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This Week in Ex-Twins

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Boston organization sends Matt Maloney to short-season Lowell on a rehab assignment.

Camden of the Atlantic League signs D'Angelo Jimenez.

Cubs organization (AAA Iowa) places Alex Burnett on the seven-day disabled list with a strained right elbow.

Houston organization promotes Gonzalo Sanudo from extended spring training to AA Corpus Christi.

Lake Erie of the Frontier League releases Ricky Bowen.

Angels organization (AAA Salt Lake) places Rob Delaney on the seven-day disabled list.

Dodgers organization (AAA Albuquerque) places J. R. Towles on the seven-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb.

Seattle signs Henry Blanco.

Toronto releases Henry Blanco.

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

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Happy Birthday–June 15

Babe Dahlgren (1912)
Bernice Gera (1931)
Mario Cuomo (1932)
Billy Williams (1938)
Ty Cline (1939)
Bruce Dal Canton (1941)
Champ Summers (1946)
Ken Henderson (1946)
Dusty Baker (1949)
Lance Parrish (1956)
Brett Butler (1957)
Wade Boggs (1958)
Ramiro Mendoza (1972)
Tony Clark (1972)
Andy Pettitte (1972)
Zach Day (1978)
Jeremy Reed (1981)
Tim Lincecum (1984)
Trevor Plouffe (1986)
Jake Locker (1988)

Bernice Gera was the first female umpire in Organized Baseball, umpiring one game in the New York-Penn League in 1972.

Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo was an outfielder for the Brunswick Pirates of the Georgia-Florida League in 1952.

Quarterback Jake Locker was drafted by the Angels as an outfielder in the tenth round in 2009.  He signed a contract with them, but never played a game of professional baseball.

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Happy Birthday–June 14

Charlie Buffinton (1861)
Harvey Watkins (1869)
Charles Barrett (1871)
Don Newcombe (1926)
Jim Constable (1933)
Bill Fahey (1950)
Greg Brock (1957)
Mike Laga (1960)
George Tsamis (1967)
Peter Munro (1975)
Michael Hollimon (1982)

 Harvey Watkins managed the New York Giants for 35 games in 1895.  Most of his career was spent managing the Barnum & Bailey Circus and the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show.

Charles Barrett was a long-time scout, mostly working for whatever team was employing Branch Rickey.

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Where They Stand

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Rochester is 30-36, fifth in the International League North, eight games behind Pawtucket.  The Red Wings have lost two consecutive games and are 6-4 in their last ten games.

New Britain is 31-34, fifth in the Eastern League Eastern, nine games behind Binghamton.  The Rock Cats have lost two consecutive games and are 6-4 in their last ten games.

Fort Myers is 43-20, first in the Florida State League South, ten games ahead of St. Lucie, and has clinched the first-half title.  The Miracle has won its last two games and is 5-5 in their last ten games.

Cedar Rapids is 40-24, first in the Midwest League Western, a half game ahead of Beloit.  The Kernels won their most recent game and are 5-5 in their last ten games.

The DSL Twins are 4-5, tied for fifth in the Boca Chica Baseball City, 1.5 games behind the DSL Diamondbacks and the DSL Orioles1.  The DSL Twins have won their last two games.

 

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Happy Birthday–June 13

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Jim Mutrie (1851)
Bill Bergen (1878)
Gene Desautels (1907)
Mel Parnell (1922)
Dave Rosenfield (1931)
Tom Cheek (1939)
Marcel Lachemann (1941)
Antonio Pulido (1951)
Ernie Whitt (1952)
Darrell May (1972)
Jonathan Lucroy (1986)

Jim Mutrie managed teams in New York for nine years.  He has been called the founding father of baseball in New York City.

Catcher Bill Bergen spent eleven seasons in the majors.  He appeared in 947 games and had 3,028 at-bats.  His lifetime stats are .170/.194/.201.  Everything you read about him says he was a tremendous defensive catcher, and one assumes he must have been.

Dave Rosenfield was the general manager of the Tidewater/Norfolk Tides for over forty-five years.

Tom Cheek was the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1977-2004.

Antonio Pulido was a closer in the Mexican League for many years, getting 197 saves.  He also had 70 saves in the Mexican Pacific League.

We would like to wish a happy birthday to rpz.

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

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Happy Birthday–June 12

Joe Hornung (1857)
Sol White (1868)
Red Dooin (1879)
Matty McIntyre (1880)
Otto Knabe (1884)
Bill Foster (1904)
Dutch Rennert (1930)
Gerry Arrigo (1941)
Jim Strickland (1946)
Scott Aldred (1968)
Damon Buford (1970)
Ryan Klesko (1971)
Damon Hollins (1974)
Hideki Matsui (1974)

Sol White was a Negro League player, manager, and executive.  He wrote the first history of African-American baseball, "Sol White's History of Colored Baseball", in 1907.

Bill Foster was a star pitcher in the Negro Leagues.  He was the stepbrother of Rube Foster.

Dutch Rennert was a National League umpire from 1974-1992.

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Eric B. B.

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