NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

* ORIGIN:

On March 9, 1995, major league owners unanimously vote to admit two new teams, Arizona and Tampa Bay. Each team pays $130 million to join the league.

* PROBABLE OPENING-DAY LINEUP

1. Devon White: CF

2. Jay Bell: SS

3. Karim Garcia: RF

4. Matt Williams: 3B

5. Travis Lee: 1B

6. Yamil Benitez: LF

7. Jorge Fabregas: C

8. Andy Stankiewicz: 2B

9. Andy Benes: P

* PROBABLE ROSTER (and How Acquired):

Catchers

Jorge Fabregas: expansion draft

Kelly Stinnett: expansion draft

Damian Miller: expansion draft

Infielders

Jay Bell: free agent

Matt Williams: trade

Tony Batista: expansion draft

Travis Lee: free agent

Andy Stankiewicz: free agent

Outfielders

Yamil Benitez: expansion draft

Devon White: trade

Karim Garcia: expansion draft

Harvey Pulliam: trade

Brent Brede: expansion draft

Chris Jones: free agent

Starting Pitchers

Andy Benes: free agent

Willie Blair: free agent

Brian Anderson: expansion draft

Jeff Suppan: expansion draft

Joel Adamson: expansion draft

Bullpen

Felix Rodriguez: trade

Omar Daal: expansion draft

Russ Springer: expansion draft

Kirt Ojala: trade

Bob Wolcott: expansion draft

* STADIUM: Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix.

* SEATING: 48,500

* DIMENSIONS: 330 feet down left field line, 407 to center, 334 to right. Expected to be the second-best hitters’ park in baseball, behind Colorado’s Coors Field.

* MANAGER: Buck Showalter

* COACHES: Brian Butterfield, Mark Connor, Dwayne Murphy, Jim Presley, Glenn Sherlock, Carlos Tosca