| | | Saturday, November 8th, 1997 | | Signed hitting coach Rodney Scott. | | Sunday, October 19th, 1997 | | Hitting Coach Carl Yastrzemski leaves the team, his contract was not renewed. | | Wednesday, August 20th, 1997 | | Activated RP Dan L Meyer from the injured list. | | Activated RP Dan L Meyer from the IL. | | Placed SP Kyle Gibson on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/17/1997. | | Thursday, June 19th, 1997 | | Drafted CF Kenny Lofton in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Clyde Beck in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 3, 13th overall pick). | | Drafted LF John Hatfield in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 3, 23rd overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Lance Niekro in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 3, 33rd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Ben Cardoni in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 3, 43rd overall pick). | | Drafted LF John Poff in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 3, 53rd overall pick). | | |
