This Day in History: 2000-12-19
December 19, 2012: The Red Sox sign free-agent Ryan Dempster to a two-year contract totalling $26.5 million; the right-handed pitcher will start 29 games during the regular season for the 2013 World Champion Red Sox compiling a record of 8-9, but the veteran Dempster is used sparingly by Boston in the postseason.