Wild innings in Elizabethton and the DSL. Rain in Florida. Matt Maloney goes on the disabled list.
Category Archives: Keeping Track
Happy Birthday–June 26
Topsy Hartsel (1874)
Babe Herman (1903)
Debs Garms (1907)
Willard Brown (1915)
Howie Pollet (1921)
Bill Robinson (1943)
Dave Rosello (1950)
Mike Myers (1963)
Rodney Myers (1969)
Derek Jeter (1974)
Jason Kendall (1974)
There do not appear to be any players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.
Minor League Team Leaders
Qualifications for rate stats are somewhat subjective. Essentially, you need to have a decent number of at-bats/innings and still be playing for that club.
Minor Details: Games of 6/24
The Red Wings play like dogs on Bark in the Park day. New Britain gets the lone win. Fort Myers is washed out.
Happy Birthday–June 25
Joe Kuhel (1906)
Don Demeter (1935)
Dick Drago (1945)
Clay Kirby (1948)
Bob Shirley (1954)
Alejandro Pena (1959)
Mike Stanley (1963)
Aaron Sele (1970)
Michael Tucker (1971)
Carlos Delgado (1972)
Javier Vazquez (1976)
Aramis Ramirez (1978)
Paul Maholm (1982)
First baseman Joe Kuhel played for the franchise for several years while it was in Washington, and later managed the team there. However, there do not appear to be any players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.
Happy Birthday–June 24
Billy Nash (1865)
George Harper (1892)
Rollie Hemsley (1907)
Jim Mills (1919)
Wally Yonamine (1925)
Don Mincher (1938)
Ken Reitz (1951)
Doug Jones (1957)
Tom Klawitter (1958)
Phil Hughes (1986)
Minor Details: Games of 6/23
An eight-run inning in Rochester. An offensive explosion for Elizabethton. Tim Shibuya makes a triumphant return to the rotation in Beloit.
This Week in Twins Transactions
Lester Oliveros was optioned to Rochester, then placed on the seven day disabled list.
Liam Hendriks was recalled from Rochester.
Steve Hirschfeld was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Carlos Gutierrez was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester.
Caleb Thielbar was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Bobby Lanigan was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Oswaldo Arcia was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.
Mark Dolenc was released by New Britain.
Edgar Ibarra was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.
Michael Tonkin was promoted from Beloit to Fort Myers.
Cole Johnson was promoted from extended spring training to Beloit.
Rory Rhodes was promoted from extended spring training to Elizabethton.
The following players were signed and assigned to Elizabethton: J. T. Chargois, Tyler Duffy, D. J. Hicks, Zachary Jones, Mason Melotakis, Taylor Rogers.
The following players have been assigned to Elizabethton: Jhonatan Arias, Ricardo Arevalo, Joshua Burris, Travis Harrison, Hudson Boyd.
The following players were promoted from the GCL Twins to Elizabethton: Hein Robb, Luis Nunez, Candido Pimentel, Romy Jimenez, Tyler Herr, Kelvin Mention, Angel Mata, Stephen Wickens, Joshua Hendricks, Michael Quesada, Jorge Polanco, Brett Lee.
The following players were signed and assigned to the GCL Twins: Jake Proctor, Jose Berrios, Alexander Muren, Jorge Fernandez, Bryan Santy, Bryan Haar, Will Hurt, Jose Licon, John Murphy.
The following players have been assigned to the GCL Twins: John Murphy, Sam Gibbons, Chris Mazza, Trent Higginbotham, Kuo Hua Lo, Jorge Fernandez, Alexander Muren, Austin Malinowski.
The following players were promoted from the DSL Twins to the GCL Twins: Melciades De La Cruz, Yorman Landa, Jose Ramirez.
Pedro Arias was assigned to the DSL Twins.
The following players were signed but nothing about their assignment has appeared in the transactions columns yet: Adam Walker, Bo Altobelli
This Week in Ex-Twins
Atlanta sends Billy Bullock from AAA Gwinnett to AA Mississippi.
Boston sends Jason Repko outright to AAA Pawtucket.
White Sox place Philip Humber on the fifteen day disabled list with a right elbow strain.
Milwaukee signs Livan Hernandez to a one year contract.
Oakland promotes Luke Hughes from AA Midland to AAA Sacramento.
St. Louis organization (AAA Memphis) releases Aaron Bates.
Texas signs Willie Eyre and assigns him to AAA Round Rock.
Texas designates Mark Hamburger for assignment.
Toronto promotes Yohan Pino from AA New Hampshire to AAA Las Vegas, then sent back to AA New Hampshire.
Minor Details: Games of June 22
Samuel Deduno allows one hit in six innings. David Hurlbut allows one hit in seven. Four one run games, three of them decided in the last inning. Of course, technically, all baseball games are decided in the last inning, but you know what I mean.