Lester Oliveros was optioned to Rochester. Deolis Guerra was optioned to Rochester. Tyler Robertson was optioned to Rochester. Oswaldo Arcia was optioned to Ft. Myers. Scott Diamond was optioned to Rochester. Darin Mastroianni was optioned to Rochester. Aaron Thompson was assigned to minor league camp. Steve Pearce was assigned to minor league camp. Danny Rams was assigned to minor league camp. Billy Killian was signed to a minor league contract. Norberto Susini was signed to a minor league contract. Rene Tosoni was optioned to Rochester. Tsuyoshi Nishioka was optioned to Rochester. Terry Doyle was returned to Charlotte. Carlos Gutierrez was optioned to Rochester. Luis Perdomo was assigned to minor league camp. Jason Bulger was assgined to minor league camp. Daryl Thompson was assigned to minor league camp. Esmerling Vasquez was assigned to minor league camp. P. J. Walters was assigned to minor league camp. Chris Herrmann was assigned to minor league camp. Dan Rohlfing was assigned to minor league camp. Aaron Bates was assigned to minor league camp. Wilkin Ramirez was assigned to minor league camp. Sam Deduno was assigned to minor league camp. Phil Dumatrait was assigned to minor league camp. Danny Lehmann was assigned to minor league camp. Ray Chang was assigned to minor league camp. Matt Carson was assigned to minor league camp. Derek Christensen was released. Kane Holbrooks was released. Matt Schuld was released. Blayne Weller was released. Dan Osterbrock was released. Spencer Steedley was released. Mike Tarsi was released. Joel Zumaya was released. Steve Pearce was released. Jason Bulger was released. Joe Benson was optioned to Rochester. Jeff Manship was optioned to Rochester. Drew Butera was optioned to Rochester. Kyle Waldrop was placed on the fifteen day disabled list with a right elbow strain. Deinys Suarez was released. Dustin Martin was released. Deolis Guerra was assigned from Rochester to New Britain. Lester Oliveros was assigned from Rochester to New Britain. Darin Mastroianni was assigned from Rochester to New Britain. Chris Cates was released. Brad Stillings was released. Ben Tootle was released. Tyler Koelling was released. Roy Larson was released. Matthew Bashore was released. Rene Rivera was assigned to minor league camp. Pedro Florimon was assigned to minor league camp. Matt Rizzotti was acquired from Philadelphia for cash considerations.
Arizona options David Winfree to AAA Reno.
Atlanta signs Livan Hernandez. Baltimore assigns Willie Eyre to minor league camp. Baltimore assigns Steve Tolleson to minor league camp.
Boston releases Carlos Silva.
Cubs assign Matt Tolbert to minor league camp.
Cleveland releases Cristian Guzman. Cincinnati assigns Ron Mahay to minor league camp.
Colorado releases Casey Blake. Houston releases Livan Hernandez. Monterrey of the Mexican League activates Dan Serafini. Mets sign Kevin Mulvey to a minor league contract. Mets assign Chuck James to minor league camp.
Oakland assigns Jason Pridie to AAA Sacramento. Philadelphia assigns Jeff Lanning to Class A Clearwater.
Yankees sign Steve Pearce as a free agent.
San Francisco releases Ramon Ortiz. Texas assigns Yangervis Solarte to minor league camp.
Texas releases Joe Beimel. Texas options Mark Hamburger to AAA Round Rock.
Bill Hallman (1867)
Jack Stivetts (1868)
Big Jeff Pfeffer (1882)
Brick Owens (1885)
Tom Sheehan (1894)
Carson Bigbee (1895) Mule Suttles (1900) Marv Grissom (1918) Dave Koslo (1920)
Moises Camacho (1932)
Moose Stubing (1938) Balvino Galvez (1964) Chien-Ming Wang (1980)
Jeff Mathis (1983)
One of the top second basemen in the history of the Mexican League, Moises Camacho played there from 1951-1975. He was known as the Rogers Hornsby of Mexico.
Tom Burns (1857)
George Van Haltren (1866)
Ripper Collins (1904)
Dick Fowler (1921) Dick Woodson (1945) Grady Little (1950)
Jason Dickson (1973)
Jeriome Robertson (1977)
Josh Bard (1978)
Josh Bard was drafted by Minnesota in the thirty-fifth round in 1996, but did not sign.
Cy Young (1867) Duff Cooley (1873)
Bill Dietrich (1910)
Tommy Holmes (1917)
Ferris Fain (1921)
Denny McLain (1944)
Bill Castro (1952)
Tom Hume (1953)
Domingo Ramos (1958)
Mike Kingery (1961) Billy Beane (1962) Laz Diaz (1963)
Eric Gunderson (1966)
Brian Jordan (1967) Alex Ochoa (1972) Danny Kolb (1975)
Danny Kolb was drafted by Minnesota in the seventeenth round in 1993, but did not sign.
Miller Huggins (1878) Effa Manley (1897)
Wes Covington (1932)
Bill Sudakis (1946)
Lynn McGlothen (1950)
Dick Ruthven (1951)
Dave Hostetler (1956)
Jaime Navarro (1967) Tom Quinlan (1968)
Dee Brown (1978) Michael Cuddyer (1979)
Brian Slocum (1981)
Dick Ruthven was drafted by Minnesota in the first round in 1972, but did not sign.
Brian Slocum was drafted by Minnesota in the fourteenth round in 1999, but did not sign.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Milt on Tilt. Wherever he is.
Jack McCarthy (1869)
Bill Zuber (1913)
Ben Mondor (1925) Harry Kalas (1936) Mel Queen (1942)
Kevin Seitzer (1962) Jarvis Brown (1967) Jose Vizcaino (1968)
Shane Reynolds (1968) Jason Maxwell (1972) Eric Hacker (1983)
Frank Dwyer (1868)
Clyde Milan (1887)
John Fetzer (1901)
Dutch Leonard (1909)
Ryohei Hasegawa (1930)
Woodie Held (1932)
Frank Peters (1944)
Lee Mazzilli (1955)
Jeff Kunkel (1962)
Tom Glavine (1966)
Dan Wilson (1969) Erik Schullstrom (1969) Travis Fryman (1969)
Neal Cotts (1980)
Frank Peters was a minor league player and manager. On August 31, 1974, while managing the Portland Mavericks, he had each player play each position for one inning. Portland won the game over the Tri-City Ports, 8-7.
Kip Selbach (1872)
Roy Thomas (1874)
Fatty Arbuckle (1887)
Ernie Shore (1891) George Sisler (1893) Jesus Alou (1942)
Mark Marquess (1947)
Garry Templeton (1956)
Bruce Hurst (1958)
Wilson Alvarez (1970)
Steve Karsay (1972)
Jose Valverde (1978)
Chad Gaudin (1983)
Silent film comedian Fatty Arbuckle was the owner of the Vernon Tigers of the Pacific Coast League from about 1918-1921.
No players with connections to the Twins were born on this day; however, we would like to wish a very happy birthday to Mom SBG.
