1990 Other Team Sets

What happened to your favorite minor league team in 1990? Find out here. Since late 2009, the players of 1990 have been featured at Greatest21Days.com, one at a time. Here, they've been ordered here by team set, Star, Grand Slam and other team issue sets. 

Every player has a story. With the help of contemporaneous newspaper articles, find that story here.

Most recent players added Dec. 12, 2023

Nashville Sounds

1 - Paul Noce worked hard, knew he could play; Paid off with time in two ML seasons, 5/21/22

2 - Brian Lane faced ML pitcher on rehab; Saw six pro seasons, missed bigs himself, 5/22/22

3 - Scott Scudder got sent down, but he expected to return; He did, saw five ML seasons, 5/23/22

4 - Kip Gross chose Japan over the bigs and became a regular; Saw six ML seasons, five in Japan, 5/30/22

5 - Billy Bates picked up key World Series single for Reds, six others in two ML seasons, 6/4/22

6 - Larry Schmittou helped bring pro ball back to Nashville, focused on fans; Tried for bigs, 6/6/22

7 - Luis Vasquez pitched well in AA start, made AAA over four seasons; Missed bigs, 6/8/22

8 - Freddie Benavides went to work at AA, then made AAA and bigs; Later coached and managed, 6/15/22

9 - Keith Brown made bigs over four seasons; Returned personally from cancer, 6/16/22

10 - Chris Hammond had fun in two ML shutouts; Saw 14 ML seasons as starter, reliever, 6/18/22

11 - Milt Hill threw strikes enough to make bigs over four seasons, including with hometown Braves, 6/24/22

12 - Leo Garcia worked hard, made bigs in parts of two seasons; Later coached, 6/25/22

13 - Terry McGriff saw dream realized with draft; Made bigs over six seasons, later coached, 6/26/22

14 - Skeeter Barnes made bigs over nine seasons; Visualized return after lull, then made it, 6/19/22

15 - Rodney Imes helped AA team to win in title chase; Saw six pro seasons, made AAA, 7/2/22

Best Set

1 - Frank Thomas, Dimension of Power, 11/27/18
3 - Willie Ansley, More Passionate, 12/28/18
14 - Roger Salkeld, Through Injury, 11/6/18
19 - Tony Scruggs, Same Feeling, 1/6/19
45 - Lenny Webster, Tough Decision, 11/26/18
48 - Andy Mota, More Confident, 12/27/18
57 - Dave Fleming, Fully Appreciated, 11/9/18
66 - Bernie Jenkins, Set In, 11/28/18
72 - Andujar Cedeno, Base Hits, 12/29/18
83 - Tony Manahan, Showed Confidence, 11/8/18
84 - Ellerton Maynard, His Wheels, 11/17/18
85 - Ed Gustafason, Been Around, 11/25/18
95 - Luis Gonzalez, One Hit, 12/30/18
105 - Jonathan Hurst, In Heaven, 1/7/19
112 - Tony Eusebio, Hit Anything, 12/31/18
153 - Pat Lennon, Raised Him, 11/18/18
161 - Harold Allen, Work Habits, 1/1/19
187 - Barry Winford, Crossed Paths, 1/15/19
196 - Isaiah Clark, Mature Person,11/19/18
200 - Mike Arner, Hitting Spots, 1/8/19
205 - Wally Trice, New Pitch, 1/2/19
208 - Joey Wardlow, Was Hungry, 1/9/19
218 - Fred Costello, Never Know, 1/3/19
228 - Rich DeLucia, Of Relief, 11/20/18
233 - Greg Pirkl, New Position, 11/8/18
234 - Craig Newkirk, Quiet Style, 1/10/19
243 - Jeff Juden, Unique Player, 1/5/19
245 - Ryan Bowen, Hard Luck, 1/5/19
246 - Scott Taylor, Much Fun, 11/23/18
259 - Jim Newlin, Door Slammed, 11/16/18
268 - Mike Burton, Transferred Skills, 1/11/19
275 - Kenny Powell, One Run, 1/12/19
284 - Timmie Morrow, Slow Progress, 1/13/19
286 - Darrell Sherman, Scouts Doubted, 1/26/19
287 - Royal Clayton, Well-Kept, 1/27/19
288 - Jason Robertson, Two Ways, 1/28/19
289 - John Kilner, More Consistent, 1/29/19
290 - Jeff Mutis, Another Shot, 1/30/19
291 - Gary Alexander, Well-Rounded, 1/31/19
292 - Oreste Marrero, Father's Day, 2/1/19
293 - Mel Wearing, His Love, 2/2/19
294 - Scott Meadows, Got Comfortable, 2/3/19
295 - Pat Hentgen, Big Difference, 2/4/19
297 - Tim Stargell, Team MVP, 11/7/18
301 - Brian Romero, Felt Better, 1/14/19
306 - Tim Nedin, That Pitch, 1/16/19
307 - Derek Livernois, Player's Dream, 1/17/19
308 - Kerry Woodson, Big Butterflies, 11/9/18
309 - Sam Ferretti, Stuck With, 1/18/19
310 - Reuben Smiley, Next Time,
311 - Jim Campbell, High Pitches, 1/20/19
312 - Al Osuna, Established Himself, 1/4/19
313 - Luis Mercedes, Tough Situation, 1/21/19
314 - Billy Reed, Two Hits, 1/22/19
315 - Vince Harris, Played for Bochy, 1/23/19
316 - Jeff Carter, Hoped For, 1/24/19
317 - Dave Riddle, One Thing, 1/25/19

Cal League

Bakersfield Dodgers

230 - Kiki Jones started with high hopes as first-rounder, then injuries hit; Made AA, 9/24/20

231 - Fausto Tatis ended a 1991 win with a strikeout; Played three pro seasons, made high-A, 10/16/20

232 - Baltazar Mesa played three pro seasons, started an academy, then went to prison for drug trafficking, 9/18/20

233 - Napoleon Robinson saw a pitch get away and impact his first year; Played six seasons, made AAA, 10/17/20

234 - Jason Brosnan made an early bid for no-hitter in rookie ball; His bid for bigs lasted 14 seasons, never made it, 10/9/20

235 - Rich Crane took his pitch selectivity from college to the pros, saw three pro seasons, 9/22/20

236 - Mike Frame returned from spike in his pitching hand to play as pro; Saw two seasons, 10/17/20

237 - Jamie McAndrew got picked in first round; Later made bigs, but under less-than-expected circumstances, 9/21/20

238 - Tony Helmick worked to outsmart hitters; Did so in the pros over three seasons, made high-A, 9/23/20

239 - Frank Humber moved from Canada to Florida in HS to catch scouts; Played two pro seasons, made Olympics, 10/2/20

240 - Mike Potthoff hoped he'd be back from elbow injury at high-A; Returned only briefly, saw three seasons, 9/18/20

241 - John Braase helped keep college team's season alive; Played three pro seasons, made high-A, 10/16.20

242 - Barry Parisotto saw five pro seasons, played in Olympics for Canada, later made career in produce, 9/13/20

243 - Scott Bishop played two seasons in the minors, then returned for two in independent ball, 9/23/20

244 - Tom Beyers coached and managed and watched guys move up in minors over three decades, 9/19/20

245 - Anthony Garcia served as a trainer in baseball, soccer, boxing and high school, 9/23/20

246 - Goose Gregson has shown tremendous work ethic, energy over nearly five decades in game, 9/22/20

247 - Chris Morrow made it back from a sprained shoulder to play eight pro seasons, 10/14/20

248 - Steve O'Donnell used advice from his manager over four pro seasons; Made high-A, 10/13/20

249 - John Deutsch went from undrafted to fifth-rounder, then got his chance over five seasons; Made AA, 10/10/20

250 - Brock McMurray looked forward to moving up despite injuries; Topped out at high-A, 9/25/20

251 - Gary Forrester made early contact, got first pro hit; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 10/4/20

252 - Garrett Teel got his shot but majors didn't happen, then turned coach and instructor, 10/5/20

253 - Matt Howard took his double play skills to bigs in eighth season; Helped Mariano Rivera to first ML save, 9/12/20

254 - Brett Magnusson got invited to try out for Olympics; Played in seven pro seasons, coached, 9/25/20

255 - Tim Barker played decade in minors, got traded straight-up for Tim Wallach, 9/11/20

256 - Bryan Baar returned from slump to make AAA; Saw four pro seasons, missed bigs, 9/20/20

257 - Bryan Beals created runs in high school; Played  three pro seasons, made high-A, 10/16/20

258 - Jose Munoz waited nine full seasons to make the bigs; Made it for 17 games, found it great, 9/19/20

259 - Billy Lott impressed enough in high school for second round; Played nine seasons, made AAA, 10/15/20

260 - Billy Ashley worked to prove he was a big leaguer over seven major league seasons, 9/28/20

261 - Tom Goodwin's speed in college made him a first-rounder, big leaguer over 14 seasons, 9/15/20 

Modesto A's
149 - Scott Erwin, Complete Games, 8/7/17
150 - John Briscoe, Last Few, 8/15/17
151 - Todd Smith, Stayed With, 8/2/17
152 - Jim Lawson, Baseball Mechanics, 8/4/17
153 - Dana Allison, Really Something, 8/11/17
154 - Bill Taylor, Held It, 8/8/17
155 - Bronswell Patrick, Paid Off, 8/13/17
156 - Tim McCoy, Been Strong, 7/29/17
157 - Will Love, Early End, 8/12/17
158 - Joe Ortiz, Tough Road, 8/6/17
159 - Tim Vannaman, Good Season, 8/3/17
160 - Mike Messerly, Hit Baseballs, 8/5/17
161 - Keith Thomas, Had Tools, 7/24/17
162 - James Buccheri, More Confidence, 8/14/17
163 - Rod Correia, Remember This, 7/25/17
164 - Dean Borrelli, Many Stories, 7/23/17
165 - Ron Witmeyer, What Happens, 8/10/17
166 - Jim Waggoner, Tie Broken, 7/28/17
167 - Tom Carcione, Extraordinary Amount, 8/1/17
168 - Francisco Matos, Track Record, 7/27/17
169 - Dwayne Hosey, Box Scores, 8/9/17
170 - Keith Lofthus, To Adjust, 7/26/17
171 - Ted Kubiak, Good Attitude, 7/30/17
172 - Pete Richert, Pivotal Play, 7/31/17
173 - Dave Hollenback, Extra Duties, 8/4/17

Reno Silver Sox

262 - Ken Whitfield wanted the chance to see if he was a major leaguer; Briefly made AAA, not bigs, 11/30/20
263 - Tom Eiterman credited his college coaches for his quiet approach; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 12/15/20
264 - Clyde 'Pork Chop' Pough played in front of plenty over 16 pro seasons; Nickname proved memorable, 12/2/20

265 - Alex Ferran had a strong arm in outfield, later tried pitching; Made high-A, later played softball, 11/20/20

266 - Mike Easley hit go-ahead single in 1990 game; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 12/20/20
267 - Joel Chimelis watched over Pete Alonso at AAA as a coach; Made bigs for two days as a player, 11/24/20

268 - Barry Blackwell got off to a strong start at high-A in 1990; Saw three pro seasons, 11/27/20
269 - Keith Charbonnet came through in clutch over 12 pro seasons; Made AA, played in independent ball, 11/22/20
270 - Tim Donahue stayed positive over three pro seasons, made high-A; Later saw his son turn pro, 11/21/20

271 - Carlos Mota took pride in his defense over 12 pro seasons; Made AAA, saw independent ball, 12/12/20
272 - Shawn Barton played professionally for nine seasons, realized how lucky he was; Made high-A, 12/13/20

273 - Kaha Wong helped club to 1990 win, later helped his sons Kolten and Kean to bigs, 12/24/20
274 - Gary Nalls got off to slow start in second pro season; Played in six total, made AA, 12/6/20
275 - Milt Harper worked to win over decade as pro, made AA, Taiwan; Died in Taiwan in 1993 at age 31, 11/20/20
276 - Keith Shepherd got noticed by two stars, saw time in four ML seasons, 11/24/20

277 - Mike Soper threw sinkerballs and saved games; Saw six pro seasons, made AAA, 12/4/20
278 - Jeff Whitney returned to play after injury, year away; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 12/4/20
279 - Cecil Pettiford helped Salt Lake to 1992 division title; Saw seven pro seasons, made AA, 12/15/20
280 - Bill Wertz made major league debut in hometown; Saw time over two big league seasons, 12/1/20
281 - Felix Caraballo began as a baseball player, made high-A; Later settled in new job, became street sweeper, 11/19/20

282 - Greg Paxton threw strikes, let his defense work; Saw two pro seasons, made high-A, 12/5/20
283 - Chris Cole showed good location in 1990 start; Saw two pro seasons, made high-A, 11/24/20

284 - Gerry Clark had a live, young arm in college; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 12/5/20
285 - Tad Powers played in four minors seasons and in Australia; Became a baseball entrepreneur, 11/26/20
286 - Mike Brown believed in his players over five seasons as manager; Also played, 12/18/20

287 - Ben Gallo played seven seasons, then turned  coach at Reno, worked on pitcher concentration, 12/19/20
288 - Dean Treanor once served as an undercover police officer; Later served as major league bullpen coach, 12/9/20

289 - Rich St. John served as an Indians minors trainer two seasons; Started in college, 12/25/20
290 - Jerry Maldonado earned Bronze Star in Vietnam, served as teacher and, for a time, with hometown baseball team, 12/16/20
291 - Todd Karli served as top-notch radio broadcaster for Reno, has since done same in TV sports, news, 11/21/20

292 - Jack Patton won executive of year honors in Cal League in 1989; Saw Reno, Riverside, Bakersfield, 12/19/20

Star
Albany Yankees
1 - Darrin Chapin, First Pitch, 5/11/19
2 - Royal Clayton, Well Kept, 6/3/19
3 - Andy Cook, Worked Out, 5/29/19
4 - Bobby Dickerson, Taught Him, 5/19/19
5 - Doug Gogolewski, Closed for Mariano, 5/14/19
6 - Freddie Hailey, Stayed Pumped, 5/30/19
7 - Scott Kamieniecki, Good Things, 5/10/19
8 - Pat Kelly, World Stage, 5/21/18
9 - Mitch Lyden, Couldn't Script, 5/20/19
10 - Ramon Manon, Few Adjustments, 5/17/19
11 - Billy Masse, Proved Himself, 6/4/19
12 - Vince Phillips, Four Years, 5/23/19
13 - John Ramos, Be Ready, 5/13/19
14 - Carlos Rodriguez, Extended Stay, 5/24/19
15 - Jerry Rub, Tough Situation, 6/5/19
16 - Andy Skeels, Become Evident, 5/27/19
17 - Don Sparks, Program Credit, 5/12/19
18 - Greg Sparks, Pressure Situations, 5/15/19
19 - Don Stanford, Setup Man, 5/25/19
20 - Wade Taylor, Showed Confidence, 6/1/19
21 - Ricky Torres, Long Reliever, 5/9/19
22 - Bernie Williams, Fans Know, 6/2/19
23 - Bob Zeihen, Took Advantage, 5/18/19
24 - Rick Down, Hands-On, 5/22/19
25 - Joe Lefebvre, Play Ball, 5/26/19
26 - Glenn Sherlock, Good People, 5/28/19
27 - Mark Shiflett, Strong Pitching, 5/16/19
28 - Tim Weston, Professional Manner, 5/31/19

Baseball City Royals (31)

Mike Alvarez turned from pitching to long career as coach, 12/28/23

Jose Anglero made AAA early, saw six seasons, missed bigs, 1/28/24
Mike Beall got out of single-A slump, saw three pro seasons, 1/20/24
Jacob Brumfield returned from bad injury to see 7 ML seasons, 1/1/24
Sean Collins played 7 pro seasons, 5 independent, coached, 1/19/24
Huascar DeLeon got key out at Appleton, saw four pro seasons, 1/21/24
Bill Drohan pitched well in high school, saw 4 pro seasons, 12/14/23
Linton Dyer tried different plate approach, saw six seasons, 1/14/24
Mark Farnsworth helped keep players healthy over decades, 2/4/24
Jeff Garber used his work ethic to make AAA, later manage, 1/9/24
Chris Garibaldo got signed in 'danger zone,' saw 3 seasons, 12/13/23
Greg Harvey worked on his mechanics over five pro seasons, 12/23/23
Steve Hoeme picked up confidence at AA, saw nine pro seasons, 12/16/23
Bobby Holley's career spanned decade, made AAA with Mariners, 12/27/23
Brad Hopper got fair shot at Fullerton, saw four pro seasons, 12/17/23
Ron Johnson became the perfect AAA manager, passed in 2021, 1/25/24
Gary Koenig played 2 seasons, later turned high school coach, 1/30/24
Kevin Long missed bigs as player, has seen four WS as coach, 12/30/23
John McCormick saw four pro seasons, made high-A with Royals, 12/29/23
Steve Otto used his stuff to see 3 pro seasons with Royals, 12/26/23
Mark Parnell impressed at tryout, played four pro seasons, 12/20/23
Hipolito Pichardo threw gem as rookie, saw decade in bigs, 1/6/24
Ben Pierce liked pitching in relief, saw four pro seasons, 12/17/23
Brian Poldberg spent career with Royals, managed in hometown, 2/6/24
Darryl Robinson willed his hitters to hit, played 12 seasons, 1/7/24
Kevin Shaw was once a prospect, saw seven seasons, made AA, 1/17/24
Randy Vaughn worked on concentrating over 3 seasons, made AA, 1/31/24
Hugh Walker reminded Royals scouts of Bo, missed majors, 1/10/24
Darren Watkins got hurt, missed chance to impress, made AAA, 1/16/24
Mike Webster got strong in high school, made 2 pro seasons, 1/11/24
Don Wright paid attention to pitches over four pro seasons, 1/13/24

Bluefield Orioles

Matt Anderson couldn't wait to turn pro, saw six seasons, 10/8/11
Mattie Asencio joined Wausau Dominicans, saw 2 seasons, 7/1/21
Derek Bell got help from baseball school, saw 2 seasons, 11/19/24
Brett Benge had rough start, saw 3 pro seasons, single-A, 10/27/24
Robert Burguillos went from Venezuela to pros, 18 games, 11/9/24
Bo Davis played over three pro seasons, passed in 2005, 2/13/16
Doug Flowers impressed in college, played 3 pro seasons, 11/24/24
Gordon Graham turned pro from high school, saw 2 seasons, 11/30/24
Roy Hodge worked to play well over 9 seasons, made AA, 11/3/24
Ihosvany Marquez played, went to prison for Medicaid fraud, 11/20/24
Juan Mercedes had strong Bluefield outing, saw 3 seasons, 11/26/24
Jose Millares strived for majors over 7 seasons, made AA, 11/21/24
Shawn O'Connell threw hard in high school, saw 4 seasons, 10/21/24
John O'Donoghue wasn't drafted, but he made the majors, 11/12/24
German Paredes got hot Bluefield start, saw two seasons, 10/20/24
Dan Ramirez played at Memorial Stadium, saw 5 seasons, AA, 10/28/24
Stewart Ruiz signed out of Venezuela, played 3 seasons, 10/29/24
Keith Schmidt hit 1st Kane County home run, saw 6 seasons, 1/25/16
Scott Sprick took his pro chance to high-A with Orioles, 11/17/24
Mike Thomas saw minors with Orioles, college FB with UNC, 11/16/24
Brad Tippitt started, relieved over three pro seasons, 10/26/24
Mike Wiley started and relieved over two pro seasons, 10/19/24

Bristol Tigers
1 - Jimmy Alder, Crushed It, 7/5/18
2 - Vince Bradford, Went Back, 7/12/18
3 - Tony Clark, Did Improve, 7/17/18
4 - Daniel Cruz, Two Positions, 7/11/18
5 - Brian Dubose, Looked Forward, 7/18/18
6 - Carlos Fermin, Game Winner, 7/16/18
7 - Mike Guilfoyle, That Feeling, 7/6/18
8 - Greg Haeger, Second Transition, 7/13/18
9 - Chris Hall, Two Honors, 7/10/18
10 - Jimmy Henry, His Resume, 7/14/18
11 - Luis Hernandez, Didn't Move, 7/7/18
12 - Adrian Jordan, Quick Start, 7/9/18
13 - Dave Keating, Deciding Factor, 7/13/18
14 - Jose Lima, His Time, 7/15/18
15 - Felipe Lira, Good Game, 7/8/18
16 - Bub Maietta, Door Opened, 7/19/18
17 - Michael Mauro, Most Rewarding, 7/22/18
18 - Kevin Miller, Greatest Joy, 7/21/18
19 - Paul Reinisch, Good Run, 7/22/18
20 - Bob Riker, Career Continued, 7/20/18
21 - Keith Roberts, Extended Lead, 7/23/18
22 - Luis Salazar, Brief Career, 7/29/18
23 - Randy Stokes, One Place, 7/28/18
24 - Alex Ubina, Late Selection, 7/25/18
25 - Brad Wilson, Home Runs, 7/27/18
26 - Shannon Withem, His Choice, 7/28/18
27 - Kenn Cunningham, Leadership Added, 7/27/18
28 - Rich Henning, Fundamentals Stressed, 7/24//18
29 - Steve Weber, Other Breaks, 8/1/18
30 - Boyce Cox, Hard Work, 8/3/18

Canton-Akron Indians

1 - Jim Bruske enjoyed the moment of Dodger Stadium debut; Saw time in five ML seasons, 3/3/21

2 - Al Collins threw single-A no-hitter; Played eight pro seasons, made AAA, 4/12/21
3 - Mike Curtis was once traded for future considerations; Saw nine pro seasons, made AAA, 4/14/21
4 - Daren Epley learned fundamentals in college; Saw six pro seasons, made AAA, 4/15/21
5 - Jeff Fassero had time of life in ML near-no-hitter; Saw 16 big league campaigns, 3/13/21

6 - Sam Ferretti worked to stay as long as they kept him; Played eight pro seasons, made AAA, 3/1/21
7 - Jason Jackson never liked to look at his stats; Played eight pro seasons, made AA, 3/2/21

8 - Carl Keliipuleole helped college coach to milestone win; Saw five pro seasons, made AA, 3/17/21
9 - Mark Lewis worked to avoid overconfidence; Top pick saw time in 11 ML seasons, 2/26/21

10 - Al Liebert cut down crucial runner in 1990 game at AA; Played eight seasons, made AAA, 3/19/21
11 - Gregory McMichael returned from minors knee surgery to make eight major league seasons, 3/20/21
12 - Francisco Melendez grew comfortable at plate, saw bigs over five seasons, 2/27/21

13 - Jeff Mutis improved his velocity, got another ML shot, saw four ML campaigns, 3/21/21
14 - Charles Nagy knew how to pitch in bigs over 14 seasons, later turned ML pitching coach, 3/22/21
15 - Greg Roscoe pitched inside over six pro seasons; Made AAA in two, not bigs, 3/23/21
16 - Miguel Sabino started with the Braves, then went to Indians in trade; Made AA over four seasons, not bigs, 3/26/21
17 - Casey Webster showed some power at single-A; Played six seasons, made AAA, not bigs, 3/27/21
18 - Delwyn Young made successful dashes throughout his career; Saw 12 pro seasons, made AAA, 2/28/21

19 - Roberto Zambrano returned from injury, hit some home runs; Played two decades, made AAA, Mexico, 3/31/21
20 - Ken Bolek worked to teach fundamentals as minors manager, later as youth academy director, 4/2/21
21 - Lee Kuntz knew as a trainer he had to know the player, and observe; He also made the majors, 4/17/21

Columbus Mudcats

1 - Harold Allen went after people on mound over six pro seasons; Made AAA, not bigs, 1/31/21

2 - Willie Ansley impressed scouts enough for seventh overall pick; Saw seven pro seasons, made AAA, 2/4/21
3 - Eric Anthony had a quick bat with pop, worked  to be consistent; Made bigs over nine seasons, 2/7/21
4 - Jeff Baldwin didn't have speed, he just knew he had to play harder; Saw seven ML games, 2/5/21
5 - Daven Bond amassed knowledge of game over seven pro seasons; Made AAA, later coached, 2/8/21
6 - Mike Browning focused in college; Played decade-plus in pros, made AAA, not bigs, 2/11/21
7 - Andujar Cedeno worked to get base hits over seven seasons in majors; Died in 2000 crash at 31, 2/10/21

8 - Fred Costello hoped move to hometown team meant bigs; Made AAA, not bigs, 1/30/21

9 - Todd Credeur's time in college was remembered; Played five pro seasons, made AA, 2/12/21
10 - Tony Eusebio hit in many different situations over nine major league seasons, all with the Astros, 2/14/21
11 - Luis Gonzalez had a few good years over 19 ML seasons - and one particularly good  WS swing, 2/2/21

12 - Rusty Harris hit minors double off Valenzuela; Saw six seasons, made AAA, 2/15/21
13 - Dean Hartgraves didn't lose hope, made bigs in ninth pro season; Saw three ML campaigns, 2/9/21
14 - Bert Hunter found wooden bats biggest adjustment to pros; Played nine seasons, made AAA, 2/16/21
15 - Bernie Jenkins played seven seasons, made AA, then knew he'd see disappointment, 2/17/21
16 - Joe Mikulik recorded 1,000th pro hit in 1992; Played 11 pro seasons, never made bigs, 2/18/21
17 - Andy Mota worked hard, improved enough for 27 ML games; Later became player agent, 2/20/21
18 - Joe Ortiz made it to AAA after others' injuries; Saw seven games, missed bigs, 2/11/21
19 - Al Osuna established himself enough to see time in six major league seasons, 2/21/21
20 - Edinson Renteria started as street vendor in native Venezuela, then played baseball; Made AAA, 2/6/21
21 - John Sheehan picked up a three-inning save at single-A; Saw six pro seasons, made AA, 2/22/21
22 - Rich Simon responded to AA challenge; Made AAA over nine games, missed bigs, 2/23/21
23 - Dennis Tafoya showed dedication and commitment to community at AA; Saw seven seasons, not bigs, 2/7/21
24 - Wally Trice found variation of screwball in minors; Saw seven pro seasons, never found bigs, 2/25/21
25 - Rick Sweet had that mentality to be minors manager; Saw bigs over three seasons as player, 2/1/21

25 - Bob Robertson played a decade in bigs, later coached minors; Missed bunt sign in World Series, hit home run, 2/12/21
25 - Charley Taylor enjoyed trip to bigs as coach in 2005 after quarter century of getting others there, 2/13/21
26 - Ron Porterfield couldn't play anymore, so he chose training; Made bigs with Tampa, Dodgers, 2/13/21
27 - Diamond Jim Devitt earned two Purple Hearts in Vietnam, then worked in radio, TV and advertising in Columbus, Ga., 2/14/21
28 - Tom Madison - as Mason Dixon - helped run Columbus, Ga., radio station; Also got own baseball card, 2/15/21
29 - Belinda Kay earned fans middays at Columbus, Ga.'s South 106; Got sponsor card with Mudcats, 2/16/21

Dunedin Blue Jays
1 - Chris Beacom, Smooth Transition, 2/6/18
2 - Denis Boucher, Great Honour, 1/19/18
3 - Pete Blohm, Same Thing, 2/2/18
4 - Tim Brown, Perfect Game, 3/2/18
5 - Domingo Cedeno, Part Time, 3/1/18
6 - Jesse Cross, Biggest Day, 1/17/18
7 - Juan De La Rosa, Big Hit, 2/15/18
8 - Rich DePastino, Work Ethic, 2/17/18
9 - Ray Giannelli, Other Way, 1/25/18
10 - Tim Hodge, No Regrets, 2/5/18
11 - Vince Horsman, Job Done, 8/30/16
12 - Jeff Irish, Two Sports, 1/21/18
13 - Jeff Kent, Emotionally Level, 2/22/18
14 - Greg O'Halloran, Second Sport, 12/7/17
15 - Blaine Rudolph, Two Innings, 1/22/18
16 - Al Silverstein, Next Thing, 2/11/18
17 - Marcos Taveras, Helluva Hit, 1/23/18
18 - Mike Taylor, Successful Season, 2/7/18
19 - Ryan Thompson, Went Out, 1/24/18
20 - Mike Timlin, Playoff Games, 2/4/18
21 - Jason Townley, Worked Out, 1/20/18
22 - Ricky Trlicek, Important Thing, 2/3/18
23 - Anthony Ward, Own Strengths, 1/20/18
24 - David Weathers, How Special, 2/28/18
25 - Mark Young, As Long, 1/21/18
26 - Dennis Holmberg, New Characters, 2/24/18
27 - Bill Monbouquette, Pitching Teacher, 1/16/18
28 - Jon Woodworth, With Experience, 1/22/18

Erie Sailors

 - Jay Boyce hit big home run at Boise; Saw five seasons over decade, 11/4/23
 - Mark Cerny got good single at Billings; Played over two seasons, 10/30/23
 - Stan Cook proved patient in first pro season; Career spanned two seasons, 10/1/23
 - Brian Currie credited his father for being a lefty; Played four pro seasons, 10/8/23
 - Gary Daniels worked to beat pitchers; Played single pro season, 10/28/23
 - Mal Fichman's remembered for in-game mascot disguise, but career was much more, 11/4/23
 - D.J. Floyd proved quite a player in high school; Saw four pro seasons, made single-A, 9/29/23
 - Brian Golden geared up for baseball in college by swimming; Saw five pro campaigns, 9/30/23
 - Van Golmont played final college year on road; Saw three pro seasons, made single-A, 10/31/23
 - Mike Holland wasn't afraid to make mistakes; Made pros in single season, 10/7/23
 - Mike Jockish pitched well in summer league; Played three pro seasons, 11/6/23
 - Robbie Kemper worked on confidence in pros; Saw two seasons, 10/11/23
 - Mike Larson gave good outing at Boise; Later served as MLB scout, 10/14/23
 - Mike Lomeli tried to keep the ball down; Saw four pro seasons, 10/7/23
 - Darrell MacMillan drew notice in high school; Played two pro seasons, 10/2/23
 - Greg McCutcheon saw confidence boosted in college; Played three pro seasons, 10/9/23
 - Lincoln Mikkelsen pitched until past age 40; Played around world, 10/21/23
 - Tommy Mitchell saw six pro seasons, never wanted to leave game, 10/4/23
 - Andy Postema relied on his faith over two pro seasons, 10/22/23
 - Brian Reimsnyder hit well in college with Florida; Saw brief pro career, 10/7/23
 - Jerry Rizza saw three seasons, then turned accountant without regrets; Made short-season, 9/28/23
 - Ruben Rodriguez knew he had to work hard as pro; Saw three seasons, 10/7/23
 - Joe Roebuck showed promise in independent ball; Played seven pro seasons, 11/5/23
 - Shaun Sanderson served in utility role for Salt Lake City; Played two seasons, 10/8/23
 - Mike Songini got contract, grinned ear-to-ear; Played four seasons, 11/11/23
 - Al Stacey had big game for Geneva in 1989; Saw two pro seasons, 10/1/23
 - Rod Tafoya played and then continued playing, into his late-50s, 10/12/23
 - Dave Voit played four seasons in the minors and in Australia, 10/24/23
 - Brad Weitzel coached in college, briefly in pros and scouted, 10/10/23
 - Steve Woide turned to construction, then got signed; Played four pro seasons, 10/15/23
 - Garry Wurm played summer ball, then got signed; Saw three seasons, 10/17/23

Fort Lauderdale Yankees

1 - Rich Barnwell felt comfortable at the plate enough to see seven pro seasons; Made AAA, 4/4/21

2 - Frank Brubaker played two pro seasons, made high-A; His son has played seven, made bigs, 5/3/21

3 - Hernan Cortes had rocky start to pro career; Came back to see for pro seasons, made AA, 5/5/21
4 - Todd Devereaux liked to hit enough to make Division 1, turn pro; Saw two seasons, made high-A, 8/6/21
5 - Mike Draper got shifted from starting to relief, then made the bigs with another shift, to the Mets, 8/10/21

6 - Kirk Dulom buckled down, got back on college field and turned pro; Played single pro campaign, 2/4/21

7 - Rod Ehrhard didn't mind position switches, as long as he got to play; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 8/13/21

8 - Victor Garcia Jr. improved at AA Albany-Colonie; Made AAA, missed bigs, 5/2/21

9 - Kenny Greer made ML debut in game's 17th inning, got win; Saw nine total ML outings, 8/7/21
10 - Jeff Johnson got his slider going for the Yankees; Saw three major league seasons, 8/4/21
11- Jay Knoblauh played to win over seven pro seasons; Made AAA, missed bigs, 8/2/21

12 - Jeff Livesey received praise in high school, later played eight minors seasons, coached in minors, bigs, 3/29/21
13 - Skip Nelloms got discouraged at beginning, played three seasons, made high-A, 2/5/21

14 - Tom Newell started as outfielder, then turned to pitching; He then made bigs for two outings, 3/20/21

15 - Rey Noriega worked hard in college, turned pro as late-round pick; Saw five seasons, made AAA, 6/29/21
16 - Mark Ohlms showed his competitiveness on the field; Played seven seasons, made AAA, 3/23/21
17 - Ed Pimentel proved a leader in college; Saw two pro seasons, made high-A, 3/19/21

18 - Tom Popplewell took simple formula to nine pro seasons; Made AAA, 5/4/21
19 - Larry Stanford had right pitches to make bigs, but elbow injury left him short of majors, 3/16/21

20 - Dave Turgeon has gained close connections over 30-plus years in game; Played, then coached, 7/31/21
21 - Hector Vargas worked to make double plays at AA; Played more than decade, made AAA, 3/18/21
22 - Gerald Williams got plenty of playing time over 14 seasons in the bigs, 3/21/21
23 - Mike Hart spent enough time in the game, more than three decades, as player, coach, 7/28/21

24 - Dave Schuler concentrated as a pitcher, later worked with young pitchers to do same, 3/15/21

25 - Rob Thomson has earned trust of his players as majors coach with Yankees, Phillies, 8/9/21

26 - Mark Zettelmeyer loved baseball, had exciting career with Yankees with help of cousin, 5/6/21

27 - Adam Wagner served as trainer in high-A All-Star game and in Venezuela; Minors career proved brief, 7/30/21

Gastonia Rangers
1 - Mike Arner, Hitting Spots, 11/21/17
2 - Eric Bickhardt, His Makeup, 12/5/17
3 - Travis Buckley, His Love, 11/27/17
4 - Mike Burton, Transferred Skills, 11/27/17
5 - Jim Clinton, Kept Him, 11/20/17
6 - Joey Eischen, Unusual Approach, 11/23/17
7 - Troy Eklund, Thought Double, 11/18/17
8 - Brian Evans, Into Perspective, 11/22/17
9 - Jay Franklin, Deserved That, 11/30/17
10 - John Graves, Save Earned, 11/24/17
11 - Jonathan Hurst, In Heaven, 12/1/17
12 - Joe Lewis, Cut Down, 11/26/17
13 - Randy Marshall, Key Hit, 11/28/17
14 - Buddy Micheu, His Officers, 11/16/17
15 - Timmie Morrow, Slow Progress, 11/19/17
16 - Craig Newkirk, Quiet Style, 11/30/17
17 - Jose Oliva, Show People, 12/9/17
18 - Kenny Powell, One Run, 12/3/17
19 - Carl Randle, One Night, 11/29/17
20 - Brian Romero, Felt Better, 12/1/17
21 - Ronaldo Romero, Lost Friend, 12/7/17
22 - Tony Scruggs, Same Feeling, 12/2/17
23 - Brian Steiner, Hard Worker, 11/25/17
24 - Joey Wardlow, Was Hungry, 12/6/17
25 - Barry Winford, Crossed Paths, 12/4/17
26 - Orlando Gomez, Stayed Young, 12/9/17
27 - Marvin White, School Career, 11/17/17
28 - Perry Hill, Infield Guru, 12/2/17
29 - Randy Whisler, Developed Them, 11/15/17

Geneva Cubs
1 - Luis Benitez, Heard Little, 10/28/17
2 - Troy Bradford, Fast Start, 10/29/17
3 - Victor Cancel, Walk Worked, 11/4/17
4 - Stephen Coffey, Rewarding Work, 11/6/17
5 - Amilcar Correa, Couldn't Stop, 11/2/17
6 - Phil Dauphin, Plugged Away, 11/8/17
7 - Paul Torres, Play Wherever, 11/5/17
8 - John DeRicco, Time Off, 11/3/17
9 - German Diaz, Position Switch, 10/31/17
10 - Lance Dickson, Called Up, 11/11/17
11 - Brad Erdman, Kept Playing, 10/31/17
12 - Charlie Fiacco, Good Shape, 10/30/17
13 - Andy Hartung, Far Enough, 11/7/17
14 - Jessie Hollins, Gentle Giant, 11/14/17
15 - Brad Huff, Fourth Round, 11/3/17
16 - Greg Kessler, Good Innings, 11/12/17
17 - Ricardo Medina, Right Pitch, 10/25/17
18 - Tim Parker, That Chance, 11/1/17
19 - Bill Paynter, Head Start, 10/27/17
20 - Joe Porcelli, Bad Start, 11/9/17
21 - Gabby Rodriguez, Exhibition Game, 10/29/17
22 - Roberto Smalls, His Message, 11/10/17
23 - Karl Stanley, Pitched Well, 11/11/17
24 - Clinton White, Multi-Sport, 11/13/17
25 - Mike Young, Strike Out, 10/26/17
26 - Bill Hayes, Frustrating Part, 11/9/17


Greensboro Hornets
1 - Andy Fox, Basic Skill, 1/13/18
2 - Tim Garland, Could Do, 1/11/18
3 - Sean Gilliam, Best Season, 1/7/18
4 - Jim Haller, Double Play, 1/15/18
5 - Sterling Hitchcock, Great Way, 1/16/18
6 - Jeff Hoffman, Lot of Class, 1/17/18
7 - Mark Hutton, Just Amazed, 1/9/18
8 - John Jarvis, Good Start, 1/18/18
9 - Ramon Jimenez, Late Show, 1/7/18
10 - Brian Johnson, Daily Battle, 1/19/18
11 - Dan Johnston, Well Enough, 1/20/18
12 - Ken Juarbe, Came Back, 1/5/18
13 - Todd Malone, Pitching Award, 1/10/18
14 - Bobby Munoz, Starter Stuff, 1/21/18
15 - Cesar Perez, Ninth Inning, 1/4/18
16 - Rafael Quirico, Something Big, 1/14/18
17 - Mike Rhodes, Three Runs, 1/22/18
18 - Ricky Rhodes, Coaching Decisions, 1/23/18
19 - Jason Robertson, Two Ways, 1/6/18
20 - Scott Romano, Hit 'em, 1/6/18
21 - Daniel Sanchez, Two Hits, 1/24/18
22 - Steve Tucker, Got Outs, 1/25/18
23 - Brian Turner, His Best, 1/31/18
24 - Aaron Van Scoyoc, The Knowledge, 2/1/18
25 - Larry Walker, Solo Homer, 1/12/18
26 - Brian Butterfield, Huge Part, 1/27/18
26 - Dave Jorn, Baseball Knowledge, 1/26/18
26 - Rich Arena, Was Ecstatic, 1/28/18
26 - Ted Uhlaender, Hard Worker, 1/29/18
26 - Kelly Sharitt, Prized Possession, 2/1/18

Hagerstown Suns
1 - Pat Austin, Defensive Label, 6/1/18
2 - Mike Borgatti, One Pitch, 6/2/18
3 - Don Buford, Off Running, 5/24/18
4 - Stacey Burdick, Got Outs, 5/22/18
5 - Mike Cavers, Pitched Great, 5/23/18
6 - Steve Culkar, Back Pocket, 6/26/18
7 - Francisco de la Rosa, Not As Intended, 6/9/18
8 - Mike Eberle, That Stroke, 6/14/18
9 - Craig Faulkner, Ran Out, 6/15/18
10 - Walt Harris, Extraordinary Catch, 7/2/18
11 - Paris Hayden, Baseball Gods, 6/16/18
12 - Bobby Latmore, Sports Career, 7/2/18
13 - Rodney Lofton, Bunt The Ball, 6/20/18
14 - Joel McKeon, Working Forkball, 5/20/18
15 - Scott Meadows, Got Comfortable, 6/17/18
16 - Luis Mercedes, Tough Situation, 5/21/18
17 - Jose Mesa, His Job, 6/21/18
18 - Dave Miller, Sinker Guy, 6/19/18
19 - Chris Myers, Same Thing, 6/23/18
20 - Ty Nichols, Added Up, 6/28/18
21 - Doug Robbins, Great Thrill, 6/22/18
22 - Mike Sander, Toughest Part, 6/30/18
23 - Anthony Telford, All About, 6/1/18
24 - Paul Thorpe, High-Pressure, 6/24/18
25 - Jack Voigt, Every Opportunity, 6/29/18
26 - Jerry Narron, Stayed Connected, 7/3/18
27 - Tom Brown, Right Approach, 6/4/18

Harrisburg Senators
1 - Steve Adams, Bad Inning, 2/11/18
2 - Moises Alou, Body English, 2/5/18
3 - Jeff Banister, Kept Going, 2/3/18
4 - Scott Barczi, Defensive Catcher, 2/17/18
5 - Terry Crowley, Infield Prospect, 2/17/18
6 - Jim Czajkowski, Big Leaguer, 2/6/18
7 - Carlos Garcia, Every Time, 2/15/18
8 - Miguel Garcia, Like Everyone, 2/14/18
9 - Robert Harris, Not Fulfilled, 2/13/18
10 - Trent Jewett, Baseball Man, 1/30/18
11 - Blas Minor, Around Awhile, 2/4/18
12 - Pete Murphy, Continued Playing, 2/22/18
13 - Jeff Osborne, Do Both, 2/20/18
14 - Julio Peguero, Waiver Rules, 2/19/18
15 - Julio Perez, Manufactured Run, 2/18/18
16 - Keith Richardson, Strong Start, 2/12/18
17 - Randy Tomlin, Was Alright, 2/8/18
18 - Jim Tracy, Career High, 2/21/18
19 - Junior Vizcaino, Making Assessments, 2/9/18
20 - Ben Webb, No Regrets, 2/7/18
21 - John Wehner, In The Dirt, 2/10/18
22 - Ed Yacopino, Only Way, 2/23/18
23 - Marc Bombard, His Role, 2/2/18
24 - Spin Williams, So Excited, 2/10/18
25 - Mike Sandoval, His Goals, 2/18/18

Hamilton Redbirds

1 - Chris Alesio went to college near home, then played pro; Saw single pro season, 12/8/21

2 - Jose Arias got helped from jam by teammates at single-A; Saw three pro seasons, 11/24/21

3 - Roy Bailey enjoyed the game over four pro seasons, later as a youth coach, 11/26/21

4 - Andy Beasley used his work ethic at VMI to turn pro; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 12/25/22

5 - Juan Belbru went on short run at Hamilton; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 2/12/22

6 - Marcos Betances threw a no-hitter in rookie ball, earned a bonus; Played three seasons, made single-A, 11/25/21

7 - Dave Boss started rough in college game, then pitched well; Saw two pro seasons, 3/10/22

8 - Alan Botkin played the team game over seven pro seasons, made AA, 11/22/21

9 - Gary Cooper showed good speed and good arm in high school; Saw time in two pro seasons, 11/27/21

10 - Rodney Eldridge focused, then turned pro; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 12/26/21

11 - Paul Ellis made AAA, then looked ahead to possible next step; Never made it, 3/12/22

12 - Jeff Fayne helped high school team to top tourney slot; Saw four pro seasons, made single-A, 12/24/21

13 - Tom Fusco chose to make positive thing out of rough spring; Saw three pro seasons, made single-A, 1/29/22

14 - Chris Lowe got drafted out of high school earlier than expected; Saw three pro seasons, 11/27/21

15 - Mark MacArthur was called a college team trailblazer; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 1/8/22

16 - Kevin MacLeod started combined no-hitter at short-season; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 12/30/21

17 - Mike Newby transferred in college, looked for success; Turned pro, played single season, 3/13/22

18 - Ozzie Perez started in Puerto Rico, ended up in Florida; Saw three pro seasons, made single-A, 11/30/21

19 - Wander Pimentel helped high-A team extend lead; Saw six pro seasons, made AA, 3/14/22

20 - Ahmed Rodriguez hailed from same hometown as Clemente; Saw four pro seasons, made single-A, 1/27/22

21 - Rick Rupkey started slow in college game, then got win; Played single pro season, 12/24/21

22 - Troy Salvior did his part for short-season Hamilton; Saw three pro seasons, made AA, 3/5/22/

23 - George Sells helped as hitter and pitcher in college; Saw three pro seasons as pitcher, made single-A, 3/6/22

24 - Mark Smith went on run in college, then turned pro; Saw five pro seasons, made AA, 1/7/22

25 - Skeets Thomas could hit at AAA; Saw six pro seasons, missed bigs, 2/27/22

26 - Luis Melendez knew what he was doing enough to make bigs as player, later to send others there, 2/28/22

27 - Chris Maloney matured to play four pro seasons, then turn to coaching, managing, 12/10/21

28 - Robert Harrison appeared to benefit from another trainer moving up; Then saw Johnson City, Hamilton, 2/28/22

NNO - Sluggers Sports Memorabilia opened across Toronto; Its owner later became central to 'Jack of All Trades' doc, 12/11/21

Kenosha Twins
1 - Jayson Best, Those Traits, 7/3/17
2 - Sandy Diaz, Bad Throw, 7/10/17
3 - Steve Dunn, Big Spot, 7/18/17
4 - Randy Gentile, Clutch Performer, 7/9/17
5 - Deryk Gross, Career Day, 7/8/17
6 - Jody Harrington, Bad Start, 7/17/17
7 - Troy Hoerner, Second Career, 7/2/17
8 - Rex De La Nuez, Perfect Throw, 6/24/17
9 - Marc Lipson, Got Recognized, 6/27/17
10 - Mike Lloyd, Tone Set, 7/20/17
11 - Mike Mathiot, Game Winner, 7/13/17
12 - Jeff Milene, Remained Upbeat, 7/11/17
13 - Mike Misuraca, Higher Level, 7/15/17
14 - Steve Morris, Jumped On, 7/6/17
15 - Willie Mota, Big Day, 7/7/17
16 - Tim Nedin, That Pitch, 7/21/17
17 - Alan Newman, The Stuff, 7/14/17
18 - Alex Nunez, Too Few, 7/1/17
19 - Francisco Pichardo, Some Firsts, 7/5/17
20 - Carlos Pulido, Got Back, 7/22/17
21 - Scott Robles, Pitching Skills, 6/30/17
22 - Rob Schiel, Play Again, 6/29/17
23 - Joe Siwa, Great Things, 6/28/17
24 - Jeff Thelen, Perfect Example, 7/12/17
25 - Steve Liddle, On Talent, 7/19/17
26 - Rick Anderson, Many Years, 7/16/17
27 - Dan Fox, Took Him, 6/25/17
28 - Darren Musselwhite, Another Field, 6/26/17
29 - Bryan Roskom, Multiple Stops, 7/4/17

Kingsport Mets

1 - Mike Anaya didn't think he'd turn pro, then he did; Saw four pro seasons, returned from car accident, 5/13/22

2 - Nate Benson helped HS team as pitcher, hitter; Saw three pro seasons, made single-A, 5/15/22

3 - Rich Bristow pitched well in high school, saw five pro seasons; Passed in 2010, 6/10/22

4 - Rob Carpentier played well enough to turn pro; Played four seasons, made high-A, coached Little League, 3/15/22

5 - Hector Carrasco hoped to become closer; Instead became major leaguer over 12 seasons, 6/11/22

6 - Jay Davis played two decades; He missed the majors, but he became a star - in Korea, 4/25/22

7 - Tom Engle went to many places in seven pro seasons, including AAA; Later as ESPN GameDay producer, 5/20/22

8 - Micah Franklin made the bigs, then intended to get back; Saw 17 ML games, Japan, Korea, 6/12/22

9 - Edwards Fully bunted well at high-A; Saw eight pro seasons, made AA, 5/14/22

10 - Omar Garcia focused on the game over 18 pro seasons; Made AAA, Mexico, Taiwan, 5/7/22

11 - Butch Huskey saw seven major league seasons; Wore No. 42 for Jackie Robinson, 6/5/22

12 - Marcel Johnson followed his uncle Curt Flood to the pros; Saw three seasons in rookie ball, 3/16/22

13 - Aaron Ledesma came through for teams over five ML seasons; Started as second-round pick, 3/23/22

14 - Darian Lindsay went from Australia to the pros; Saw four seasons, made single-A, 4/20/22

15 - Reynaldo Martinez started strong on mound, but then ERA jumped; Saw two pro seasons, made single-A, 3/29/22

16 - Wayne Mathis played two pro seasons, then later found way back to game by chance, as a scout, 3/21/22

17 - Bernie Millan helped his Stockton team on a streak; Saw six pro seasons, briefly made AA, 3/22/22

18 - Tony Moore believed each player needed desire, determination; Saw four pro seasons, 3/18/22

19 - Nicholas Polanco played three pro seasons, credited by three names, 5/3/22

20 - Rob Rees faced good competition in high school; Played five pro seasons, made high-A, 4/2/22

21 - Mason Rudolph proved fundamentally sound in high school; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 4/3/22

22 - Tim Sandy hit well as lefty in Legion ball; Saw four pro seasons, made AAA, 3/20/22

23 - Cap Van Rynbach went from the Netherlands to pro baseball; Saw two pro seasons, 3/19/22

24 - Tom Wegmann pitched well against old team at AAA; Saw eight pro seasons, missed bigs, 4/19/22

25 - Charlie Williams played over a single pro season, 29 games in rookie ball, 4/13/22

26 - Jim Thrift had same goals managing, as playing - make bigs; Helped others get there, not himself, 6/13/22

27 - Gil Rondon briefly made the bigs with the Astros as a player, later turned coach, 3/25/22

28 - Dave Fricke won training award; Helped teams to success, both in pros and in high school, 6/14/22

29 - Dottie Elsea stepped in as Kingsport team president, later became team GM, 5/8/22

30 - Kingsport Mets Bat Boys - Jason Adams, Josh Brickey and Ben Smith, 5/30/22

Knoxville Blue Jays

1 - Pete Blohm played seven pro seasons, made AAA and college's Hall of Fame, 12/6/20
2 - Nate Cromwell made a single-A All-Star team; Saw brief looks at AAA, missed out on majors, 12/9/20
3 - Andy Dziadkowiec saw seven pro seasons after third-round selection; Twice briefly made AAA, 12/3/20
4 - Darren Hall returned from arthroscopic surgery to make bigs again; Saw five ML seasons, 12/11/20
5 - Pat Hentgen went on a run in 1996 all the way to the AL Cy Young; Saw 14 ML seasons, 12/12/20
6 - Shawn Jeter took AAA time as learning experience, then made bigs for 13 games, 12/13/20
7 - Chris Jones had good company on mound in 1986 evening; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 12/14/20
8 - Dennis Jones gained confidence in winter ball; Saw nine pro seasons, made AA, 12/15/20
9 - Randy Knorr remained ready over 11 major league seasons; Later turned coach, manager, 12/16/20
10 - Bob MacDonald gained confidence with Tigers, won regular 1993 relief role; Saw six ML seasons, 12/20/20

11 - Mike Maksudian kept his teammates loose, often through his stomach; Saw time in three ML seasons, 12/21/20
12 - Domingo Martinez got his opportunity in Japan, became fan-favorite; Saw 15 ML games, 12/24/20
13 - Bernie Nunez made contact over 10 pro seasons; Made AA, independent ball, 12/17/20

14 - Tom Quinlan played a heck of a game for the Phillies in 1994; Saw four ML seasons, 12/24/20
15 - Paul Rodgers chose pro baseball over college football; Saw six pro seasons, made AA, 12/26/20
16 - Jimmy Rogers played in nine pro seasons, made bigs in one, for 19 appearances, 12/18/20
17 - Earl Sanders took his desire to succeed to first round, seven pro seasons, Made AA, 12/4/20

18 - Jerry Schunk used his drive to propel him to 10 pro seasons; Made AAA, not bigs, 12/27/20 
19 - William Suero tattooed the ball for Brewers in spring 1993; Saw two ML seasons, passed in 1995, 12/28/20

20 - Woody Williams debuted in bigs with excitement; Saw 15 ML seasons, made All-Star game, 12/30/20

21 - Rob Wishnevski had fun playing over 12 pro seasons; Made AAA, Japan and Taiwan, not bigs, 12/29/20
22 - Julian Yan hit well over 22 professional seasons; Made AAA, played in Mexico and Korea, 12/7/20
23 - Eddie Zosky took his confidence to time in five ML seasons; Saw 44 total games, 12/5/20

24 - John Stearns' seasons changed from playing in the majors to coaching, managing and scouting, 1/2/21

25 - J.J. Cannon used his ability to adapt to turn from major league player to minors coach, manager, 12/31/20
26 - John Poloni made bigs briefly as player; Later scouted future ML players, including Tim Hudson, 1/1/21

Miami Miracle (52)

1. Dave Alexander impressed as college walk-on; Saw two pro seasons, made high-A, 3/28/22
2. Joe Beaulac signed his first pro contract by car headlight; Saw two seasons, made high-A, 4/2/22
3. Bruce Bielenberg tried to be full of surprises as independent Miami GM; Iowa, NBA, 4/8/22
4. Tommy Boyce had big night for Salt Lake in 1988; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 4/10/22
5. Miah Bradbury waited to sign, then got drafted - by the Miami Miracle, 11/22/23
6. Matt Cakora progressed enough to make AA in four pro seasons, 11/23/23
7. Paul Carey put on hometown show in bigs; Saw 18 ML games, 11/25/23
8. Sherri Clemans served as the Miami Miracle office manager, a member of the team's 'office personnel', 4/5/22
9. Ben Creed started as Miracle sales director, later moved up to roles with the Marlins in bigs, 4/7/22
10. Greg D'Alexander played to win, get noticed; Saw six independent seasons, 11/17/23
11. Clay Daniel worked to make bigs over six seasons; Later turned scout, 11/26/23
12. Tim Delgado pitched good ballgame after AA promotion; Saw six pro seasons, and Taiwan, 4/13/22
13. Marty Durkin he had the green light in Legion ball; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 3/26/22
14. Mike Easler helped Mo Vaughn become top hitter; Turned from long playing career to coaching, 4/15/22
15. Mike Ericson helped his teams over five pro seasons then turned scout, 11/29/23
16. Seth Fogler worked hard as a trainer in college, then worked hard as trainer over his career, 3/20/22
17. Bob Fralick's playing career ended on Peleliu in WWII; His coaching, scouting career continued a lifetime, 3/26/22
18. Librado Garcia helped Helena with 1987 win; Saw four seasons, 12/3/23
19. Ed Garczyk hit a game-winning sacrifice at Salt Lake; Played two pro seasons, made high-A, 3/23/22
20. Marc Giordano helped his college team to World Series; Later saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 4/22/22
21. Pierre Gomez hoped to get back to pros after brief minors stint; He didn't return, 4/23/22
22. Fredi Gonzalez showed work ethic early, took that to bigs as coach, manager with Marlins, Braves, 3/31/22
23. Brad Gregory threw enough to make Florida State, pros; Saw two seasons, 12/11/23
24. Jackie Gutierrez took his defense to time in six ML seasons; First Columbian regular in bigs, 3/27/22
25. Lance Hudson played over a decade, sometimes got tagged a hot dog; Made AA, 4/19/22
26. Jericho the Bat Dog got his break from Mike Veeck, became among team's most popular members, 4/2/22
27. Anthony Kelley struck out Bo twice at AA; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 4/2/22
28. George Kerfut kept his independent team close, got win; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 3/22/22
29. Dennis Kidd saw his speed as his strength; Took it to three pro seasons, made high-A, 3/26/22
30. Tito Landrum felt like Ali after Orioles home run; Saw 9 ML seasons, 11/15/23
31. Mike Lansing used mental approach to see nine ML seasons, 12/11/23
32. Angel Lugo played his game over four pro seasons; Later turned youth instructor, 3/26/22
33. Tim MacNeil turned solid reliever in college; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 4/16/22
34. Javier Magria pitched well in high school, later turned pro; Injury slowed career, made high-A, 3/21/22
35. Tim McKinley helped his pitchers in college and in the pros; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 3/19/22
36. Tom Michno proved himself in college, played six pro seasons, 12/9/23
37. Billy Miller broke up a double play in college; Played two pro seasons, made high-A, 4/20/22
38. Rhonda Miller helped welcome back an injured bat boy in 1992; Served as account executive, in promotions, 4/4/22
39. Angel Morris made the majors late, as a bullpen catcher; Saw 12 pro seasons, made AAA as player, 4/1/22
40. Jorge Pascual got out of jam at short-season; Saw four pro campaigns, made high-A, 3/29/22
41. Kevin Ponder showed confidence on the field; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 3/21/22
42. Tommy Raffo paid his dues, missed bigs; Then turned college coach, 11/21/23
43. Mike Reitzel had to wait after strong first spring; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 3/20/22
44. Tim Rigsby kept up bigs hopes; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 11/27/23
45. Charlie Rogers' fastball worked well in 1990 game; Saw six pro seasons, 11/18/23
46. Rich Sauveur returned from college injury to see long pro career, 12/7/23
47. Harry Shelton showed enough potential to turn pro; He made high-A, then turned scout, 3/20/22
48. Chad Smith turned pro after high school no-hitter; Saw five seasons, 5/21/23
49. Lee Smith hoped there was room for her; Went from assistant to independent GM to the NHL, 4/3/22
50. Dave Taylor hit a late home run in college game; Saw two pro seasons, made high-A, 4/17/22
51. Pat Varni hit well in college series; Later turned pro, saw two seasons, made high-A, 4/17/22
52. Mike Veeck got his start in the bigs, then came disco, and success in minors with help from a dog and a pig, 4/9/22

New Britain Red Sox
1 - Jeff Bagwell, Good Numbers, 7/4/18

2 - Mike Carista returned for four more seasons after arm surgery; Topped out at AA, 1/20/21

3 - Vinnie Degifico hoped to help at Lynchburg in 1989; Saw five pro seasons, made AA, 1/8/21
4 - Tom Fischer started off in pros strong; Saw seven seasons, made AAA, 1/22/21
5 - Don Florence went out there and held them over nine pro seasons; Made bigs for 14 games with Mets, 1/9/21
6 - Mike Kelly had successful run in college, saw four pro seasons, made AA, 1/23/21
7 - Paul Kuzniar took his command into four pro seasons, made AA in three of those, 1/17/21
8 - Derek Livernois wanted to play baseball; Did so as pro for nine seasons, made AAA, 1/15/21
9 - Josias Manzanillo saw 11 ML seasons; Got famous after line drive, 1/10/21
10 - Julius McDougal's spring wardrobe once got a mention in SI; Saw nine pro seasons, made AAA, 1/16/21
11 - Dave Milstien expressed determination to make bigs; Saw nine pro seasons, made AAA, 1/24/21
12 - Kevin Morton found bigs a learning experience; Learned over 16 ML outings, 1/18/21
13 - Dave Owen proved a prospect, until a winter ball injury; Saw five pro seasons, 1/13/21
14 - Juan Paris proved key to victory in 1991 AA game; Played eight seasons, saw AAA, 1/14/21
15 - Jeff Plympton made bigs, then worked to stay; Saw four ML contests, 1/26/21
16 - Todd Pratt showed he could still play in bigs, then remained for another decade; Name in Mitchell Report, 1/19/21
17 - Randy Randle helped power college to JC World Series title;  Saw seven pro seasons, made AA, 1/11/21
18 - Mike Twardoski brought fundamentals to college squad; Saw 10 pro seasons, made AAA, 1/25/21
19 - John Valentin found good balls to hit over 11 ML seasons, hit for cycle in 1996, 1/21/21
20 - David Walters had good makeup; Saw seven pro seasons, made AAA, 1/17/21
21 - Eric Wedge showed what he could do, saw time in four ML seasons as player, 10 as manager, 1/27/21
22 - Stuart Weidie helped team to College World Series with grand slam; Played five pro seasons, made AA, 1/4/21
23 - Craig Wilson marked a big investment for the Red Sox; Saw six pro seasons, made AA, 1/7/21
24 - Bob Zupcic helped his teams win over 11 pro seasons, four in bigs, 1/29/21
25 - Butch Hobson took love for the game to long career as player in bigs, manager in bigs, minors, 1/5/21
26 - Rich Gale made seven ML seasons, later coached; Survived 1981 Kansas City hotel walkway collapse, 1/12/21
27 - Gordon Hurlbert trained in the baseball minors, then in the hockey bigs, 1/3/21

Orlando SunRays
1 - Johnny Ard, Difficult Fix, 3/22/18
2 - Willie Banks, No Pressure, 4/1/18
3 - Jarvis Brown, That Chance, 4/2/18
4 - John Eccles, Team Leader, 4/5/18
5 - Scott Erickson, Full Steam, 3/24/18
6 - Shawn Gilbert, Not Wasted, 4/6/18
7 - Greg Johnson, Called On, 4/4/18
8 - Chuck Knoblauch, Time Thinking, 4/7/18
9 - Orlando Lind, Make This, 4/8/18
10 - Jose Marzan, Good Sign, 4/10/18
11 - Basil Meyer, Turning Points, 4/13/18
12 - Kenny Morgan, Real Pop, 4/12/18
13 - Denny Neagle, Already Familiar, 4/14/18
14 - Reed Olmstead, Extra Innings, 4/15/18
15 - Mike Randle, Hit Different, 4/11/18
16 - Jeff Reboulet, Defensive Job, 4/9/18
17 - Mike Redding, Every Bit, 3/23/18
18 - Gary Resetar, Straight Forward, 4/16/18
19 - Doug Simons, As Excited, 4/17/18
20 - Steve Stowell, Impressive Work, 4/18/18
21 - Frank Valdez, Real Quick Bat, 3/29/18
22 - Rob Wassenaar, Funny Game, 3/30/18
23 - Lenny Webster, Tough Decision, 3/31/18
24 - Ron Gardenhire, Certain Way, 3/25/18
25 - Mark Funderburk, Was Patient, 3/26/18
26 - Gorman Heimueller, Never Worked, 3/27/18
27 - Rick McWane, Concussion Rules, 3/28/18
28 - Wayne Hattaway, First Game, 4/3/18

Osceola Astros

1. Manny Acta played in minors, became manager, trusted voice, 2/29/24
2. Don Angotti played, hoped to coach, instead he taught, 3/23/24
3. Peter Bauer learned screwball changeup, saw 6 seasons, AA, 2/24/24
4. Mike Beams kept working over eight seasons, made AA, 3/29/24
5. Jack Billingham got raise, made bigs, gave up Aaron's 714th, 2/9/24
6. Sal Butera made bigs as player, then helped others there, 3/16/24
7. Chris Colombino tried hard over decade in pros, made AAA, 3/21/24
8. Gene Confreda enjoyed work as trainer, passed in 1990, 3/17/24
9. Chris Correnti became go-to trainer for Red Sox, Pedro, 3/18/24
10. Troy Dovey played five pro seasons, later went into movies, 9/22/13
11. Rick Dunnum pitched wherever needed over four pro seasons, 3/12/24
12. Brian Griffiths picked up confidence then saw 6 pro seasons, 3/7/24
13. David Henderson played 6 seasons, suffered collapsed lung, 3/19/24
14. Cole Hyson gave best shot over 5 seasons, opened pawn shop, 2/13/24
15. Todd Jones fulfilled potential over 16 ML seasons, 319 saves, 2/18/24
16. Jeff Juden proved a unique player over eight majors seasons, 1/5/19
17. Frank Kellner saw 8 pro seasons, 5 in hometown, coached, 3/27/24
18. Larry Lamphere made Pan Am team, saw three pro seasons, 3/26/24
19. Mica Lewis worked on consistency, saw six seasons, AA, 3/25/24
20. Kenny Lofton helped teams many ways over 17 majors seasons, 2/22/24
21. Ken Luckham proved encouraging in AA start, saw six seasons, 2/8/24
22. Lance Madsen tried to relax, concentrate, saw 6 seasons, AAA, 2/11/24
23. Scott Makarewicz thought big things at AA, saw 10 seasons, 2/19/24
24. John Massarelli showed positive attitude over decade in pros, 3/2/24
25. Dan Nyssen played 4 seasons, grew frustrated with progress, 3/11/24
26. Ed Ponte made AA, then wanted to get back, saw 9 seasons, 3/17/24
27. Howard Prager swung bat well in AAA game, saw seven seasons, 2/14/24
28. Bobby Ramos showed heart, passion over decades-long career, 3/9/24
29. Toncie Reed showed potential at Osceola, saw 3 pro seasons, 2/10/24
30. Gabriel Rodriguez walked Griffey at AA, played 6 seasons, 3/5/24
31. Rodney Windes proved reliable over 6 seasons, made AAA, 3/24/24

Peninsula Pilots

1 - Lash Bailey hit pitches over two seasons, then suffered double vision; Made high-A, 7/16/23
2 - Rick Balabon knew there were no gifts in baseball; Saw seven seasons, made AAA, 7/24/23
3 - Dan Barbara didn't like pitchers; Saw three seasons, made AA, later entered bar business, 7/28/23
4 - Mark Brakebill changed over seven pro seasons; Baseball went from life, to secondary, 6/28/23
5 - Jim Campanis followed his father to pros; Played six seasons, made AA, wrote book, 7/7/23
6 - Jeff Darwin used his pitches to make majors over three seasons; Followed brother Danny to bigs, 8/6/23
7 - Kyle Duke went high in the draft, saw six seasons, made AA, 6/26/23
8 - Marcos Garcia turned pitcher and accepted that; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, later turned pitching coach, 6/25/23
9 - Anthony Gordon worked on consistency, as his brother Tom said; Saw seven seasons, made AA, 7/17/23
10 - Jim Gutierrez started pro career in home state; Played decade, made AAA, 6/26/23
11 - Scott Lodgek saw two pro seasons, made high-A; Pitched against Soviet Union, 6/27/23
12 - Darin Loe got out of a jam at Peninsula; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, later coached, 7/30/23
13 - Ron Mullins used strategy to get key out in 1988 single-A save; Saw six seasons, made AA, 7/2/23
14 - Ron Pezzoni felt challenged in independent ball; Saw six seasons, made AA, later turned softball coach, 7/5/23
15 - Lem Pilkinton survived cancer, became coach, instructor; Played five seasons, made high-A, 8/7/23
16 - Rod Poissant returned from injuries to play over seven pro seasons; Made AA, 8/5/23
17 - Oscar Rivas used guts in college performance; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 7/16/23
18 - Jorge Robles got his education, then turned pro; Saw two seasons, made high-A, 8/11/23
19 - Damon Saetre played at high-A Peninsula over two seasons, then settled there, 8/12/23
20 - Ruben Santana worked to be consistent as hitter; Saw 13 pro seasons, made AAA, Taiwan, Italy, 6/27/23
21 - Jesus Tavarez continued working hard over five major league seasons, later saw Korea, 7/1/23
22 - Delvin Thomas chose pro baseball over college football; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 7/29/23
23 - Kelvin Thomas filled in at pitcher at Peninsula; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 7/30/23
24 - Landon Williams picked up big hit after slow 1990 start; Saw two seasons, made high-A, 6/25/23

25 - Jim Nettles made the majors as a player, looked to get there later as a manager, 8/10/23

26 - Ross Grimsley spoke from experience as minors coach; Saw 11 majors seasons as player, 7/11/23

27 - Allan Lovinger served briefly as minors trainer, then went on to other jobs, including real estate, 6/26/23

Port Charlotte Rangers

1 - Gerald Alexander threw perfect inning with Rangers; Saw bigs over three seasons, 6/12/22
2 - Rob Brown had his split-finger working in AAA start; Saw five pro seasons, missed bigs, 6/21/22
3 - Cris Colon remembered advice from late dad, concentrated harder; Made bigs for 14 games, 6/28/22
4 - Fidel Compres played decade in affiliated ball; Accidentally caused woman's death in 1994 shooting in Las Vegas, 6/29/22
5 - Doug Cronk hit homers at Gastonia, but couldn't keep it up; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 6/23/22
6 - Everett Cunningham got confidence back at single-A; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 6/24/22
7 - Jeff Frye did what he needed to do to see eight ML seasons, hit for cycle; Later became agent, 7/2/22
8 - Bryan Gore proved consistent enough over four seasons to make AAA, 7/3/22
9 - Daren Hays went from brief pro career to long career as college coach, both in baseball and softball, 7/15/22
10 - Jose Hernandez arrived in bigs to play, then stayed for 15 seasons, became All-Star, 6/17/22
11 - Jim Hvizda was sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for the murder of his estranged wife, 6/25/22
12 - Barry Manuel came from humble beginnings to make majors over five seasons, 7/13/22
13 - Trey McCoy returned from early retirement to see nine pro seasons; Made AAA, 6/12/22
14 - Rod Morris got break, turned starter at AA; Saw six pro seasons, missed bigs, 6/11/22
15 - Robb Nen showed nerves in minors, then became a top bigs closer with Marlins, Giants, 6/18/22
16 - Darren Niethammer showed he could work with Rangers over six seasons; Made AA, 6/14/22
17 - Darren Oliver had good future in HS, then had some kind of career over two decades pitching in the majors, 7/10/22
18 - Jeff Oller started out with high hopes; Saw six seasons, briefly made AA, 6/9/22
19 - Roger Pavlik kept throwing strikes over seven major league seasons, made ML All-Star team, 6/26/22
20 - Jack Peel went undrafted, then had good summer game and signed; Saw five seasons, made high-A, 6/13/22
21 - David Perez took good with bad over eight pro seasons; Made AAA, missed bigs, 7/8/22
22 - Ivan Rodriguez expressed confidence before ML debut; Eventually saw 21 seasons, became among game's all-time best, 6/20/22

23 - Bill Losa got title, name alongside Puckett in JUCO World Series; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 7/12/22

24 - Steve Rowley pitched well against top pick in 1990; Played six seasons, made AA, 6/18/22
25 - Luke Sable scored game-winner at AA on wild pitch; Saw seven pro seasons, made AAA, 7/4/22
26 - Fred Samson hit game-winner after bunt sign lifted at single-A; Saw seven pro seasons, made AA, 7/14/22
27 - Kyle Spencer picked up win in long relief at Gastonia; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 7/15/22
28 - Thayer Swain got playing time, swing bat well at single-A; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 6/19/22

29 - Bobby Jones made bigs, then helped get others there as minors manager, 7/6/22

30 - Jeff Hubbard started as hitter, then turned pitcher, coach and minor league team executive, 7/11/22

Reading Phillies
1 - Sal Agostinelli, Watching Baseball, 8/17/15
2 - Gary Alexander, Well-Rounded, 8/16/15
3 - Andy Ashby, Wasn't Worried, 8/15/15
4 - Bob Ayrault, Time Will Come, 8/13/15
5 - Kim Batiste, Big Bat, 7/10/15
6 - Frank Bellino, In There, 8/17/15
7 - Eric Boudreaux, More Comfortable, 8/14/15
8 - Cliff Brantley, Natural Thing, 8/20/15
9 - Rich Buonantony, Dad's Job, 8/22/15
10 - Jeff Grotewold, Fun Run, 7/27/15
11 - Amalio Carreno, Compared To, 7/13/15
12 - Marty Foley, Other Nights, 7/10/15
13 - David Holdridge, Which Way, 7/13/15
14 - Vince Holyfield, Good Plays, 7/26/15
15 - Steve Kirkpatrick, Waited For, 7/28/15
16 - Doug Lindsey, No Joke, 8/18/15
17 - Warren Magee, Winter Roster, 8/14/15
18 - Tom Marsh, Goose Bumps, 8/19/15
19 - Tim Mauser, Best Outing, 8/19/15
20 - John McLarnan, Any Other, 8/13/15
21 - Rod Robertson, New Scenery, 8/18/15
22 - Mark Sims, Proven Winner, 8/17/15
23 - Casey Waller, Get Better, 8/18/15
24 - Gary Wilson, Abbreviated Climb, 7/22/15
25 - Floyd Youmans, Happening To, 8/22/15
26 - Don McCormack, Grabbed Him, 7/8/15
27 - Ramon Aviles, Making Decisions, 8/14/15
28 - George Culver, Best Situation, 7/19/15

Salem Buccaneers
1 - Rob Bailey, Turf Player, 4/14/18
2 - Steve Buckholz, Young Arm, 3/26/18
3 - Tom Deller, Gutsy Performance, 3/27/18
4 - Chip Duncan, Every Minute, 3/19/18
5 - Chris Estep, Own Run, 3/30/18
6 - Antonio Felix, Career Night, 4/11/18
7 - Tim Hines, Successful Trip, 4/12/18
8 - Mike Huyler, That Call, 4/13/18
9 - John Latham, Best Of, 3/4/18
10 - Tim McDowell, Another Profession, 3/25/18
11 - Glen McNabb, Strong Arm, 3/31/18
12 - Domingo Merejo, Among Them, 4/1/18
13 - Paul Miller, Late Pick, 3/21/18
14 - Brian Morrison, More Polished, 4/2/18
15 - Darwin Pennye, Young Start, 7/15/15
16 - Mike Pomeranz, Different Perspective, 3/16/18
17 - Keith Raisanen, Every Moment, 3/18/18
18 - Mandy Romero, Up There, 4/7/18
19 - Butch Schlopy, Better Opportunity, 3/10/18
20 - Bruce Schreiber, Best Shot, 4/8/18
21 - Ben Shelton, Very Special, 4/9/18
22 - Greg Sims, Wind Aided, 4/10/18
23 - Tim Wakefield, Cool Story, 3/5/18
24 - Flavio Williams, Big Day, 3/13/18
25 - Stan Cliburn, Care For, 9/4/16
26 - Chris Lein, That Insight, 3/12/18
27 - Sandy Krum, Great Opportunity, 3/11/18

San Jose Giants
1 - Pat Brady swung well at AA Reading in 1992;  He never got to swing in the majors, 12/4/19
2 - Jeff Brauning earned a conference-record hitting streak in college, with help of corrected call, 12/8/19
3 - Don Brock took a line drive off his thigh in college game; Played three pro seasons, 11/21/19
4 - Craig Cala took up his passion after his own playing days ended, 11/26/19
5 - Royce Clayton got his call to the bigs, then celebrated with his dogs, 11/17/19
6 - Adell Davenport broke out of a collegiate summer ball slump; Played eight pro seasons, 12/12/19
7 - Brian Dour expressed pride in high school coaching accomplishments Played four pro seasons, 12/10/19
8 - Joe Estes picked up two relief wins in the 1986 College World Series, 11/28/19
9 - Dan Fernandez believed he could play in bigs, just needed a regular chance, 11/27/19
10 - Chris Fye started well in an April 1990 game, then lost the lead; Played three pro seasons, 11/15/19
11 - Vince Herring tried his hand at the knuckleball; He never made it above AA, 12/3/19
12 - Steve Hosey almost hit one of the last home runs at Candlestick Park, 12/1/19
13 - Dominick Johnson followed his father into the pros; He couldn't follow him to the majors, 11/20/19
14 - Jim Jones executed a well-orchestrated hit-and-run at Modesto in 1989, 11/18/19
15 - Troy Mentzer showed his talent in college; Played a single season as a pro, 12/7/19
16 - Jimmy Myers had no doubts after ML debut, after a decade in minors, he thought he belonged, 11/25/19
17 - John Patterson hit a game-winner for the Giants in 1993 race, 12/6/19
18 - Dan Rambo had a lot of dreams when he was young and he came close, 12/5/19
19 - Kevin Rogers made the bigs over three seasons, then suffered a blood clot, 11/24/19
20 - Gary Sharko earned moniker in minors of 'hard-throwing relief ace'; Played five seasons, never made AAA, 12/9/19
21 - Kerry Shaw meant a lot to the Salt Lake Trappers in 1988; Played four pro seasons, 12/11/19
22 - Reuben Smiley came through for a scout, then got drafted, 11/29/19
23 - Scooter Tucker knew the importance of confidence; Saw time in three major league seasons, 11/22/19
24 - John Vuz moved from hitting in college to pitching in the pros, 11/16/19
25 - Elanis Westbrooks made sure the Rays had info as advance scout, 11/30/19
26 - Pat Brady swung well at AA Reading in 1992;  He never got to swing in the majors, 11/12/19
26 - Steve Hosey almost hit one of the last home runs at Candlestick Park, 11/13/19
26 - Reuben Smiley came through for a scout, then got drafted, 11/14/19
27 - Tom Spencer played and coached in the majors, but he really wanted to manage there, 11/19/19
28 - Dick Dietz almost ended Don Drysdale's scoreless streak with a hit-by-pitch; Later turned coach, 12/2/19
29 - Jeff Morris pitched and coached a lot of places; In 1994, he coached in Australia, 11/23/19
30 - Scott Wilson went from coach to trainer to coach again; Became an all-star trainer twice, 12/13/19

Shreveport Captains
1 - Rich Aldrete, Youth Lessons, 12/27/17
2 - Rod Beck, Closer Mentality, 12/18/17
3 - Steve Connolly, Some Innings, 1/2/18
4 - Jamie Cooper, Dinner Table, 12/30/17
5 - Steve Decker, Up There, 12/11/17
6 - Mark Dewey, Game Saved, 12/26/17
7 - Tom Ealy, Center Of, 12/31/17
8 - Juan Guerrero, Pretty Exciting, 12/13/17
9 - Mike Ham, Defensive Catcher, 12/14/17
10 - Steve Hecht, Key to Success, 12/22/17
11 - Bryan Hickerson, Could Start, 12/15/17
12 - Tom Hostetler, Near Perfect, 12/23/17
13 - Erik Johnson, Greatest Influence, 12/21/17
14 - Steve Lienhard, Showed Confidence, 1/8/18
15 - Kevin Meier, Good Years, 12/29/17
16 - Rick Nelson, Bases Cleared, 12/19/17
17 - Mark Owens, Home Runs, 12/25/17
18 - Dave Patterson, Brain Trained, 12/12/17
19 - Jim Pena, The Life, 12/28/17
20 - Steve Reed, Tuned Out, 12/20/17
21 - Mike Remlinger, Got Back, 12/10/17
22 - Andres Santana, Did It, 12/15/17
23 - Randy Strijek, His Chance, 12/16/17
24 - Ted Wood, His Strength, 1/3/17
25 - Bill Evers, Worked For, 12/17/17
26 - Todd Oakes, Truly Priceless, 12/24/17
27 - Tony Taylor, Behind Him, 1/1/18


Spartanburg Phillies
1 - Brian Adams, Nine Times, 8/4/18
2 - Dana Brown, Baseball Man, 7/6/18
3 - Tim Churchill, Hitting Streak, 8/10/18
4 - Matt Current, More Proud, 8/14/18
5 - Donnie Elliott, In Shock, 8/18/18
6 - John Escobar, Bald Power, 8/23/18
7 - Paul Fletcher, Pretty Amazing, 7/30/18
8 - Robert Gaddy, Breaking Ball, 8/15/18
9 - Darrell Goedhart, Three Pitches, 8/24/18
10 - Todd Goergen, Few Fireworks, 8/25/18
11 - Greg Gunderson, Gameday Decision, 8/14/18
12 - Tom Hardgrove, Great Approach, 8/2/18
13 - Chris Limbach, Best Pitch, 8/26/18
14 - Antonio Linares, Couldn't Wait, 8/9/18
15 - Tom Marsh, Goose Bumps, 7/31/18
16 - Eduardo Ortega, Good Month, 8/7/18
17 - Eulogio Perez, Scored Easily, 8/27/18
18 - Nick Santa Cruz, Sophomore Season, 8/11/18
19 - Dan Shannon, Pitching Career, 8/12/18
20 - Matt Stevens, Some Excitement, 8/28/18
21 - Mike Sullivan, Lesson Learned, 8/1/18
22 - Joe Urbon, Straight Shooter, 8/18/18
23 - Gil Valencia, His Shot, 8/3/18
24 - Dan Welch, Doubled Off, 8/8/18
25 - Bob Wells, Best Impression, 8/29/18
26 - Scott Wiegandt, Enjoy Most, 8/30/18
27 - Mel Roberts, Got There, 8/31/18
27 - Buzz Capra, In A Groove, 9/1/18
27 - Ricky Jones, Common Dream, 9/2/18
28 - Craig Strobel, Athletic Training, 9/3/18
29 - Rick Zolzer, Utmost Passion, 8/5/18

St. Lucie Mets 

Tim Blackwell had plenty of experiences in majors, relayed them as minors manager, 11/12/21
Mike Brady got traded, had early success; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 11/14/21
Don Brown showed maturity, speed, leadership; Saw six pro seasons, made AA, 11/4/21
Kevin D. Brown showed poise, filled a majors need; Made bigs over three seasons, 11/4/21
Chris Butterfield believed he would get to the big leagues; Saw nine pro seasons, made AAA, 11/28/21
Archie Corbin had much fun in the majors over three seasons that spanned nine campaigns, 11/27/21
Joe Dellicarri played at Binghamton both home and away; Saw seven pro seasons, made AAA, 11/3/21
D.J. Dozier played football in college and in NFL, but he missed baseball; Later made bigs, too, 12/5/21
Dan Furmanik turned pro as he remembered lost teammates; Played over four seasons, made high-A, 11/3/21
Marc Goldberg won sportscasting awards over two decades in the business, got baseball card, 11/23/21
Kenny Graves had high hopes as pro, but teenage arm problems returned; Saw two seasons, made AAA, 11/5/21
Denny Harriger hoped to make the bigs someday and he did - 11 years later, 11/25/21
Chris Hill liked starting games, gave chance to be hero; Saw nine seasons, made AAA, 11/18/21
Joel Horlen had successful majors pitching career, later returned to teach as minors coach, 11/9/21
Steve Jacobucci briefly served as trainer in three minors systems, then turned to college, 11/2/21
Paul Johnson turned pitcher, then saw three pro seasons; Made high-A, 11/6/21
John Johnstone took his ability to adapt to time in eight major league seasons, 11/16/21
Jimy Kelly played six pro seasons - most before age 20; Missed bigs, got age rule named for him, 12/4/21
Juan Marina showed promise in rookie ball, played five pro seasons; Made single-A, 12/9/21
Lee May Jr. worked to make hitters better after own eight-season pro career; Made AAA, 11/13/21
Loy McBride saw the ball well at high-A; Played four pro seasons, made AA, 12/10/21
Jim Morrisette returned from injury to new position; Played over six seasons, made AA, 11/10/21
Steve Newton got chance to start, had success; Saw six pro seasons, made high-A, 11/7/21
Bob Olah made mistakes, but learned from them; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 11/19/21
Vladimir Perez followed his brothers to the pros; Played more than a decade, missed bigs, 12/7/21
Andy Reich showed command of emotions; Had success enough to see six seasons, made AA, 12/12/21
Nikco Riesgo played seven pro seasons and in spring 1995; Later wrote book on experiences, 12/1/21
Bryan Rogers went out and did his job over decade as pro; Made AAA, missed bigs, 12/11/21
Doug Saunders had a great time in the bigs; Saw 28 games there over single season, 11/4/21
Pete Schourek learned enough to see the majors over 11 seasons, take second in 1995 NL Cy Young, 11/15/21
Derrick Young did his job, played consistent baseball; Saw five seasons, made high-A, 11/21/21
Alan Zinter became first-rounder and made the majors - in his 14th season; Has since returned as coach, 11/20/21

St. Petersburg Cardinals

1 - Eddie Carter set steals records in high school, couldn't continue it in pros; Saw five seasons, made AA, 7/26/22
2 - Mark Clark saw move to Cleveland as opportunity; Saw majors with five teams over a decade, 7/25/22
3 - Tripp Cromer filled in one season for Ozzie Smith; Saw time over eight major league campaigns, 7/30/22
4 - Bobby DeLoach signed as pro out of tryout camp; Saw seven pro seasons, made AA, 7/31/22
5 - Brad DuVall twice got picked in first round; Saw three pro seasons, career ended injury, 7/20/22
6 - John Ericks felt real good, happy after draft call; Made bigs over three seasons, 8/10/22
7 - Jose Fernandez worked on his hitting out of college; Saw seven pro seasons, made AAA, 7/17/22
8 - Mike Fiore took top college career to Olympic gold; Later played three pro seasons, made AA, 7/17/22
9 - Steve Graham went from Ithaca to the pros, like his dad; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 7/24/22
10 - Antron Grier got drafted, played professionally; Later saw his son do the same, 7/17/22
11 - David Grimes got by in rookie ball outing for save; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 7/17/22
12 - Henry Hernandez proved good enough defensively to make pros; Saw two seasons, hit high-A, 7/16/22
13 - Dan Hitt learned from mistakes in rookie ball; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 7/27/22
14 - Lonnie Maclin took his opportunities to the majors; Saw 13 games in single season, 8/9/22
15 - Steffen Majer helped Miami to College World Series; Later saw five pro seasons, became a firefighter, 8/6/22
16 - Tim Meamber played it by ear, hoped to make bigs; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 7/24/22
17 - Mike Milchin worked to make most of chances in bigs, the others' chances as agent, 7/18/22
18 - Lee Plemel won CWS top player award; Saw five pro seasons, made AA, Rolling Stone, 7/24/22
19 - Tim Redman caught a president, a peanut and pitchers over six pro seasons; Made AAA, 7/28/22
20 - Dave Richardson took hard-nosed style to college conference title; Saw five pro seasons, made AAA, 8/11/22
21 - Cory Satterfield proved reliable starter at single-A; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 7/30/22
22 - John Sellick worked walks from Valenzuela at AA; Played six seasons; Passed in 2021, 7/24/22
23 - Jeff Shireman loved to be on the field as player, coach, manager; Played seven seasons, made AAA, 7/29/22
24 - Jose Trujillo took his team-oriented attitude from college to the pros; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 7/16/22
25 - Dean Weese showed effort both on mound and at bat; Saw five pro seasons, made AA, 7/31/22

26 - Jay North followed his career from pitching to coaching and then to scouting, 7/22/22

26 - Joe Pettini drew striking comparisons early as player; Later managed, coached in bigs, 7/23/22

Lakeland Tigers

1 - Eric Albright didn't play every day, felt it impacted his game; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 8/19/21
2 - Doyle Balthazar played nine pro seasons as catcher, helped out pitchers, 8/24/21

3 - Hector Berrios, Real Serious, 6/25/16
4 - Mark Cole caught a new pro chance at Reno; Played six seasons, made AA, 9/1/21
5 - Ron Cook played five pro seasons, made AA; Did something he'd always hoped to do, 9/18/21
6 - Ivan Cruz knew he had to be realistic; Eventually saw four ML seasons, Japan, 9/16/21
7 - John Doherty just wanted to play baseball; Played it in the bigs over five seasons, 9/4/21
8 - John DeSilva showed he could pitch in the bigs; Did so over two seasons, six games, 9/21/21
9 - Mark Ettles proved aggressive enough to make bigs; Made it out of native Australia, 9/3/21
10  - Ed Ferm tested his arm at Lakeland; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 9/7/21
11 - Greg Gohr got his chance at the bigs, saw majors over four seasons, 9/14/21
12 - Jeff Goodale worked hard, got drafted out of high school; Waited for college, saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 8/27/21
13 - Darren Hursey pitched into tired arm, worked on rhythm; Saw six pro seasons, made AA, 8/22/21
14  - Jody Hurst first passed on pros, then slept on it, signed; Saw five seasons, made AAA, 8/20/21
15 - Keith Kimberlin played five seasons, made AAA; Believed injury helped restore game's fun, 9/5/21
16 - Kurt Knudsen expressed confidence in high school, went on to see bigs over three seasons, 8/21/21
17 - Todd Krumm played both football and baseball in college; He made the NFL, but missed the majors, 9/6/21
18 - Ron Marigny did his job as a player over six seasons, made AA; Has done it since as a scout, 8/14/21
19 - Darryl Martin turned pro out of high school, called himself really happy; Saw six pro seasons, made high-A, 8/16/21
20 - Dan Raley relaxed in college, played as pro over three seasons; Later turned coach, 8/30/21
21 - Bob Reimink credited a local baseball man with his pro career; Saw five seasons, made AAA, 9/19/21
22 - Lino Rivera has been a person in baseball for more than three decades; First as player, then as manager, 9/11/21
23 - Tookie Spann used his baseball skills to see six pro seasons, made AA, 9/10/21
24 - Mickey Tresh followed family into pros, but couldn't follow to bigs; Wasn't disappointed, 8/15/21
25 - Marty Willis set his sights on pro baseball; Got there, saw five seasons, made AA, 8/21/21
26 - Johnny Lipon felt good and enjoyed the game over five decades as player, then manager, 8/29/21
27 - Doug Carpenter worked hard, hoped to be noticed, made AA; Later worked noticing others as coach, scout, 9/13/21
28 - Terry Smith served as a AA All-Star trainer, as trainer in Tigers and Red Sox systems, 8/25/21

Vero Beach Dodgers
Joe Alvarez played and coached for more than four decades, including coaching in Korea, 2/26/22
Jorge Alvarez loved baseball and contributed over nearly quarter century; Made AA, 2/23/22
Pedro Astacio opened eyes in early Dodgers starts; Kept them open over 15 ML seasons, 1/29/22
Tony Barron looked for his opportunity; Got it with Expos and Phillies over two seasons, 3/14/22
Bill Bene proved inconsistent, both before and after first-round selection; Made AAA, 3/12/22
Cam Biberdorf picked up team saves record at high-A; Saw four seasons, made AA, 2/14/22
Eric Boddie worked to show he could play; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 1/28/22
Ray Calhoun worked to throw strikes over four pro seasons; Made AA, 3/15/22
Anthony Collier improved his concentration at Vero Beach; Saw six pro seasons, made AA, 2/17/22
Edwin Correa made majors at 19, bigs career ended on shoulder injury at 21, 2/11/22
Javier De La Hoya waited years to make AAA; Saw minors, Taiwan, Mexico, not bigs, 2/27/22
Bruce Dostal made the majors in eighth pro season, never got into a game, 2/18/22

Dino Ebel didn't make it as a player, but has as a coach; Coached in bigs for decade-plus, 3/13/22
Bob Fletcher returned from elbow injury that cost a season' Saw three pro campaigns, made high-A, 2/20/22
Freddy Gonzalez showed patience at high-A; Saw five seasons, made AA, 3/5/22
Pete Gonzalez believed he'd make bigs in five years; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 2/13/22
Marc Griffin used his skills in the minors over six seasons; Later as a broadcaster, 3/4/22
John Knapp used his arm over five pro seasons, both in field and on mound; Made high-A, 3/16/22
Dennis Lewallyn worked to develop players with winning attitude; Saw decades in game as player, coach, 2/27/22
Alan Lewis worked to hit them where they weren't over seven pro seasons; Made AA, 2/15/22
Scott Marabell provided early power at short-season; Saw five campaigns, made AA, 2/25/22
Media Arts Group brought together four companies; In 1990, the group sponsored a baseball card set, 2/22/22
Robin Nina took a no-hitter late to open 1989; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 3/6/22
Tim Patrick had a rough start at Yakima; Played three pro seasons, made high-A, 1/30/22
Pedro Perez provided ninth-inning stop for Yakima; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 3/6/22
Rex Peters went to college, didn't regret it; Saw three pro seasons, then turned college coach, 3/2/22
Mike Piazza hit a lot of home runs in his Hall of Fame career, including one legendary shot, 2/5/22
Ramon Taveras threw well at short-season; Saw four seasons, made AA, 2/21/22
Jeff Vanzytveld had a major league sinker; Injury ended career at AA, 2/3/22
Bill Wengert improved at high-A Vero Beach; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 2/12/22
Matt Wilson assessed players as a Dodgers trainer in the minors and bigs, later in college, 3/8/22
Mike Wismer played multiple positions in high school; Hit in pros over two seasons, made high-A, 2/8/22
Eric Young went put and proved he was an All-Star caliber player; Saw 15 ML seasons, 2/1/22

Watertown Indians (28)
 - Chad Allen knew the importance of school; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 8/16/23
 - Teddy Blackwell knew being a minors trainer meant teaching; Served in minors for long career, 8/15/23
 - Willie Canate earned ML opportunities with Blue Jays in 1993, one in World Series, 9/9/23
 - Mark Charbonnet came through in clutch over 12 pro seasons; Made AA, played in independent ball, 9/20/23
 - Brian Cofer had speed, tremendous arm; Turned from fielding to pitching in four seasons, made high-A, 9/11/23
 - John Cotton saw 15 pro seasons, AAA in five of them; Missed bigs, 8/23/23
 - Mike Davis had big night at Watertown in 1990; Saw two pro seasons, 8/20/23
 - Mark DelPiano has applied his work ethic as player, coach to long career as scout, 8/19/23
 - Tim Ellis threw hard enough in high school to make college, pros; Saw two pro seasons, 8/13/23
 - Jim Gabella worked on his major league goal as player, then as coach; Missed the bigs, 9/24/23
 - Brian Giles believed he could produce, if every day player; Saw 15 ML seasons, 9/2/23
 - Mike Gonzales heled his high school team to win; Saw two pro seasons, made high-A, 8/21/23
 - Dane Kallevig helped his amateur team to a title with relief work; Played two seasons, made single-A, 8/26/23
 - Dennis Kluss showed confidence in college; Played two pro campaigns, made short-season, 9/17/23
 - John Lorms hit game-winner at single-A in 1991; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 9/13/23
 - Oscar Munoz had rough welcome to bigs, saw 10 ML games over seven pro seasons, 8/30/23
 - Joe Perez drew big comparisons out of high school; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 9/23/23
 - Clyde 'Pork Chop' Pough played in front of plenty over 16 pro seasons; Nickname proved memorable, 9/20/23
 - Tracy Richardson grew up in Watertown, then turned minor league intern and assistant GM, 9/6/23
 - Roberto Rivera jumped from AA to bigs as lefty; Saw majors over two seasons, 8/28/23
 - Bobby Ryan loved pressure in college; Played in five pro seasons, briefly made AAA, 9/4/23
 - Keith Shepherd got noticed by two stars, saw time in four ML seasons, 9/17/23
 - Ken Silvestri saw time in eight ML seasons; In between, he fought in World War II; Also coached, 9/19/23
 - Kelly Stinnett had attitude, frame of mind to make bigs over 14 seasons, 8/13/23
 - Paulino Tena got thrown at in 1991 game; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 9/10/23
 - Tom Van Schaack helped Watertown to attendance gain as GM; Had long career in baseball, 9/14/23
 - Ken Welch hit well in college; Played two pro campaigns, made short-season, also in semi-pro, 9/24/23
 - Bill Wertz made major league debut in hometown; Saw time over two big league seasons, 9/10/23

Wausau Timbers

1 - Matt Anderson couldn't wait to turn pro; Saw six pro seasons, made high-A, 6/4/21
2 - Hector Bautista played outfield at single-A Frederick; Saw three pro seasons, never saw bigs, 6/13/21
3 - Christian Benitez played two professional seasons, topped out at single-A Wausau, 5/7/21
4 - John Boothby worked to get people out to games in native Australia, just not on one night in South Bend, 6/18/21

5 - Sergio Cairo went on a tear in independent ball; Saw 15 pro seasons, made AAA, 6/14/21
6 - Bo Davis played in three pro seasons, had rough start in one, made single-A; Passed in 2005, 5/8/21
7 - Cesar Devarez saw 14 pro seasons; Made the bigs in two, for 16 total games, 6/15/21

8 - John Fowler played for his hometown Frederick Keys; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 5/1/21
9 - Shawn Heiden had great season in high school, got him pro shot; Saw two seasons, made single-A, 6/19/21
10 - Aman Hicks came out of nowhere to be fourth-round pick; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 6/24/21
11 - Mattie Asencio joined other Dominican players at Wausau; Saw two pro seasons, topped out at single-A, 7/1/21
11 - Brad Hildreth set records in college; Saw two pro seasons, got suspended after 'Bull Durham' stunt, 6/28/21
12 - Keith Kessinger followed his major leaguer father into pros; Made bigs for 11 games, 6/28/21
13 - Pat Leinen made AAA Rochester, then walked away sent back to AA; Felt too many ahead of him, 6/29/21
14 - T.R. Lewis got big game-winning hit at AA; Saw 11 pro seasons, made AAA, 5/28/21

15 - John Marett signed with Orioles out of draft; Saw three pro seasons, made single-A, 6/30/21
16 - Tom Martin made enough decent pitches to see 11 major league seasons, 4/23/21

17 - Daryl Moore expressed bigs optimism to hometown paper; Made AAA, not majors, 7/2/21

18 - Brad Pennington stayed around the plate enough for time in five major league seasons, 8/20/21

19 - Dave Riddle saw three pro seasons, made high-A; Later coached in youth baseball, 11/6/21

20 - Jimmy Roso got suspended for Bull Durham-like stunt with Wausau; Saw five pro seasons, made AA, 11/14/21

21 - Keith Schmidt hit first-ever home run for Kane County; Saw six seasons, made single-A, 11/7/21

22 - Rich Smith played two pro seasons, made single-A; Later went on to coach, 11/13/21

23 - Tommy Taylor overcame amateur league struggles to turn pro; Saw 15 seasons, made AA, independent ball, 11/12/21

24 - Mel Wearing chose baseball over football, baseball was his love; Saw 13 pro seasons, made AAA, 8/21/21

25 - Robert Wheatcroft returned from college shoulder surgery to turn pro; Saw two seasons, made single-A, 11/5/21

26 - Steve Williams helped pitch high school to district title game; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 5/2/21

27 - Gregg Zaun did his best, took that to time in 16 major league seasons, 11/4/21

28 - Oneri Fleita briefly played, then turned to coaching, player development and scouting, 11/21/21

28 - Mike Young learned by doing - and traveling; Played in oversees, became coach, manager, 11/19/21

28 - Chet Nichols had much to look back on as majors player, coach; Passed in 1995, 11/16/21

29 - Mitch Bibb served in a vital position in the minors and in high school, as a trainer, 11/5/21

West Palm Beach Expos

1 - Rod Boddie hoped for the majors, but knew he'd go to law school; Missed on bigs, then became lawyer, 1/29/21
2 - Paul Ciaglo worked to get comfortable at single-A; Played in to pro seasons, saw five total outings, 1/8/21
3 - Reid Cornelius turned pro out of high school; Saw three ML seasons, later turned coach, 1/1/21
4 - Bret Davis threw enough strikes to make it from college to the pros;  Saw four seasons, made AAA, 1/13/21
5 - Jim Faulk challenged the wind over five pro seasons, made AA, 1/18/21
6 - Rob Fletcher helped his team break 1989 losing streak; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 12/25/20

7 - Kevin Foster made switch from infield to pitching, saw bigs over seven seasons; Passed in 2008, 12/28/20
8 - Dan Freed started strong in Expos organization; Played five pro seasons, made AA, later became scout, 12/28/20

9 - Dan Gakeler settled down to see 31 outings over only ML season; Played in 12 pro campaigns, 1/5/21
10 - Eddie Gonzalez made brief return after wrist injury; Played in five seasons, made high-A, 12/31/20

11 - Rob Kerrigan signed as pro with backing of uncle; Played five seasons, made high-A, 12/28/20

12 - Ken Lake hit a key home run in 1990 game; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 1/15/21
13 - Richie Lewis knocked game-winner as pitcher in 1993; Saw seven ML campaigns, 1/19/21
14 - Rob Mason helped youth team to title as coach; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 1/4/21
15 - Todd Mayo knew in baseball the outcome is never certain; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 1/26/21
16 - John Mello had nerves of steel over three pro seasons, made high-A; Later became instructor, 12/26/20
17 - Doug Piatt couldn't believe he was in the majors; Saw 21 games with Expos in 1991, 1/30/21
18 - Chris Pollack returned from rotator cuff surgery for four more seasons, but had no Hollywood ending in bigs, 1/22/21
19 - F.P. Santangelo knew he'd make the majors; Later made the Mitchell Report, became broadcaster, 2/3/21
20 - Joe Siddall learned a lot over 12 pro seasons; Made bigs, became Blue Jays broadcaster, endured loss of son, 12/29/20
21  - David Sommer hoped for a no-hitter to win bet with dad; Saw five pro seasons, passed away in 2019, 1/28/21
22 - Joel Smith sped his way from Tennessee to the pros; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 1/2/21
23 - Matt Stairs thought about moving on, then made the next 15 major league seasons, 12/31/20
24 - Adam Terris dedicated himself, then returned to college field; Made pros, saw two seasons, 1/12/21
25 - Dave Wainhouse gave it another shot, saw five more ML seasons; Played in seven total, 12/30/20
26 - John Wenrick got good action on his fastball in 1986; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 1/23/21
27 - Fred Williams got back to basics and improve hitting at AA; Saw nine pro seasons, missed bigs, 1/20/21
28 - Pete Young made the majors with the Expos over two seasons, helped start agent's career, 1/3/21
29 - Felipe Alou enjoyed himself over 17 major league seasons as a player, 14 as a manager, 12/27/20

30 - Dave Jauss helped Felipe Alou as minors coach, helping his son for 2021 as majors coach, 1/31/21
31 - Sean Cunningham served as minors trainer, later on staff in Montreal and as head trainer with Marlins, 1/16/21
NN1 - Pat Murphy saw what went on over three decades as West Palm Beach sports anchor, got own card, 1/11/21
NN2 - Wayne Cunningham didn't really play baseball, but what he did do, came in television, 1/9/21

NN3 - Willie P. Bananas once got ejected from a game; Served as West Palm Beach's mascot nine seasons, 12/26/20

NN3 - Marianne Carlisle wanted to be a mascot since age 6; As a theater major, she became Willie P. Bananas, 12/27/20

Williamsport Bills
1 - Jim Blueberg, Late Bloomer, 2/26/18
2 - Jim Bowie, Swing The Bat, 2/27/18
3 - Dave Brundage, Best Moment, 7/14/15
4 - Rich DeLucia, Of Relief, 2/28/18
5 - Troy Evers, Quality Game, 3/1/18
6 - Fernando Figueroa, Third Save, 3/2/18
7 - Mike Gardiner, Felt Capable, 3/4/18
8 - Mike Goff, Concentrate On, 3/3/18
9 - Lee Hancock, Offensive Lineman, 3/5/18
10 - Chuck Hensley, Good Move, 2/24/18
11 - Jeff Hooper, Brief Chance, 3/7/18
12 - Chris Howard, Chosen Sport, 3/8/18
13 - Bryan King, Could Compete, 3/10/18
14 - Dru Kosco, Improved Everyday, 3/6/18
15 - Shane Letterio, Felt Confident, 3/9/18
16 - Mike McDonald, Game Winner, 3/11/18
17 - Mark Merchant, Pretty Calm, 3/12/18
18 - Jeff Nelson, Good One, 3/13/18
19 - Ken Pennington, Another Prospect, 2/25/18
20 - Mark Razook, Legion Ball, 3/14/18
21 - Dana Ridenour, Comparable To, 3/15/18
22 - Ricky Rojas, Bore Down, 3/16/18
23 - Ted Williams, Steal Bases, 3/17/18
24 - Mark Wooden, Came Through, 3/18/18
25 - Rich Morales, Full Potential, 3/19/18
26 - Bobby Cuellar, What Happens, 3/20/18
27 - Chris Verna, Big Thrill, 3/21/18

Winter Haven Red Sox

1 - Tracy Allen returned from surgery to start strong; Saw three pro seasons, made AA, 4/25/22
2 - Felix Colon got some key hits over decade in pros; Topped out at AA, 5/25/22
3 - Freddie Davis showed confidence over five pro seasons; Topped out at AA, 5/28/22
4 - Alex Delgado saw 26 games in bigs, got chance to be hero in one of them, 5/14/22
5 - Jim Dennison impressed Red Sox scouts as a lefty; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 5/19/22
6 - Colin Dixon believed if he had a uniform, he had a chance; Saw seven pro seasons, briefly made AAA, 5/7/22
7 - Willie Dukes enjoyed his brief pro baseball experience; Made high-A, then became a firefighter, 5/17/22
8 - Ray Fagnant got call to turn pro, one to turn scout; Played in four seasons, missed call to bigs, 4/29/22

9 - Jason Friedman reminded one legend early of Fred Lynn; Saw nine pro seasons, made AAA, became lawyer, 5/29/22
10 - Greg Hansell believed in himself over 15 pro seasons; Made bigs in four, also Japan, 4/30/22
11 - Peter Hoy made the majors for five outings; Played in Olympics with Canada, became coach, 4/28/22
12 - Garrett Jenkins showed speed at short-season; Saw four pro campaigns, made high-A, 5/8/22
13 - Dan Kite used his multiple pitches to turn pro; Saw four injury-slowed seasons, made high-A, 5/6/22
14 - Pedro Matilla impressed scouts in high school; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 5/8/22
15 - Jeff McNeely played eight pro seasons, made bigs for 21 games, then went into education, 4/27/22
16 - Steve Michael started as pitcher, but loved playing every day; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 5/1/22
17 - Bart Moore liked to steal bases; Ran to three seasons as a pro, made high-A, 4/26/22
18 - Boo Moore went from high rating in high school to pros; Saw eight seasons, made AA, 5/4/22
19 - Tony Mosley signed out of high school because he loved the game; Saw seven seasons, made AA, 5/26/22
20 - Lou Munoz almost gave up on pros for police work, then got signed; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 5/21/22
21 - Paul Quantrill loved to pitch and he did so - often - over 14 major league seasons, 5/10/22
22 - Ed Riley got drafted by hometown team, then pressured himself; Saw 14 pro seasons, made AAA, 5/28/22
23 - Andy Rush tried to improve each game; Saw six seasons, could improve enough for high-A, 5/21/22
24 - Al Sanders pitched well in AA debut; Saw five pro seasons, missed AAA, bigs, 5/29/22
25 - Richard Witherspoon ran extra sprints at Elmira; Played three pro seasons, made high-A, 5/17/22

26 - Dave Holt played and managed in Red Sox system, and managed Blue Sox; Made AA, 5/24/22

27 - Doug Camilli enjoyed helping young player; Saw bigs himself, caught Koufax no-hitter, 5/11/22

28 - Jim Stricek helped players after injuries as minors trainer; Once got ejected while doing so, 5/20/22

Cal League
Visalia Oaks
56 - Denny Neagle, Already Familiar, 6/6/15
57 - Chad Swanson, Successfully Deployed, 7/6/15
58 - Mike Trombley, Good Times, 6/17/15
59 - Mike Aspray, Settled For, 5/31/15
60 - Pat Mahomes, Paying Off, 6/14/15
61 - Tom Fine, Lost Concentration, 6/16/15
62 - Rich Garces, Proved Himself, 6/10/15
63 - Fred White, Unlimited Potential, 6/15/15
64 - Phil Wiese, Left Off, 6/29/15
65 - George Tsamis, Greatest Place, 6/7/15
66 - Carl Fraticelli, Came Ready, 5/17/15
67 - Dan Masteller, Like This, 7/1/15
68 - Ramon Cedeno, Lucky Night, 6/28/15
69 - Bob McCreary, Toughest Adjustment, 6/13/15
70 - Ray Ortiz, Winning Teams, 6/13/15
71 - Carlos Capellan, Started Slow, 6/20/15
72 - Jay Kvasnicka, Means Everything, 6/18/15
73 - Mike House, Different Path, 5/21/15
74 - J.T. Bruett, More Selective, 5/18/15
75 - Troy Buckley, Test of Response, 6/26/15
76 - Todd Logan, Tough Kid, 6/24/15
77 - Dan Segui, Some Kids, 6/10/15
78 - Jose Garcia, Twins Tour, 5/23/15
79 - Scott Ullger, Chance Taken, 6/27/15
80 - Brian Allard, Main Objective, 6/5/15
81 - Brian Bucz, Best Promotion, 6/8/15
82 - Joel Safly, Little Things, 6/18/15
83 - Joseph Bucz, Both Fixtures, 5/31/15
84 - Jason Elick, Collected Himself, 7/30/15
85 - Robert Spurlock, Well Acquainted, 6/13/15
86 - Darren Holt, Different Role, 6/3/15

Sportsprint

Durham Bulls

1 - Steve Curry threw everything he had into decade-long playing career, shorter coaching career, 4/8/23
1 - Ino Guerrero drew easy comparisons to movie character, later threw in ML home run derby, 4/2/23
1 - Kevin Harmon spent more than three decades as a trainer in minors - then in the majors, 4/1/23
1 - Eddie Mathews played basketball in college, not baseball; But he threw hard, like 90 mph hard, 4/9/23
1 - Ryan Thompson loved baseball, got to serve as Durham Bulls bat boy, 3/31/23
2 - Keith Mitchell improved enough to make bigs over four seasons; Later saw Korea, coached, 5/15/23
3 - Brian Champion used his own ability to play six pro seasons, made AA, 4/10/23
4 - Brian Deak worked to beat other catchers to Atlanta; Played decade in minors, missed bigs, 6/6/23
5 - Ken Harring played two seasons, then went into sales; Returned to game for long career as college coach, 6/10/23
6 - Kevin Castleberry played as pro for a decade, made AAA, played in Taiwan, 6/12/23
7 - Mike Mordecai did his job when called upon; Saw bigs over 12 seasons, Bartman game, 5/10/23
8 - Donovan Campbell knew he had to work hard for shot at bigs; Played over four seasons, made high-A, 5/27/23
9 - Chris Czarnik got credit for no-hitter at high-A; Saw three pro seasons, made AAA, 4/18/23
10 - Marcos Vasquez did his job over 11 pro seasons; Saw AAA, Taiwan, but missed bigs, 3/29/23
11 - Skipper Wright saw his biggest attribute as consistency; Played over four seasons, made high-A, 4/26/23
12 - Popeye Cole used his speed over 10-season pro career; Made AA, saw five independent campaigns, 5/21/23
13 - Edwin Alicea started high, then moved down; Vowed not to give up, topped out at AAA, 5/22/23
14 - Pat Tilmon continued playing for his love of game; Saw 11 seasons, briefly made AAA, coached, 4/23/23
15 - Theron Todd worked to improve hitting over seven pro seasons; Made AA, later coached, 4/21/23
16 - Johnny Cuevas looked fastball, hit AA home run; Saw 10 pro seasons, made AAA, 4/28/23
17 - David Nied hoped for quality starts with Rockies, did briefly, then injuries came; Saw bigs over five seasons, 6/17/23
18 - Josman Robles got thrown at in 1990 game, then hit home run; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 4/24/23
19 - Brian Cummings pitched well in early 1990 game at Durham; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 5/8/23
20 - Dave Brust's pro career almost didn't happen; Saw three seasons, made high-A, later turned college coach, 6/18/23
21 - Rich Longuil worked to stay in front of hitters over five pro seasons; Made high-A, 5/29/23
22 - Phil Maldonado looked fastball at Durham; Saw five seasons, twice briefly made AAA, 5/11/23
23 - Chad Smith turned pro after high school no-hitter; Saw five seasons, made high-A, 5/21/23
24 - Rodney Richey proved a bulldog on the mound, made high-A; Later turned fighter, in court, 6/19/23
25 - Todd Dewey looked at new organization as new shot at bigs; Saw six seasons, made AAA, 4/22/23
26 - Dave Karasinski had good poise in high school; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 6/3/23
27 - Nate Minchey saw time in four ML seasons, then seven successful campaigns in Japan, 5/7/23
28 - Larry Jaster pitched in bigs, then later coached in minors; Once shut out Dodgers five-consecutive times, 5/20/23
29 - Grady Little's managerial decisions led him to the majors; One later led him to be blamed for playoff failure, 6/24/23

Frederick Keys

1 - Wally Moon was challenged by teaching process; Played 12 seasons in bigs, then worked as coach, 12/30/22

2 - Mike Pazik worked hard, impressed as player; Then turned minors - and majors - coach, 1/23/23

3 - Bobby Miscik made AAA as player, manager; Enjoyed involvement in the game, 1/14/23

4 - Tony Beasley played over nine seasons, made AAA; Then tried out coaching, made bigs, 1/28/23

5 - Mike Deutsch played three seasons as a pro, then returned home and played another 15, 12/27/22

6 - Mike Richardson once hit a home run at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium; Played three seasons, made high-A, 1/10/23

7 - Steve Mondile had good day as he signed as pro; Saw four seasons, made high-A, then turned coach, scout, 12/27/22

8 - Rich Slomkowski tried new delivery after slow start; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 2/5/23

9 - Doug Reynolds had enough tools, talent and performance to turn pro, make high-A; Later turned scout, 1/27/23

10 - Zachary Kerr pitched strongly at high-A in 1990, but arm troubles soon ended career; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 12/28/22

11 - Anthony Telford showed poise and savvy in ML debut; Saw time in nine majors seasons, 1/24/23

12 - Stacy Jones liked to play baseball; Did so over 10 seasons, saw six ML games, 2/4/23

13 - Paris Hayden played five seasons, made AA; Later had success as American Legion coach, 1/29/23

14 - Roy Gilbert felt relaxed in high-A April 1990 win; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 2/4/23

15 - Tim Holland extended his career with off-season work; Saw eight seasons, made AAA, 1/7/23

16 - Mike Lehman hoped slot would open at AAA, made it, but briefly; Saw six seasons, missed bigs, 1/31/23

17 - Ken Shamburg realized he'd always have another at-bat; Played over 11 pro seasons, missed bigs, 1/4/23

18 - Ricky Gutierrez got a new start after trade, then made the bigs over 12 seasons, 1/16/23

19 - Dan Berthel made name for himself at Long Beach; Saw three pro seasons, topped out at AA, 1/8/23

20 - Pete Rose Jr. dreamed of turning pro, made bigs for 11 games with Reds; Dad's career impacted his, 12/29/22

21 - Ed Horowitz saw four Opening Days as a pro, made AA; Later turned to communications, 1/29/23

22 - Mike Oquist kept learning over seven seasons in majors; Became regular over three with Oakland, 1/18/23

23 - Rob Stiegele found himself alongside HOFers as batboy; Later turned pro, saw two seasons, 1/3/23

24 - Todd Stephan knew the bigs sometimes required getting a break; Saw five pro seasons, made AAA, missed majors, 1/1/23

25 - Andres Constant turned prospect, then underwent elbow surgery; Career spanned eight seasons, made AA, 1/19/22

26 - Chuck Ricci paid his dues over nine seasons, then made bigs for seven games; Later became scout, 1/2/23

27 - Jeff Bumgarner put pressure on himself as top pick; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 12/31/22

28 - Pat Hedge hit the ball over three pro seasons, later turned roving strength coach, 1/11/23

29 - Arthur Rhodes did the job in bigs over 20 seasons; Finally made the World Series in final campaign, 1/9/23

30 - Brad Hildreth set records in college; Saw two pro seasons, got suspended after 'Bull Durham' stunt, 12/27/22

31 - Bill Murray served as New Jersey Devils trainer for decade, 12/25/23

Kinston Indians

1 - Jerry DiPoto played in bigs, scouted, survived cancer; He's since become a major league GM, 8/23/22

2 - Tom Kramer saw time in two major league seasons; Threw near-perfect game in second ML start, 8/29/22

3 - Rouglas Odor played eight pro seasons, made AA; Later developed players as minors coach, manager, 8/24/22

4 - Ty Kovach played five injury-slowed seasons, then made new plans in funeral work, 8/25/22

5 - Curt Leskanic had short memory over 11 ML seasons; Took pivotal '04 Red Sox ALCS win, 8/15/22

6 - Brian Johnson initially bypassed pros for college; Saw five pro seasons later, made AAA, 8/7/22

7 - Fabio Gomez raped and murdered his neighbor in 1999; He's now on Arizona's Death Row, 8/3/22

8 - Jesse Levis stayed ready, worked hard over nine ML seasons with Indians, Brewers, 8/21/22

9 - Ken Ramos murdered his wife in 2016, then killed himself, years after pro baseball career, 8/28/22

10 - Nolan Lane played over 13 pro seasons, made AA; Became fan favorite with independent Sioux City, 8/27/22

11 - Marc Tepper played four pro seasons, made high-A; He then taught the game to his son, 8/5/22

12 - Garland Kiser returned to pros from early setback; His return took him all the way to bigs, 8/8/22

13 - Jamie Allison found draft call greatest thing in world; Played four seasons, made AA, 8/1/22
14 - Lindsay Foster lost high-A shortstop job to top pick; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 8/20/22

15 - Will Vespe got big win for Miami; Played two pro seasons, then attempted post-surgery comeback, 8/7/22

16 - Ramon Bautista hit home runs on consecutive nights at single-A; Saw six seasons, made AA, 8/30/22

17 - David Oliveras impressed Indians official early; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 8/19/22

18 - Rick Falkner picked up game-winners at single-A; Saw three seasons topped at high-A, 9/1/22

19 - Greg Ferlenda didn't care where he pitched, as long as he pitched; Saw eight seasons, made AA, 8/6/22
20 - Chris Pinder hoped to make majors himself; Missed bigs, but a son has made it, 8/8/22

21 - Mando Verdugo got out of slump with manager's help; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 8/8/22

22 - Dan Williams played four minors seasons, then turned to coaching; Made bigs as bullpen catcher, coach, 8/18/22

23 - Robert Person took live, loose arm to time in nine ML seasons with Mets, Blue Jays, Phillies, 8/7/22

24 - Scott Neill pitched well in big game for college scouts; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 8/21/22

25 - Eddie Zambrano hit two home runs in 1994 game for Cubs; Saw time in two ML seasons, 8/31/22

26 - Tim Ellis threw hard enough in high school to make college, pros; Saw two pro seasons, 8/17/22

27 - Fred Gladding learned much about pitching, then made bigs over 13 seasons, coached, 8/4/22
28 - Brian Graham developed players as minors manager, coordinator; Later won an award, 8/7/22
29 - Dennis Noonan served as a minors trainer a single season, also at league all-star game, 8/8/22

30 - Tim Costo turned pro with weighty comparisons; Played nine seasons, made bigs in two, 8/26/22

Lynchburg Red Sox (27)

1. Greg Blosser saw bigs over two seasons, 22 games in lengthy pro career; Also saw Japan, 2/26/23
2. Chris Leach got out of college slump with cycle; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 3/15/23
3. Ed Perozo wanted the chance, did job over nine pro seasons; Made high-A, independent ball, 2/10/23
4. Mickey Rivers, Jr. followed his dad into the pros; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 3/4/23
5. James Byrd played seven pro seasons, made bigs for two games, two pinch-running appearances, 3/25/23
6. Miguel Monegro helped seal team's comeback at Elmira; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 2/18/23
7. Scott Powers got key triple at AA in 1991; Saw five seasons, topped out there at AA, 3/26/23
8. Willie Tatum dreamed of playing pro; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, passed in 2018, 3/5/23
9. Les Wallin knew all he could do was play; Saw six pro seasons, topped out at AA, 3/25/23
10. Chris Whitehead got married on the field at Lynchburg, saw three pro seasons; Killed in 1991 crash, 3/18/23
11. Luis Dorante played six seasons as catcher, then turned minors manager, skill evaluator, 3/25/23
12. Chris Hanks signed as pro to learn more; Played four seasons, made high-A, then turned college coach, 3/20/23
13. Paul Williams impressed enough to be high Red Sox pick; Played decade in pros, made AA, 2/11/23
14. Odie Abril turned to pitching in Legion ball, then played seven pro seasons; Made AA, 3/17/23
15. Paul Brown looked forward to pro baseball after pick in second round; Saw five seasons, made AA, 2/20/23
16. Brian Conroy gained velocity through early career; Saw seven seasons, made AAA, 2/27/23
17. Freddie Davis showed confidence over five pro seasons; Topped out at AA, 3/2/23
18. Peter Estrada worked hard to pitch, prove himself over six pro seasons; Made AA, 2/10/23
19. Howard Landry knew pros wouldn't be easy; Saw three seasons, made high-A, then got injured, 2/21/23
20. Tato Pratts pitched well at short-season Elmira; Saw four pro seasons, made single-A, 2/16/23
21. Ken Ryan kept hitters off balance over eight ML seasons, with Red Sox, Phillies, 3/11/23
22. Rennie Scott learned the screwball from a former major leaguer; Played over three pro seasons, made high-A, 2/24/23
23. Tim Stange knew he had to earn college starting spot after injury; Played three pro seasons, made high-A, 3/19/23
24. Scott Taylor heard crowd roaring after key ML strikeouts; Saw two ML seasons, 20 appearances, 2/12/23
25. David Duchin helped players as minors trainer over at least six seasons with Indians, Red Sox, 3/22/23
26. Jim Bibby saw military service, back issues, then made bigs over 12 seasons, coached; Passed in 2010, 2/9/23
27. Gary Allenson knew his role as minors manager; Made bigs as both player and coach, 3/13/23

Prince William Cannons

1 - Mike Brown showed his back was healthy, then saw time in six ML seasons, coached, scouted, 12/22/22

2 - Gary Denbo knew Jeter's swing better than anyone; Served as player, coach, in Jeter's front office, 12/6/22

3 - Darren London handled scary incident first year as trainer, then spent three decades in organization, 12/17/22

4 - Bob Mariano did pretty much everything over his long career in baseball; Had passion to teach, 12/19/22

5 - Brad Ausmus maintained his skills over 18 major league seasons; Then managed Tigers, Angels, 12/14/22

6 - Jason Bridges just wanted to play baseball; Did over three seasons, made high-A, 12/16/22
7 - Art Canestro played five seasons, made high-A; Elbow injury ended career, 11/18/22
8 - Russ Davis dreamed about playing in big leagues; Made it over eight seasons, with three teams, 12/25/22
9 - Herb Erhardt believed as long as he played, he had a chance; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 11/20/22
10 - Mike Gardella's confidence improved watching big leaguers; Saw seven pro seasons, made AAA, 12/5/22
11 - Cullen Hartzog became among Yankees' top prospects, then got injured; Saw five pro seasons, made AA, 12/8/22
12 - Kiki Hernandez worked hard mentally and physically over decade in pros; Topped out at AAA, 12/1/22
13 - David Howell helped carry college team's offense; Saw five pro seasons, made AA, 12/10/22
14 - Ed Martel made AAA with the Yankees, but injuries slowed career; Later studied injuries; Passed in 2018, 11/13/22
15 - James Moody received praise at Oneonta and Prince William; Saw two pro seasons, made high-A, 12/2/22
16 - Jerry Nielsen got ML debut out of way without nerves; Saw two ML seasons with Yankees, Angels, 11/13/22
17 - Sherman Obando hoped for regular big league time, got it with Expos - then in Japan, 11/12/22
18 - Paul Oster set short-term goals early on; Saw seven pro campaigns, made AA, 11/11/22
19 - Rich Polak adjusted to pros and new pitching role; Saw six seasons, made AA, 11/12/22
20 - Bruce Prybylinski came back from bad arm to make AA; Saw six pro seasons, missed bigs, 11/15/22
21 - Curtis Ralph felt confident in himself, then saw eight pro seasons; Made AAA, 11/10/22
22 - Andres Rodriguez had solid night for Fort Lauderdale in 1992; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 12/21/22
23 - Frank Seminara pitched well-controlled over three major league seasons, then went into financial advising, 12/10/22
24 - Dave Silvestri played baseball in the Olympics and in bigs: Saw time in eight ML seasons, 12/3/22
25 - J.T. Snow took pride in his defense; Saw 16 ML seasons, won six Gold Gloves, 11/29/22
26 - John Viera saw college career imperiled by miscommunication; Saw four pro seasons, made AAA, 11/11/22
27 - Tom Weeks played with Deion at Fort Lauderdale; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 11/17/22
28 - Jim Wiley threw strong innings at high-A; Saw six pro seasons, topped out at AA, 11/27/22
29 - Mauricio Zazueta started in the Yankees system, then made a career in his native Mexico, 12/20/22

30 - Sammy Arena started as clubhouse manager, then became club general manager, 12/26/22

Winston-Salem Spirits
1 - Gary Scott made the great achievement, he made the majors; Played with Cubs over two seasons, 1/17/20
2 - Billy White moved up to AA, then stayed there over five seasons; Made AAA, not bigs, 1/15/20
3 - John Salles played it out and saw six pro seasons; He made AAA, not the bigs, 1/18/20
4 - Paul Blair liked to knock in runs; His father had long ML career, he made AAA, not bigs, 1/20/20
5 - Bill Melvin kept his teams close over eight seasons; Made AAA, not bigs, 1/21/20
6 - John Gardner played seven seasons, then became a firefighter; Made AAA, not bigs, 1/4/20
7 - Doug Welch swung the bat well at Winston-Salem, later returned there as HS coach, teacher, 1/10/20
8 - Dale Craig hit a rally-starting home run at high-A; Played three seasons, never made AA, 1/10/20
9 - Derek Stroud served as head coach at old high school for two decades; Played seven pro seasons, 1/11/20
10 - Kevin Roberson played in four major league seasons; Hit game-winner in 1993 off Lee Smith, 1/5/20
11 - Fernando Ramsey had hardly played baseball before being drafted, 1/9/20
12 - Shannon Jones struck out 18 in a college game; Played four pro seasons, 1/23/20
13 - Ronnie Rasp played three pro seasons, then crushed his finger in an off-season job accident, 1/14/20
14 - Jim Murphy went back to school after baseball and became an author and motivational speaker, 1/8/20
15 - John Jensen was excited to turn pro out of college; Played seven pro seasons, made AAA, 1/24/20
16 - Steve DiBartolomeo liked pitching in relief, pitched as a pro over three seasons, 1/25/20
17 - Jim Bullinger switched from shortstop to pitching, then made the majors over seven seasons, 1/25/20
18 - Ed Caballero threw a one-hitter in a spot start for Winston-Salem, 1/26/20
19 - Tim Moore gave the pros a shot out of high school; Played three seasons, never made AA, 1/6/20
20 - Jeff Massicotte came on in tough spot at Geneva and struck out three; Played four pro seasons, 1/11/20
21 - Tracy Smith finished out his playing career and better opportunities presented themselves, 1/8/20
22 - Scott Taylor was Winston-Salem's best catcher in 1990; He briefly made AAA, but not the bigs, 1/5/20
23 - Julio Strauss' services were won in Venezuela by the Cubs; He made AAA, but not the bigs, 1/4/20
24 - Elvin Paulino hit well at Winston-Salem; Played six seasons, made AAA, 1/13/20
25 - Eddie Williams' first two pro home runs went for grand slams - a year apart; Played six seasons, 1/12/20
26 - Lickety Split, the Holly Farms Chicken, graced his first card, then found himself - and the brand - on the way out, 1/27/20

26 - Matt Newsom served as minors GM and in racing, also donned a chicken suit, 1/28/20

27 - Steve Melendez worked to get to know his players as a minor league trainer, 1/31/20
28 - Bill Earley got his major league shot as player in 1986, then helped others as coach, 2/3/20

29 - Brad Mills went from injury-shortened playing career to long career as manager, 2/6/20

30 - Don Johnson served as a Winston-Salem batboy, part of a long line, 2/7/20

Pucko
Elmira Pioneers

1 - Tim Graham worked on his swing and improved; Saw eight pro seasons, briefly made AA, 7/14/21
2 - Dave Alvarez looked to provide some punch at Elmira in 1989; Saw three pro seasons, 6/25/21
3 - Randy Brown experienced much over 11 pro seasons; Made AAA, never experienced bigs, 6/20/21
4 - Tim Davis enjoyed playing baseball, then got injured; Played four seasons, made high-A, 7/9/21
5 - Jason Friedman reminded one legend early of Fred Lynn; Saw nine pro seasons, made AAA, became lawyer, 7/10/21
6 - Larry Grant proved useful as hitter and in the field; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 7/24/21
7 - Jeff Limoncelli got hit in big club spring training game; Saw two pro seasons, played for hometown Elmira, 7/16/21
8 - Shea Wardwell helped college to conference title game; Saw four pro seasons, later turned coach, instructor, 6/19/21
9 - Willie Dukes enjoyed his brief pro baseball experience; Made high-A, then became a firefighter, 6/21/21
10 - Jose Lora used speed to make up for mental mistake in 1990 game; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 7/19/21
11 - Jose Malave had great day early for Red Sox in Boston; Saw two ML campaigns, 7/23/21
12 - Jeff McNeely played eight pro seasons, made bigs for 21 games, then went into education, 7/5/21
13 - Joe Demus helped his manager early in 1990 as bullpen catcher; Saw three pro seasons, made AA, 7/18/21
14 - John Lammon had a quick release as a catcher; Saw two pro seasons, both at Elmira, 6/26/21
15 - Chris Davis could pitch when needed; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 7/25/21
16 - Jim Dennison impressed Red Sox scouts as a lefty; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 6/29/21
17 - Gar Finnvold proved his point in brief AAA shot; Later made bigs for eight starts, 7/15/21
18 - John Locker played the game over two seasons; Saw Elmira over both, 7/20/21
19 - Erik Plantenberg got John Olerud out for the Mariners; Saw three ML campaigns, 6/27/21
20 - Dave Ring set them up with his curve over three pro seasons; Made short-season Elmira, 7/3/21
21 - Silverio Santa Maria could throw frequently, if asked; Saw six pro seasons, made high-A, 6/28/21
22 - Cedric Santiago threw junk, but around the plate; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 7/11/21
23 - Tim Smith started slow at AA; Saw three seasons there, played five overall, missed bigs, 7/17/21
24 - Brian Young looked to progress in pros; Saw five seasons, made high-A, 7/22/21
25 - Mike Verdi learned managing from his father, then turned minors manager himself, 6/24/21
26 - Mike Quatrine served as the Elmira Pioneers trainer, one of a line of Pioneers trainers, 7/21/21
27 - Old Pioneer & Friend - The Elmira Pioneers put more fun in their mascot, with a baseball cap, 7/8/21

Jamestown Expos
1 - Ted Ciesla excelled in American Legion ball; He played two pro seasons, 10/17/19
2 - Rob Fitzgerald believed he saw an opening to the majors; Never made it above AA, 12/8/19
3 - Domingo Matos hit well lin a June 1993 game for West Palm; Played five pro seasons, 10/12/19
4 - Abby Rodriguez had fielding trouble in third pro season, was also last pro season, 10/5/19
5 - Marc Tsitouris swung the bat well in a July 1991 game; Played two pro seasons, 10/17/19
6 - Randy Wilstead hit a game-winning home run at BYU; Came up short of bigs, 12/28/19
7 - Jeff Barry came through for the Rockies in 1999; Played in three major league seasons, Japan, 12/10/19
8 - Robbie Katzaroff knew all he could do was play hard; Played seven pro seasons, not in bigs, 12/7/19
9 - Glenn Murray knocked a high chopper for first big league hit, Played two decades, 12/15/19
10 - Jerry Nyman was related to major leaguers, just not one whose name he shared, 10/20/19
11 - Todd Samples turned to art and the environment after eight seasons in pro baseball, 10/13/19
12 - Michael Friedland played two pro seasons, then, years later, helped coach son's Little League team, 9/30/19
13 - Derek Aucoin became the first homegrown Montrealer to play for the Expos, 12/7/19
14 - Bob Baxter had to smile with Jamestown, because he was on Candid Camera, 10/4/19
15 - Billy Brewer hoped to show a scout what he could do; Saw seven ML seasons, 1/1/20
16 - Rafael Diaz returned from Mexico with a new chance in 1997; Never made bigs, 12/11/19
17 - Ranbir Grewal led his college team in wins and ERA; Twice made AAA, 12/11/19

18 - Chris Haney returned to the majors over 11 seasons, also played in Japan, 12/18/19

19 - Darrin Kotch got back on track at Sumter in 1991 with three-inning save, 10/15/19
20 - Steve Long did alright at Sumter in 1991; Played seven seasons, didn't see bigs, 10/14/19
21 - Mike Mathile's potential didn't pan out with trip to bigs, 10/3/19
22 - Felix Moya grew up in Nicaragua, stayed in El Salvador, played in minors for three seasons, 1/2/20
23 - Joe Norris never made the majors himself, but saw a player he coached get there, 10/2/19
24 - John Polasek believed congressional changes would benefit players like him, 12/17/19
25 - Troy Ricker hit two home runs in 1989 West Palm Beach game, 12/13/19
26 - Troy Wessel's son followed him to the baseball field; The father played three pro seasons, 12/8/19
27 - Pat Daugherty became a legend at an Iowa college; Later served as Rockies' first scouting director, 12/10/19
28 - Q.V. Lowe still loved the game after nearly 50 years in it; Coached in college, minors and bigs, 12/12/19
29 - Jose Castro played 13 seasons,never made bigs; Made bigs as coach, 12/13/19
30 - Scott Yurcisin may not have spent long training in the minors, but he appears to have gone on elsewhere, 1/3/20

31 - Andy Barlow had brief stint in pros, has had long stint as coach at MIT, 12/27/19

31 - Tom Glick served as Jamestown Expos intern in 1990; In 2019, he serves as Carolina Panthers team president, 12/28/19
31 - Tom O'Reilly served as Jamestown GM for two league titles, 12/26/19
32 - Yuppi followed his cousin, Yippie, to become the Jamestown Expos mascot, 10/10/19
33 - College Stadium in Jamestown saw pro baseball for a long time, 1/3/20
34 - Dan Hargis dealt with draft day by going fishing; Also took part in Candid Camera prank, 10/19/19

Niagara Falls Rapids
1 - Danny Rogers dominated in college, played two seasons as a pro; Later played softball, 4/15/20
2 - Doug Kimbler played eight seasons, then retired, he enjoyed coaching more; Later took over at NYU, 5/1/20
3 - Tim Kirt hit well in Legion ball, then made college and pros; Pro career lasted single season, 4/28/20

4 - Denny McNamara started to hit the ball well in first pro season; Saw three in all, made high-A, 5/9/20

5 - Dave Mastropietro was ready to play baseball; Played it professionally over a single season, 4/16/20
6 - Kirk Mendenhall woke up a AAA crowd with a single, stolen base; Saw six seasons, never made bigs, 4/26/20
7 - Mario Moccia left college to turn pro; Played two pro seasons, later returned to old college as AD, 5/4/20
8 - Kelley O'Neal signed as a pro out of high school, performed over six seasons, made AA, 4/24/20

9 - Brian Saltzgaber experienced the great feeling of playing as a pro; Saw five seasons, made AA, 4/1/20
10 - Warren Sawkiw played nine pro seasons, briefly made AAA; Later turned Blue Jays radio announcer, 4/19/20
11 - Gino Tagliaferri played two pro seasons, lost confidence, then called it quits; Topped out at single-A, 4/22/20

12 - Genaro DeBrand played at three stops over his first season; He didn't come back for a second, 5/9/20

13 - Gregg Radachowsky worked way to pro prospect as catcher; Saw two pro seasons, topped out at high-A, 4/9/20

14 - Sean Sadler showed confidence with 1990 draft; Played two pro seasons, 4/14/20

15 - Francisco Alcantara proved a workhorse in second pro season, also his last pro season, 4/5/20

16 - Greg Coppeta made his college's Hall of Fame; Played four pro seasons, topped out at AA, 4/3/20
17 - Tom Drell got off to a good start at high-A, then he walked away; He no longer found joy playing, 5/10/20
18 - Rob Fazekas pitched better than his record in college; Played two seasons as a pro, 4/20/20
19 - Kevin Keon helped his college team to a win in relief; Played two pro campaigns, 4/30/20
20 - Eric Leimeister wasn't sure he'd have a pro career after final college starts; Made pros, saw two seasons, 5/7/20
21 - Doug Marcero felt he hit the big time in college game; Made pros over three seasons, hit high-A, 4/21/20
22 - Brian Nelson played with future Royals GM in college; Later played three seasons in pros, 4/24/20
23 - Eddy Rodriguez finished a 1990 game strong in rookie ball; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 4/10/20

24 - Brian Schubert pitched well in college, started six pro games; Returned to his HS as coach and AD, 4/11/20

25 - Art Thigpen played three pro seasons, then became a minors umpire, 3/29/20
26 - Bob Undorf moved on to pros without pressure; Played four seasons, made AA, 4/26/20
27 - Steve Wolf lost bid for second-straight shutout at AA late in game; Saw four pro seasons, made AAA, 4/7/20
28 - Juan Lopez played 11 seasons at AAA, never made bigs; Later coached in Tigers, Mets organizations, 5/5/20
29 - Joe Decker only knew how to pitch one way, to have command; Saw nine ML seasons, briefly coached, 4/8/20
30 - Chris Rogaliner joined the Niagara Falls Rapids as a trainer while still in college, 3/28/20
31 - Joe DeDario performed at Niagara Falls Rapids games because he loved it, 3/27/20
32 - Fielder's Choice Baseball Cards sponsored the 1990 Niagara Falls Rapids card set; Neither remains in Niagara Falls, 4/13/20
33 - Dinger the Duck had some competition in Niagara Falls as mascot; He and team stayed five seasons, 4/22/20

Pittsfield Mets

1 - Philip Scott was known as a prankster in high school; Got embarrassed by Morganna as pro, made single-A, 6/8/21

2 - Kyle Washington was once traded for Jose Mesa; Played 11 pro seasons, made AA, 5/9/21
3 - Eric Thornton realized in college he had pro potential; Played two pro seasons, made Pittsfield, 5/13/21
4 - Wallace Minnifield got the chance to turn pro in summer ball; Saw three pro seasons, 6/12/21
5 - Robbi Guzik started as an outfielder, then asked to pitch; Saw six pro seasons, made AA, 6/11/21
6 - Joe Arrendondo had good at bats with Pittsfield in 1990; Saw two pro seasons, 6/15/21
7 - Jarrod Parker played as pro, then coached HS kids, mentored them as a pastor, presided over their funerals, 5/3/21
8 - Jason King anchored his college infield; Played four pro seasons, briefly made AAA, 5/11/21
9 - Tim Buhe went from high school title to Northwestern and pros; Saw two pro seasons, made single-A, 5/25/21
10 - Tim McClinton chose the pros over college; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 5/4/21
11 - Nick Davis relaxed and picked up run-scoring hit; Saw four pro seasons, made single-A, 5/5/21
12 - Brian Dunn became 'hitting star' in August 1990 game; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 5/20/21
13 - Todd Douma went to new college, showed what he could do; Saw four seasons, made AAA, 5/10/21
14 - Steve Thomas played three pro seasons, then walked away; Returned eight years later to independent ball, 5/24/21
15 - Mike Sciortino tried pitching in pros, then reverted to hitting; Saw two pro seasons, 5/16/21
16 - Pete Walker got hitters out in the majors; Later worked with pitchers to do the same as ML coach, 5/28/21
17 - Tom Wilson threw well out of high school; Took pro opportunity to two campaigns, 5/8/21
18 - Mike Thomas went from small college to the majors - for one appearance; Saw seven pro seasons, 6/4/21
19 - Andy Fidler impressed in high school, then turned pro; Saw four seasons, made single-A, 5/9/21
20 - Juan Castillo made the bigs for two games; Worked to make it back, but didn't return, 5/27/21
21 - Jim Scheffler hoped to turn pro as infielder, instead pitched; Saw three pro seasons, 6/8/21
22 - Ed Vazquez expressed nerves upon pro career's start; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 5/21/21
23 - Alberto Castillo tried to work hard, improve; Did so enough to see 12 ML campaigns, 5/6/21
24 - Mike Freitas took baseball seriously in high school; Went on to nine-season pro career, made AAA, 6/14/21
25 - Jim Eschen tried to move up himself as a player, later worked to help others as minors manager, 6/3/21
25 - Michael Landsman aced umpire school test, got minors job; Quickly felt burned out, 6/1/21
25 - A.J. Lostaglio has used his immediate judgment over more than three decades as umpire in minors, college, 5/31/21
25 - Two New York-Penn League umpires identified (to a reasonable degree of certainty), 5/30/21
26 - Randy Niemann worked with minors pitchers to get them to bigs; Made bigs himself as player, coach, 6/5/21

27 - Billy Gardner Jr. followed his father into long coaching, managing career; Played briefly, 6/6/21
28 - Joe Hawkins spent years as a trainer in the minors, then turned to high school, 5/28/21
29 - Dave Tarjick wanted to become a professional baseball player; What he became was a dad, 5/14/21
29 - Bill Bird helped out after high school with the Pittsfield Mets; Played baseball and hockey locally, 5/14/21
30 - Wahconah Park was once described as offering pure baseball; The park and site have offered it for well over a century, 5/15/21
31 - Jeromy Burnitz drew comparisons to Maris; Saw bigs over 14 seasons, 5/7/21
32 - Tom Allison saw playing time as basis for career as scout; Saw five pro seasons, made AAA, 6/13/21

Utica Blue Sox

1 - Kevin Coughlin gained confidence at single-A, he then got to play with Jordan; Made AAA, 3/26/21
2 - Todd Martin flat out hit in high school, enough for third round; Pro career lasted two seasons, 3/31/21
3 - Dan Monzon never doubted his ability to play; Saw four pro seasons, made single-A, 3/27/21
4 - Rogelio Nunez played nine seasons, learned English with Michael Jordan's help; Made AA, 4/5/21
5 - Rafael Ochoa used his ability over four pro seasons; Hoped to make bigs, made single-A, 4/23/21
6 - Adam Sanders broke up no-hitter with hard grounder in 1990; Saw two pro seasons, 4/1/21
7 - Joe Solimine hit to opposite field over three pro seasons, made single-A; Later went into insurance, 4/23/21
8 - Chris Sparrow came back from slump with home run at Utica; Played two pro seasons, 4/25/21
9 - Keith Strange hoped position moves would better bigs opportunity; Played four pro seasons, made AA, 4/8/21
10 - Dean Tatarian hit Yankee Stadium home run; Played six pro seasons, made AAA, never made bigs, 4/12/21
11 - Craig Teter had 14-game hitting streak in rookie ball; Saw three pro seasons, made single-A, 4/17/21
12 - Kerry Valrie loved to hit, in two sports; Played nine pro baseball seasons, made AAA, also tried for NFL, 4/9/21
13 - Barry Williams showed sterling defense in a 1990 game at Utica; Saw two pro seasons, 4/27/21
14 - Rod Bolton stayed on an even enough keel to see the bigs over two seasons, also saw Japan, 4/29/21
15 - Frank Campos came on in 19th inning of 1988 game, got win; Saw nine pro seasons, made AAA, 3/28/21
16 - Rolando Caridad pitched as expected in high school, well; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 4/16/21
17 - Chris Fruge came on strong, then got delayed shot at pros; Saw single pro campaign, 4/30/21
18 - Dave Gorman turned pro and turned to pitching; Played in two pro seasons, made single-A, 4/2/21
19 - Todd Hotz got playing time at Texas, then got it in the pros; Played a single pro campaign, then became attorney, 3/25/21
20 - Pat Hulme picked up win in GCL; Saw rookie league over three seasons, briefly Utica, 4/15/21
21 - Jonathan Jenkins returned to field after stress fracture; Saw eight pro seasons, made high-A, 3/24/21
22 - Ernesto Santana got called up for exhibition; Saw seven pro seasons, never saw AA, 4/2/21
23 - John Smith picked up late-season complete-game win for Utica; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 3/26/21
24 - Kevin Tolar got his pitches over for a decade plus, then made the majors; Saw time in three ML campaigns, 4/3/21
25 - Tommy Thompson played, coached for years in White Sox system; Later got career 2nd chance through sobriety, 4/17/21
26 - Bill Ballou had patience, calming effect as minors coach; In offseason, he taught physical education in school, 4/18/21
26 - Charley Lau Jr. followed his father into coaching hitters, became 'hitting guru' in own right, 4/19/21
26 - Ron McKay has served as a coach in high school, college and pros, also as instructor, 4/20/21
26 - Rick Ray served as a minors trainer, then in college and as a mentor, 4/21/21
26 - Tommy Thompson played, coached for years in White Sox system; Later got career 2nd chance through sobriety, 4/22/21

27 - Morganna made her name - The Kissing Bandit - on the field, just not really invited, 5/1/21
28 - Murnane Field has hosted sports for decades, before the pro Blue Sox arrived, and after they left, 4/11/12
29 - Mike Bradish played for South Bend, his mother almost did; He saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 4/16/21
30 - Lee Dorsey got drafted, but didn't sign; Signed out of tryout, saw three pro games, 3/30/21

Welland Pirates
1 - Kurt Miller started with pressure of first-round pick; Saw time in five ML seasons, Japan, 3/20/20
2 - Mike Brown hit a game-winner in 1993; Played nine seasons, including two as a pitcher, made AA, 2/26/20
3 - Genaro Campusano played five pro seasons, made high-A; His son later followed him to pros, 2/12/20
4 - Jon Martin played three pro seasons, then had to give up on his dream, 2/16/20
5 - Juneiro Feliz played four seasons, then later killed his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, another man and killed himself, 2/23/20
6 - Ben Johnson scored winning run in high school playoff game; Played single season as pro, 3/10/20
7 - Steve Polewski's father served as a coach on his high school team; Played two pro seasons, 3/16/20
8 - Kevin Young played baseball for that winning feeling; Played in bigs over 12 seasons, 3/14/20

9 - John Schulte worked hard enough to turn pro out of high school; Played three pro seasons, 3/13/20
10 - Anthony Brown grew up a Pirates fan, then played in the organization for three seasons, 2/16/20
11 - Scott Bullett had a big night for the Cubs in 1996; Played in four ML seasons in 19 pro campaigns, 3/7/20
12 - John Curtis signed to play football in college, later signed in pro baseball; Played two seasons, 3/13/20

13 - Tom Green wanted a chance to contribute; Did so over four seasons, made AAA, not bigs, 2/25/20
14 - Joe Ronca hit a game-tying grand slam in 11th season in pros; Made AA, not bigs, 3/2/20
15 - Wes Grisham helped his LSU Tigers to the College World Series; Played one season as a pro, 3/23/20
16 - Tim Edge knew he had to wait his turn; Played at AAA over five seasons, his majors turn never came, 2/22/20

17 - Marcus Hanel missed the bigs in 11 seasons; Been there in two decades since as bullpen catcher, 3/22/20

18 - Rob Peterson played two pro seasons, then returned home to coach basketball and teach, 2/15/20
19 - Lynn Carlson played two pro seasons, has since coached more than two decades at alma mater, 2/17/20
20 - Steve Cooke lived on the edge of the plate; Saw the majors over six seasons, 3/4/20
21 - Mark Futrell believed pros would be opportunity of lifetime; Saw six pro seasons, four in independent ball, 2/15/20
22 - Jeff Lyle held his high school strikeout record; Played three pro seasons, 3/24/20

23 - Troy Mooney threw a seven-inning no-hitter at single-A; Played six seasons, made high-A, 3/19/20

24 - Alex Pacheco started slowly in first pro season; Season also proved his last, 3/21/20

25 - Andre Redmond played five pro seasons in the field and on the mound; He then returned home, 3/21/20

26 - Rich Robertson moved his fastball over six major league seasons, 2/19/20
27 - Steve Roeder got enough details right to play five pro seasons, but not above short-season, 3/13/20
28 - Brian Shouse saw 13 major league outings over his first 12 seasons, then his career took off, 2/18/20
29 - Doug Simpson played three sports in high school, a season in pro baseball, became fireman, 2/21/20
30 - David Tellers turned his height into finesse pitching; Played seven pro seasons, made AA, 2/28/20
31 - Mike Zimmerman played a decade, never made bigs; Later became scout and agent, 3/25/20
32 - Jim Mallon worked as a college coach to improve his players on and off the field; Briefly managed in minors, 3/17/20

33 - Rocky Bridges knew baseball - and one-liners; Played and coached in majors, managed in minors, 2/13/20
33 - Jerry Nyman wasn't a big talker; Played in three ML seasons, coached in minors for longer, 2/10/20
34 - Bob Burgess picked up his first baseball job down the road from college, then moved to Canada, 3/21/20
35 - Fuss and Fuss Lincoln Mercury sponsored the 1990 Welland Pirates card set; Neither remains in Welland, 2/9/20
36 - Welland Stadium served six seasons as a NY-Penn League stadium; Later home to other teams, 3/14/20

Diamond
Gulf Coast League Dodgers
1 - Henry Blanco, His All, 5/27/19
2 - Jake Botts, Really Good, 5/26/19
3 - Jimmy Brown, Some Look, 5/14/19
4 - Jason Broyles, Relief Win, 5/28/19
5 - Donnie Carroll, What If, 5/23/19
6 - Nelson Castro, Pretty Hard, 5/15/19
7 - Jose Cruz, That List, 6/3/19
8 - Keith Daniel, Tremendous Attitude, 5/31/19
9 - Greg Davis, Multiple Honors, 5/9/19
10 - Andres Diaz, Two Seasons, 6/4/19
11 - Ross Farnsworth, Developed Enough, 6/2/19
12 - Dirk Gorman, Postseason Honors, 5/21/19
13 - Randy Graves, Feared Hitter, 5/12/19
14 - Rob Hoffman, Learning Experience, 5/20/19
15 - Andres Macu, League Title, 6/1/19
16 - Albert Maldonado, Closed Out, 5/13/19
17 - Tom Matthews, Tough Competitor, 6/1/19
18 - Domingo Mota, Worked Hard, 5/16/19
19 - Peter Nurre, Helped Extend, 6/3/19
20 - Jose Parra, Long Time, 5/10/19
21 - Jose Perez, Lead Off, 5/25/19
22 - Alton Pinkney, Lead Extended, 6/2/19
23 - Javier Puchales, Two Hits, 5/17/19
24 - Mike Racobaldo, Those Stats, 6/4/19
25 - Frank Smith, Last Guy, 5/22/19

26 - Rob Sweeney, The Switch, 5/31/19
27 - Jose Valdez, At Home, 5/24/19
28 - Leroy Williams, More Relaxed, 5/30/19
29 - Ivan DeJesus, His Best, 5/19/19

Gulf Coast League Yankees
1 - Tim Cooper, Main Thing, 3/15/19
2 - Abdiel Cumberbatch, His Part, 3/17/19
3 - Tim Demerson, Best For, 3/12/19
4 - Ryan Eberly, Some Things, 3/18/19
5 - Carl Everett, Played Hard, 3/20/19
6 - Brian Faw, Pro Ball, 3/21/19
7 - Nathanael Felix, His Name, 3/22/19
8 - Mike Figga, Long Way, 3/26/19
9 - Brent Gilbert, Third Win, 3/27/19
10 - Adolfo Harris, Closed Out, 3/13/19
11 - Jimmy Hayes, Walked On, 3/28/19
12 - Richard Hines, Finished Up, 3/29/19
13 - Frank Laviano, Emotional Ties, 3/30/19
14 - Ricky Ledee, Be Aggressive, 3/31/19
15 - Johnny Leon, Cut Down, 4/1/19
16 - Jeff Motuzas, Expanded Role, 4/5/19
17 - Mariano Rivera, Tough Situations, 4/11/19
18 - Tim Rumer, Lifelong Dream, 3/11/19
19 - Edwin Salcedo, Playing Time, 3/10/19
20 - Alexis Santaella, Real Impressed, 4/12/19
21 - Santi Santiago, Still Played, 4/13/19
22 - Tate Seefried, Same Way, 4/14/19
23 - Keith Seiler, More Happy, 4/15/19
24 - Sean Smith, Life Trajectory, 4/16/19
25 - Shane Spencer, Look Back, 4/21/18
26 - John Thibert, Big Win, 3/12/19
27 - Rich Turrentine, Best Shot, 4/24/19
28 - Mark Rose, Excellent Shot, 4/27/19
28 - Glenn Sherlock, Good People, 4/26/19
28 - Howard "Hop" Cassady, Great Guy, 5/5/19
28 - Rich Arena, Was Ecstatic, 5/6/19

Princeton Patriots
1 - Joel Adamson, Proved Himself, 7/25/17
2 - Ron Blazier, Schedule Set, 7/24/17
3 - Luis Brito, Good Living, 7/18/17
4 - Pat Cheek, Career Day, 7/8/17
5 - Jerome Edwards, More Aggressive, 7/28/17
6 - Sam Edwards, Top Priority, 7/10/17
7 - Jesus Garces, Young Age, 7/12/17
8 - Mario Garcia, His Goal, 7/17/17
9 - Jeffrey Gunn, Supplied Offense, 7/11/17
10 - David Hammond, New Title, 7/13/17
11 - Brad Hassinger, Awesome Experience, 7/22/17
12 - Steve Hollins, Another Added, 7/23/17
13 - Bobby Llanos, Hot-Hitting, 7/9/17
14 - Ron Lockett, Didn't Stop, 7/20/17
15 - Bryan Manicchia, Got Noticed, 7/29/17
16 - Jeff Repoz, Fatherly Advantage, 7/16/17
17 - Troy Rusk, Fun Ride, 7/11/17
18 - Chad Silver, Wonderful Adventure, 7/23/17
19 - Terrell Smith, Another Sport, 7/22/17
20 - Chris Snyder, Next Starter, 7/15/17
21 - Jose Sosa, Those Numbers, 7/17/17
22 - Mark Steffens, Local Team, 7/16/17
23 - Bill Stohr, First Win, 7/13/17
24 - Francisco Tejada, Lead-Off Double, 7/9/17
25 - Julio Vargas, His Chances, 7/14/17
26 - Juan Villareal, Best Of, 7/14/17
27 - Matt Whisenant, Track Record, 7/8/17
28 - Eli Grba, Grew Up, 7/12/17
29 - Ramon Henderson, His Losses, 7/19/17
30 - Brent Leiby, Entailed More, 7/15/17

Sports Pro
Butte Copper Kings

1 - Rodney Busha won his second pro game late in 1990, didn't win another; Played a single season, 8/3/20

2 - Greg Blevins had a big day in college; Played two pro seasons, made single-A, 8/25/20

3 - Miguel Castellano helped his team remain in 1991 playoff race; Saw five seasons, made AA, 8/1/20

4 - Rusty Greer hustled his way to nine big league seasons, all with the Rangers, 8/28/20

5 - Terry Burrows critiqued himself after AAA outing, then made bigs over four seasons, 8/21/20

6 - Marty Posey came back strong with single-A Gastonia in 1991; Played two pro seasons, 8/30/20

7 - Dan Smith improved his slider enough to see two ML seasons; Returned from injury, 8/16/20

8 - David Hulse became a major league hitter over five seasons; Later tried return from injury, 9/4/20

9 - Jose Cardona pitched well over two seasons, but an injury ended his career, 7/30/20

10 - Steve Dreyer didn't expect to be drafted; He then made the majors over two seasons, 8/30/20

11 - Paul Matachun played multiple positions over three seasons, made single-A, 8/23/20

12 - Malvin Matos felt good at independent Alexandria; Played 14 pro seasons, never made bigs, 7/30/20

13 - Scott Erickson threw strikes in college; Unlike other player with same name, he saw two pro seasons, made single-A, 8/11/20

14 - Danny Patterson got drafted in the 47th round, then made bigs over nine seasons, 9/5/20

15 - Brian Mercado hit well his first season; Learned his second wouldn't happen from team official on golf cart, 8/15/20

16 - Keith Murray lost nearly his entire first season to injury, played in just one more, 8/28/20

17 - Scott Ramharter realized his dream by playing as pro; Career ended quickly with shoulder issue, later became coach, 8/4/20

18 - Bobby St. Pe signed as a free agent out of high school; Saw two pro seasons, both in rookie ball, 9/7/20

19 - Brian Scheetz had baseball ties as a player, later had them as a youth coach; Played two pro seasons, 8/5/20

20 - Victor Reyes played four pro seasons at catcher, made high-A; Hit home run in independent ball, 8/23/20

21 - Brian Mouton used his ability to play professionally over two seasons; Played in rookie ball, 8/14/20

22 - Chris Gies made AA, didn't want to get too excited; Played four pro seasons, didn't make bigs, 8/10/20

23 - Steve Surico chose college over the pros; Came back from injury, saw all of seven pro games, 8/12/20

24 - Shannon Penn made the bigs and got to see the big boys play; Played there himself over nine games, 9/6/20

25 - Tyrone Washington went on a scoreless stretch in 1991; Played five pro seasons, made high-A, 8/7/20

26 - Jon Shave made the most of his time in the bigs; Saw three seasons there, including all of 1999, 8/18/20

27 - Andy Watson waited on pros and improved draft status; Played two pro seasons, injury ended career, 8/4/20

28 - Tim Wells liked taking mound with runners on base; Saw two pro seasons, made single-A, 8/6/20

29 - Matt Whiteside pitched in bigs over 11 seasons, also saw Japan; ML career almost ended in moment's frustration, 8/14/20

30 - Todd Guggiana played four pro seasons, then used his experience in a new career, as a scout, 8/2/20

Gate City Pioneers
1 - Gary Adams, Needed Runs, 7/29/15
2 - Itsuki Asai, Came Through, 8/2/15
3 - Buck Atwater, Perfect Record, 7/13/15
4 - David Carter, Really Helped, 8/9/15
5 - Keith Casey, Stayed In, 8/4/15
6 - Akihiko Chiyomaru, Four Seasons, 8/2/15
7 - Chris Emerick, All-Around, 7/9/15
8 - Trey Wilburn, Treated Rudely, 8/8/15
9 - Mike Fier, Back Out, 8/2/15
10 - Kelly Frederiksen, To Perfection, 8/8/15
11 - Jim Heilgeist, Came Together, 8/2/15
12 - Tyrone Horne, Homer Cycle, 7/8/15
13 - Paul Hutto, Pretty Impressive, 8/3/15
14 - Takashi Maema, Got There, 7/28/15
15 - Tony Marabella, Natural Thing, 8/5/15
16 - Angelo Santiago, Triple Crown, 8/2/15
17 - Hideki Mizusawa, Did Play, 8/4/15
18 - Doug Noce, College Success, 7/10/15
19 - Hiroyuki Satoh, Stopped Him, 7/8/15
20 - Hector Rivera, Own Pace, 7/12/15
21 - Perry Sanchez, Two and Out, 7/12/15
22 - Eddie Bonine, Baseball Guy, 8/9/15
23 - Keiji Abe, American Game, 8/4/15
24 - Ed Creech, Life Blood, 8/3/15

Great Falls Dodgers
1 - Ron Walden thought he had the ability as top pick, the Dodgers did, too; Then, quickly, came injury, 6/2/20
2 - Dan Gray could handle himself behind the plate; Made high-A, later became an instructor, 5/18/20
3 - Mike Busch made two hard decisions in his career, both led him to play baseball; Saw bigs over two seasons, 5/19/20
4 - Raul Mondesi had everything, won NL Rookie of the Year, played 13 ML seasons then went to prison for corruption, 6/5/20
5 - James Daspit bubbled with potential out of college; Played eight seasons, made AAA, 5/16/20
6 - Ed Lund missed out on AA, but he wanted to keep playing; Saw four seasons, topped out at high-A, 5/15/20
7 - Lonnie Webb did his job as leadoff man in 1990; Saw four seasons, hit high-A, 5/26/20
8 - Keoki Farrish slid hard in a 1990 game at Great Falls; Saw three pro seasons, topped out at high-A, 5/21/20
9 - Mark Mimbs played pro baseball with his twin brother; His brother made the bigs, he came up short, 6/1/20
10 - Mike Mimbs got cut by the Dodgers out of AA; Later, after independent ball stint, he made the majors, 5/14/20
11 - Burgess Watts expressed confidence in college; Saw four pro seasons, at third and on mound, made high-A, 5/27/20
12 - Pedro Martinez showed 'unlimited potential' in rookie ball; He then made Hall of Fame, 5/23/20
13 - Jason Kerr finished strong in college, saw five seasons in pros; Topped out at high-A, 6/7/20
14 - Eric Blackwell's grandmother was a Dodgers fan in South Carolina; He played in L.A. system three seasons, made high-A, 5/17/20
15 - David Baumann stuck out a bad back for win in 1990 start; Saw two pro seasons, made high-A, 5/29/20
16 - Junior Perez roomed with Pedro Martinez and Raul Mondesi at Great Falls; His pro career, though, amounted to 41 games, 5/17/20
17 - Don Meyers moved from infielder to catching; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 5/22/20
18 - Garey Ingram saw the bigs as three times better than the minors; Saw 82 ML games, later coached, 6/12/20

19 - Ken Hamilton showed some bulldog in rookie ball; Played four seasons, made high-A, 6/11/20
20 - Gordie Tipton helped pitch his college team to the World Series title game; Saw three pro seasons, 5/25/20

21 - Mike Frauenhoffer helped his college to three NAIA World Series appearances; Saw single pro season, 5/24/20
22 - Dan Andrews remembered his old college as a pro; Later remembered old college with big donation for stadium, 5/28/20
23 - Brian Piotrowicz saw transition to pros as easy after college, high school lessons; Played four pro seasons, 5/30/20
24 - John DeJarld looked forward to his second pro season, but injury cut short that season and his career, 6/10/20
25 - Tim Griffin improved his power in college; Saw three pro seasons, topped out at high-A, 5/20/20
26 - Ed Stryker threw batting practice to major leaguers in college; Pro career topped out at high-A, 6/4/20
27 - Ron Maurer kept swinging to college hit mark; Saw decade in pros, including Taiwan, but not bigs, 6/6/20
28 - Ira Smith wasn't afraid to fail; Played 14 seasons, got considered for bigs spot, but never made it, 5/15/20
29 - Guy Conti proved an important figure for Pedro Martinez, others; Later made bigs himself as Mets coach, 6/9/20
30 - Joe Vavra put in his time and eventually found a home as an ML coach with the Twins and Tigers, 5/15/20

Helena Brewers

1 - Tim Carter credited his teammates in rookie ball; Played three pro seasons, made high-A, 7/19/20
2 - Mike Hooper did good job pitching in high school; Played as pro over four seasons, made high-A, 7/2/20
3 - Juan Flores took advantage of opportunity in college; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 6/19/20
4 - Tony Coble played a single season as a pro; He then joined the Army and made First Lieutenant, 7/14/20
5 - Kevin McDonald threw a one-hitter at Salt Lake in 1991; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 7/20/20
6 - Chris Wheat had a great game at Helena in 1990; Played two seasons, briefly made single-A, 6/14/20
7 - Pat Miller followed his father to the pros, not to the majors; Played five seasons, made AA, 7/23/20
8 - Scott Moseley made it his goal to play in the pros, and the bigs; He played three professional seasons, 7/16/20
9 - Tony Diggs loved baseball; He played and managed it over three decades, never made bigs, 7/4/20
10 - Jason Zimbauer went from top Chicago-area prep to three pro seasons; Later sued over shoulder injury, 7/12/20
11 - Mike Couture ran himself from college to the pros; Saw four seasons, made AA, 7/7/20
12 - Gordon Powell was always taught to run hard; Did so over 10 pro seasons, made high-A, 6/26/20
13 - LaRue Baber fulfilled dream to play professionally, taken in second round; Saw five seasons, made high-A, 6/15/20
14 - Mark Stephens became first Marlins signee in a pro game; Saw seven seasons, made high-A, 6/18/20
15 - Kurt Archer chose baseball over football in college; Played eight pro baseball seasons, made AAA, 6/22/20
16 - Vince Castaldo made AAA in affiliated ball, got bitter; Turned to independent St. Paul and got remembered, 7/24/20
17 - Geoff Kellogg played five pro seasons, made AA; Later bought a water park, 7/21/20
18 - Eric Patton pitched well his first year and got married; Played two pro seasons, both in rookie ball, 6/28/20
19  - Todd Edwards got his chance at pros; Lasted four seasons in field and on mound, made high-A, 7/26/20
20 - Don Pruitt gained weight in high school with peanut butter sandwiches; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 7/14/20
21 - Mark Rupp took high school success on to college and pros; Saw two pro seasons, 15 appearances, 7/4/20
22 - Charles Rambadt's college coach believed he deserved pro shot; He got it, over 15 games, 7/10/20
23 - Tim Wilson did good job in relief in rookie ball in 1989; Played two seasons, didn't make it higher, 7/11/20
24 - Mike Carter hit a game-winning double in his first pro year; Saw 13 pro campaigns, made AAA, not bigs, 6/27/20
25 - Brian Souza returned from arm injury to turn pro; Saw four seasons, made single-A, 7/7/20
26 - Mike Norris helped his team to an early lead in a July 1990 contest; Played single pro season, 6/21/20
27 - Bill Brakeley made improvements in college, then played three pro seasons; Made single-A, 6/20/20
28 - Mike Coombs guided his players over four decades in game; Briefly played, coached in pros, 6/16/20
29 - Gary Calhoun coached the way he liked to be coached; Spent career coaching in college, also saw pros, 6/23/20

Spokane Indians

1 - Keith McKoy hit, used his speed enough to see three pro seasons; Made single-A, 10/11/22

2 - Jeff Ordway won MVP award in high school; Later turned pro, played single season, 10/20/22

3 - Rusty Silcox chose rehab over surgery early on; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 10/22/22

4 - Tony Mortensen changed colleges, turned out well enough to make pros; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 10/9/22

5 - Larry Hawks played multiple positions in college, then as pro for three seasons; Briefly made AAA, 11/5/22

6 - Bill Ostermeyer used diet to help get from college to pros; Saw pros over four seasons, made high-A, 10/30/21

7 - Russ Garside turned in good pitching performance at Spokane; Saw three pro seasons, made single-A, 10/8/22

8 - Dave Adams helped in comeback wins at Spokane; Saw three pro seasons, made single-A, 10/19/22
9 - Rob Hays had a good enough arm to turn pro, play two seasons; Made single-A, 10/29/22

10 - Brent Bish got some at-bats at high-A; Played four seasons, topped out at AA, 10/7/22

11 - Jim Elliott played two pro seasons, then turned to medicine; Moved to Australia, got his PhD, 10/29/22

12 - Jay Gainer homered in his first major league at bat, on the first pitch he saw; Saw 23 total ML games, 10/9/22

13 - Steve Siebert showed speed and hitting in high school; Played two pro seasons, later coached HS, 10/13/22

14 - Scott Sanders worked to avoid surgery, returned for playoff start; Saw seven ML seasons, 11/7/22

15 - Jim West hit title-winning fielder's choice; Saw two pro seasons, made single-A, 11/3/22

16 - Scott Fredrickson saw a high school injury turn into a pitch that helped get him to bigs with Rockies, 10/31/22

17 - Jeff Pearce started as an outfielder, finished as a pitcher; Saw six pro seasons, made high-A, 11/6/22

18 - Mike Bradley returned from college injury to make pros; Saw two injury-slowed pro seasons, made single-A, 10/15/22

19 - Matt Mieske showed his capabilities over eight big league seasons, five teams, 10/4/22

20 - Julio Bruno impressed short-season manager; Later became minors manager himself; Saw 11 seasons, made AAA, 10/27/22

21 - Lance Painter learned enough to pitch in the majors over a decade, later coach, 10/24/22

22 - Bruce Bensching started pro career strong, had nothing to lose; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 11/1/22

23 - Kevin Farlow made transition from aluminum bat to wood; Saw seven pro seasons, made high-A, 10/6/22
24 - Darius Gash worked hard to turn heads after late start; Saw five seasons, made AA, 11/8/22
25 - Ryan Thibault aimed the ball in first pro start; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, Australia, 10/18/22

26 - Gene Glynn projected players on to bigs with Spokane; Soon got there himself as coach, 10/28/22
27 - Bruce Tanner followed his father Chuck to the majors, coaching; Later became advance scout, 10/10/22
28 - Kevin Towers played, coached, scouted, served as ML GM almost two decades; Passed in 2018, 10/17/22

Grand Slam
Arkansas Travelers
1 - Dave Bialas, Good Instincts, 2/5/19
2 - Marty Mason, Strike One, 2/27/19
3 - Dan Doyel, In-State, 3/9/19

4 - Frankie Abreu, Nasty Pitches, 1/30/19

5 - Isaac Alleyne, Some Ballgames, 2/6/19
6 - John Burgos, Gem Start, 1/28/19
7 - Greg Carmona, To Learn, 2/4/19
8 - Ric Christian, Put Pressure, 2/23/19
9 - Rheal Cormier, Great Run, 2/3/19
10 - John Ericks, Real Good, 3/6/19
11 - Steve Fanning, Family Hits, 1/31/19
12 - Joey Fernandez, Waited For, 4/23/17
13 - Mike Fitzgerald, His Best, 3/8/19
14 - Ed Fulton, Confidence Built, 2/16/19
15 - Mark Grater, Pitching Assessment, 3/7/19
16 - Joe Hall, Normal Things, 2/16/19
17 - Rich Hoffman, Very Rewarding, 3/9/19
18 - Brian Jordan, Worked Out, 3/5/19
19 - Dale Kisten, Ran Out, 1/29/19
20 - John Lepley, College Horse, 2/14/19
21 - Scott Melvin, Guidance Counselor, 3/1/19
22 - Dave Osteen, Experience and Knowledge, 2/2/19
23 - Gab Ozuna, Different Situations, 2/24/19
24 - Len Picota, Tight Game, 2/21/19
25 - Larry Pierson, His Approach, 3/8/19
26 - Mike Ross, Everything Asked, 2/22/19
27 - Brian Stone, Off Night, 2/1/19

Chattanooga Lookouts
1 - Jim Tracy, His Steadiness, 8/5/17
2 - Don Gullett, Right Temperament, 8/11/17
3 - Gregg Crain, Sports Injuries, 8/1/17
4 - Doug Banning, Second Run, 8/14/17
5 - Freddie Benavides, Advanced To, 8/3/17
6 - Jeff Branson, Good Contact, 8/6/17
7 - Joe Bruno, His Future, 8/12/17
8 - Adam Casillas, Most Unselfish, 8/2/17
9 - Benny Colvard, His Role, 8/11/17
10 - Tony DeFrancesco, Communication Skills, 8/10/17
11 - Bill Dodd, Playing Baseball, 8/19/17
12 - Brian Finley, Ninth Inning, 8/19/17
13 - Jeff Forney, Skills Learned, 8/18/17
14 - Steve Foster, Career Ender, 8/16/17
15 - Alan Hayden, More Experience, 7/30/17
16 - Butch Henry, His Experience, 6/21/15
17 - Keith Kaiser, Two Lives, 8/7/17
18 - Jeff Lazor, Next Comparison, 8/6/17
19 - Terry Lee, So Successful, 8/13/17
20 - Greg Lonigro, Future Expansion, 8/5/17
21 - Gino Minutelli, Found It, 3/12/16
22 - Mike Moscrey, Title Clincher, 8/12/17
23 - Jerome Nelson, His Part, 7/31/17
24 - Ross Powell, Good Stuff, 8/15/17
25 - Rosario Rodriguez, Key Outs, 8/8/17
26 - Mel Rosario, Special Instructions, 8/13/17
27 - Scott Sellner, Pile On, 9/11/17

Columbia Mets
1 - Bill Stein, His Role, 6/16/18
2 - Jack Fisher, Home Runs, 4/25/18
3 - Tim McClinton, Decision Made, 6/9/18
4 - Jarrod Parker, His Obligation, 5/7/18
5 - Nick Davis, Relaxed Enough, 5/9/18
6 - Joe McCann, Broke Out, 7/7/18
7 - James Harris, Base Hits, 7/10/18
8 - Reid Hartmann, Higher Levels, 6/20/18
9 - Pat Howell, Like That, 4/17/18
10 - Deron Sample, Hot Start, 5/2/18
11 - Tim Howard, Long Time, 6/17/18
12 - Brian Davis, Picked Up, 6/24/18
13 - Tito Navarro, Good Time, 4/30/17
14 - Alberto Diaz, Table Set, 5/14/18
15 - Julian Vasquez, Good Pitches, 7/12/18
16 - Gregg Langbehn, Different Ballgame, 6/2/18
17 - Art Emm, Pretty Well, 6/22/18
18 - Ryan Richmond, First Sport, 4/19/18
19 - Alberto Castillo, Worked Hard, 7/6/18
20 - Chris Dorn, Great Job, 6/23/18
21 - Joe Vitko, Really Pleased, 7/14/18
22 - Brook Fordyce, Newfound Confidence, 6/30/18
23 - Kevin Carroll, Baseball Man, 6/28/18
24 - Mark Thomas, Mom's Assessment, 5/1/18
25 - Stanton Cameron, Power Display, 5/4/18
26 - Dave Telgheder, Strange Feeling, 4/21/18
27 - Bob Burton, Training Career, 6/15/18
28 - Tim Marting, Highest Point, 4/18/18
29 - Jay Brazeau, Minors Move, 5/5/18
30 - Columbia Mets, 7/15/18

El Paso Diablos
1 - Dave Huppert, Achieved Something, 1/6/19
2 - Paul Lindblad, His Mind, 1/4/19
3 - Jesus Alfaro, Most Popular, 1/23/19
4 - Shon Ashley, His Chance, 1/18/19
5 - Jim Austin, Outstanding Effort, 1/21/19
6 - Mark Chapman, Big Way, 1/26/19
7 - Craig Cooper, Home Runs, 1/10/19

8 - Dee Dixon, New Thing, 1/16/19

9 - Greg Edge, Another Chance, 1/7/19
10 - Cal Eldred, Day By Day, 1/8/19
11 - Ruben Escalera, Rookie Manager, 1/11/18
12 - Dean Freeland, Still Thought, 1/6/19
13 - Robinson Garces, Four Frames, 1/25/19
14 - Chris George, Solid Addition, 1/17/19
15 - Sandy Guerrero, Incredible Moment, 1/12/19
16 - Mitch Hannahs, True Tactician, 1/11/19
17 - Bert Heffernan, Three Things, 1/13/19
18 - Mike Ignasiak, His Due, 1/5/19
19 - Joe Kmak, Another Team, 1/22/19
20 - Scott May, Chance Meeting, 1/15/19
21 - Chuck McGrath, Shored Up, 1/7/19
22 - Steve Monson, Tough Mentality, 1/20/19
23 - Charlie Montoyo, First Impression, 1/24/19
24 - Ed Puig, Strong Start, 1/14/19
25 - Rafael Skeete, Good Sense, 1/19/19

Eugene Emeralds
1 - Javier Alvarez, Tough Night, 9/22/18
2 - Francisco Baez, Sterling Night, 7/16/18
3 - Ramy Brooks, Promised Himself, 8/24/18
4 - Jay Carballo, Little Things, 9/23/18
5 - Scott Davis, Three Bats, 9/24/18
6 - Weddison Ebanks, Brief Stay, 9/9/18
7 - Sean Franceschi, Tough Start, 8/7/18
8 - Charles Frederick, Little Mistake, 9/25/18
9 - Harry Guanchez, Home Run, 9/28/18
10 - Rafael Gutierrez, Crowd Size, 9/29/18
11 - David Haber, Big Game, 10/6/18
12 - Donny Harrel, Best Thing, 7/19/18
13 - Doug Harris, His Job, 10/10/18
14 - Phil Hiatt, On Numbers, 7/30/18
15 - Dave Hierholzer, Vulture Wins, 8/31/18
16 - Brad Holman, High Points, 9/1/18
17 - Darron Johnson, Grand Slam, 9/2/18
18 - Tony Long, Went After, 9/3/18
19 - Geovany Miranda, No Rest, 7/17/18
20 - Ricky Moser, Two Hits, 8/7/18
21 - Gabriel Pineda, Stepped In, 10/7/18
22 - Doug Peters, Good Control, 7/20/18
23 - Damon Pollard, Big Win, 9/10/180
24 - Shayne Rea, How Much, 7/24/18
25 - David Rolls, Fit In, 9/17/18
26 - Arnie Sambel, His Heart, 8/12/18
27 - Doug Shields, Played Hard, 10/13/18
28 - Vernon Slater, Playing Better, 8/9/18
29 - Brady Stewart, Any Way, 8/11/18
30 - Shannon Strong, Loved It, 10/16/18

Jackson Mets
1 - Todd Hundley, Home Runs, 6/8/19
2 - Doug Kline, Everyone There, 6/5/19
3 - Alex Jimenez, Hit Streak, 6/18/19
4 - Bob Apodaca, Same Message, 8/9/19
5 - Clint Hurdle, Much Time, 9/28/19
6 - Fred Hina, Well Organized, 9/20/19
7 - Terry Bross, His Mark, 7/24/19
8 - Steve Larose, Enough For, 8/20/19
9 - Joe Dellicarri, Other Side, 7/1/19
10 - Jaime Roseboro, Position Choice, 6/19/19
11 - Howie Freiling, Appreciated That, 6/6/19
12 - Chris Donnels, His Shot, 9/16/19
13 - Javier Gonzalez, Big Day, 6/26/19
14 - Dave Proctor, Power Potential, 8/22/19
15 - Doug Cinnella, No-Hitters, 9/27/19
16 - Kevin Baez, Showed Guts, 6/26/19
17 - Toby Nivens, Biggest Thing, 8/21/19
18 - Mike Miller, Possible Promotion, 9/18/19
19 - Aguedo Vasquez, His Start, 8/19/19
20 - Joe Whipps, Showed It, 6/27/19
21 - Rudy Hernandez, About Baseball, 6/7/19
22 - Rocky Elli, Too Much, 9/15/19
23 - Ron Gideon, Another Job, 8/23/19
24 - Chuck Carr, Free Spirit, 6/21/19
25 - Crucito Lara, Enough Success, 6/6/19
26 - Anthony Young, Better Pitcher, 9/24/19
27 - Terry McDaniel, Front Office, 8/29/19
28 - Steve Davis, Never Came, 7/16/19
29 - Jackson Mets, 9/29/19

Midland Angels
1 - Eddie Rodriguez, Very Fortunate, 9/19/17
2 - Gary Ruby, Done Right, 9/18/17
3 - Steve DeAngelis, Best Shot, 9/14/17
4 - Ruben Amaro, Jr., The Gig, 10/3/17
5 - Kyle Abbott, Positive Nature, 10/4/17
6 - Mark Zappelli, His Goal, 9/23/17
7 - Mark Howie, Paced Himself, 9/16/17
8 - Scott Cerny, Took It, 9/23/17
9 - Jeff Barns, Multiple Positions, 9/17/17
10 - Mark Davis, His Confidence, 9/29/17
11 - Wiley Lee, Competitive Nature, 10/1/17
12 - Joe Grahe, His Ability, 9/16/17
13 - Mike Knapp, Pretty Good, 10/5/17
14 - Jim Aylward, Played Overseas, 4/7/15
15 - Mike Butcher, Tough SOB, 9/15/17
16 - Mark Holzemer, Hit Him, 9/21/17
17 - Carl Hamilton, Got Drafted, 9/26/17
18 - Glenn Carter, Held Out, 9/24/17
19 - Kevin Trudeau, Played Harder, 9/17/17
20 - Dan Wagner, Pull Even, 9/13/17
21 - Andy Hall, Position Change, 10/5/17
22 - Frank DiMichele, Made Of, 10/1/17
23 - Luis Merejo, Hard Tag, 9/24/17
24 - Kevin Flora, For Her, 9/30/17
25 - Scott Sowell, Career Highlight, 10/6/17
26 - Juice the Moose, Summer Favorite, 10/4/17
27 - Joshua Rodriguez, Future Pro, 10/6/17
28 - Monty Hoppel, Most Important, 10/7/17

Midwest League

1 - Kurt Abbott hit a home run in his second major league at bat; Saw nine ML seasons, 1/26/20
2 - Joe Andrzejewski pitched erratically at short-season in 1991; Played four seasons, never made AA, 1/16/20
3 - Jayson Best believed as a coach in practicing; Practiced as a pro for seven seasons, made AA, not bigs, 1/21/20
4 - Doug Bochtler showed determination as a player, then made the majors as both a player and a coach, 1/22/20
5 - Len Brutcher played five pro baseball seasons; Then played college basketball, 1/24/20
6 - John Byington hit on spot over seven pro seasons; Made AAA, not bigs, 2/3/20
7 - Scott Cepicky saw changes in his position and swing as he turned pro; Played six seasons, made AAA, 2/6/20
8 - Fred Cooley hit a double to help his short-season team to a win; Played four seasons, made AA, 3/6/20
9 - Steve Dunn like batting cleanup, batted in majors in 19 games over two seasons, 2/19/20
10 - Mike Eatinger gained new perspective after season lost to cancer; Played three pro campaigns, 2/12/20
11 - Rusty Kilgo pitched awfully well to start 1988 College World Series; Made AAA as a pro, 2/20/20
12 - Scott Kimball recorded a top ERA in college; Played two pro seasons, made single-A, 3/4/20
13 - Tim Laker learned how to hit, among other things; Made 11 ML seasons, Mitchell Report, 2/7/20
14 - Mark Lipson got recognized and played in college, pros; Played four seasons, made AA, 2/17/20
15 - Danny Matznick saw his career shortened by injury, then focused on his son, 2/24/20
16 - Henry Mercedes moved past language problems to make bigs over five seasons, 3/10/20
17 - Alan Newman still felt he could be an effective pitcher; Kept going, made majors Japan, 2/15/20
18 - Randy Snyder found his aggressiveness, then made AAA; Played seven seasons, never made bigs, 2/25/20
19 - Tommy Taylor threw no-hitter in summer ball, changed outlook; Played 15 pro seasons, topped out at AA, 2/29/20
20 - Lee Tinsley worked with Jim Rice to exit 1995 slump; Made bigs over five seasons, 3/7/20
21 - Rich Tunison played well in college, struggled in pros; Played five seasons, made AA, 2/27/20
22 - Bob Vancho got off to a poor start his first pro season; Saw three pro campaigns, 2/8/20
23 - Jerry Wolak went on a run at AAA Nashville in 1995; Played eight pro seasons, never saw bigs, 2/9/20
24 - Tyrone Woods could be dangerous at the plate; Later showed what he could do in Japan and Korea, 2/2/20
25 - John Zaksek had a perfect day in college, played three pro seasons, topped out at high-A, 2/26/20
26 - Bert Bradley used lessons he learned to briefly make bigs; He then used those lessons to coach others, 2/5/20
26 - Casey Parsons knew importance of situational hitting; Made bigs as player, managed in minors, 2/4/20
27 - Ramon Caraballo learned the language as he learned the game; Saw bigs in two seasons, 2/14/20
28 - Frank Carey helped Stanford to a title; Played three seasons as a pro, 2/22/20
29 - Pedro Castellano's first major league RBI came with some luck; Saw time in three big league seasons, 3/1/20
30 - Chad Curtis played in 10 ML seasons; He's now in prison for criminal sexual conduct related to three teenage girls, 2/8/20
31 - Damion Easley stayed healthy, showed what he could do; Played in 17 ML seasons, 2/15/20
32 - Luis Galindez pitched in 23rd inning of 1989 contest; Saw five pro seasons, made AA, 2/1/20
33 - Victor Garcia made spring 1992 with the Reds but abruptly left; Played five seasons, missed bigs, 3/3/20
34 - Chris Hancock played football and baseball in high school; Saw nine pro baseball seasons, none in bigs, 2/16/20
35 - Mike Hook tried to make the most of his opportunities, as starter and reliever; Saw seven seasons, not bigs, 2/13/20
36 - Joey James preferred to play in the field; Played three pro seasons, never made AA, 1/20/20
37 - Clyde Keller amassed experience and knowledge in baseball over four pro seasons, later as coach, 1/19/20
38 - Javy Lopez got a perfect pitch his rookie year; Saw major league pitches over 15 seasons, 2/11/20
39 - Chris Lutz pitched well in college, played three pro seasons; Never made AA, 2/23/20
40 - Fili Martinez finished a college shutout; Later hoped to finish by making bigs, never made it, 3/1/20

41 - Dave McAuliffe came through for rookie Billings in 1988; Played four pro seasons, 1/18/20
42 - Brent McCoy won game MVP in rookie league contest; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A Durham, 1/23/20
43 - Roger Miller didn't get a huge signing bonus, but he got a chance to play; Played seven seasons, made AAA, 2/18/20
44 - Mike Mulvaney knew when players play loose, baseball is easier; Played over three seasons, briefly made AA, 1/25/20
45 - Matt Murray started over after Tommy John surgery, then made the majors, 1/17/20
46 - J.D. Noland once stole 81 bases in a minor league season; Played six pro campaigns, never saw bigs, 1/28/20
47 - Dave Reis played in three pro seasons, two at single-A Burlington; Didn't make it higher, 3/5/20

48 - Reggie Sanders expressed confidence as major league rookie; Saw 17 major league seasons, 1/30/20
49 - Mo Sanford showed toughness in his major league debut; Saw time in three ML seasons, 3/9/20
50 - Eddie Taubensee contributed in the majors over 11 seasons; Played with Reds over seven, 1/27/20
51 - Rob Taylor helped eliminate a team from playoff contention in rookie ball; Made AAA, not bigs, 1/29/20
52 - Matt Witkowski helped his short-season team in playoff run; Played eight seasons, made AAA, 3/2/20
53 - Robert Horowitz didn't want to be stuck in an office, then found athletic training, 1/17/20
53 - Tom Spencer spent a decade as a trainer in the minors; Later served as a trainer in the WNBA, 1/15/20
53 - Dave Miley's playing career ended with coaching offer; Later managed in bigs over three seasons, 1/14/20
53 - Terry Abbott pitched in the minors, later became a coach, scout and instructor, 1/13/20
54 - Matt Grott sharpened his breaking ball at AAA; Made bigs for two games, 2/28/20
55 - Darin Kracl played over four seasons, made AA; Later admitted $4.7 million securities fraud, 2/21/20
56 - Pedro Pena had brief outing with Southern Oregon in 1989; Played three pro seasons, 1/31/20
57 - Rafael Novoa jumped from single-A to bigs in single season; Saw one other big league campaign, 3/8/20
58 - Pedro Borbon worked hard to establish himself in bigs, then returned from injury to do it again, 2/10/20

Quad City Angels

1 - Don Long played, but he liked teaching the game more; Later became ML coach for three teams, 9/10/22

2 - Joe Georger played, then coached with satisfaction of watching players do well, move up, 9/20/22

3 - Mitch Seoane played in minors, then managed there with respect from his players, 9/17/22

4 - Robert Horowitz didn't want to be stuck in an office, then found athletic training, 9/3/22

5 - Dave Neal pitched well in single-A loss; Saw four seasons then had elbow surgery, 9/7/22

6 - Mike Hook worked to make most of opportunities; Played seven seasons, made AA, 9/2/22

7 - Bruce Vegely continued to pitch from college to the pros; Saw four seasons, made high-A, turned HS coach, 9/29/22

8 - Roberto Castillo earned praise from manager in 1990 start; Saw three seasons, Mexico, Venezuela, 9/3/22

9 - Justin Martin liked relieving, showed what he could do; Saw four seasons, made single-A, 10/1/22

10 - Steve King worked for the Department of Defense, then resumed playing career in minors; Made AA, 9/24/22

11 - Les Haffner got his opportunity after broken hand, then turned pro; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 9/13/22

12 - Dave Adams worked to keep them off stride over four pro seasons; Topped out at AA, 9/26/22

13 - Marcus Moore played a decade, made bigs in three seasons; Third came after serious allegations, 9/18/22

14 - Erik Bennett had enough funkiness to make bigs in two seasons, later coach in minors, 9/4/22

15 - John Marchese proved versatile in college; Saw three pro seasons as reliever, made single-A, 9/8/22

16 - Jeff Gay returned to pros and found new start at single-A Reno; He saw six seasons, made AA, 9/16/22

17 - Larry Gonzales achieved 'unbelievable feeling' of ML call-up; Saw two games, got a hit, 9/30/22

18 - Mick Billmeyer spent nine seasons in the minors, made AAA; Then made the bigs as a bullpen catcher, 10/2/22

19 - Corey Kapano took late draft selection to 12-season career; Made AAA, Taiwan, missed bigs, 9/14/22

20 - Henry Threadgill had brief career, but had career night in August 1990; Made single-A, 9/6/22

21 - Chad Curtis played in 10 ML seasons; He then went to prison for criminal sexual conduct related to three teenage girls, 9/9/22
22 - Ronnie Ortegon had brief pro career, then turned to coaching and instruction, wrote hitting book, 9/11/22

23 - Ray Martinez played over two decades in U.S., Mexico, made AAA; Later turned coach, manager, 9/25/22

24 - Damion Easley stayed healthy, showed what he could do; Played in 17 ML seasons, 10/1/22
25 - Fili Martinez finished a college shutout; Later hoped to finish by making bigs, never made it, 10/2/22
26 - Reggie Williams worked to make the most of his big league opportunities; Saw time in four seasons, 9/27/22
27 - Rick Hirtensteiner did his job over six pro seasons as player, many since as college coach at alma mater, 9/23/22

28 - Edgar Rodriguez signed as outfielder, then tried catching; Saw six seasons, made high-A, 9/5/22

29 - Chris Threadgill used his speed over three pro seasons; Topped out at single-A, played alongside brother, 10/1/22
30 - Bobby Jones turned around single-A slump with Joe Maddon's help; Saw four seasons, made AA, 9/15/22

San Antonio Missions
1 - John Shoemaker, The Goal, 11/3/18
2 - Burt Hooton, Next Game, 12/28/18
3 - Jon Debus, His Loyalty, 11/23/18
4 - Rob Gieseke, Wife Said, 11/24/18
5 - Rafael Bournigal, Money Earned, 11/5/18
6 - Jerry Brooks, Real Well, 10/27/18
7 - Adam Brown, Felt Invincible, 10/17/18
8 - Kevin Campbell, The Top, 11/2/18
9 - Ernie Carr, Dropped In, 11/26/18
10 - Braulio Castillo, So Hard, 11/17/18
11 - Dale Coleman, Relief Win, 12/16/18
12 - Steve Finken, Wasn't Ready, 12/19/18
13 - Tom Goodwin, Could Fly, 12/20/18
14 - Jeff Hartsock, Things Happened, 12/21/18
15 - Mike James, That Much, 12/22/18
16 - Eric Karros, Some Longevity, 12/15/18
17 - Isidro Marquez, Well-Pitched, 11/13/18
18 - Luis Martinez, Quick Learner, 11/7/18
19 - Dan Opperman, Hard Part, 12/23/18
20 - Mike Pitz, Threw Strikes, 12/25/18
21 - Jim Poole, Pumped Up, 12/29/18
22 - Eddie Pye, He Relaxed, 1/2/19
23 - Lance Rice, Helped Out, 10/20/18
24 - Henry Rodriguez, Big Opportunity, 12/29/18
25 - Homar Rojas, Man of Baseball, 11/19/18
26 - Zak Shinall, Consistent Basis, 12/30/18
27 - Dennis Springer, Being Different, 11/25/18
28 - Amilcar Valdez, The Difference, 12/31/18
29 - Mike White, Weird Experience, 12/27/18
30 - James Wray, Pitched Aggressively, 1/1/19

South Bend White Sox
1 - Len Brutcher, Something New, 10/24/18
2 - Scott Cepicky, Change Over, 10/14/18
3 - Mike Eatinger, Different Ballplayer, 11/1/18
4 - Tom Forrester, In Style, 10/6/18
5 - John Hairston, First Game, 10/16/18
6 - Jeff Ingram, Big Hit, 10/29/18
7 - Earnie Johnson, Came Through, 10/12/18
8 - Scott Johnson, Award Winning, 10/17/18
9 - Rich Long, Good Fastball, 10/22/18
10 - Danny Matznick, About Him, 10/28/18
11 - Mike Mitchener, Uncharted Waters, 10/18/18
12 - Mike Mongiello, Like This, 10/8/18
13 - Ron Plemmons, His Rhythm, 10/23/18
14 - Jorge Ramos, Live Up, 10/27/18
15 - Johnny Ruffin, Another Year, 10/14/18
16 - Steve Schrenk, Big Shoes, 10/7/18
17 - Scott Stevens, Good Record, 11/2/18
18 - Leo Tejada, Big Night, 10/20/18
19 - Dave Van Winkle, Pro Prospect, 10/10/18
20 - Dennis Walker, Two Seasons, 10/26/18
21 - Jerry Wolak, Equaled Output, 10/12/18
22 - John Zaksek, Perfect Day, 10/15/18
23 - Frank Campos, Late Innings, 10/29/18
24 - Greg Kobza, Not Easy, 10/21/18
25 - Joe Singley, Have To, 11/4/18
26 - Craig Teter, Hot Month, 10/3/18
27 - Rick Patterson, Old Ballplayer, 11/3/18
28 - Kirk Champion, Role Changes, 10/25/18
29 - Jim Reinebold, Disciplinarian Coach, 11/5/18
30 - Mike Barnett, Disguised Blessing, 10/13/18

Texas League

1 - Eric Karros knew guys came and went in the game; He stayed in the bigs over 14 seasons, 3/31/20

2 - Eddie Pye's nerves got calmed in ML debut, it was just like rookie ball; Saw 14 ML games, 4/10/20

3 - Greg David learned realities of the pros over eight seasons; Made AA, not bigs, 4/2/20

4 - Charlie Montoyo hit a game-winning single in his first major league at bat; Saw four ML games, became ML manager, 4/8/20

5 - Bert Heffernan showed toughness on the field; Played in 11 pro seasons, saw bigs for eight games, 4/4/20

6 - Mike Knapp played decade in pros, seven seasons at AAA; Never got call to bigs, but son made it, 4/18/20

7 - Mike Humphreys knew spring numbers didn't matter, season numbers did; Saw time in three ML campaigns, 4/4/20

8 - Henry Rodriguez wanted an opportunity, then took it to 11 major league seasons, 4/9/20
9 - Dee Dixon legged out a hit at AA in 1987; Played five pro seasons, never made AAA, 4/22/20
10 - Jesus Alfaro turned popular player over five seasons at AA El Paso; Played decade-plus, never made bigs, 3/30/20
11 - Jeff Barns played multiple positions at AA Midland; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 4/11/20
12 - Ricky Bones used luck and opportunity over his 11-season major league career; Now ML coach, 3/28/20
13 - Jeremy Hernandez moved from starting to relief and then made the bigs over five seasons, 3/30/20
14 - Mike James took his pitching - and surfer personality - to the majors over seven seasons, 3/28/20
15 - Dennis Springer made the bigs in his ninth pro season; Then took no-hitter into sixth in second ML start, 4/28/20
16 - Kevin Campbell threw six one-hit innings in unexpected A's start; Saw five ML campaigns, 5/1/20
17 - Chris George proved tough, competitive on mound; His ML career consisted of two outings, 3/12/20
18 - Dave Huppert cared about reaching the playoffs over three decades as minors manager, 4/1/20
19 - Rob Giesecke served as a minors trainer for the Dodgers, then found a home in Vero Beach, 4/26/20
20 - Rob Maurer expressed frustration in first pro season, then made bigs over 21 games, 5/21/20
21 - Rudy Hernandez learned much over three decades playing, coaching; Is Twins 2020 hitting coach, 4/24/20
22 - Dave Patterson had two home run game at AAA with instructor help; Didn't make it higher, 4/15/20
23 - Andres Santana hit an inside-the-park home run at AAA in 1991; Made bigs for six games, 3/29/20
24 - Steve Decker made the bigs, then made it his goal to stay; Saw time in bigs over seven seasons, 4/16/20
25 - Bill Haselman stepped up to catch knuckleball; Saw 13 ML seasons, later became coach, 3/11/20
26 - Kevin Belcher instructed AA team on unwritten baseball rule; Saw 16 major league games, 5/23/20

27 - Ted Wood added strength in the minors, enough to make the bigs over three seasons, 4/6/20
28 - Terry McDaniel just tried to produce; Saw 23 games with the Mets in 1991, 4/2/20
29 - Dan Rohrmeier got paid to play a kid's game; Played 16 seasons, saw seven major league games, 6/5/20
30 - Joe Hall made the White Sox, and started well; Then jumped into wall on play, tore hamstring, 6/6/20
31 - Anthony Young lost 27 straight decisions; The way he looked at it, it made him better, 6/12/20
32 - Terry Bross set save mark at AA Jackson, later saw majors and Japan, then became agent, 4/17/20
33 - Pete Schourek learned enough to see the majors over 11 seasons, take second in 1995 NL Cy Young, 4/17/20
34 - Dave Osteen followed his father to the pros as a pitcher; Made AAA, but not the bigs, 4/3/20
35 - Jim Pena experienced the life. He made the majors; Saw 25 ML appearances, 4/12/20
36 - Steve Allen looked to be consistent, healthy; Made AAA, not bigs, 4/5/20
37 - Bill Evers watched over players like Derek Jeter in minors; Later made bigs himself as coach, 6/13/20

38 - Greg Harrel traced his work s a trainer to a Rangers game; Trained mostly in minors, but also saw bigs, 6/13/20

Team Issue
Southern League
1 - Tony Brown, Hit Hard, 7/13/19
2 - Jeff Conine, Ground Floor, 7/4/19
3 - Will Magallanes, From Injury, 7/9/19
4 - Mike Maksudian, Those Guys, 7/5/19
5 - Brian McRae, Relaxed and Confident, 7/7/19
6 - Kenny Morgan, Real Pop, 7/20/19
7 - Jorge Pedre, Pretty Consistent, 7/8/19
8 - Stan Royer, Different Feeling, 7/24/19
9 - Matt Stark, Positive Attitude, 7/26/19
10 - William Suero, Been Tattooing, 7/10/19
11 - Frank Thomas, Dimension of Power, 7/15/19
12 - Lenny Webster, Tough Decision, 7/12/19
13 - Eddie Zosky, Confidence Builder, 7/16/19
14 - Scott Centala, Could Throw, 7/21/19
15 - Steve Chitren, Drove Him, 8/19/19
16 - Greg Johnson, Called On, 7/3/19
17 - Carlos Maldonado, Fifth Outing, 7/22/19
18 - Will Schock, His Passion, 8/3/19
19 - Doug Simons, As Excited, 8/25/19
20 - Woody Williams, Good Time, 8/23/19
21 - Rob Wishnevski, Every Day, 8/21/19
22 - Mike Bell, New Opportunity, 9/14/19
23 - Adam Casillas, Most Unselfish, 9/18/19
24 - Greg Colbrunn, Was Himself, 8/27/19
25 - Benny Colvard, His Role, 9/16/19
26 - Wil Cordero, Athletic Ability, 9/1/19
27 - Tony Eusebio, Hit Anything, 8/29/19
28 - Jeff Forney, Skills Learned, 8/20/19
29 - Luis Gonzalez, One Hit, 8/22/19
30 - Terrel Hansen, Wrong Time, 8/24/19
31 - Brian Hunter, Hit it Hard, 8/26/19
32 - Andy Mota, More Confident, 9/17/19
33 - Tom Redington, Next Year, 9/15/19
34 - Chico Walker, Playing Time, 9/14/19
35 - Doug Banning, Second Run, 8/31/19
36 - Brian Barnes, Had Heart, 9/2/19
37 - Kent Bottenfield, Tough Insides, 8/14/19
38 - John Kilner, More Consistent, 7/19/19
39 - Gino Minutelli, Found It, 7/18/19
40 - Heathcliff Slocumb, Next Level, 8/18/19
41 - Fernando Zarranz, Contending Talent, 8/10/19
42 - Mike Bell, New Opportunity, 8/11/19
43 - Jeff Conine, Ground Floor, 8/4/19
44 - Frank Thomas, Dimension of Power, 8/5/19
45 - Andy Mota, More Confident, 8/6/19
46 - Frank Thomas, Dimension of Power, 8/15/19
46 - Jeff Conine, Ground Floor, 8/16/19
47 - Eddie Zosky, Confidence Builder, 8/17/19
47 - Mike Bell, New Opportunity, 8/18/19
48 - Ken Berry, Eventual Goal, 8/12/19
48 - Buddy Bailey, One More, 8/13/19
49 - Rick Sweet, That Mentality, 8/7/19
49 - Ron Gardenhire, Certain Way, 8/8/19
49 - Jeff Cox, More Practice, 8/9/19
49 - Jim Tracy, His Steadiness, 8/10/19
50 - Jimmy Bragan, Greatest Game, 8/11/19
50 - Harmon Killebrew, Some Shots, 8/12/19
50 - Cal Ermer, So Much, 8/13/19

Appleton Foxes
1 - Appleton Foxes, 5/18/14
2 - Brian Ahern, Broken Bat, 4/6/19
3 - Francisco Baez, Sterling Night, 4/10/19
4 - Kirk Baldwin, First Outing, 4/12/19
5 - Joe Breeden, Most Important, 4/16/19
6 - Gary Caraballo, Very Strong, 4/20/19
7 - John Conner, More Confidence, 4/21/19
8 - Francisco Garcia, Lead Off, 4/8/19
9 - John Gilcrist, Tried Everything, 4/13/19
10 - Grant Griesser, Some Tools, 4/23/19
11 - John Gross, Eluded Him, 4/22/19
12 - Arned Hernandez, Home Run, 4/9/19
13 - Jake Jacobs, First Start, 4/24/19
14 - Mike Jirschele, That Uniform, 4/25/19
15 - Matt Karchner, Own Luck, 4/26/19
16 - David King, Get Started, 4/27/19
17 - Herb Milton, Youth Coach, 4/29/19
18 - Geovany Miranda, No Rest, 4/22/19
19 - Kerwin Moore, Away From Home, 5/3/19
20 - Andre Rabouin, Part Of, 5/4/19
21 - Fred Russell, Hitting Now, 4/17/19
22 - Colin Ryan, Baseball Mind, 4/18/19
23 - Chris Schaefer, Everybody's Goal, 5/5/19
24 - Steve Shifflett, Hard Game, 4/14/19
25 - David Solseth, Could Hit, 4/15/19
26 - Rod Stillwell, To Instill, 5/6/19
27 - Louis Talbert, Finished Early, 4/11/19
28 - Rich Tunison, Toughest Thing, 5/7/19
29 - Pedro Vazquez, Career High, 4/7/19
30 - Skip Wiley, Phenomenal Ratio, 5/8/19

Bellingham Mariners
1 - Sean Twitty, Closest Friends, 10/14/17
2 - Rich Lodding, Physical Effort, 10/15/17
3 - Ruben Santana, Little Things, 10/10/17
4 - Rick Green, Home Run, 10/9/17
5 - Doug Tegtmeier, Summer Title, 10/16/17
6 - Dave Adam, His Spots, 10/16/17
7 - Jim Converse, First Win, 11/7/17
8 - Doug Fitzer, That Coaching, 10/17/17
9 - Jim Magill, All Around, 10/18/17
10 - Rob Callistro, His Faith, 10/19/17
11 - John Cummings, Learned To, 11/5/17
12 - John Hoffman, Second Generation, 11/8/17
13 - Greg Hunter, Enjoyed It, 10/20/17
14 - Kevin King, Good Game, 11/10/17
15 - Clay Klavitter, Mentally Ready, 11/5/17
16 - Matt Kluge, Strong Defense, 10/26/17
17 - Tony Kounas, His Chance, 11/12/17
18 - Bobby Magallanes, No Joke, 10/8/17
19 - Dave McDonald, Nice Job, 11/14/17
19 - Myron Pines, Unique Situation, 11/1/17
20 - Fred McNair, Good Bat, 10/25/17
21 - Lipso Nava, Kept Learning, 11/11/17
22 - Rob Nichols, Fired Up, 10/22/17
23 - Glen Raasch, College Prospect, 10/20/17
24 - Randy Rivera, Could Go, 10/15/17
25 - Willie Romay, Their Projection, 11/6/17
26 - Brian Stephens, Extra Concentration, 10/28/17
27 - James Terrell, Pretty Fun, 10/28/17
28 - Willie Wilder, His Dedication, 10/9/17
29 - Willie Wilkerson, Home State, 10/21/17
30 - Tyler Williams, Six Innings, 10/27/17
31 - Kevin Yianacopolus, Highest Ability, 11/15/17
32 - Todd Youngblood, Bulldog Type, 10/21/17
33 - Kyle Duke, Top Prospect, 10/23/17
34 - P.J. Carey, His Time, 10/29/17
35 - Spyder Webb, His Name, 11/2/17
35 - Gary Wheelock, Further Development, 10/30/17
36 - Bill Tucker, True Passion, 11/13/17
37 - Jerry Walker, Eclipsed Perspective, 11/4/17


Bend Bucks
1 - Bucky, Next Chicken, 1/4/18
2 - Gene Dusan, Something Different, 12/29/17
3 - Sean Krokroskia, Top Competitor, 12/25/17
4 - Mickey Hyde, In Play, 12/24/17
5 - Marty Hunter, His Approach, 12/21/17
6 - Kelly Ahrens, Family Decision, 12/28/17
7 - Bonell Chevalier, Improved Confidence, 12/26/17
8 - Mike Bubalo, Unique Perspective, 1/7/18
9 - Lonnie Potter, Playoff Win, 1/9/18
10 - Joe Klonoski, Praise Heaped, 12/19/17
11 - Bob Blankenship, Unusual Situation, 12/30/17
12 - Dan Henrikson, In Command, 12/23/17
13 - Jose Reyes, Starting Adjustment, 12/27/17
14 - Todd Russell, Good Stuff, 12/18/17
15 - Russ Miller, Hurt Him, 1/14/18
16 - Darrell Wagner, Unexpected Curves, 1/1/18
17 - Glenn McCormick, Early Success, 1/3/18
18 - Steve Avent, Game Winner, 1/10/18
19 - Chuck Wanke, That Doubt, 12/22/17
20 - Dan Varnell, Came Through, 12/29/17
21 - Doug Twitty, Prepared To, 1/13/18
22 - Lee Sammons, Played Ball, 1/11/18
23 - Mario Lyons, Picked Off, 1/13/17
24 - Amner Reyes, Let Him, 12/31/17
25 - Pedro Frias, Learned From, 12/20/17
26 - Gary Ross, In There, 12/17/17
27 - Pedro Roa, Run Scored, 1/8/18
28 - Shannon Hunt, Many Levels, 1/2/18
29 - Audy Mesa, His Tools, 1/12/18
30 - Jim Gibbs, Like This, 12/18/17
31 - Matt Russell/Jason Lundgren, Bat Boys, 1/14/18


Buffalo Bisons
1 - Moises Alou knew about body English, as a hitter and in the field, 11/8/19
2 - Dann Bilardello's first major league home run came off Tom Seaver, 10/24/19
3 - Jackie Brown described himself as a slow worker, 11/3/19
4 - Kevin Burdeck suffered a broken nose in the dugout at AAA, 10/21/19
5 - Steve Carter hit a home run in his sixth major league game, 10/17/19
6 - Wes Chamberlain had fun and played hard over six major league seasons, 10/26/19
7 - Terry Collins has spent his life in baseball, three stints as major league manager. 11/6/19
8 - Steve Henderson concentrated on pitches that made him look bad, 11/4/19
9 - Mark Huismann had car troubles - on his way to his big league debut, 11/3/19
10 - Hugh Kemp showed competitiveness in college, 10/29/19
11 - Steve Kiefer came back from life-threatening bar assault to return to bigs, 10/28/19
12 - Randy Kramer felt comfortable with the Pirates in May 1990, 11/11/19
13 - Carlos Ledezma first served as trainer in minors, then clubhouse manager in bigs, 11/8/19
14 - Scott Little took the chances as they came, 10/22/19
15 - Roger Mason returned from shoulder surgery to play in five more big league seasons, 11/13/19
16 - Orlando Merced played through injury for early shot at playoffs, 10/19/19
17 - Armando Moreno got called up to the bigs for one game in 1990, 10/25/19
18 - Vincente Palacios saw time in eight big league campaigns spanning 14 seasons, 11/10/19
19 - Tom Prince took a clean hit as a Dodgers catcher in 1995, 10/24/19
20 - Jeff Richardson looked out for his family; Played in three major league seasons, 11/5/19
21 - Mike Roesler showed nasty stuff with the Reds, 10/28/19
22 - Mark Ross' expectations raised in 1990, 11/7/19
23 - Mark Ryal stayed ready over six major league seasons, 11/9/19
24 - Danny Sheaffer worked to take advantage of his opportunities, 10/26/19
25 - Tommy Shields made the bigs, then knew he had to prove himself, 11/1/19
26 - Dorn Taylor waited until his sixth pro season to make the majors, 10/20/19
27 - Mike York dried out, swore off alcohol and made the majors, 10/30/19

Charlotte Knights

1 - Lance Dickson felt, even as a first-round pick, he had to earn the majors; He saw bigs over three starts, 2/9/21
2 - Phil Hannon showed persistence, got pro contract; Saw five seasons, made AA, later coached, 3/12/21
3 - Dick Canan made AAA, felt no butterflies in debut; Saw eight pro seasons, never made bigs, 3/5/21
4 - Darrin Duffy proved capable over seven pro seasons; Made AAA, missed bigs, 3/6/21
5 - Alex Arias got his ring with the Marlins, saw 11 major league seasons; Started on train in Bronx, 2/10/21
6 - Heathcliff Slocumb believed everything happened for reason, even worst things; Played decade in bigs, 2/11/21
7 - Chico Walker knew playing time made a difference; Saw time in 11 ML seasons, 2/12/21
8 - John Posey took chance to impress scouts in high school; Saw five-season pro career, made AAA, 2/27/21
9 - John Stefero signed with his hometown team, then hit back-to-back game-winners, 2/23/21
10 - Butch Garcia hit well early in minors for Indians; Played across eight seasons, made AAA, 2/26/21
11 - Glenn Sullivan played pro baseball and college football; Made AAA in pro baseball, not bigs, 2/13/21
12 - Fernando Zarranz proved a solid starter and reliever over seven pro seasons; Made AAA, not bigs, 2/14/21
13 - Bill Kazmierczak threw two no-hitters in 1988, almost threw third; Then shoulder problems hit, 2/17/21
14 - Ty Griffin knew importance of a degree, even as first-rounder; Played nine seasons, made AA, then finished school, 2/20/21
15 - Ray Mullino watched one of his players get drafted, years earlier, he was the one being drafted; Played five seasons, 2/15/21
16 - Jay Loviglio assessed talent over long minors coaching career; Saw bigs as player, 3/5/21
17 - Brett Robinson impressed in pro debut season; Later made AA, missed bigs, 3/12/21
18 - Chuck Mount worked to be consistent over six pro seasons; Made AAA, 2/26/21
19 - Tommy Helms both played and coached in  majors with Pete Rose; In 1989, he took over after Rose's ban, 2/26/21
20 - Frank Castillo pitched well early in bigs, kept it up well enough over 13 ML seasons; Passed in 2013 accident, 3/8/21
21 - Rusty Crockett got hit off Clemens in college exhibition; Played six pro seasons, made AA, 3/5/21
22 - Rick Wilkins saw time in 11 major league seasons, but none like 1993 with Cubs, 3/10/21
23 - Richie Grayum really learned the game in college, then played six pro seasons; Passed in 2020, 3/1/21
24 - Bob Grimes used his training experience over three decades in minors, 3/4/21
25 - Rick Kranitz has gained knowledge, experience over four decades in game, as ML coach, 2/8/21

Clinton Giants
U1 - Mate Borgogno, Every Day, 7/21/17
U2 - Courtney Davis, Ample Opportunity, 7/26/17
U3 - Scott Ebert, Too Fierce, 7/6/17
U4 - Dan Flanagan, Two Scoreless, 7/27/17
U5 - Mike Grahovac, Unbelievable Feeling, 7/30/17
U6 - Rick Huisman, Own Memories, 7/7/17
U7 - James Huslig, Throw Strikes, 8/1/17
U8 - Pete Weber, Bright Spot, 8/2/17
U9 - Fred Whatley, Strikeout Performance, 7/7/17
U10 - Jason Young, Stolen Bases, 7/10/17
U11 - Clinton Giants All-Stars, 8/2/17
U12 - Checklist, 8/2/17

Columbia Mets
1-1 - Bill Stein knew his role over 14 big league seasons; Later took role as minors manager, 12/26/19
1-2 - Alberto Castillo's hard work paid off with time in 12 major league campaigns, 12/27/19
1-3 - Joe Vitko had to wait until after the AA playoffs to get his first and only ML call, 12/21/19
1-4 - Reid Hartmann's dad left coaching at one school to coach his son; The son made the pros over three seasons, 12/29/19
1-5  - Joe McCann broke out of a pitching slump at Columbia in 1990; Played five pro seasons, never made AA, 12/15/19
1-6 - Tim Howard made it to AAA, then he went to Taiwan; He never made the bigs, 12/30/19
1-7 - Gregg Langbehn pitched relaxed in 1991 at high-A; Pitched in eight pro seasons, not in bigs, 12/31/19
2-1 - Deron Sample hit home runs in college, tried to prevent them as a pro; Played seven seasons, never made AA, 12/16/19
2-2 - Kevin Carroll had a good baseball background; Played five pro seasons, later coached, 1/1/20
2-3 - Julian Vasquez put up good numbers at high-A in 1991; Made AAA, but not the bigs, 1/3/20
2-5 - Brian Davis had a good night at high-A in May 1991; Played five pro seasons, 1/4/20
2-6 - Tito Navarro's first major league hit came when it mattered - his only major league hit, 12/20/19
3-1 - Art Emm pitched well in rookie ball, but didn't want to stay there; Pitched in three pro seasons, 12/19/19
3-3 - Ryan Richmond caught the eye of scouts in high school; Played four pro seasons, never made AA, 1/5/20
3-4 - Mark Thomas toughed it out his first year to play five pro seasons; Never made AA, 1/2/20
3-5 - Chris Dorn delivered in relief at high-A St. Lucie in 1991; Played in six pro seasons, briefly made AAA, 12/14/19
3-6 - Nick Davis opened his pro career with  a run-scoring hit; Played four pro seasons, 12/17/19
3-7 - Tim McClinton played football and baseball in high school; Played pro baseball f/or five seasons, 1/6/20
4-1 - Dave Telgheder threw a no-hitter for Mets at AAA; Later played in six ML seasons, 1/7/20
4-2 - Jarrod Parker played four pro seasons Later called on community leaders to find solutions to violence, 1/9/20
4-3 - Pat Howell played in 18 pro seasons; Made the bigs for 31 games in 1992, 12/18/19
4-4 - Brook Fordyce's confidence turned in one year, then made bigs over a decade, 1/8/20
4-5 - James Harris got base hits over pro career that spanned 10 seasons; Never made AA, 1/10/20
4-6 - Jack Fisher gave up Ted Williams' last home run, Maris' 60th, Shea's first; Later coached, 12/25/19

Columbus Clippers

1 - Carl 'Stump' Merrill looked for ways to help his pitchers and hitters as Yankees manager over two seasons, 12/2/20
2 - Mark Wasinger saw first ML hit go for a home run; Played in three ML seasons, 12/1/20
3 - Jim Walewander saw bigs over four seasons; Remembered for punk band preference, 11/30/20
4 - Darrin Chapin worked to go after hitters over 10 pro seasons; Made bigs for four outings, 11/29/20
5 - Oscar Azocar saw three ML seasons, earned reputation as free-swinger; Passed in 2010, 11/28/20
6 - Bobby Davidson pitched in a single major league outing - in 1989 with the Yankees - over eight pro seasons, 11/27/20
7 - Jim Leyritz got another chance to be a Yankees postseason hero; Saw 11 ML seasons, 11/26/20

8 - Dave Sax hoped to open some eyes and impress in bigs; Saw 37 ML games over five seasons, 11/25/20
9 - Clay Parker impressed the Yankees on strong scouting reports; Saw four ML campaigns, 11/25/20
10 - Andy Stankiewicz got a break and worked to take advantage over seven ML seasons; Later coached, 11/24/20
11 - John Fishel did what was asked of him, made bigs over 19 games, 11/23/20
12 - John Habyan proved valuable in relief over 11 major league seasons, 11/22/20
13 - Dave Eiland oversaw wins in 10 ML seasons as player, many more as ML coach, 11/21/20
14 - Jason Maas helped out Yankee teams as high as AAA; Fell short of bigs, but brother got there, 11/20/20

15 - Mark Leiter saw bigs over 11 seasons - after three minors campaigns lost to shoulder problems, 11/19/20
16 - Kevin Mmahat went out there and had fun over four career major league appearances, 11/15/20
17 - Van Snider expressed optimism on 1989 return to bigs with Reds; Saw 19 ML games over two seasons, 11/16/20

18 - Rich Monteleone's manager built confidence in him in bigs; Saw time in 10 major league seasons, 6/29/20

19 - Hensley Meulens took his physical ability to time in seven ML seasons, his coaching ability to three WS titles, 6/30/20

20 - Brian Dorsett always believed he had a path to a regular majors slot; In 1994, he got it, with the Reds, 7/3/20
21 - Steve Adkins saw five ML games with the Yankees in 1990, the extent of his big league career, 11/18/20

22 - Kevin Maas went on early home run tear in bigs; Saw time in five ML campaigns, 11/17/20

23 - Rob Sepanek spent one season in Braves system, then six with Yankees; Made AAA, not bigs, 6/22/20

24 - Jimmy Jones threw a complete-game shutout in his major league debut; Saw bigs over eight seasons, 7/4/20

25 - Clete Boyer played 16 ML seasons, became the most perceptive baseball man Stump Merrill knew, 11/13/20

25 - Ken Rowe appraised young pitchers as a coach; Made bigs as both player and coach, 11/14/20
25 - Mike Heifferon was always interested in helping people get better, so he became a trainer, 11/15/20

25 - Trey Hillman adapted and adjusted, both in the U.S. and Japan; Managed Royals in majors over two seasons, 6/20/20

25 - Carl 'Stump' Merrill looked for ways to help his pitchers and hitters as Yankees manager over two seasons, 6/19/20

Louisville Redbirds
1 - Dominic Latkovski, Billy Bird, 9/5/17
2 - Bernard Gilkey, In The Lineup, 8/29/17
3 - Gaylen Pitts, Around Long, 8/20/17
4 - Mark Riggins, Teaching Pitching, 9/5/17
5 - Gibson Alba, Some Help, 8/24/17
6 - Luis Alicea, Two Jobs, 9/10/17
7 - Scott Arnold, Power Pitcher, 9/9/17
8 - Rod Brewer, Best Thing, 8/25/17
9 - Ernie Camacho, Arm Injury, 8/17/17
10 - Cris Carpenter, Other Pitches, 8/22/17
11 - Stan Clarke, Finest Win, 9/8/17
12 - Rheal Cormier, Extra Valuable, 9/8/17
14 - Todd Crosby, Two Choices, 8/28/17
15 - Bien Figueroa, Stayed Healthy, 8/18/17
16 - Terry Francona, Worked Hard, 8/26/17
17 - Ed Fulton, Confidence Built, 8/26/17
18 - Bernard Gilkey, In The Lineup, 8/29/17
19 - Ken Hill, Emerging Talent, 8/29/17
20 - Howard Hilton, Legitimate Chance, 8/24/17
21 - Mike Hinkle, College Honor, 9/4/17
22 - Dale Kisten, Ran Out, 8/28/17
23 - Ray Lankford, Some Kind, 8/27/17
24 - Lonnie Maclin, Got On, 8/27/17
25 - Julian Martinez, Old Friend, 8/21/17
26 - Greg Mathews, Unexpected Start, 9/9/17
27 - Jesus Mendez, Venezuelan Nuggets, 8/17/17
28 - Scott Nichols, Scouting Rasmus, 8/16/17
29 - Tom Niedenfuer, Looking Back, 8/27/17
30 - Mauricio Nunez, Playing Ball, 9/4/17
31 - Omar Olivares, Not His Style, 8/31/17
32 - Dave Osteen, Experience and Knowledge, 9/6/17
33 - Geronimo Pena, Youth Movement, 8/26/17
34 - Mike Perez, Supervised Return, 8/22/17
35 - Dave Richardson, Hard-Nosed, 8/31/17
36 - Stan Royer, Different Feeling, 9/7/17
37 - Tim Sherrill, Fishing and Baseball, 8/19/17
38 - Roy Silver, Most Impressed, 9/7/17
39 - Ray Stephens, Up in the Air, 8/21/17
40 - Bob Tewksbury, Pitched Again, 8/25/17
41 - Steve Trout, Improved Greatly, 8/20/17
42 - Craig Wilson, Be Consistent, 9/6/17

Midland Angels
1 - Eddie Rodriguez, Very Fortunate, 4/19/18
2 - Dave Sturdivant, Three Runners, 4/20/18
3 - Dave Martinez, Second Game, 4/21/18
4 - Reed Peters, Very Difficult, 4/22/18
5 - Don Vidmar, To Work, 4/26/18
6 - Mark Zappelli, His Goal, 4/25/18
7 - Gary Ruby, Done Right, 4/24/18
8 - Scott Sowell, Career Highlight, 4/26/18
9 - Mark Doran, Didn't Happen, 4/23/18
10 - Mike Hook, Every Time, 4/28/18
11 - Mike Erb, Surfer Image, 4/27/18
12 - Doug Davis, Break Given, 4/28/18
13 - Robert Moore, Best Arm, 4/29/18
14 - Tim Meeks, Fine Pitching, 4/29/18
15 - Ruben Amaro, Jr., The Gig, 4/30/18
16 - Jim Aylward, Played Overseas, 5/1/18
17 - Mike Knapp, Pretty Good, 5/2/18
18 - Kyle Abbott, Positive Nature, 5/3/18
19 - Glenn Carter, Held Out, 5/4/18
20 - Carl Hamilton, Got Drafted, 5/5/18
21 - Mike Butcher, Tough SOB, 5/6/18
22 - Mark Davis, His Confidence, 5/7/18
23 - Kevin Flora, For Her, 5/8/18
24 - Jeff Barns, Multiple Positions, 5/10/18
25 - Mark Howie, Paced Himself, 5/9/18
26 - Frank DiMichele, Made Of, 5/19/18
27 - Steve DeAngelis, Best Shot, 5/11/18
28 - Kevin Trudeau, Played Harder, 5/12/18
29 - Scott Cerny, Took It, 5/13/18
30 - Mark Holzemer, Hit Him, 5/14/18
31 - Wiley Lee, Competitive Nature, 5/16/18
32 - Luis Aguayo, Thinking About, 5/13/18
33 - Joe Grahe, His Ability, 5/15/18
34 - Brandy Vann, Just Pitch, 5/17/18
35 - Andy Hall, Position Change, 5/18/18

Modesto Athletics
1 - Dean Borelli, Many Stories, 10/9/19
2 - John Briscoe, Last Few, 9/21/19
3 - Jim Buccheri, Grew Confidence, 10/11/19
4 - Tom Carcione, Extraordinary Experience, 10/4/19
5 - Joel Chimelis, Watched Over, 10/1/19
6 - Mike Conte, Dual Role, 9/20/19
7 - Russ Cormier, Winning Streak, 9/25/19
8 - Rod Correia, Picked Up, 9/29/19
9 - Scott Erwin, Complete Games, 10/15/19
10 - Apolinar Garcia,  Felt Comfortable, 10/7/19
11 - Matt Grott, Two Games, 9/8/19
12 - Johnny Guzman, Saw Enough, 9/24/19
13 - Brett Hendley, College Hits, 10/11/19
14 - Dave Hollenback, Extra Duties, 10/12/19
15 - Dwayne Hosey, Always Looked, 9/27/19
16 - Mike Kennedy, Elon Product, 9/21/19
17 - Ruben Lardizabal, Three Seasons, 9/22/19
18 - Will Love, Grand Slam, 10/13/19
19 - Francisco Matos, Track Record, 9/23/19
20 - Tim McCoy, Walked Few, 10/10/19
21 - Mike Messerly, Hit Baseballs, 10/1/19
22 - Craig Paquette, Expressed Thanks, 10/3/19
23 - Bob Parry, Four Seasons, 10/5/19
24 - Bronswell Patrick, Nerve-Wracking, 10/14/19
25 - Steve Peck, Talent Evaluater, 10/2/19
26 - Pedro Pena, Brief Outing, 9/28/19
27 - Scott Shockey, Much Desire, 9/25/19
28 - Todd Smith, Tying Run, 10/6/19
29 - Rick Strebeck, Position Change, 9/23/19
30 - Darryl Vice, Hit Hard, 9/26/19
31 - Jim Waggoner, Tie Broken, 9/22/19
32 - Ron Witmeyer, What Happens, 9/19/19
33 - Ted Kubiak, Utility Player, 10/16/19
34 - Pete Richert, Pivotal Play, 9/30/19
35 - Modesto A's, 3/5/14

Pawtucket Red Sox
1 - Ed Nottle, Lifetime Busher, 10/21/17
2 - Mark Meleski, Season Openers, 10/22/17
3 - Lee Stange, Stayed Within, 10/23/17
4 - Pete Youngman, Track Record, 10/24/17
5 - Julius McDougal, Dazzilngly Paisley, 10/24/17
6 - Larry Shikles, Different Pitches, 10/16/17
7 - Angel Gonzalez, Filled Out, 10/17/17
8 - Phil Plantier, Something Else, 10/18/17
9 - Tom Bolton, Know That, 10/19/17
10 - Jeff Stone, That Job, 10/20/17
11 - Tim Naehring, Harsh Game, 10/12/17
12 - John Flaherty, Show Them, 10/13/17
13 - Mike Dalton, Excellent Control, 10/14/17
14 - John Leister, Childhood Dream, 10/14/17
15 - Joe Johnson, Not Nervous, 10/15/17
16 - Mickey Pina, Studied the Game, 10/1/17
17 - Mike Rochford, Good Stuff, 10/2/17
18 - Jeff Gray, Breakout Season, 10/2/17
19 - Scott Cooper, Can Do, 10/3/17
20 - Tito Stewart, Great Experience, 10/4/17
21 - Rick Lancellotti, Worth It, 10/5/17
22 - Steven Bast, His Dream, 10/6/17
23 - Daryl Irvine, Sometimes Overthrew, 10/7/17
24 - Gary Tremblay, Blocked Them, 10/8/17
25 - Scott Wade, Kept Doing It, 10/9/17
26 - Jim Pankovits, This Is Fun, 10/10/17
27 - Steve Curry, Best Job, 10/11/17
28 - Eric Hetzel, Go Pitch, 10/14/17
29 - Mo Vaughn, For Miles, 10/11/17
30 - John Trautwein, Competitor In Him, 10/12/17

Peoria Chiefs
1 - Earl Cunningham tried to do the best he could, 11/24/19
2 - Shawn Boskie relaxed, threw a complete game in his major league debut, 12/6/19
3 - John Y. Baker became Peoria Chiefs GM three years removed from a AAA internship, 11/3/19
3 - Norm Jenkins returned to his alma mater after Peoria and made career there, 11/4/19
3 - Mike Nelson worked hard to run his own club, 11/4/19
3 - Ralph Rashid joined the Peoria Chiefs having already had a full lifetime of experiences, 11/5/19
3 - Jeff Reeser grew up 50 miles from Peoria, then became Peoria's assistant GM, 11/6/19

4 - Brad Erdman had his dream and it kept him playing over eight seasons, 10/22/19

5 - Bill Paynter looked forward to his third pro season, 10/24/19
6 - Rick Mundy gained confidence his first pro season, 10/25/19
7 - Kraig Washington came from a line of pro athletes, 12/5/19
8 - Pedro Castellano's first major league RBI came with some luck, 11/22/19
9 - Earl Cunningham tried to do the best he could, 12/5/19
9 - Pedro Castellano's first major league RBI came with some luck, 12/4/19
10 - Curley 'Boo' Johnson played basketball for the Harlem Globetrotters, 11/19/19
11 - Matt Franco took advice from his uncle - former minor leaguer Kurt Russell, 11/29/19
12 - Bill St. Peter went from pro baseball to pro fishing, 11/25/19
13 - Woody Smith later gave advice to his cousin on life in the minors, 11/27/19
14 - Paul Torres showed his value over 14 minors seasons, 11/3/19
15 - Victor Cancel helped spark a rally in a 1991 game, 11/10/19
16 - Chris Ebright hit a game-winner at AA in 1993, one of his final games, 11/26/19
17 - Rene Francisco played two seasons, then turned scout, Royals assistant GM, 11/8/19

18 - Jerrone Williams hit well in independent ball, couldn't get back to affiliated ball, 11/15/19

19 - Jason Doss almost hit the ceiling when drafted out of high school, 11/15/19
20 - Shawn Boskie relaxed, threw a complete game in his major league debut, 10/27/19
20 - Mike Harkey learned from injury, then played seven more big league campaigns, 10/29/19
20 - Jeff Hirsch gained some attention with a spring training pitch, 10/27/19
20 - Greg Maddux drew early comparisons to all-timers, then became one himself, 11/2/19
20 - Jeff Pico threw a shutout in his major league debut, 10/30/19
21 - Jay Eddings didn't sign out of high school, later signed others as scout, 11/2/19
22 - Jac Gelb hoped to replicate his first minors season in his second, 11/9/19

23 - Henry Gomez started well at AAA, then hit a rough spot, 10/20/19

24 - Eric Jaques impressed in high school, played four seasons as a pro, 10/26/19
25 - Chris Lutz pitched well in college, played three pro seasons, 11/30/19
26 - Ray Mullino watched one of his players get drafted years after he was drafted himself, 11/7/19

27 - Ronnie Rasp played three pro seasons, then crushed his finger in an off-season accident, 11/9/19

28 - Dave Swartzbaugh received support from his AAA pitching coach, then returned to bigs, 12/3/19
29 - Travis Willis initially hated relief, then it grew on him, 12/2/19
30 - Mark Young played two seasons as a pro, 17 as an amateur, 11/27/19
31 - Greg Mahlberg knew he'd get quality players at San Bernardino, 10/23/19
32 - Lester Strode spent more than three decades with the Cubs organization, 11/28/19
33 - Jim O'Reilly gained experience as a trainer in college and the NFL, 11/23/19
34 - Bill Harford helped build the Cubs as farm director and later built teams as a scout, 11/14/19
35 - Richie Zisk played in 13 major league seasons, then coached, 12/4/19
36 - Sully's Pub in Peoria had its share of sports memorabilia, sponsored Peoria Chiefs' team set, 11/25/19
37 - Joseph Bosco wrote books about the 1988 Peoria Chiefs season and 1995 O.J. Simpson trial, 11/26/19
U1 - Lance Dickson felt, even as a first-round pick, he had to earn the majors, 11/26/19
U2 - Jim Robinson first scouted Clay Buchholtz, then cheered him, 11/6/19
U3 - Damon Berryhill hoped to answer questions with the Braves, 11/23/19
U4 - Matt Walbeck showed he could play over 11 major league seasons, 11/7/19

U5 - Marvin Cole learned to relax more, but couldn't take it to the bigs, 11/16/19

U6 - Jim Sweeney threw a 1990 pitch that cleared the benches, 11/27/19
U7 - Jim Murphy went back to school and became an author and motivational speaker, 11/18/19

Richmond Braves 
1 - Jim Beauchamp, Hard Work, 9/25/17
2 - Sonny Jackson, Young Players, 9/29/17
3 - Leo Mazzone, Famed Rock, 9/29/17
4 - Rick Berg, Both Brief, 9/24/17
5 - Johnny Grubb, Done Everything, 9/26/17
6 - Steve Avery, Gutsy Guy, 9/27/17
7 - Ken Dowell, Weak Bat, 9/27/17
8 - Ed Whited, Good Athlete, 9/23/17
9 - Jimmy Kremers, Late Switch, 9/21/17
10 - Rusty Richards, Hometown Pitcher, 9/20/17
11 - Dennis Hood, Just Unreal, 9/30/17
12 - Bill Laskey, Settled Down, 9/3/17
13 - John Mizerock, Big Hit, 9/30/17
14 - Brian Snyder, Going to Work, 9/22/17
15 - Sam Ayoub, No Better, 9/22/17
16 - Andy Nezelek, Fall Back, 9/10/17
17 - Ed Olwine, New Pitcher, 9/2/17
18 - Dale Polley, Got There, 9/11/17
19 - Geronimo Berroa, Swung Hard, 9/12/17
20 - Bruce Crabbe, Not Kidding, 9/12/17
21 - Richmond Braves, 10/31/12
22 - Brian Hunter, Hit it Hard, 9/14/17
23 - Tommy Greene, Country Hardball, 9/15/17
24 - Rick Luecken, His Role, 9/3/17
25 - Barry Jones, Long Shot, 9/13/17
26 - Paul Marak, Pumped Up, 9/2/17
27 - Francisco Cabrera, Braves Hero, 9/16/17
28 - Dave Justice, Six Series, 9/17/17
29 - Kent Mercker, New Lease, 9/18/17
30 - Drew Denson, Extra Homers, 9/19/17

Rochester Red Wings

1 - Rochester Red Wings, Governors' Cup Champions

2 - David Segui made the bigs, but eventually had help; Made 15 ML seasons, Mitchell Report, 6/2/22

3 - Ben McDonald entered with high expectations; Went on to have himself a career over nine ML seasons, 4/24/22

4 - Chris Hoiles worked hard for ML starting job; Saw bigs over 10 seasons, 5/30/22

5 - Tim Dulin played good competition over seven pro seasons, made AAA; Later turned instructor, 4/9/22

6 - Leo Gomez took his major league opportunities on to seven ML seasons, six in Japan, 5/31/22

7 - Jeff McKnight had big ML start, then worked to get back; Saw six seasons in bigs; Passed in 2015, 6/1/22

8 - Donell Nixon returned from outfield wall broken leg to make bigs; Saw four seasons, 5/19/22

9 - Juan Bell got more seasoning, then saw bigs over seven seasons, 5/8/22

10 - Mickey Weston returned from disappointing ML start to see time in five seasons, 4/11/22

11 - Sam Horn saw high hopes turn into eight-season ML career, but missed expectations, 5/15/22

12 - Mike Mussina first chose college over the pros, then turned great pitcher, made Hall of Fame, 5/31/22

13 - Jeff Tackett had great night in front of family with Orioles; Played 14 seasons, saw four in bigs, 4/10/22

14 - Curt Schilling proved a promising player; Starred in bigs over 20 seasons, 5/1/22

15 - Danny Boone saw three ML seasons, his third eight years after his second, and after hanging drywall, 4/9/22

16 - Eric Bell expressed nerves after first ML start; Saw bigs over six seasons, nearly threw no-hitter, 5/16/22

17 - Marty Brown earned title 'hard-nosed' as he made bigs, Japan; Later managed, started own academy, 5/20/22

18 - Rob Woodward got displaced by HOFer, soon returned; Saw four ML seasons, 6/3/22

19 - Tony Chance showed raw talent early; Saw 20 pro seasons, made AAA, missed bigs, 6/5/22

20 - Mike Linskey made the Orioles' 40-man roster; Played six pro seasons, never made ML game, 4/30/22

21 - Chris Padget played seven pro seasons, four at AAA Rochester; Missed bigs, 6/6/22

22 - Shane Turner stayed positive after demotion, then got his call to bigs; Saw time in three ML seasons, 4/24/22

23 - Mike Smith had tough first ML outing; Saw games over two seasons, 15 outings in all, 5/18/22

24 - Vic Hithe hoped to one day play at Dodger Stadium; Saw seven pro seasons, made AAA, 4/10/22

25 - Joaquin Contreras turned to brother in HS, then made pros; Saw seven seasons, made AAA, 5/17/22

26 - Joel McKeon showed his abilities at AAA, then made bigs; Saw two ML seasons, 6/7/22

27 - Brad Komminsk made bigs with big expectations; Saw eight ML seasons, but fell short of forecast, 5/16/22

28 - Jose Bautista worked on his location over nine major league seasons; Played with five different clubs, 4/17/22

29 - Francisco de la Rosa provided ML bullpen relief, saw two career ML appearances; Passed in 2011, 4/15/22

30 - Anthony Kelley struck out Bo twice at AA; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 6/8/22

31 - Ken Shamburg realized he'd always have another at-bat; Played over 11 pro seasons, missed bigs, 5/3/22

32 - Brian Horton came up big ahead of Gibson for Dodgers in 1988 WS; Later had tough time after, 6/7/22

33 - Dan Lunetta has been a baseball man and a businessman over four decades-plus in game, 4/12/22

34 - Greg Biagini paid his dues, made the majors as a coach and was elated; Passed in 2003, 4/23/22

35 - Dick Bosman helped young Ben McDonald at AAA; Also helped others as coach in bigs, 6/9/22

36 - Jeff Wood loved baseball; He couldn't play very well, so he turned to training, 4/16/22

Rockford Expos
9 - Chuck Elder, Insurance Run, 2/22/19
11 - J.D. Ramirez, Working Summer, 3/7/19
13 - Tim Laker, Own Regrets, 2/26/19
19 - Steve Whitehead, Even Pros, 3/12/19
21 - Rob Leary, Player Assessment, 2/27/19
22 - Rusty Kilgo, Was Brilliant, 2/23/19
23 - Brian Wilkinson, Started For, 3/13/19
27 - Dan Archibald, Stat Line, 2/14/19
28 - Gary Regira, Pitched Well, 3/8/19
32 - C.L. Smith, Enough Offense, 3/11/19
37 - Jeff Ramsey, On Defense, 2/6/19
39 - Chris Bushing, Somewhere Else, 2/15/19
40 - Ben Howze, Another Sport, 2/19/19
43 - Joe Logan, Mirrors That, 2/28/19
44 - Troy Ricker, Big Hits, 3/9/19
45 - Sid Monge, Do Best, 3/5/19
46 - John Thoden, Clutch Games, 3/11/19
47 - Buen Rodriguez, Winning Triple, 3/10/19
48 - Bill Cramer, Home Run, 2/16/19
49 - Doug Bochtler, That Determination, 2/19/19
51 - Tyrone Woods, Any Time, 2/5/19
55 - Deryk Hudson, More Swings, 2/20/19
56 - Ron Krause, Different Year, 2/24/19
58 - Jim Eddy, Some Competition, 2/16/19
82 - Mike Quade, Built On, 3/6/19
Expos - John Cain, Winter Meetings, 2/17/19

Syracuse Chiefs
1 - Bob Bailor, Majors Return, 11/10/18
2 - Bob Shirley, Only Thing, 11/11/18
3 - Rocket Wheeler, Lengthy Trip, 11/13/18
4 - Randy Holland, Helped Heal, 12/26/18

5 - Derek Bell, Shut Down, 12/25/18

6 - Steve Cummings, Case of Nerves, 9/21/18

7 - Hector De La Cruz, Good Baseball, 9/22/18
8 - Carlos Diaz, Brief Stay, 9/23/18
9 - Rob Ducey, Big Responsibility, 9/24/18
10 - Jim Eppard, Stay Ready, 9/25/18
11 - Jose Escobar, Long Wait, 9/26/18
12 - Webster Garrison, Credit for Hitting, 9/27/18
13 - Tom Gilles, Major Leaguer, 9/28/18
14 - Mauro Gozzo, Real Test, 9/29/18
15 - Paul Kilgus, Throw Strikes, 12/26/18
16 - Doug Linton, Ready To Pitch, 9/4/18
17 - Mike Loynd, Showing Confidence, 9/7/18
18 - Rick Lysander, Multiple Returns, 9/10/18
19 - Pedro Munoz, Great Feeling, 9/11/18
20 - Stu Pederson, Walk-Off Win, 9/12/18
21 - Paul Runge, Player Development, 9/5/18
22 - Alex Sanchez, Release Point, 9/8/18
23 - John Shea, Serious Look, 9/13/18
24 - Luis Sojo, Was Needed, 9/14/18
25 - Ed Sprague, Strong and Healthy, 9/16/18
26 - Joe Szekely, Nothing Like It, 9/6/18
27 - Ozzie Virgil, Getting Hit, 9/9/18
28 - Steve Wapnick, Real Aggressive, 9/17/18
29 - Mark Whiten, Hard Hitting, 9/20/18
30 - Rob Wishnevski, Every Day, 9/14/18

Tulsa Drillers
1 - Steve Allen, Look Great, 3/17/19
2 - Jeff Andrews, Relationships Developed, 3/18/19
3 - Kevin Belcher, Instructed Them, 3/19/19
4 - Paco Burgos, Only One, 3/20/19
5 - Felipe Castillo, Too Much, 3/21/19
6 - Everett Cunningham, Could Pitch, 3/23/19
7 - Monty Fariss, Some Advantages, 3/22/19
8 - Darrin Garner, Coming Along, 3/15/19
9 - Greg Harrel, Listened To, 3/24/19
10 - Donald Harris, Run Down, 3/23/19
11 - Bill Haselman, Best Job, 3/24/19
12 - Jim Hvizda, Will Rot, 3/25/19
13 - Greg Iavarone, Returned To, 3/25/19
14 - David Lynch, Curve Worked, 3/26/19
15 - Terry Mathews, Real Big, 3/27/19
16 - Rob Maurer, First Season, 3/28/19
17 - Eric McCray, Trade Talk, 3/29/19
18 - Roger Pavlik, Threw Strikes, 3/16/19
19 - Dan Peltier, Goals Achieved, 3/16/19
20 - Phil Postier, Felt Comfortable, 3/30/19
21 - Marv Rockman, Sidearm Delivery, 3/31/19
22 - Dan Rohrmeier, Kid's Game, 4/1/19
23 - Cedric Shaw, Heckuva Game, 4/2/19
24 - Mike Taylor, Final Frame, 4/4/19
25 - Tommy Thompson, Old School, 4/5/19
26 - George Threadgill, Consistent Hitter, 4/6/19
27 - Walt Williams, Much Different, 3/14/19
28 - Tom Henke, Good Memories, 4/7/19

Wichita Wranglers

1 - Andy Benes made the Olympics, then bigs over 14 seasons, 11/18/20

2 - Ricky Bones used luck and opportunity over his 11-season major league career; Now ML coach, 10/24/20

3 - Doug Brocail went from long shot to six more ML campaigns; Saw 15 total, later coached, 11/15/20

4 - Rafael Chaves cried when he made bigs as coach; Spent 12 seasons as player, made AA, 11/7/20
5 - Brian Cisarik hit well for Texas in college; Played five pro seasons, made AA, 11/3/20
6 - Greg David learned realities of the pros over eight seasons; Made AA, not bigs, 10/28/20
7 - Todd Hansen knew he had to pitch well in 1987 start; Saw pros over seven seasons, made AA, 10/20/20
8 - Jeremy Hernandez moved from starting to relief and then made the bigs over five seasons, 10/30/20
9 - Charlie Hillemann made AAA, later decided to quit baseball, go home and be a dad, 11/2/20
10 - Rich Holsman liked to play the game, did so over five seasons; Made AA, 10/30/20

11 - Mike Humphreys knew spring numbers didn't matter, season numbers did; Saw time in three ML campaigns, 11/18/20
12 - Dean Kelley played baseball 'every daggum day' of his life, loved it; Made AAA, 11/6/20
13 - Steve Loubier got his foot in the pro door; Stayed five seasons, made AA, 10/28/20
14 - Bob Lutticken tried to make the best of his playing time; Saw six seasons, made AA, 11/13/20

15 - Pedro Martinez - the other one - made the bigs in 1993, was happy to be there; Saw five ML campaigns, 11/17/20
16 - Tim McWilliam knew the importance of scouts in college, later became one himself; Briefly made AAA, 11/16/20
17 - Craig Repoz used his talent over six pro seasons, made AA; Dad and brother also played, 11/4/20
18 - A.J. Sager started in football, then turned to baseball; Made bigs over five seasons, 10/31/20

19 - Will Taylor turned switch-hitter, saw eight pro seasons; Eighth came nine years after last, 10/24/20
20 - Jose Valentin started his pro career strong, then saw time in 16 major league seasons, 10/25/20

21 - Guillermo Velasquez got his shot at first for the Padres in 1993; Saw two ML seasons, 11/19/20

22 - Juan Villanueva wanted to play baseball, did so over seven seasons; Made AA, 10/20/20
23 - Dan Walters made bigs, then turned to policing; Later was shot aiding another officer, has since passed, 10/23/20

24 - Brian Wood spotted his fastball, played nine pro seasons; Made AAA, not bigs, 11/9/20
25 - Steve Lubratich had the capabilities to manage; Made bigs as player, later became assistant GM, 11/12/20

26 - Lonnie Keeter did a lot of positive talking over his career, from playing to coaching to English class, 11/17/20
27 - Jon Matlack completed what he started over 13 ML seasons, later turned coach, 10/26/20
28 - Cookie the Wichita Wranglers mascot could have been played by any staff member; Replaced by horse, 11/1/20

Yakima Bears
1 - Garrett Beard, Great Experience, 11/22/17
2 - Javier De La Hoya, Tough Going, 11/26/17i
3 - Mike Sampson, Final Out, 12/4/17
4 - Helms Bohringer, Work Ethic, 11/21/17
5 - Juan Bustabad, Moved On, 12/1/17
6 - Kurt Olson, Rejuvenated Team, 12/13/17
7 - Jeff Brummer, Moved On, 11/17/17
8 - Ken Burroughs, Turned Two, 11/23/17
9 - Erik Madsen, More Control, 11/20/17
10 - Daniel Cardinas, Bright Spot, 11/18/17
11 - Hector Ortiz, Every Opportunity, 12/3/17
12 - Pedro Astacio, Eyes Opened, 11/19/17
13 - Rafael Rijo, Play Ball, 12/15/17
14 - Tim Patrick, Rough Start, 11/26/17
15 - Scott Doffek, All Climates, 12/2/17
16 - Ben O'Connor, Strike Zone, 12/10/17
17 - Joe Kelly, Versatile Pitcher, 12/9/17
18 - Billy Lott, Stacked Team, 12/16/17
19 - Tony Arnold, Lucky Enough, 11/19/17
20 - Steve Ford, Dodger Way, 11/16/17
21 - Eric Moen, His Future, 11/23/17
21 - Scott Faurot, Outside Pitch, 11/22/17
22 - Sean Sena, Home Run, 11/21/17
23 - Jerry Royster, Good Baseball, 11/18/17
24 - Craig White, College Honors, 11/24/17
25 - Nolberto Troncoso, Two Runs, 12/6/17
26 - Mike Galle, No Idea, 12/16/17
27 - Craig Bishop, Finished Out, 12/12/17
28 - Scott Freeman, Staff Lead, 11/20/17
29 - Steve Mintz, The Job, 11/25/17
30 - Eric Blackwell, Big Smile, 12/5/17
31 - Paul Branconier, His Cool, 11/28/17
32 - Yale Fowler, Towering Shot, 12/11/17
33 - Fausto Tatis, Comeback Stopped, 12/13/17
34 - Jose Perez, Lead Off, 11/24/17
35 - Jorge Cantres, Five Outs, 11/25/17
36 - Pedro Perez, Ninth Inning, 12/7/17
37 - Yakima Bears, 12/17/17