Features on each member of the 1990 Durham Bulls, high-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves as included in that year's team set.
Durham Bulls (41)
- Pedro Borbon worked hard, made bigs with Braves, others
- Dave Brust saw 3 seasons from tryout camp, later coached
- Rod Byerly worked over three pro seasons, made high-A
- Donovan Campbell knew value of work, saw 4 pro seasons
- Kevin Castleberry saw decade as pro, made AAA, Taiwan
- Brian Champion used ability to play 6 seasons, made AA
- Popeye Cole used speed in 10 seasons
- Johnny Cuevas hit AA home run, saw 10 seasons, made AAA
- Brian Cummings pitched well at Durham, saw 4 seasons
- Steve Curry threw everything into decade-long career
- Chris Czarnik got high-A no-hitter, saw 3 pro seasons
- Brian Deak worked to beat other catchers to Atlanta; Played decade in minors, missed bigs, 6/6/23
- Todd Dewey looked at new organization as new shot at bigs; Saw six seasons, made AAA, 4/22/23
- Scott Diez paid dues, missed majors
- Durham Bulls' famous snorting bull
- Ino Guerrero drew easy comparisons to movie character, later threw in ML home run derby, 4/2/23
- Kevin Harmon spent more than three decades as a trainer in minors - then in the majors, 4/1/23
- Ken Harring played two seasons, then went into sales; Returned to game for long career as college coach, 6/10/23
- Larry Jaster made bigs, coached, had success against Dodgers
- Lee Johnson played 6 sesaons, made AA
- Dave Karasinski had good poise in high school; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 6/3/23
- Ryan Klesko delivered in 16 ML seasons
- Grady Little's managerial decisions led him to the majors; One later led him to be blamed for playoff failure, 6/24/23
- Rich Longuil worked to stay in front of hitters over five pro seasons; Made high-A, 5/29/23
- Phil Maldonado looked fastball at Durham; Saw five seasons, twice briefly made AAA, 5/11/23
- Eddie Mathews played basketball in college, not baseball; But he threw hard, like 90 mph hard, 4/9/23
- Nate Minchey saw time in four ML seasons, then seven successful campaigns in Japan, 5/7/23
- Keith Mitchell made 4 bigs seasons, later saw Korea, coached
- Mike Mordecai did his job when called upon; Saw bigs over 12 seasons, Bartman game, 5/10/23
- David Nied hoped for quality starts with Rockies, did briefly, then injuries came; Saw bigs over five seasons, 6/17/23
- Rodney Richey proved a bulldog on the mound, made high-A; Later turned fighter, in court, 6/19/23
- Ben Rivera did best over 3 ML seasons
- Josman Robles got thrown at in 1990 game, then hit home run; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 4/24/23
- Chad Smith turned pro after high school no-hitter; Saw five seasons, made high-A, 5/21/23
- Dan Snover played, then turned teacher
- Ryan Thompson loved baseball, got to serve as Durham Bulls bat boy, 3/31/23
- Pat Tilmon continued playing for his love of game; Saw 11 seasons, briefly made AAA, coached, 4/23/23
- Theron Todd worked to improve hitting over seven pro seasons; Made AA, later coached, 4/21/23
- Marcos Vasquez did his job over 11 pro seasons; Saw AAA, Taiwan, but missed bigs, 3/29/23
- Skipper Wright saw his biggest attribute as consistency; Played over four seasons, made high-A, 4/26/23
The 1990 High-A Carolina League
-Durham Bulls (33)
-Frederick Keys (30)
-Kinston Indians (30)
-Lynchburg Red Sox (27)
-Peninsula Pilots (27)
-Prince William Cannons (30)
-Salem Buccaneers (27)
-Winston-Salem Spirits (31)
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