June 19

Eddie Cicotte (1884)
Lou Gehrig (1903)
Bill Swift (1908)
Don Gutteridge (1912)
Archie Ware (1918)
Mom A (1925)
Chet Boak (1935)
Bob Aspromonte (1938)
Isao Harimoto (1940)
Jerry Reuss (1949)
Duane Kuiper (1950)
Jim Slaton (1950)
Johnnie LeMaster (1954)
Doug Mientkiewicz (1974)
Alex Prieto (1976)
Dustan Mohr (1976)
Bruce Chen (1977)
Blake Parker (1985)
Collin McHugh (1987)
Jacob de Grom (1988)
Austin Brice (1992)
Casey Legumina (1997)

Archie Ware was a star first baseman in the Negro Leagues.

Infielder Chet Boak played for the Twins’ AAA affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs, in 1961, but does not appear to have actually been a part of the Twins’ organization, as records show him belonging to the expansion Washington Senators. One assumes he was loaned to the Twins’ for part of that season.

Isao Harimoto is the only person to have 3,000 hits in Japanese baseball.

Mom A would have been one hundred one today. She was never a big baseball fan (she felt I'd had a good game if she didn't have to wash my uniform, which unfortunately happened quite a bit because I sat on the bench a lot), but she came to every game and often worked in the cramped little concession stand even on the hottest days.  The federal government has made her birthday a national holiday, and she certainly deserves the honor.

First baseman Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz played for the Twins in all or part of seven seasons. He was born in Toledo, went to high school in Miami, and attended Florida State. He then was drafted by Minnesota in the fifth round in 1995. He started slowly but had a big year in New Britain in 1998, batting .323 with 16 home runs. That resulted in a September call-up, and in 1999 he started the season as the Twins’ regular first baseman, startling people who had expected David Ortiz to get the job. He hit well in April but did not do much after that, gradually losing playing time to Ron Coomer. In 2000 he had another big year in the minors, hitting .334 with 18 homers in Salt Lake and getting another September call-up. He also played on the gold medal U. S. Olympic team that year. He regained the regular first base job with the Twins in 2001 and held it through July of 2004. His best year as a Twin was 2001, when he hit .306 with 15 homers and finished fourteenth in MVP voting. He also won the Gold Glove that year, which despite his reputation as a tremendous defensive player was the only time he ever won that award. He had a bad year in 2004 and was traded to Boston at the end of July in a four-team traded that netted the Twins Justin Jones from the Cubs (Orlando Cabrera was also involved in the trade). He was a part-time first baseman for the Red Sox the rest of the season, winning a World Championship ring. He then started bouncing around, playing for the Mets in 2005, Kansas City in 2006, the Yankees in 2007, and Pittsburgh in 2008. For most of those years, he was basically what he had been, a good defensive first baseman who hit for a decent average, drew some walks, and had moderate power. Mientkiewicz signed with the Dodgers for 2009 but was injured much of the season. The Dodgers released him at the end of 2010 spring training and he went unsigned until early May, when he hooked on with the Marlins. He was in AAA for about two weeks, but opted out of his contract after playing in only four games. As a Twin, he hit .275/.367/.408 in 2,147 at-bats. Doug Mientkiewicz eventually went into coaching, and managed in the Twins organization from 2013-2017.  He was last the manager of the Toledo Mud Hens, AAA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, but was let go after the 2019 season.  He worked as an analyst for ACC Network in the spring of 2020, and since 2022 has been a manager for USA Baseball's Prospect Development Pipeline League.  He is living in Islamorada, Florida at last report.

Infielder Alejandro Antonio Prieto appeared in 24 games for the Twins in 2003-2004. Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, he was signed as a free agent by Kansas City in 1992 at age 16. He was in the low levels of the minors for five seasons before getting a promotion to AA in 1998. Prieto had little power, but hit for a decent average and drew a decent number of walks. He was primarily a shortstop but saw some time at second and third and played a few games in the outfield. He did fairly well in his second year of AA in 1999, and so moved up to AAA for 2000. He did well his second year there, 2001, as well, but after that he became a minor league free agent and signed with Minnesota. He was a consistent batter for Rochester, neither particularly good nor particularly bad. Prieto got a couple of stints in the majors with the Twins, the only big league playing time he got. In 2003 he was with the Twins for about a month, going 1-for-11. In 2004 he was there for about five weeks, going 8-for-32. Put it all together, and you have a line of .209/.255/.302 in 43 at-bats. He became a free agent after the 2004 season and spent three more years in the minors. He signed with the Philadelphia organization for 2005, was traded to the Kansas City system in late April, stayed there for 2006, and moved on the Red Sox’ chain for 2007, playing in AAA there until his release in late August. He then played in the independent Atlantic League in 2008 and 2009. He played for four independent teams in 2010, then his playing career came to an end.  At last report, Alex Prieto was living in Florida.

Outfielder Dustan Kyle Mohr played for the Twins for two-plus years in the early part of the decade of the 2000s. Born and raised in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, he attended the University of Alabama and was drafted by Cleveland in the ninth round in 1997. His minor league numbers were fairly good but not all that impressive, and the Indians released him in late March of 2000. The Twins signed him, and in 2001 he hit .336 with 24 homers for AA New Britain. That got people’s attention, and he was called up to the big leagues in late August of that season and stuck for a few years. He was a semi-regular outfielder for the Twins in 2002 and 2003, playing mostly in right. He mostly shared the position with Bobby Kielty. He was decent–Mohr finished eighth in Rookie of the Year voting in 2002. In mid-season of 2003, however, the Twins traded for Shannon Stewart, making Mohr expendable. He was traded after the season to San Francisco for a player to be named later (J. T. Thomas). As a Twin, he hit .258/.319/.408 in 782 at-bats. He hit well for the Giants in 2004 as a fourth outfielder, but was allowed to become a free agent and signed with Colorado. He was again a reserve outfielder, but hit only .214, and his big league career was nearing its close. He was with Boston and Detroit in 2006 and Tampa Bay in 2007, but was in the minors most of that time, getting only forty at-bats with the Red Sox and sixteen with the Devil Rays. He was with Colorado Springs in the Rockies organization for a month in 2008 then played for the independent Wichita Wingnuts the rest of 2008 and 2009. He played for the independent Long Island Ducks in 2010, then his career came to an end. Dustan Mohr went into the insurance business and was a regional vice president for One Resource Group in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area.  Sadly, however, in 2024 he pled guilty to child solicitation, child seduction, and sexual misconduct with a minor.  He was sentenced to nine years in prison.

Right-hander Richard Blake Parker played for the Twins for the first four months of the 2019 season.  Born and raised in Fayetteville, Arkansas, he attended the University of Arkansas and was drafted by the Cubs in the sixteenth round in 2006.  He has always been a reliever, never starting even one game in either the minors or the majors.  He pitched well in the minors and reached AAA in 2008, but then seemed to stall out.  He bounced between AA and AAA through 2011, not pitching badly but not really standing out, either.  He finally made his major league debut with seven games for the Cubs in 2012.  He was with the Cubs for the last four months of the season in 2013 and pitched very well, but spent 2014 bouncing back and forth between AA and the majors.  He was injured most of the 2015 season, became a free agent, and signed with Seattle for 2016.  He pitched well in AAA for them but made only one appearance in the majors before being waived in mid-August.  The Yankees claimed him and put him in their bullpen the rest of the season.  He was waived again after the season and claimed by the Angels, but the waived him prior to spring training and he was claimed by Milwaukee.  They waived him, still prior to spring training, and he was claimed by the Angels again.  He got his first full season in the majors in 2017, at age thirty-two, and he had two good years for the Angels, posting an ERA of 2.90 and a WHIP of 1.03.  He was a free agent after the season and signed with Minnesota for 2019. He was been given a prominent bullpen role and justified it with his performance for the first two months of the season, but he struggled quite a bit after that and was released at the end of July.  He signed with Philadelphia but did not pitch particularly well for them, either.  He was a free agent but signed back with the Phillies for 2020 and came back to have a fine season for them.  A free agent again, he signed with Cleveland for 2021, started the season in AAA, but came back to the majors in June and again had a fine season.  He signed with St. Louis in late March of 2022 but did not pitch well in AAA and was released in early July.  That apparently brought his playing career to an end.   As a Twin he was 1-2, 10 saves, 4.21, 1.38 WHIP.   At last report, he had returned to Fayetteville and was operating Blake Parker Athletics, a baseball training facility.

Right-handed reliever Austin Robert Brice did not play for the Twins, but was in their farm system from 2023-2024.  He was born in Hong Kong and is the only player born in Hong Kong to have made the major leagues.  He went to high school in Pittsboro, North Carolina and was drafted by Florida in the ninth round in 2010.  He spent two seasons in rookie ball and three in Class A, but was still only twenty-three when he reached AA in 2015.  He had an excellent year in AA in 2016, made five appearances in AAA, and reached the majors in August.  He did quite well in his first thirteen appearances, but his last two were awful, making his season numbers look very bad.  He was traded to Cincinnati that off-season and spent two years in the Reds organization, splitting each season between AAA and the majors.  He was average at best in the majors and was waived after the 2018 season.  The Angels claimed him, but waived him in January of 2019 and he was claimed by Baltimore.  The Orioles waived him in February and he was re-claimed by the Marlins.  He actually had a pretty good season for them, but was traded to Boston after the season.  He pitched poorly in the COVID season of 2020 and split 2021 between AAA and the majors, pitching well in AAA and not well in Boston.  He was a free agent after the season and signed with Pittsburgh for 2022.  He spent most of the season in AAA and did not pitch well there.  He signed with Arizona for 2023, was released in mid-April, and signed with the Twins on May 20.  He did little in AAA, signed with Philadelphia for 2024, was released, signed back with the Twins, and retired in July.  In the majors, he was 4-4, 5.12 in 168.2 innings (144 games).  At last report, it appeared that Austin Brice had returned to Pittsboro, North Carolina.

Right-hander Casey Davey Legumina did not play for the Twins, but was in their farm system for two seasons.  He was born in Dallas, went to high school in Chandler, Arizona, attended Gonzaga University, and was drafted by the Twins in the eighth round of 2019.  He did not play in the COVID season of 2020, so his first action in the Twins system was in 2021, when he pitched well in Fort Myers.  He had a poor year in AA in 2022, however, and was traded to Cincinnati after that season for Kyle Farmer.  He was up and down between AAA and the majors in 2023, not pitching particularly well in either place.  He did pitch very well in AAA in 2024, but not so well in six major league appearances.  He was sold to Seattle that off-season and split 2025 between AAA and the majors, pitching well in AAA but not so well in the majors.  He started 2026 with the Mariners, but was traded to Tampa Bay in late April.  The Rays apparently have worked their magic on him, because he has pitched very well for them in fifteen games.  His career numbers look awful--7-7, 5.17, 1.49 WHIP--but in fairness they are skewed by a few really bad games.  He turns twenty-nine today and may yet have a solid major league career.

June 18

Charlie Ganzel (1862)

Russ Hodges (1910)

Roy Partlow (1912)

Ron Necciai (1932)

Lou Brock (1939)

Bill James (1949)

Andres Galarraga (1961)

Sandy Alomar (1966)

Felix Heredia (1975)

Tommy Watkins (1980)

Steve Cishek (1986)

Jason Castro (1987)

J. B. Shuck (1987)

Matt Moore (1989)

Tomas Telis (1991)

Russ Hodges was a baseball broadcaster from 1929-1970, most notably with the Giants.  He is most famous for his home run call on Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" in 1951.

Ron Necciai struck out 27 batters in a nine inning game while playing for Bristol in the Appalachian League in 1952.

It may never happen, but Bill James belongs in the Hall of Fame.

Infielder Thomas Gray Watkins appeared in nine games for the Twins in 2007.  Born and raised in Fort Myers, he was drafted by Minnesota in the 38th round in 1998 and spent his entire career in the Twins’ organization.  You could say that he rose through the ranks rather slowly:  he was in rookie ball for three years, in Class A for three more years, in AA for two-plus years, and in AAA for three-plus years.  He was never a hitter, either for average or for power.  In three years of rookie ball he hit .240 with an OPS of .647; in three years at Class A he hit .244 with an OPS of .628; in AA his average was .246 and his OPS .671; and in AAA it was an average of .255 and an OPS of .689.  His main asset appears to have been the ability to play a variety of positions, as he logged time at shortstop, second base, third base, outfield, and even caught once and made three appearances as a pitcher.  Watkins’ best year was probably 2007, when he hit .272 with an OPS of .753 at AAA Rochester.  That was also the year he spent his only time in the majors, about two weeks in the month of August.  He made the most of it, going 10-for-28 for a line of .357/.438/.357.  He was always a very popular player in the minors; Rochester held a “Tommy Watkins Day” in 2009 when it became apparent that his playing career was coming to a close.  He started his coaching career at mid-season of 2010, working for the GCL Twins and the Ft. Myers Miracle.  He became the batting coach at Beloit in 2011 and followed the team to Cedar Rapids, staying there through 2015.  Tommy Watkins was the batting coach for the Chattanooga Lookouts in 2016, managed the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2017, was back in Chattanooga as the manager of the Lookouts in 2018, was the first base coach for the Twins from 2019-2021, and was the third base coach for the Twins from 2022-2025.  He is the third base coach for Atlanta in 2026.

Catcher Jason Michael Castro played for the Twins from 2017-2019.  Born and raised in Castro Valley, California, he attended Stanford and was drafted by Houston in the first round with the tenth pick in 2008.  He hit well in 2009 in a season split between high-A and AA.  He was having a decent but unspectacular season in AAA in 2010 when he was called up to the majors in mid-June.  He didn't hit, and really would not have been expected to, but presumably played good defense.  He missed the 2011 season due to knee surgery.  He did well in 2012 in a part-time role and became the regular catcher in 2013.  He had his best season so far that year, batting .276/.350/.485 with 18 home runs and making his first (and so far only) all-star team.  He has never come close to those numbers since, batting in the .220s or lower his next three seasons.  He became a free agent after the 2016 season and signed with Minnesota.  He did a little better at the plate in 2017, batting .242/.333/.388.  He was signed, however, to improve the Twins defense at the catcher position, and by all accounts he did so.  He was off to a poor start in 2018, then tore his meniscus in early May and was done for the season.  He came back for the Twins in 2019, sharing time at catcher with Mitch Garver.  He became a free agent after the 2019 season and signed with the Angels.  He did little for them, however, and was traded to San Diego in late August, for whom he did even less.  He signed back with Houston for 2021 and had a solid season in a reserve role.  He remained with the Astros in 2022 but did not hit at all, struggling to keep his batting average in triple digits.  He became a free agent after the season and did not sign with anyone, announcing his retirement in December of 2022.  As a Twin he batted .229/.325/.390, numbers that are right in line with his career numbers.  At last report, Jason Castro was living in Houston.

Outfielder Jack Burnett Shuck did not play for the Twins, but was in AAA for them in 2017.  He was born in Westerville, Ohio, went to high school in Galion, Ohio, attended Ohio State, and was drafted by Houston in the sixth round in 2008.  He posted good averages and on-base percentages, but little power, through the minor leagues.  He reached the major leagues in August of 2011 and did pretty well, batting .272 with an on-base percentage of .359.  The Astros sent him back to AAA in 2012, and despite the fact that he batted .298 there and Houston had two regular outfielders with an OPS of below .600, they left Shuck in the minors all season.  He became a free agent after that season and signed with the Angels.  He was their regular left-fielder and did well, batting .293/.331/.366.  He struggled at the start of the 2014 season, went to AAA in early May, and was sold to Cleveland in September.  The White Sox signed him for 2015 and he did all right as a reserve outfielder.  He batted just .205 in 2016, however, and was again a free agent, signing with Minnesota for 2017.  He spent the season in Rochester and was not awful, but not good enough to justify coming to the majors.  He again became a free agent and signed with Miami for 2018.  He was in the majors for the first half of the season but got little accomplished there, batting just .192 before being sent back to AAA.  Again a free agent after the season, he signed with Pittsburgh for 2019 and spent the first month of the season in the majors, but again did not hit.  He hit fairly well in AAA, but after 2016 his major league average was .202, and there's not a lot of call for that.  The Pirates released him after the season.  He signed with Washington for 2020, but was released at the end of May, bringing his playing career to an end.  He is the brother-in-law of pitcher Mark Melancon. At last report, J. B. Shuck was living in Ohio.

Catcher Tomas Telis did not play for the Twins, but was in their minor league system from 2019-2021.  He was born in El Tigre, Venezuela, and signed as a free agent with Texas in 2008.  He hit well in the low minors.  As he moved up he mixed in some good years with some mediocre ones, but the mediocre years tended to be when he was young for his league.  He made his major league debut with the Rangers in late August of 2014, batting .250 but with an OPS of just .551.  He spent most of 2015 in AAA, getting just six games with Texas in late July, but then was traded to Miami, for whom he was the reserve catcher most of the rest of the season.  He was with the Marlins through 2018, bouncing back-and-forth between AAA and the majors.  He got the most major league playing time in 2017, when he batted .240/.279/.346 in 111 plate appearances.  He became a free agent after the 2018 season and signed with the Twins, who sent him to AAA.  He had an excellent season with Rochester in 2019, batting .330/.364/.490.   There was no minor league season in 2020, and while he could not match his 2019 numbers in 2021, he had a very solid AAA season.  He did not get a call to the majors, however, and became a free agent after the season, signing with the Dodgers.  He was in AAA for them, too, and did well, but did not get a call-up to the majors.  He has played in Mexico since 2023 and has hit very well there. although he's off to a slow start in 2026.  He turns thirty-five today.  There is little chance that we'll see him in the majors again, but he can probably continue to play in Mexico for a while yet if he wants to.

June 17

Pete Browning (1861)

Joe Bowman (1910)

Ray Scott (1919)

Dave Concepcion (1948)

Joe Charboneau (1955)

Tom Drees (1963)

Manny Lee (1965)

Mike Magnante (1965)

Matt Barnes (1990)

Andrew Chafin (1990)

Ryan Fitzgerald (1994)

Ray Scott broadcast Minnesota Twins games from 1961-1966 and 1973-1975.

Outfielder Joe Charboneau was drafted by Minnesota in the sixth round of the January draft in 1976, but did not sign.

Lefthander Thomas Kent Drees did not play for the Twins, but was at AAA for them in 1993.  He was born in Des Moines, went to high school in Edina, Minnesota, attended Creighton University, and was drafted by the White Sox in the seventeenth round in 1985.  He did really well in the Gulf Coast League that year, walked far too many batters in Class A in 1986, but then settled in to have some solid minor league seasons.  He went 12-11, 3.37, 1.27 WHIP at AAA Vancouver in 1989.  He threw three no-hitters that season, two of them consecutive (one a seven-inning game as part of a doubleheader), and appeared ready for the majors.  The White Sox had a pretty good rotation in 1990, though, and Drees was sent back to AAA.  He did not do as well, and apparently missed about half the season due to injury.  Again at Vancouver in 1991, he went 8-8, 3.52, 1.34 WHIP and got a September call-up.  It did not go well for him.  He made four appearances, all in relief, and posted an ERA of 12.27 with a WHIP of 2.18.  Two of his appearances were against the Twins, who scored six runs off him in a total of one inning.  Unfortunately for Drees, he never made it back to the majors.  He was a free agent after the season and signed with Texas for 1992.  He pitched poorly in AAA, moved on to the Seattle organization, and continued to pitch poorly.  He moved on to the Twins organization for 1993 and went to AAA Portland.  He was 15-10, which sounds good, but he had an ERA of 6.22 and a WHIP of 1.60.  At some point he developed a problem with his hip, which may be the reason his AAA pitching took such a nosedive.  1993 was the end of the line for him as a professional baseball player.  He became a stockbroker and appears to be successful at it.  At last report, Tom Drees was living in Eden Prairie, Minnesota and was the managing director of the Morgan Stanley office in Bloomington.

Infielder Ryan Fitzgerald was with the Twins for about two months in 2025.  He was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, attended Creighton, and was signed as a free agent by Boston in 2018.  He was nothing special at bat in college and continued to be nothing special in the minors until 2021, when he had a fine year at AA Portland.  He was twenty-seven by then, however, so it didn't really impress anyone.  He didn't do much in AAA in 2022 but did have a solid season there in 2023.  By then, however, he was twenty-nine.  The Red Sox left him unprotected, and Kansas City chose him in the rule 5 draft.  They worked something out to keep him in AAA all of 2024, where he was okay but no more.  A free agent after the season, he signed with the Twins for 2025.  He hit well for AAA St. Paul and was with the Twins for two games in May and for the last two months of the season.  He showed some power and drew some walks, but did not hit otherwise, batting .196/.302/.457 with four home runs in forty-six at-bats.  He signed with the Dodgers for 2026 and is having a strong season in AAA. He turns thirty-two today, so he's certainly not a prospect.  He can probably play for a few more years in AAA, or he might go to independent ball for a while.  He may even get another shot at the majors if someone has enough injuries.  If not, he at least got two months in the majors, and that's two more months than most people get.

June 16

Pete Coscarart (1913)

Max Surkont (1922)

Ernie Johnson (1924)

Richard Jacobs (1925)

Bob Miller (1926)

Ken Johnson (1933)

Joe Decker (1947)

Ron LeFlore (1948)

Salome Barojas (1957)

Wally Joyner (1962)

Calvin Schiraldi (1962)

Kevin Young (1969)

Chris Gomez (1971)

Kerry Wood (1977)

Joe Saunders (1981)

Jonathan Broxton (1984)

Justin Haley (1991)

Zack Weiss (1992)

Ian Hamilton (1995)

Richard Jacobs was the owner of the Cleveland Indians from 1986-2000.

The Bob Miller born today, although a pitcher, is not the Bob Miller who pitched for the Twins.

Right-hander George Henry ”Joe” Decker played for the Twins for four years in the mid-1970s.  He was born in Storm Lake, Iowa, went to high school in Petaluma, California, and was drafted by the Cubs in the ninth round in 1965.  He took a while to get started, pitching one year in rookie ball and two at Class A.  His first good season in the minors came in 1968, a season split between A and AAA.  He followed that up with a good year at AAA Tacoma, making his major league debut as a September call-up in 1969.  He was with the Cubs for much of the next two years, sometimes starting, sometimes relieving, but not pitching particularly well in either role.  Decker returned to the minors for most of 1972 and after the season was traded to Minnesota with Bob Maneely and Bill Hands for Dave LaRoche.  He was in the Twins’ starting rotation the next two years and pitched pretty well, winning 16 games in 1974 with a 3.29 ERA.  He pitched 248.2 innings, however, by far the most of his career.  After that he struggled with injuries and was never an effective pitcher again.  The Twins released him in June of 1976 and he signed with Detroit, finishing the year at AAA.  He signed with the Cubs for 1977, was released on Independence Day, and finished the season in the Mexican League.  Decker signed with Seattle for 1978 and had a couple of decent years in AAA, making it back to the majors for about six weeks in 1979.  He was apparently out of baseball in 1980-1981, then attempted a comeback in 1982, pitching in AAA for Seattle for two more seasons before ending his playing career after the 1983 campaign.  As a Twin, Joe Decker was 29-34, 4.09.  He pitched in 89 games, 80 of them starts, and worked 503.1 innings.  He continued to enjoy playing baseball, and pitched in the Seniors League in 1989-1990.  He moved to Fraser, Michigan, where he passed away on March 2, 2003 following a fall down stairs.  He is buried in his original home town of Storm Lake, Iowa.

Infielder Christopher Cory Gomez played for the Twins in 2003.  He was born in Los Angeles, went to high school in Lakewood, California, and attended Cal State–Long Beach.  He was drafted by Detroit in the third round in 1992.  He did not hit particularly well in the minors, but made the big leagues in mid-July of 1993.  In 1994 he hit .257 with 8 homers as a part-time middle infielder, which was good enough for fourth in Rookie of the Year voting.  He stayed with the Tigers in a mostly regular middle infield role until June of 1996, when Gomez was traded to San Diego.  He was immediately installed as the regular shortstop for the Padres, a position he held through 1998.  He was not particularly good, but he hit around .260 and so was considered good enough to keep the job.  In 1999, however, Gomez started dealing with injuries, and was out much of the 2000 season.  He batted poorly in 2001 and was released in late June.  Tampa Bay signed him and he bounced back, hitting .302 the rest of the way.  He went back to his typical .265 in 2002 and was released after the season.  Minnesota signed him and he played in 58 games as a utility infielder.  His line was .251/.279/.354 in 175 at-bats.  Gomez moved on to Toronto for 2004 and had a good year, for him, batting .282 as a part-time player.  He went to Baltimore in 2005 and went on to have the best years of his career.  His playing time was limited, but as an Oriole for nearly three seasons Gomez hit .302 in 520 at-bats.  Despite that, the Orioles put him on waivers, and he was selected by Cleveland in early August.  Gomez played for Pittsburgh in 2008, hitting .273, and then became a free agent again.  He signed with Baltimore again for 2009, but was released at the end of spring training and his playing career was over.  His career covered 16 seasons, which is not bad for a guy with a lifetime OPS of .685.  Chris Gomez was a baseball coach at Pacifica Christian High School in Orange County, California from 2021-2025, after which he retired.

Right-hander Justin Case Haley pitched in ten games for the Twins in 2017.  He was born in Sacramento, went to high school in Fair Oaks, California, attended Sierra College and Cal State-Fresno, and was drafted by Boston in the sixth round in 2012.  He reached AA in 2014, making six excellent starts.  He struggled in a full season of AA in 2015, but he pitched well in the Arizona Fall League, was dominant in AA in 2016 and was still pretty good when promoted to AAA that season.  He was left unprotected from the Rule 5 draft after the season and was chosen by the Angels.  He was immediately sold to San Diego, then traded to Minnesota for Miguel Diaz, who had been drafted by the Twins in the same Rule 5 draft.  He started the season with Minnesota and did okay in a groundskeeper role.  He developed problems with his shoulder at the end of April, went on the disabled list, was probably brought back too quickly, went back on the disabled list.  The Twins returned him to Boston in July, and he came back to make seven strong starts for Pawtucket.  In 18 innings as a Twin, he had an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.56.  If you throw out one terrible outing on May 7, however, his ERA is 4.08 and his WHIP is 1.30, numbers which aren't bad at all.  He spent most of 2018 in AAA, appearing in four games for the Red Sox in June.  He became a free agent after the season and went to Korea for 2019.  He didn't do all that well there, but still got signed by San Francisco, for whom he pitched in AAA in August.  He was released at the end of August and his playing career came to an end.  At last report, Justin Haley was a realtor with Fruh Realty in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Right-hander Zachary D. Weiss did not pitch for the Twins, but was in their farm system in 2019 and is back in 2024.  Born and raised in Irvine, California, he attended UCLA and was drafted by Cincinnati in the sixth round in 2013.  He was a relief pitcher in college and has remained one throughout his minor league career.  He did really well in AA in 2015 but then missed all of 2016, presumably due to injury.  He came back in 2017 to again have a fine year in AA.  In 2018, he made one appearance in the majors with the Reds on April 12, and it did not go well.  He faced four batters, giving up two walks and two home runs,  He was charged with four runs and had an ERA of infinity.  That was his career major league ERA for a while, as he spent most of the season back in AA.  A free agent after the season, he signed with Minnesota but pitched poorly both in AAA and AA and was released in mid-July, finishing the season in the Atlantic League.  He signed with Cleveland for 2020 but was released in late May (before the season) and returned to the Atlantic League.  He started 2021 in independent ball, but was signed by Seattle in late May and went to AAA, where he was not awful but was not very good, either.  Still, he signed with the Angels for 2022 and was again in AAA.  He again wasn't very good there, but he got a September call-up anyway and did surprisingly well, going 0-1, 3.38, 1.05 WHIP with 18 strikeouts in 13.1 innings.  He remained with the Angels in 2023 and made six appearances in the majors, but mostly been pitched poorly in AAA until he was waived in August.  He was claimed by Boston, and despite pitching poorly in AAA he got a September call-up and actually did pretty well in six games.  He was waived again and was claimed by the Twins in February of 2024.  He was injured much of his time with the Twins and pitched poorly in AAA when he did pitch.  He became a free agent after the season and signed with St. Louis for 2025.  He spent the season in AAA, again pitched poorly.  Again a free agent after the season, he pitched for Israel in the World Baseball Classic but that was the end of his playing career.  He at least got his ERA below infinity:  he is 1-1, 4.61, 1.21 WHIP in 27.1 major league innings (25 games).  In AAA he is 13-13, 5.39, 1.60 WHIP in 244 innings (185 games).  At last report, Zack Weiss was a business insurance advisor for Marsh McLennan Agency in the Los Angeles area.

Right-hander Ian Francis Hamilton appeared in one game for the Twins in 2022.  He was born in Dover, New Hampshire, went to high school in Vancouver, Washington, attended Washington State, and was drafted by the White Sox in the eleventh round in 2016.  A reliever throughout his professional career, he did very well in the minors through 2018, when he split the season between AA and AAA.  He reached the majors at the end of August in 2018 and did not do badly, going 1-2, 4.50 with a WHIP of 1.00 in eight innings.  He struggled through an injury-plagued 2019 season, pitching poorly in the sixteen games he was able to pitch.  He appeared in four games with the White Sox in 2020 but was waived in late September.  Seattle claimed him but waived him again in early December.  Philadelphia claimed him but waived him in February of 2021.  The Twins signed him and sent him to St. Paul, for whom he was not terrible, but not particularly good, either.  He pitched well in AAA in 2022, going 2-3, 1.88, 0.84 WHIP in 28.2 innings (23 games).  The Twins called him up in early June and he made one appearance against Toronto, pitching 2.2 innings and giving up two runs on a two-run homer by Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.  The Twins traded him to Cleveland for Sandy Leon in early August, and he spent the rest of the year in AAA with them.  He became a free agent after the season and signed with the Yankees, for whom he had an excellent year:  3-2, 2 saves, 2.64 ERA, 1.22 WHIP.   He has not repeated that, but he was a solid major league reliever for the Yankees through 2025.  A free agent after the season, he signed with Atlanta.  He has pitched really well in AAA, but has appeared in just one major league game, making one wonder why the Braves bothered to sign him. He turns thirty-one today.   If Atlanta or some other team will give him a chance, there's no reason Ian Hamilton can't still be a solid major league reliever.

June 15

Connie Rector (1892)

Babe Dahlgren (1912)

Bernice Gera (1931)

Mario Cuomo (1932)

Billy Williams (1938)

Ty Cline (1939)

Bruce Dal Canton (1941)

Ken Henderson (1946)

Champ Summers (1946)

Dusty Baker (1949)

Lance Parrish (1956)

Brett Butler (1957)

Wade Boggs (1958)

Tony Clark (1972)

Ramiro Mendoza (1972)

Andy Pettitte (1972)

Zach Day (1978)

Eric Kratz (1980)

Jeremy Reed (1981)

Tim Lincecum (1984)

Cliff Pennington (1984)

Mike Fiers (1985)

Trevor Plouffe (1986)

Eduardo Nunez (1987)

Jake Locker (1988)

Travis Jankowski (1991)

Dominic Smith (1995)

Garrett Acton (1998)

Bernice Gera was the first female umpire in Organized Baseball, umpiring one game in the New York-Penn League in 1972.

Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo was an outfielder for the Brunswick Pirates of the Georgia-Florida League in 1952.

Quarterback Jake Locker was drafted by the Angels as an outfielder in the tenth round in 2009.  He signed a contract with them, but never played a game of professional baseball.

Right-hander Stephen Zachary Day did not pitch for the Twins, but he was in their farm system for about a month in 2008.  Born and raised in Cincinnati, he was drafted by the Yankees in the fifth round in 1996.  He advanced slowly, not getting out of A ball until 2000.  When he did, he was no longer in the Yankees’ system; he was traded to Cleveland in late June of 2000.  He reached AAA for the Indians in 2001, but after one game there he was traded to Montreal at the July deadline.  He made his major league debut with the Expos in 2002, spending about two and a half months with the team that year.  He was mostly used as a relief pitcher in 2002, but was in the starting rotation in 2003-2004.  He was decent in those years, not great but not terrible.  He moved to Washington with the team in 2005, but was traded to Colorado in July.  He spent time in the minors that year as well, and also split 2006 between AAA and the majors.  He was waived in late April of 2006 and went back to Washington.  He made five mediocre starts with the Nationals, then had rotator cuff surgery and never made it back to the majors.  He kept trying for a while, though.  He signed with Kansas City for 2007, was in AAA that season, then signed with Minnesota for 2008.  The Twins sent him to Ft. Myers due to his continuing shoulder problems.  The hope was that the shoulder would improve, but it was not to be.   He made six relief appearances for Ft. Myers and went 1-0, 5.62, 1.88 WHIP in eight innings.  The Twins released him in early May.  His continuing health problems led him to not try to play for another team, and his playing career came to an end.  At last report, Zach Day had moved back to his home town of Cincinnati.  He was the founder of Zigoo Pets, a company which makes pet toys.  Currently, Zach Day is the co-founder of NewtForce, a company which, among other things, has developed a smart pitching mound which monitors a pitchers throwing mechanics.  The Minnesota Twins are one of the teams that uses this smart mound.

Outfielder Jeremy Thomas Reed did not play for the Twins, but was in their minor league system in 2011.  He was born in San Dimas, California, went to high school in LaVerne, California, then attended Cal State—Long Beach.  He was drafted by the White Sox in the second round in 2002.  He hit very well in his first couple of years in the minors, reaching AAA in 2004.  In late June of that season he was traded to Seattle and made his major league debut for the Mariners that September.  He was their starting center fielder in 2005, but hit only .254 with no power.  It was his only year as a major league regular.  He was a reserve for Seattle in 2006, then spent most of 2007 in AAA, coming back to the majors only as a September call-up.  He started 2008 in the minors again but came back to Seattle in late May and stayed the rest of the season.  He was traded to the Mets for the 2009 season.  He was in the majors all year, playing in 126 games but getting only 161 at-bats.  Fifty-three of those games were as a pinch-hitter.  Given his use, he didn’t do badly, batting .242, but it was his last full season in the majors.  A free agent after the season, he signed with Toronto for 2010, played seldom, and was released in early July.  The White Sox picked him up and sent him to AAA for the rest of the season.  He signed with Milwaukee for 2011, went 0-for-7 as a pinch hitter, was sent to the minors, then was traded to Minnesota in early June for future considerations.  He played in four games for Rochester, went 0-for-15, and then got hurt and did not return.  He was a free agent after the season, but did not play in 2012.  He signed with Arizona for 2013 but retired during spring training.  The Diamondbacks apparently held out hope that he might change his mind, as they did not release him until after the season.  He elected to stay retired, however, and was the minor league batting coordinator for the Milwaukee Brewers from 2014-2015.  He was the minor league batting coordinator for the Los Angeles Angels from 2016-2018 and was the major league batting coach for the Angels from 2019-2022.  He was let go after the 2022 season, and at last report was a hitting consultant with Bola Performance in Tennessee.

Third baseman Trevor Patrick Plouffe played for the Twins from 2010-2016.  He was born in West Hills, California and was selected by Minnesota in the first round of the 2004 amateur draft.  He progressed at a pace of roughly a level per season.  His minor league numbers are not bad but not terribly impressive, either.  His highest batting average is .274 and his highest OPS is .736 (both at New Britain, 2007); his lowest batting average is .223 and his lowest OPS is .645 (both at Beloit, 2006).  He had four brief stints with Minnesota in 2010, getting a few days in May, a week in June, about a week in August, and coming back for a September call-up.  He was with the Twins for about a month in 2011, spending most of the season in Rochester.  He started to develop some power in 2009, hitting 13 homers in Rochester that season and 15 there in 2010.   He split 2011 between Rochester and Minnesota, hitting 15 more homers in Rochester in just 220 at-bats and eight more in Minnesota in 286 at-bats.   He became the regular third baseman for Minnesota in 2012 and remained there through 2016.  He was remarkably consistent year-to-year, never great but never awful.  As a Twin, Trevor Plouffe hit .247/.308/.420 in 2909 major at-bats.  Rather than trade him before the 2016 season to make room for Miguel Sano at third base,  the Twins kept him all year and then allowed him to become a free agent after the season.  He signed with Oakland for 2017, but didn't hit and was traded to Tampa Bay in mid-June, for whom he continued not to hit.  He signed with Texas in 2018, was released in April, and signed with Philadelphia, for whom he played in AAA did somewhat better, but not enough to matter.  He re-signed with the Phillies for 2019 but was released in late March and his playing career came to an end.  He was a fan favorite in Minnesota, but at his best he was really no better than average.  He is now part of the Jomboy media network,  where he co-hosts a podcast and has a youtube show.  He also is a part-time analyst for Twins TV.

Infielder/outfielder Eduardo Michelle (Mendez) Nunez played for the Twins from 2014-2016.  He was born in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, went to high school in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and signed with the Yankees as a free agent in 2004.  He did not reach AA until 2009, but it should be remembered that he was still only 22 then.  He reached AAA in 2010 and made his major league debut in August of that year.  He spent the next few years bouncing back and forth between AAA and the majors, posting decent batting averages but not doing a lot else.  Despite the fact that the Yankees knew they would soon be looking for a shortstop, they traded Nunez to Minnesota in April of 2014 for Miguel Sulbaran.  He mostly played shortstop and third base, although he does had a handful of games at second and in the outfield.  He had a decent season as a reserve in 2015, batting .282/.327/.431 in 188 at-bats.  He got off to a tremendous start in 2016, playing mostly shortstop and batting .373 at the end of April, 340 at the end of May, and still batting .321 at the all-star break, making his only all-star team.  The Twins decided to strike while the iron was hot and traded him to San Francisco for Adalberto Mejia.  He did pretty well for the Giants in 2016 and had a big year in 2017, which resulted in him getting traded in July again, this time to Boston.  He came back to earth in 2018, and slumped further in 2019, batting just .228 and getting released in mid-July.  He signed with the Mets for 2020 but got just two at-bats, going 1-for-2.  He became a free agent and signed to play for Fubon in Taiwan for 2021, but played in just seven games for them.  He did not play in 2022 and announced his retirement in October of that year.  At last report, Eduardo Nunez was living in Boston.

Right-handed reliever Garrett Patrick Acton came to the Twins in 2026.  He was born in Naperville, Illinois and went to high school in Lemont, Illinois.  He was drafted by the White Sox in the thirty-fifth round in 2016, but chose to go to college instead.  He attended Parkland College, St. Louis University, and the University of Illinois, then signed as a free agent with Oakland in June of 2020.  He pitched well in the low minors, but struggled in a 2022 split between AA and AAA.  He continued to struggle in AAA in 2023, despite which he was promoted to the majors for two weeks in May.  He then needed Tommy John surgery and missed all of 2024.  He was released by Oakland in July of 2023 and signed with Tampa Bay after the season.  He was much better in AAA in 2025 and made it back to the majors for one game with the Rays.  Still, he was waived after the season and selected by Colorado.  The Rockies waived him before he could play a game for them, and he was selected by Miami.  He pitched two AAA games for the Marlins and was traded to Minnesota for Logan Whitaker.  Needing bullpen help, the Twins brought him to the majors immediately, where he pitched well in four games before suffering a right shoulder strain.  He is on the injured list at this writing.  As a Twin, he is 1-1, 2.70, 1.05 WHIP with nine strikeouts in 6.2 innings.  He turns twenty-eight today.  If he can get and stay healthy, there's still a chance Garrett Acton could be a successful major league pitcher.

June 14

Charlie Buffinton (1861)

Harvey Watkins (1869)

Charles Barrett (1871)

Don Newcombe (1926)

Jim Constable (1933)

Bill Fahey (1950)

Greg Brock (1957)

Mike Laga (1960)

George Tsamis (1967)

Peter Munro (1975)

Michael Hollimon (1982)

Hector Neris (1989)

Bobby Witt (2000)

We wonder if Charlie Buffinton had a similar problem to Ty Wigginton, with people constantly calling him "Buffington".

 Harvey Watkins managed the New York Giants for 35 games in 1895.  Most of his career was spent managing the Barnum & Bailey Circus and the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show.

Charles Barrett was a long-time scout, mostly working for whatever team was employing Branch Rickey.

Left-hander Jimmy Lee “Sheriff” Constable was an original Twin, in a way, but he did not play for them.  He was born in Jonesborough, Tennessee and signed with the New York Giants as a free agent in 1951.  He pitched very well in the low minors, reaching AAA in 1954.  He stumbled in his first couple of years there, possibly because he had averaged 225 innings in his previous two seasons.  He did very well in AAA in 1956, though, making a brief appearance with the Giants in June.  He spent much of 1957 in the majors and did well on those rare occasions when he was given a chance to pitch.  1958 was his first full season in the majors, but he spent it with three different teams:  he started with the now San Francisco Giants, was chosen off waivers by Cleveland in June, and was chosen off waivers by Washington in July.  That off-season, while playing winter ball in Cuba, Constable suffered what was termed a mental breakdown and was out of baseball for three years.  The franchise kept him on the roster until April 11, 1961, when the now Minnesota Twins released him.  He came back with the Milwaukee Braves in 1962, getting back to the majors for three games.  He returned to the Giants in 1963 and was in their minor league system for two years, making four more major league appearances in 1963.  For his career, Jim Constable went 3-4, 4.87 with two saves and a WHIP of 1.53.  He appeared in 56 games, six of them starts, and pitched 98 innings.  After leaving baseball, Constable became a control analyst for Magnavox, then became a teacher back in his home town of Jonesborough.  Jim Constable passed away on September 4, 2002.

Left-hander George Tsamis was with the Twins for most of 1993.  He was born in Campbell, California, attended Stetson University, and was drafted by Minnesota in the fifteenth round in 1989.  He was a starter in the minors and had a tremendous year at Class A Visalia in 1990, going 17-4, 2.21.  As he climbed up the ladder, his ERA and his WHIP rose, but his won-lost record remained very good.  For example, in 1992 he was 13-4 for AAA Portland, but with an ERA of 3.90 and a WHIP of 1.50.  He made three poor starts for Portland in 1993, but came up to the Twins in late April and stayed the rest of the season.  Why he stayed is another question:  Tsamis was 1-2, 6.19 with a WHIP of 1.65 in 68.1 innings spread over 41 appearances.  The Twins led him go after the season, and he moved on to Seattle, pitching in the minors for the Mariners for a little over a year.  He pitched briefly in the Pirates’ system in 1995, then spent over three seasons in independent ball, pitching for Mohawk Valley, Newburgh, Meridian, Bangor, and Waterbury through 1998.  Since then, he has been managing in independent ball.  George Tsamis has been the manager of Waterbury (1999-2000), New Jersey (2001-2002) and St. Paul (2003-2020).  He has won over one thousand games in independent ball.  He was also director of player personnel for the St. Paul Saints.  Sadly, his time with the Saints ended when they were absorbed into the Organized Baseball structure. In 2021, George Tsamis became the manager for the Kane County Cougars in the American Association.

Right-hander Peter Daniel Munro did not play for the Twins, but was in their farm system for a couple of months in 2004 and for all of 2006..  He was born in Flushing, New York, went to high schol in Bayside, New York, and was drafted by Boston in the sixth round in 1993. He did well in Class A but struggled whe promoted to AA 1997 and continued to struggle in AAA in 1998.  He was traded to Toronto in late July of the latter season.  He did no better there in the rest of 1998 but began 1999 in the majors anyway.  Not surprisingly, he did not pitch well, although he did better when sent back to AAA.  He began 2000 in AAA, too, and did no better.  In August he was traded to Texas.  He spent all of 2001 in AAA and had a medicore year.  A free agent after the season, he signed with Houston for 2002 and had his first good year above Class A, pitchng well at AAA and continuing to pitch well when promoted to Houston in late June.  He went 5-5, 3.57 in 19 appearances, 14 of them starts.  It was his only good year in the majors, though.  He started 2003 in the majors but was sent back to AAA at the end of July.  A free agent after the season, he signed wth Minnesota for 2004.  He pitched well in Rochester, going 6-3, 3.88 with a 1.22 WHIP in ten starts, but was still released at then end of May.  The Astros signed him again a week later, but he again could not succeed in the majors.  He signed with the Yankees in 2005, was in AAA all season, then signed again with Minnesota for 2006.He was in the Red Wings’ rotation all year but did not do well, going 8-12, 4.32 with a 1.45 WHIP.  He played in China in 2007 and made the all-star team there.  He came back to the United States and played for York in the Atlantic League in 2008, but was injured and ended his playing career.  Pete Munro is currently an instructor for ProSwing, a baseball instructional company located in Port Chester, New York.  He is also the owner of PDM Pitching, LLC, of Brooklyn, which “focuses on the training and development of youth athletes in all phases of development”.

Infielder Michael Travis Hollimon did not play for the Twins, but was in their farm system for two years.  Born and raised in Dallas, he attended both the University of Texas and Oral Roberts University.  He was drafted three times:  by the Dodgers in 2001, by Minnesota in 2003, and by Detroit in 2005.  He signed with the Tigers and got his professional career underway that year.  He started very well, batting around .280 with double-digit doubles, triples, and homers each of his first two years and falling a triple short of doing it a third year.  He got a cup of coffee at AAA in that third year, 2007, and started 2008 there.  He hit a wall in AAA, however; he has never had a good season higher than AA unless you count 29 games in 2011.  He got his first and so far only big league time in 2008, spending about six weeks with the Tigers as a reserve infielder.  He did well in limited playing time, going 6-for-23 with two doubles, a triple, and a homer.  He hit only .211 in AAA, though, and when he did not particularly improve in AA in 2009 he was released.  Hollimon played for independent Grand Prairie in the American Association in 2010.  The Twins gave him another chance, signing him for 2011.  He started horribly for New Britain, but played fairly well after the first month, earning a promotion to Rochester, where he continued to do well.  Back in Rochester for 2012, he again got off to a slow start, then was injured and missed the rest of the season.  He elected to retire after the season.  His career was probably not what he hoped it would be, but he got twenty-three big league at-bats and hit a major league home run, and most of us would probably give a lot to be able to say that.  Michael Hollimon is now a sports agent for Independent Sports & Entertainment and is living in Tampa, Florida.

June 13

Jim Mutrie (1851)

Bill Bergen (1878)

Gene Desautels (1907)

Mel Parnell (1922)

Dave Rosenfield (1931)

Tom Cheek (1939)

Marcel Lachemann (1941)

Antonio Pulido (1951)

Ernie Whitt (1952)

Darrell May (1972)

Pedro Strop (1985)

Jonathan Lucroy (1986)

Drew Smyly (1989)

James McCann (1990)

Jim Mutrie managed teams in New York for nine years.  He has been called the founding father of baseball in New York City.  He is the one who gave the Giants their nickname.  The story is that whenever he was credited for the team's success, he would say, "It was my boys--my giants!--who did it."

Catcher Bill Bergen spent eleven seasons in the majors.  He appeared in 947 games and had 3,028 at-bats.  His lifetime batting stats are .170/.194/.201.  Everything you read about him says he was a tremendous defensive catcher, and one assumes he must have been.

Dave Rosenfield was the general manager of the Tidewater/Norfolk Tides for over forty-five years.

Tom Cheek was the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1977-2004.

Antonio Pulido was a closer in the Mexican League for many years, getting 197 saves.  He also had 70 saves in the Mexican Pacific League.

Left-hander Darrell Kevin May did not play for the Twins, but he went to spring training with them in 2006.  He was born in San Bernardino, California, went to high school in Rogue River, Oregon, attended Sacramento City College, and was drafted by Atlanta in the 46th round in 1992.  For such a low draft choice he went through the minors quickly, reaching AA in 1994, AAA in 1995, and getting a two-game September call-up in 1995.  Then, oddly, he was waived before the 1996 season and claimed by Pittsburgh.  He spent most of the season in AAA and did okay, though nothing special, made five appearances with the big club, then was waived again in early September, this time being claimed by the Angels.  He made the Angels out of spring training in 1997, had a terrible April, but was pitching better in May, having made three scoreless appearances of 5.1 innings, when he was sent back to AAA.  He came back in mid-July and didn't do a whole lot.  He was almost always a starter in the minors but almost always a reliever in the majors, and while that's not really an excuse it probably didn't help him any, either.  He was released in spring training of 1998 and went to Japan.  At that point, he was going into his age 26 season and had major league numbers of 2-2, 6.31, 1.72 WHIP, so nobody probably missed him.  He pitched in Japan for four years and had some success, although he certainly didn't dominate the league or anything.  Kansas City signed him for the 2002 season and he spent 2002-04 in the Royals' rotation.  He actually had a good year in 2003, going 10-8, 3.77, 1.19 WHIP.  He couldn't repeat that, however, and was traded to San Diego after the 2004 season.  He didn't do much for them, was traded to the Yankees in early July, and spent most of the reason of the season back in AAA.  A free agent after the 2005 season, he signed with Minnesota, but was released at the end of spring training.  The Reds signed him and sent him to AAA.  He did pretty well there in eight starts, but he was thirty-four by this time, and they released him in June, ending his playing career.  His career numbers aren't much:  26-43, 5.16, 1.45 WHIP.  He never led the league in anything except in 2004, when he led in losses with nineteen.  Still, he played in parts of seven major league seasons and appeared in 161 games, which isn't bad for a forty-sixth round draft choice.  At last report, Darrell May was a vice president and director of player development for TWC Sports Management in Austin, Texas.  He also was a coach at Canes Baseball Southwest/Texas Senators Select Baseball in Austin.