Sean Burroughs signed a minor league contract.
Casey Fien signed a minor league contract.
Steve Pearce signed a minor league contract.
Cesar Ciurcina was released.
Pedro Guerra was released.
Todd Van Steensel was released.
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This Week in Ex-Twins
Boston agrees to terms with Carlos Silva on a minor league contract.
Colorado signs Brendan Harris to a minor league contract.
Angels agree to terms with LaTroy Hawkins on a one-year contract.
Miami signs Rob Delaney to a minor league contract.
Miami signs Bobby O’Neill to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh signs Jose Morales to a minor league contract.
Toronto re-signs Yohan Pino to a minor league contract.
Spanning the Globe
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Cibao 3, Licey 1 in Cibao. Alexi Casilla was 0-for-1 with two walks and a sacrifice bunt, scoring once and driving in one for Cibao.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Adelaide 8, Melbourne 5 in Melbourne. Markus Solbach gave up a hit but no runs in two-thirds of an inning for Melbourne.
Canberra 7, Sydney 1 in Canberra. Jacob Younis was 1-for-4 for Sydney. Todd Van Steensel struck out four in 2.1 innings, giving up a run on three hits and two walks.
Brisbane 6, Perth 2 in Perth. Luke Hughes was 0-for-4 for Perth.
Happy Birthday–January 6
George Shoch (1859)
Phil Masi (1916)
Jiro Noguchi (1920)
Early Wynn (1920)
Ralph Branca (1926)
Lee Walls (1933)
Lenny Green (1933)
Ruben Amaro (1936)
Don Gullett (1951)
Kiyoshi Nakahata (1954)
Norm Charlton (1963)
Dan Naulty (1970)
Marlon Anderson (1974)
Brian Bass (1982)
Anthony Slama (1984)
Spanning the Globe
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Licey 3, Escogido 0 in Licey. Francisco Liriano started and pitched 1.2 innings for Licey, striking out two but giving up a run on two hits and a walk to take the loss.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Carolina 3, Caguas 0 in Carolina. Dereck Rodriguez was 2-for-3 for Caguas.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Perth 3, Brisbane 2 in Perth (12 innings). Luke Hughes was 1-for-2 with three walks and a run for Perth. Brendan Wise pitched a scoreless inning, giving up only a walk, for Perth. Rory Rhodes was 1-for-5 and scored for Brisbane.
Happy Birthday–January 5
Ban Johnson (1864)
Bob Carruthers (1864)
Bill Dahlen (1870)
Art Fletcher (1885)
Rube Foster (1888)
Riggs Stephenson (1898)
Luke Sewell (1901)
Jack Kramer (1918)
Earl Battey (1935)
Bud Bloomfield (1936)
Charlie Hough (1948)
Jim Gantner (1953)
Spin Williams (1956)
Bob Dernier (1957)
Ron Kittle (1958)
Milt Thompson (1959)
John Russell (1961)
Henry Cotto (1961)
Danny Jackson (1962)
Jeff Fassero (1963)
Brian Runge (1970)
Fred Rath (1973)
Mark Redman (1974)
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to freealonzo.
Spanning the Globe
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Monday
Escogido 8, Aguilas 3 in Aguilas. Pedro Florimon was 0-for-4 with a walk and an RBI for Escogido. Luis Perdomo allowed a run on two hits in 1.1 innings for Aguilas.
Cibao 9, Licey 1 in Licey. Alexi Casilla was 3-for-5 with a triple, two runs, and an RBI for Cibao.
Tuesday
Cibao 7, Aguilas 2 in Cibao. Alexi Casilla was 0-for-5 with an RBI for Cibao. Wilkin Ramirez was used as a defensive replacement and hit a solo home run in his only at-bat for Cibao. Luis Perdomo gave up a hit but no runs in a third of an inning for Aguilas.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday
Caguas 5, Ponce 4 in Caguas. Angel Morales was 1-for-4 with a triple and a run for Ponce.
Carolina 2, Mayaguez 0 in Mayaguez. Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-3 for Mayaguez. Nelvin Fuentes pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout for Mayaguez.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Monday
Anzoategui 5, Magallanes 2 in Anzoategui. Lester Oliveros allowed a run on a hit in 1.1 innings for Anzoategui.
Tuesday
Anzoategui 3, Magallanes 0 in Anzoategui. Lester Oliveros struck out the only man he faced for Anzoategui. Pedro Guerra struck out three in two shutout innings for Magallanes, giving up a hit and a walk.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Canberra 6, Brisbane 4 in Brisbane. Rory Rhodes was 0-for-4 for Brisbane.
Melbourne 12, Sydney 5 in Melbourne. Todd Van Steensel struck out six in four innings, but gave up two runs on two hits (a pair of solo home runs) for Sydney.
Happy Birthday–January 4
Tommy Corcoran (1869)
Ernest Lanigan (1873)
Al Bridwell (1884)
Ossie Vitt (1890)
George Selkirk (1908)
Gabe Paul (1910)
Herman Franks (1914)
Don McMahon (1930)
Tito Fuentes (1944)
Charlie Manuel (1944)
Ken Reynolds (1947)
Paul Gibson (1960)
Daryl Boston (1963)
Trey Hillman (1963)
Ted Lilly (1976)
Willie Martinez (1978)
Ernest Lanigan was the nephew of the Spink brothers who founded The Sporting News and worked for the publication from the time he was 15. Among other things, he compiled baseball's first encyclopedia, published in 1922, and served as curator, historian, and director of the Hall of Fame from 1946 until his death in 1962.
Happy Birthday–January 3
Barney Gilligan (1856)
Gus Suhr (1906)
Frenchy Bordagaray (1910)
Sid Hudson (1915)
Eddie Einhorn (1936)
Bob Gebhard (1943)
Dick Colpaert (1944)
Larry Barnett (1945)
Gary Lavelle (1949)
Jim Lett (1951)
Mark Riggins (1957)
Darren Daulton (1962)
Luis Rivera (1964)
Luis Sojo (1965)
A. J. Burnett (1977)
Michael Restovich (1979)
Happy Birthday–January 2
Pinky Whitney (1905)
Red Kress (1905)
Ted Strong (1914)
Jim Essian (1951)
Bill Madlock (1951)
David Cone (1963)
Edgar Martinez (1963)
Greg Swindell (1965)
Royce Clayton (1970)
Rick Greene (1971)
Jeff Suppan (1975)