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Two Weeks in Twins Transactions

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Matt Capps was placed on the fifteen day disabled list.
Tyler Robertson was recalled from Rochester.
Shiaron Martis was acquired from the Pittsburgh organization in a trade and assigned to New Britain.
Kyle Waldrop was recalled from Rochester.
Jeff Manship was optioned to Rochester.
Cole DeVries was recalled from Rochester, then optioned him back to Rochester, then recalled him from Rochester again.
D. J. Baxendale was signed and assigned to Elizabethton.
Liam Hendriks was optioned to Rochester.
Casey Fien was recalled from Rochester.
Nick Blackburn was optioned to Rochester.
Chris Parmelee was optioned to Rochester.
Samuel Deduno was recalled from Rochester.
Matt Maloney was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester.
Luis Perdomo was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
David Bromberg was sent to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment, then was sent from Rochester to New Britain.
Deolis Guerra was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester.
Daniel Sattler was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Rene Tosoni was placed on the seven day disabled list by New Britain.
Dakota Watts was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.
Andrew Albers was placed on the seven day disabled list by New Britain.
Matt Rizzotti was released by New Britain.
Marty Popham was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.
A. J. Achter was promoted from Beloit to Fort Myers.
Jairo Perez was released by Fort Myers.
Kaleb Merck was assigned to Elizabethton.
Joe Benson was sent to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment.
Adrian Salcedo was assigned to the GCL Twins.
Jose Ramirez was assigned to the DSL Twins.
Ryan Doumit agreed to terms on a two-year contract.

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Happy Birthday–July 7

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George Moriarty (1885)
Double Duty Radcliffe (1902)
Satchel Paige (1906)
Billy Herman (1909)
Sammy White (1927)
John Gordon (1930)
Bill Melton (1945)
Tommy Moore (1948)
Dan Gladden (1957)
Tim Teufel (1958)
Glenn Hoffman (1958)
Dave Burba (1966)
Jeff Shaw (1966)
Chuck Knoblauch (1968)
Matt Mantei (1973)
John Buck (1980)

Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe played in the Negro Leagues for many years.  He got his nickname because he would sometimes catch one game of a doubleheader and pitch the other.  He played professionally until 1954, when he retired at age 52.  He is the oldest player to ever appear in a professional baseball game, throwing one pitch for the Schaumberg Flyers of the Northern League in 1999 when he was 96.

John Gordon, of course, was a radio broadcaster for the Twins from 1987 through 2011.

Tommy Moore was drafted by Minnesota in the twenty-eighth round in 1966, but did not sign.

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Where They Stand

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Minnesota is 35-47, fifth in the AL Central, ten games behind Chicago.  The Twins are 5-5 in their last ten games and have lost two consecutive games.

Rochester is 40-47, sixth in the IL North, eleven games behind Lehigh Valley.  The Red Wings are 4-6 in their last ten games and have won one consecutive game.

New Britain is 47-37, second in the EL Eastern, a half game behind Trenton.  The Rock Cats are 7-3 in their last ten games and have won three consecutive games.

Fort Myers is 9-6 in the second half, second in the FSL South, one game behind Bradenton.  The Miracle is 7-3 in its last ten games and has won three consecutive games.

Beloit is 6-8 in the second half, sixth in the ML Western, three games behind Kane County and Quad Cities.  The Snappers are 3-7 in their last ten games and have lost three consecutive games.

Elizabethton is 11-5, first in the AL West, one and a half games ahead of Greeneville.  The Twins are 8-2 in their last ten games and have won three consecutive games.

The GCL Twins are 8-7, tied for first in the GCL South with the Rays and the Red Sox.  The Twins are 5-5 in their last ten games and have won two consecutive games.

The DSL Twins are 14-15, tied for fourth in the B. C. B. C., four games behind the Reds.  The Twins are 5-5 in their last ten games and have lost one consecutive game.