This Day in Baseball: Reggie Jackson Signs with the Yankees

By Precious Sanders @pdsanders99

On November 29, 1976, Baltimore free-agent Reggie Jackson agreed to a five-year, $3.5 million contract to join the New York Yankees. During Mr. October’s eventful tenure in the Big Apple, New York would win four divisions, three pennants, and two World Series.

Reggie Jackson at Yankee Stadium (Wikimedia Commons)