Ben Shibe (1838)
Red Donahue (1873)
Bobby Burke (1907)
Randy Gumpert (1918)
Chico Carrasquel (1926)
Frank Sullivan (1930)
Joe Amalfitano (1934)
Don Nottebart (1936)
Paul Ratliff (1944)
Kurt Bevacqua (1947)
Charlie Spikes (1951)
Alan Embree (1970)
Mark Wohlers (1970)
Erubiel Durazo (1974)
Brandon Duckworth (1976)
Juan Rincon (1979)
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Happy Birthday–January 22
Ira Thomas (1881)
Amos Strunk (1889)
Art Ehlers (1897)
Prince Oana (1910)
Chris Pelekoudas (1918)
Dave Leonhard (1941)
Senichi Hoshino (1947)
Mike Caldwell (1949)
Leon Roberts (1951)
Jeff Treadway (1963)
Jimmy Anderson (1976)
Chone Figgins (1978)
Ubaldo Jimenez (1984)
We also want to wish a happy birthday to Rhubarb_Runner’s daughter.
This Week in Twins Transactions
Francisco Liriano agrees to terms on a one year contract.
Glen Perkins agrees to terms on a one year contract.
Joel Zumaya agrees to terms on a one year contract.
Brad Thompson signed a minor league contract.
This Week in Ex-Twins
Cincinnati agrees to terms with Ron Mahay on a minor league contract.
Cleveland names Adam Everett special assistant for baseball operations.
Colorado agrees to terms with Brendan Harris on a minor league contract.
Detroit agrees to terms with Delmon Young on a one year contract.
Angels name Paul Sorrento batting coach of Inland Empire (A).
Miami signs Terry Tiffee to a minor league contract.
Yankees name Scott Aldred pitching coach of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA).
Yankees name Butch Wynegar batting coach of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA).
Yankees name Greg Colbrunn batting coach of Charleston (A).
Yankees name Tom Nieto manager of the GCL Yankees (R).
Toronto signs Jim Hoey to a minor league contract.
Spanning the Globe
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Mayaguez 7, Caguas 4 in Caguas. Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-3 with a double, a run, and an RBI for Mayaguez.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Aragua 6, Anzoategui 4 in Aragua. Lester Oliveros struck out the side in the ninth for Anzoategui.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Perth 4, Sydney 3 in Perth (15 innings). Luke Hughes was 1-for-5 with a walk and a double, scoring once for Perth. Jacob Younis was 0-for-5 for Sydney. Todd Van Steensel struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit for Sydney.
PLAYOFF UPDATES
Dominican League—Aguilas plays Escogido in a best-of nine series for the championship starting tonight.
Mexican League—Guasave plays Obregon in a best-of-seven series for the championship starting tonight.
Puerto Rican League—Mayaguez leads Caguas three games to two in their best-of-nine series.
Venezuelan League—Aragua has clinched the sixteen game round robin, leading Anzoategui by a game and a half with one game to play.
Australian League—The regular season ends tomorrow, with the playoffs beginning January 26.
Happy Birthday–January 21
Mike Tiernan (1867)
Lew Fonseca (1899)
Sam Mele (1922)
Danny O'Connell (1927)
William Wrigley (1933)
Johnny Oates (1946)
Bill Stein (1947)
Mike Krukow (1952)
Dave Smith (1955)
Mike Smithson (1955)
Jose Uribe (1959)
Andy Hawkins (1960)
Darryl Motley (1960)
Chris Hammond (1966)
Tom Urbani (1968)
Rusty Greer (1969)
Jason Ryan (1976)
Byung-Hyun Kim (1979)
Tom Urbani was drafted by Minnesota in the twenty-ninth round in 1989, but did not sign.
Spanning the Globe
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Magallanes 5, Aragua 4 in Aragua. Pedro Guerra retired all five men he faced, striking out three, for Magallanes.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Adelaide 5, Brisbane 3 in Adelaide. Rory Rhodes was 1-for-4 with a home run for Brisbane.
Sydney 4, Perth 2 in Perth. Jacob Younis was 1-for-4 for Sydney. Luke Hughes was 2-for-5 with a double for Perth.
In a game not involving Twins players, Aguilas defeated Licey 5-4 in the Dominican League, and so will play Escogido for the championship.
Happy Birthday–January 20
Everett Mills (1845)
C. I. Taylor (1875)
William Eckert (1909)
Jimmy Outlaw (1913)
Joe Dobson (1917)
Gene Stephens (1933)
Camilo Pascual (1934)
Dave Boswell (1945)
Cecil Espy (1963)
Ozzie Guillen (1964)
Kevin Maas (1965)
Marvin Benard (1970)
Brian Giles (1971)
David Eckstein (1975)
Geovany Soto (1983)
Everett Mills holds the record for most at-bats in a season without drawing a walk (342).
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to FTLT’s firstborn.
Spanning the Globe
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Aguilas 7, Cibao 1 in Cibao. Alexi Casilla started the game and singled in his only plate appearance. Wilkin Ramirez was 0-for-4 for Cibao.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Caguas 4, Mayaguez 1 in Mayaguez. Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-4 for Mayaguez. Nelvin Fuentes gave up a run on a hit in two innings for Mayaguez.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Canberra 16, Melbourne 7 in Melbourne. Sam Gibbons surrendered six runs (five earned) on six hits in three innings for Melbourne. Markus Solbach gave up a run on two hits and three walks in two innings while striking out two for Melbourne.
Perth 4, Sydney 3 in Perth. Luke Hughes was 0-for-2 with two walks and scored once for Perth. Jacob Younis was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for Sydney.
Happy Birthday–January 19
Chick Gandil (1888)
Lee Head (1899)
Rip Radcliff (1906)
Chet Trail (1944)
Jon Matlack (1950)
Rich Gale (1954)
Brad Mills (1957)
Rick Adair (1958)
Chris Sabo (1962)
Jim Morris (1964)
Orlando Palmeiro (1969)
Phil Nevin (1971)
Jeff Juden (1971)
Chris Stynes (1973)
Amaury Telemaco (1974)
Byung-Hyun Kim (1979)
Chet Trail is the only player to have been on a World Series roster who never appeared in a major league game, regular season or post-season.
Third baseman Brad Mills was drafted by Minnesota in the 16th round of the 1977 January draft, but did not sign.