April 6: Kirby Puckett earned his 2000th hit in Minnesota's 5-0 win over California.
April 11: Minnesota's Kirby Puckett suffers a sprained thumb, out for 6 weeks
April 11: Robby Thompson signs a 5 year, $19M contract with San Francisco, with a player option for the 5th year.
April 15: Atlanta's Jeff Blauser suffers a sprained lat, out for 5 weeks.
April 15: Seattle's Randy Johnson throws the season's first no-hitter, the second of his career, in a 6-0 victory over Milwaukee.
April 16: Pittsburgh's Jon Lieber suffers a ruptured UCL, done for the year.
April 18: California announces Chili Davis done for the year with a concussion.
April 19: Montreal's Larry Walker suffers an intercostal strain, out for 4 weeks.
April 24: Pittsburgh's Andy Van Slyke suffers a fractured finger, out for 5 weeks.
April 26: Greg Maddux signs a 6 year, $31.8M contract extension with Atlanta.
April 27: Cal Ripken Jr's consecutive games played streak ends at 1,918 games after suffering a shoulder injury that will keep him out for 2 weeks.
Top Pitchers: Greg Maddux (Atlanta), Randy Johnson (Seattle)
Top Batters: Jeff Bagwell (Houston), Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle)
Top Rookies: Bob Hamelin (Los Angeles), Trent Hubbard (Colorado)
