Air Station. (Sporting News Archives)