page_title: 1997 Major League Baseball expansion draft
section_title: Results
hierarchical_section_title: 1997 Major League Baseball expansion draft / Results
caption_attribution_description: Reds at Orioles June 26, 2011.
context_page_description: The 1997 Major League Baseball expansion draft was conducted by Major League Baseball on November 18, 1997, in the Phoenix Civic Center to stock the major league rosters of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks, new major league expansion franchises that were set to start play in the 1998 season. Tampa Bay joined the American League East division, displacing the Detroit Tigers, and Arizona joined the NL West division.
context_section_description: The Devil Rays reportedly considered trading the player they were to select first. They chose Tony Saunders from the Florida Marlins.
caption: Miguel Cairo has played for 10 different Major League teams at 7 different positions (counting DH).
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