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Happy Birthday–July 23

Ginger Beaumont (1876)
Hod Ford (1897)
Jimmie Wilson (1900)
Ival Goodman (1908)
Ray Scarborough (1917)
Pee Wee Reese (1918)
Johnny Groth (1926)
Anthony Gubicza (1928)
Bert Convy (1933)
Don Drysdale (1936)
Dean Look (1937)
Hank Allen (1940)
Chuck Crim (1961)
Nomar Garciaparra (1973)

Anthony Gubicza, a pitcher in Class D and C leagues from 1950-1951, is the father of Mark Gubicza.

Actor/singer/game show host Bert Convy was an outfielder in Class D and C leagues from 1951-1952.

White Sox’ catcher Dean Look is the brother of ex-Twin Bruce Look.

Outfielder Hank Allen, who played for Washington, Milwaukee, and the White Sox, is the brother of Dick Allen and Ron Allen.

There do not appear to be any major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins who were born on this day.

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Players of the Week

Rochester:  Oswaldo Arcia was 5-for-8 with two home runs and a walk.  For the season in Rochester, he is hitting .313/.422/.604 in 96 at-bats.

New Britain:  Eddie Rosario was 12-for-31 with three doubles, a home run, two walks, and a stolen base.  For the season in New Britain, he is hitting .312/.371/.457 in 138 at-bats.

Fort Myers:  J. D. Williams was 7-for-18 with a double, a walk, and two stolen bases.  Those are also his season numbers in Fort Myers.

Cedar Rapids:  Adam Brett Walker II was 9-for-30 with a double and five home runs.  For the season, he is hitting .281/.328/.548 in 352 at-bats.  Jonathan Murphy was 9-for-25 with a double, a home run, six walks, and a stolen base.  For the season, he is hitting .352/.464/.456 in 57 at-bats.  Niko Goodrum was 10-for-23 with six walks and five stolen bases.  For the season, he is hitting .262/.373/.362 in 282 at-bats.

Elizabethton:  Felix Jorge was 1-0, 0.00, giving up five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in five innings.  For the season, he is 2-0, 2.01, 0.99 WHIP with 25 strikeouts in 22.1 innings.  Yorman Landa was 1-0, 0.o0, giving up two hits and three walks with three strikeouts in five innings.  For the season, he is 3-0, 1.08, 0.96 WHIP with 27 strikeouts in 25 innings.

GCL Twins:  Alex Swim was 7-for-15 with a double.  For the season, he is hitting .346/.433/.404 in 52 at-bats.  Fernando Romero was 0-0, 1.29, giving up seven hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in seven innings.  For the season, he is 0-0, 3.00, 1.17 WHIP with 22 strikeouts in 19 innings.

DSL Twins:  Dubal Baez was 5-for-11 with three walks and three stolen bases.  For the season, he is hitting .318/.450/.386 in 88 at-bats.  Francis Mateo was 6-f0r-13 with a stolen base.  For the season, he is hitting .283/.327/.380 in 92 at-bats.

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Happy Birthday–July 22

Jack Glasscock (1857)
George Gibson (1880)
Jesse Haines (1893)
Doc Cramer (1905)
Jungle Jim Rivera (1922)
Sparky Lyle (1944)
Bill Zepp (1946)
Cliff Johnson (1947)
Tim Johnson (1949)
Scott Sanderson (1956)
Dave Steib (1957)
Mike Sweeney (1973)
Scot Shields (1975)
Juan Uribe (1979)

We would also like to wish a happy birthday to brianS’ brother.

The pastor who took over for me in North Sioux City church is a nephew to Jesse Haines.

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Happy Birthday–July 21

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Johnny Evers (1881)
Howie Shanks (1890)
Moe Drabowski (1935)
John Bateman (1940)
Denis Menke (1940)
Mike Hegan (1942)
Jim Manning (1943)
John Hart (1948)
Al Hrabosky (1949)
Mike Cubbage (1950)
Dave Henderson (1958)
Mike Bordick (1965)
Lance Painter (1967)
Kimera Bartee (1972)
Brian Buchanan (1973)
Geoff Jenkins (1974)
Willie Eyre (1978)
C. C. Sabathia (1980)

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This Week in Twins Transactions

Michael Tonkin was optioned to Rochester.

Caleb Thielbar was activated from the bereavement list.

Oswaldo Arcia was optioned to Rochester.

Eduardo Escobar was optioned to Rochester.

Chris Parmelee was optioned to Rochester.

Chris Herrmann was recalled from Rochester

Doug Bernier had his contract selected from Rochester.

Vance Worley was placed on the seven-day disabled list by Rochester.

Edgar Ibarra was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.

Alex Wimmers was sent to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment.

Evan Bigley was assigned to New Britain following a rehab assignment.

Kyle Knudson was sent from New Britain to Fort Myers.

Ryan O'Rourke was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.

Tom Stuifbergen was placed on the seven-day disabled list by New Britain.

Mike Gonzales was sent to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment.

Tyler Jones was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers.

Steven Gruver was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers.

J. D. Williams was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers.

Jairo Rodriguez was sent from Fort Myers to Cedar Rapids.

Dalton Hicks was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers.

Jose Gonzalez was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.

Candido Pimentel was released by Fort Myers.

Dallas Gallant was activated from the disabled list by Cedar Rapids.

Tim Shibuya was promoted from Elizabethton to Cedar Rapids.

Chris Colabello was recalled from Rochester.

Matt Tomshaw was activated from the disabled list by Fort Myers.

Seth Wagner signed and was assigned to the GCL Twins.

Markus Solbach was released by the GCL Twins.

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This Week in Ex-Twins

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Amarillo of the American Association trades Joe Testa to Newark of the Can-Am League for future considerations.

Baltimore recalls Danny Valencia from AAA Norfolk.

Camden of the Atlantic League announced that Brian Bass had retired.

Camden of the Atlantic League placed Billy Bullock on the inactive list.

Cubs send Scott Baker to Class A Kane County on a rehab assignment.

White Sox organization (AAA Charlotte) releases Jeff Gray.

Lincoln of the American Association signs Curt Smith.

Newark of the Can-Am League places Joe Testa on the disabled list, then activates him six days later.

Philadelphia places Ben Revere on the disabled list with a fractured right foot.

Texas organization sends Joe Benson to the AZL Rangers on a rehab assignment.

Toronto organization (AAA Buffalo) places Bobby Korecky on the seven-day disabled list.

York of the Atlantic League signed Anthony Slama.

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Happy Birthday–July 20

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Heinie Manush (1901)
Bob Short (1917)
Mike Ilitch (1929)
Dick Stello (1934)
Tony Oliva (1938)
Mickey Stanley (1942)
Mike Witt (1960)
Charles Johnson (1971)
Bengie Molina (1974)
Jason Miller (1982)
Alexi Casilla (1984)
Stephen Strasburg (1988)

Bob Short owned the second Washington Senators franchise and moved them to Texas.  He also owned the Minneapolis Lakers and moved them to Los Angeles.

Mike Ilitch purchased the Detroit Tigers in 1992.

Dick Stello was a National League umpire from 1968-1987, when he died in a car accident.

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