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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.

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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.

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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. 

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This Week in Ex-Twins

Baltimore re-signs Willie Eyre to a minor league contract.
Baltimore signs Allan de San Miguel to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati agrees to terms with Corky Miller on a minor league contract.
Kansas City names Brian Buchanan manager of Kane County in the Midwest League (A).
Angels agree to terms with Doug Deeds on a minor league contract.
Milwaukee agrees to terms with Carlos Gomez on a one-year contract.

Happy Birthday–January 12

Henry Larkin (1860)
Tom Kinslow (1866)
George Browne (1876)
Joe Hauser (1899)
Lee Allen (1915)
Alfredo Ortiz (1944)
Ron Polk (1944)
Paul Reuschel (1947)
Randy Jones (1950)
Terry Whitfield (1953)
Mike Marshall (1960)
Tim Hulett (1960)
Casey Candaele (1961)
Andy Fox (1971)
Luis Ayala (1978)
Dontrelle Willils (1982)

The Mike Marshall listed above is the outfielder/first baseman who played mostly for the Dodgers.

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