The
San Francisco Giants went on to win the
National League West Division title with a 90–72 record, two games better than the
Los Angeles Dodgers. The Chicago White Sox finished 80–81, six games behind the American League Central Division champion Cleveland Indians. The Giants were swept by the
Florida Marlins (now the
Miami Marlins) in the
National League Division Series. The Indians also lost to the Marlins in the
World Series.
Wilson Álvarez and
Roberto Hernández would both join the expansion
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (now the Tampa Bay Rays) as free agents in the offseason and spend several years with the team, while
Danny Darwin would pitch one more season for the Giants before retiring in 1998. In 2000, the White Sox won the American League Central with an American League-best record of 95–67. They made the playoffs but were swept in the
Division Series by the American League
wild card team, the
Seattle Mariners. Foulke and Howry were a large part of their
bullpen, with Foulke earning 34 saves in his role as
closer. However, the middle of the batting order went a combined 3-for-40 in the series, and the Sox were swept in three games. The 2000 San Francisco Giants also won their division, with an MLB-best record of 97–65. However, none of the players acquired from the 1997 trade were still playing with the team during the
2000 season. The Giants also lost in the
Division Series, this time to the
New York Mets who went on to lose to the
New York Yankees in the
World Series. Keith Foulke played in MLB until the 2008 season, after which he played one more season for the
Newark Bears of the independent
Atlantic League before retiring at the end of 2009. On December 8, 2008, Howry reunited with the Giants, signing a one-year contract. Manning never made it to the major leagues, and Vining only played 8 games with the White Sox during his Major League career. Shortstop Mike Caruso showed signs of being a solid hitter, batting .306 his rookie year, but was a poor fielder. ==Legacy==