Tom Loftus (1856)
Pat Ragan (1885)
Mickey Livingston (1914)
Gus Bell (1928)
Big Brother A (1951)
Randy Niemann (1955)
Pedro Borbon (1967)
Big Brother A is one of the two people--Dad A being the other--from whom I got a love of baseball and a love of the Twins. Happy Birthday, Big Brother.
We also wish a happy birthday to spookymilk’s brother.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Friday
Cibaenas 10, Cibao 2 in Cibaenas. Alexi Casilla was 1-for-4 and scored once. Estarlin De Los Santos was 0-for-4. Both play for Cibao.
Saturday
Oriente 9, Escogido 5 in Escogido. Esmarling Vasquez walked the only batter he faced for Oriente, allowing an unearned run.
Cibao 3, Licey 2 in Cibao. Alexi Casilla was 1-for-5 and scored once.
Sunday
Cibao 8, Cibaenas 4 in Cibao. Alexi Casilla was 1-for-4, scored once, and drove in one.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Ponce 3, Caguas 2 in Caguas (11 innings). Aaron Bates was 1-for-4 and scored once for Caguas. Angel Morales was 1-for-2 with two walks for Ponce.
Mayaguez 7, Carolina 6 in Mayaguez. Eddie Rosario pinch-ran and scored the winning run for Mayaguez.
Sunday
Ponce 5, Mayaguez 4 in Mayaguez. Angel Morales was used as a defensive replacement but did not bat.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Friday
Aragua 9, La Guaira 4 in Aragua. Cesar Ciurcina surrendered three runs on two hits and a walk in one inning for Aragua.
Saturday
Aragua 9, Magallanes 8 in Aragua (12 innings). Josmil Pinto was used as a reserve for Aragua and doubled in his only at-bat, coming around to score. Deolis Guerra gave up two hits in 1.2 scoreless innings for Magallanes.
Sunday
Aragua 10, La Guaira 3 in La Guaira. Cesar Ciurcina worked 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Anzoategui 4, Zulia 3 in Anzoategui. Lester Oliveros pitched a perfect inning for Anzoategui.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Perth 9, Melbourne 8 in Melbourne. Joshua Hendricks was 2-for-4 with a walk for Melbourne.
Brisbane 2, Sydney 0 in Brisbane. Jacob Younis was 0-for-3 for Sydney.
Sunday
Perth 6, Melbourne 1 in Melbourne (Game 1). Joshua Hendricks was 0-for-3 for Melbourne.
Perth 5, Melbourne 3 (Game 2). Joshua Hendricks was used as a pinch-runner but did not score. Sam Gibbons allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk in 3.1 innings for Melbourne.
Brisbane 2, Sydney 1 in Brisbane. Jacob Younis was 1-for-3. Todd Van Steensel gave up one hit in a scoreless inning for Sydney.
FRIDAY
Salt River 7, Mesa 5 in Salt River. Chris Herrmann was 2-for-4 with a single and a double. Aaron Hicks was 0-for-1 with three walks, scoring once. Brian Dozier was 0-for-3 with two walks, scoring twice and driving in one. Bruce Pugh worked a perfect inning, striking out one. Brett Jacobson surrendered four runs on four hits in a third of an inning.
SATURDAY
Phoenix 8, Mesa 2 in Phoenix. Aaron Hicks was 2-for-4 with a single and a double. No other Twins appeared in the game.
Sunday was an off day. The regular season ends Thursday, with the championship game to be played Saturday. Mesa's loss Saturday eliminated them from the championship, which will be between Salt River and Surprise.
Harry Howell (1876)
Jim Piersall (1929)
Jim Brewer (1937)
Johnnie Seale (1938)
Willie Hernandez (1954)
Curt Schilling (1966)
Kent Bottenfield (1968)
Ruben Rivera (1973)
Xavier Nady (1978)
There do not appear to be any players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day. The closest we come is Johnnie Seale, a pitcher drafted by the former Washington Senators in 1958, but he was out of the organization before the team moved to Minnesota.
Johnny Kling (1875)
Jackie Price (1912)
Ted Wilks (1915)
Jim Delsing (1925)
Steve Bilko (1928)
Wes Parker (1939)
Mel Stottlemyre (1941)
Gene Garber (1947)
John Sutton (1952)
Dan Petry (1958)
Pat Hentgen (1968)
Jason Simontacchi (1973)
Jack Ryan (1868)
Moonlight Graham (1877)
Carl Mays (1891)
Joe Hoerner (1936)
Bruce Bochte (1950)
Jody Davis (1956)
Donnie Hill (1960)
Greg Gagne (1961)
Jeff Reed (1962)
Randy Knorr (1968)
Sammy Sosa (1968)
Aaron Heilman (1978)
Aaron Heilman was drafted by Minnesota in the first round in 2000, but did not sign.
Billy Smith was fired as general manager.
Terry Ryan was hired as interim general manager.
Kelvin Silvania was released.
Jason Repko elected free agency.
Jeff Bailey became a minor league free agent.
Andy Baldwin became a minor league free agent.
Allan de San Miguel became a minor league free agent.
Jair Fernandez became a minor league free agent.
Toby Gardenhire became a minor league free agent.
Dusty Hughes became a minor league free agent.
Chuck James became a minor league free agent.
Paul Kelly became a minor league free agent.
Chase Lambin became a minor league free agent.
Brandon Roberts became a minor league free agent.
Yangervis Solarte became a minor league free agent.
Jake Stevens became a minor league free agent.
Yesterday, a report was noted that Brian Dinkelman would re-sign with the Twins. I don't dispute that, but it has not shown up on the official lists yet. It probably will for next week's list.
The minor league free agent list is quite a trip down memory lane.
Atlanta organization re-signs Jose Lugo.
Cincinnati organization (AAA Louisville) signs Corky Miller.
Philadelphia agreed to terms with Jim Thome on a one-year contract.
Pittsburgh organization (AAA Indianapolis) signs Michael Ryan.
Brad Thomas elected free agency.
Brian Bass became a minor league free agent.
Boof Bonser became a minor league free agent.
Doug Deeds became a minor league free agent.
Matt Fox became a minor league free agent.
Armando Gabino became a minor league free agent.
Brendan Harris became a minor league free agent.
Sean Henn became a minor league free agent.
Randy Keisler became a minor league free agent.
Bobby Kielty became a minor league free agent.
Mike Lamb became a minor league free agent.
Matt Macri became a minor league free agent.
Jose Morales became a minor league free agent.
Yohan Pino became a minor league free agent.
Michael Restovich became a minor league free agent.
Alex Romero became a minor league free agent.
Ryan Rowland-Smith became a minor league free agent.
Steve Singleton became a minor league free agent.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Anzoategui 6, Magallanes 0 in Anzoategui. Lester Oliveros pitched two-thirds of an inning for Anzoategui, giving up no runs on one hit while striking out one.
Zulia 10, La Guaira 8 in La Guaira. Yorman Landa made his debut for La Guaira. He started and allowed two runs on four hits and two walks in 2.2 innings.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Brisbane 10, Sydney 0 (7 innings--rain). Jacob Younis was 1-for-3 for Sydney.
Mesa built a 7-0 lead after three, lost it all, then scored two in the eighth to defeat Phoenix 10-8 in Mesa.
Xavier Avery (Baltimore) led the way with two singles, a double, and a triple, scoring three times. Brian Dozier was not far behind him, going 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three. Brandon Short (White Sox) and Brian Ward (Baltimore) each singled and doubled. Aaron Hicks was 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk, driving in a run. The win went to Sean Gleason (Baltimore), who earned it by surrendering three runs on four hits in 1.1 innings. Mike Colla (Pittsburgh) worked a perfect ninth for the save.
Grant Green (Oakland) singled and hit a grand slam for the Desert Dogs. Michael Choice (Oakland) and Rob Segedin (Yankees) each singled and doubled. Roberto Perez (Cleveland) had two hits. Anthony Capra (Oakland) allowed the two eighth-inning runs on three hits to take the loss.
There is only a week to go in the regular season. Mesa travels to Salt River this evening.