Pedro Florimon was claimed off waivers from Baltimore.
Kevin Slowey was traded to Colorado for a player to be named later.
Daniel Turpen was acquired from Colorado as the player to be named later.
Matt Capps agreed to terms on a one year contract.
Terry Doyle was selected from the White Sox in the Rule 5 draft.
Marty Popham was claimed off waivers from Cleveland (A Carolina).
Shooter Hunt was placed on waivers by A Ft. Myers and was claimed by St. Louis.
Category Archives: Keeping Track
This Week in Ex-Twins
Baltimore designates Willie Eyre for assignment.
Baltimore signs Steve Tolleson to a minor league contract.
Boston announces David Ortiz has accepted salary arbitration.
Cleveland names Scott Erickson pitching coach of Class A Carolina.
Colorado trades a player to be named later for Kevin Slowey.
Mets agree to terms with Jon Rauch on a one year contract.
Pittsburgh agrees to terms with Jose Morales on a minor league contract.
St. Louis organization (AAA Memphis) claims Shooter Hunt off waivers.
Texas agrees to terms with Yangervis Solarte on a minor league contract.
Spanning the Globe
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Aguilas 7, Cibao 2 in Aguilas. Alexi Casilla was 3-for-3 for Cibao.
Escogido 3, Licey 0 in Escogido. Pedro Florimon was 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs for Escogido.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
Mazatlan 7, Hermosillo 0 in Mazatlan. Anthony Slama struck out two in a scoreless inning for Mazatlan.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Aragua 5, Lara 1 in Lara. Jose Mijares got the win with two perfect innings.
Magallanes 2, Anzoategui 1 in Anzoategui. Pedro Guerra allowed a run on two hits and a walk for Magallanes.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Perth 6, Brisbane 1 in Brisbane (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings). Rory Rhodes was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI for Brisbane.
Perth 6, Brisbane 5 in Brisbane (Game 2--9 innings--Scheduled 7 innings). Rory Rhodes was 0-for-4 for Brisbane.
Happy Birthday–December 9
Joe Kelley (1871)
Cy Seymour (1872)
Adam Comorosky (1905)
Billy Klaus (1928)
Joe DeMaestri (1928)
Darold Knowles (1941)
Jim Merritt (1943)
Del Unser (1944)
Jerry Cram (1947)
Doc Medich (1948)
Steve Christmas (1957)
Ed Romero (1957)
Juan Samuel (1960)
Tony Tarasco (1970)
Todd Van Poppel (1971)
Tony Batista (1973)
Outfielder Del Unser was drafted by Minnesota in the second round in 1965, but did not sign. Catcher Steve Christmas was drafted by Minnesota in the thirty-third round in 1975, but did not sign.
Spanning the Globe
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Licey 4, Aguilas 0 in Aguilas. Luis Perdomo retired the only batter he faced for Aguilas.
Escogido 9, Este 6 in Escogido. Pedro Florimon was 3-for-4 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in two, for Escogido.
Cibao 6, Oriente 3 in Oriente. Alexi Casilla was 3-for-5 with a double and a triple, scoring twice, for Cibao. Esmerling Vasquez pitched 1.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit, for Oriente.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Caguas 6, Ponce 2 in Ponce. Deinys Suarez started and went 3.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.
Mayaguez 9, Carolina 2 in Carolina. Eddie Rosario was 0-for-3 for Mayaguez.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Caracas 5, Aragua 1 in Caracas. Josmil Pinto was used as a reserve for Aragua but did not bat. Cesar Ciurcina pitched a scoreless inning for Aragua, giving up a hit and a walk.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Perth 3, Brisbane 2 in Brisbane. Rory Rhodes was 0-for-1 with two walks and a sacrifice bunt for Brisbane.
Happy Birthday–December 8
Jack Rowe (1856)
Jimmy Austin (1879)
Sam Zoldak (1918)
Jim Pagliaroni (1937)
Brant Alyea (1940)
Ed Brinkman (1941)
Ken Roy (1941)
Masahiro Doi (1943)
Alan Foster (1946)
Jeff Grotewold (1965)
Mike Mussina (1968)
Vernon Wells (1978)
We would also like to wish a happy sixth birthday to AMR’s son, HPR.
Spanning the Globe
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Escogido 3, Oriente 2 in Escogido (11 innings). Pedro Florimon was 0-for-3 for Escogido.
Licey 5, Cibao 2 in Cibao. Alexi Casilla was 0-for-3 with a walk for Cibao.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
Hermosillo 7, Mazatlan 3 in Mazatlan. Anthony Slama struck out the side in his only inning of work.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Mayaguez 6, Caguas 3 in Mayaguez. Nelvin Fuentes retired the only man he faced for Mayaguez.
Carolina 4, Ponce 1 in Carolina. Angel Morales struck out as a pinch-hitter for Ponce.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
La Guaira 10, Anzoategui 8 in Anzoategui (10 innings). Lester Oliveros allowed two runs (one earned) on a hit and two walks in two-thirds of an inning to take the loss for Anzoategui.
Magallanes 3, Aragua 2 in Aragua. Deolis Guerra struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up only a walk, for Magallanes.
Happy Birthday–December 7
Deacon White (1847)
Denny Galehouse (1911)
Dick Donovan (1927)
Hal Smith (1930)
Don Cardwell (1935)
Bo Belinsky (1936)
Alex Johnson (1942)
Johnny Bench (1947)
Ozzie Virgil (1956)
Shane Mack (1963)
Tino Martinez (1967)
Saul Rivera (1977)
Eric Chavez (1977)
Spanning the Globe
Is December 5 some sort of holiday? There was only one winter league game played yesterday, in the Venezuelan League, and it did not involve any Twins players.
Happy Birthday–December 6
Jocko Conlan (1899)
Tony Lazzeri (1903)
Stan Hack (1909)
Dan Dobbek (1934)
Tony Horton (1944)
Larry Bowa (1945)
Tim Foli (1950)
Chuck Baker (1952)
Gary Ward (1953)
Juan Carlos Oliva (1954)
Steve Bedrosian (1957)
Larry Sheets (1959)
Kevin Campbell (1964)
Kevin Appier (1967)
Chris Basak (1978)
Jason Bulger (1978)
The younger brother of Tony Oliva, Juan Carlos Oliva was a star pitcher in Cuba and later became a successful pitching coach there.