Tony Mullane (1859)
General Stafford (1868)
Walt Dropo (1923)
Sandy Amoros (1930)
Charlie Neal (1931)
Davey Johnson (1943)
Matt Alexander (1947)
Roger Cador (1952)
Joe Kerrigan (1954)
Dave Stegman (1954)
Jorge Cantu (1982)
Jeremy Hermida (1984)
Dave Stegman was drafted by Minnesota in the tenth round in 1972, but did not sign. There do not appear to be any other players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.
Ray Hayworth (1904)
Pancho Coimbre (1909)
Bill Rigney (1918)
Hank Edwards (1919)
Frank Gravino (1923)
Bobby Bolin (1939)
Sergio Ferrer (1951)
Steve Sax (1960)
Mike Aldrete (1961)
John Habyan (1964)
Jason Schmidt (1973)
Colorado traded Kevin Slowey to Cleveland for Zach Putnam.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Aguilas 2, Escogido 1 in Aguilas. Pedro Florimon was 0-for-2 with a walk for Escogido.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Adelaide 8, Sydney 3 in Adelaide. Jacob Younis was o-for-1 with two walks and a run for Sydney. Todd Van Steensel surrendered three runs on three hits and a walk in three innings while striking out three for Sydney.
Perth 9, Melbourne 5 in Perth. Luke Hughes was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, two runs, and an RBI for Perth. Joshua Hendricks was 2-for-3 as a reserve for Melbourne. Markus Solbach allowed three runs on six hits while striking out four in four innings for Melbourne.
PLAYOFF UPDATES
Dominican League—Aguilas and Escogido are tied at three games apiece in the best-of-nine championship series.
Mexican League—Obregon has won the league championship.
Puerto Rican League—Mayaguez has won the league championship.
Venezuelan League—Aragua and La Guaira are tied at two games apiece in the best-of-seven championship series.
Australian League—Melbourne and Perth are tied one game apiece. Adelaide and Sydney are tied one game apiece. Each playoff series is best-of-five.
George Wright (1847)
Ducky Holmes (1869)
Bill Doak (1891)
Lyn Lary (1906)
Bob Muncrief (1916)
Pete Runnels (1928)
Harry Dunlop (1933)
Bill White (1934)
Fredi Gonzalez (1964)
Kevin Tolar (1971)
Jermaine Dye (1974)
Magglio Ordonez (1974)
Lyle Overbay (1977)
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Aguilas 8, Escogido 5 in Escogido. Luis Perdomo struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up only a walk, for Aguilas. Pedro Florimon was 2-for-4 and scored twice for Escogido.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Melbourne 8, Perth 7 in Perth (10 innings). Luke Hughes was 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI for Perth.
Sydney 5, Adelaide 3 in Adelaide. Jacob Younis was 1-for-4 and scored once for Sydney.
PLAYOFF UPDATES
Dominican League—Escogido leads Aguilas three games to two in the best-of-nine championship series.
Mexican League—Obregon won the championship.
Puerto Rican League--Mayaguez won the championship.
Venezuelan League--Aragua leads La Guaira two games to one in the best-of-seven championship series.
Australian League—Melbourne leads Perth one game to none. Sydney leads Adelaide one game to none. Each series is best-of-five.
Andy Lotshaw (1880)
Milt Gaston (1896)
Bibb Falk (1899)
Fred Heimach (1901)
John Lowenstein (1947)
Tom Trebelhorn (1948)
Eric Wedge (1968)
Phil Plantier (1969)
Angel Berroa (1980)
Gavin Floyd (1983)
There do not appear to be any players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Mayaguez 5, Caguas 2 in Mayaguez. Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-4 with a run for Mayaguez. Eddie Rosario was 1-for-3 with a run for Mayaguez. Nelvin Fuentes pitched a perfect inning for Mayaguez.
PLAYOFF UPDATES
Dominican League—Escogido leads Aguilas three games to one in the best-of-nine championship series.
Mexican League—Our congratulations to the Yaquis de Obregon as they have won the Mexican League championship, sweeping Guasave four games to none in the best-of-seven series.
Puerto Rican League—Our congratulations to the Indios de Mayaguez as they have won the Puerto Rican League championship, defeating Caguas five games to three in the best-of-nine series.
Venezuelan League—Aragua and La Guaira are tied one game apiece in their best-of-seven series.
Australian League—The playoffs begin today. Perth plays Melbourne and Adelaide plays Sydney in the first round. Each first round series is best-of-five.
Francis Richter (1854)
Kaiser Wilhelm (1874)
Tubby Spencer (1884)
George Blaeholder (1904)
Charlie Gelbert (1906)
Bob Nieman (1927)
Ray Knoblauch (1928)
Bob Uecker (1935)
Mike Pazik (1950)
Rick Schu (1962)
Jeff Branson (1967)
Esteban German (1978)
Andres Torres (1978)
Ryan Rowland-Smith (1983)
The father of Chuck Knoblauch, Ray Knoblauch pitched in the minors from 1948-1957, going 54-51.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Big Mak.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Aguilas 1, Escogido 0 in Aguilas. Pedro Florimon was 1-for-3 for Escogido. Francisco Liriano started for Escogido and pitched four innings, striking out five while giving up an unearned run on two hits and two walks to take the loss.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Caguas 6, Mayaguez 5 in Caguas (11 innings). Aaron Bates struck out as a pinch-hitter for Caguas. Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-3 with two walks for Mayaguez.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
La Guaira 4, Aragua 2 in Aragua. Pedro Guerra allowed a run on three hits and a walk in one inning.
PLAYOFF UPDATES
Dominican League—Escogido leads Aguilas three games to one in the best-of-nine championship series.
Mexican League—Obregon leads Guasave three games to zero in the best-of-seven championship series.
Puerto Rican League—Mayaguez leads Caguas four games to three in the best-of-nine championship series.
Venezuelan League—Aragua and La Guaira are tied one game apiece in the best-of-seven championship series.
Australian League—Perth plays Melbourne and Adelaide plays Sydney in the first round of the playoffs. Each series is best-of-five. The playoffs start Thursday.