Cecil "Zip" Payne was a long-time minor-league player and manager, collecting 2,179 hits.
Joe Brinkman and Derryl Cousins hold the record for most games umpired together, 2,123.
Rudy Hernandez was an infielder in the Mets organization from 1987-1991, reaching AA. With the exception of 2004, he was a manager or coach in the Twins' organization from 2001-2024.
Infielder Luis Sangel Arraez played for the Twins from 2019-2022. He was born in San Felipe, Venezuela and signed with the Twins as a free agent in 2013. He went up about a level a season, playing in the Dominican Summer League in 2014, the Gulf Coast League in 2015, and the MIdwest League in 2016. He missed most of 2017, presumably due to injury, split 2018 between high-A and AA, started 2019 in AA, moved up to AAA, and by mid-May was in the majors, eventually taking over the second base job from Jonathan Schoop. He was more than worthy of it, batting .334/.399/.439. He was the regular second baseman in 2020, and while a down stretch in August led to some doubts, he ended up batting .321/.364/.402 in the shortened season. He was moved to a utility role in 2021 but ended up starting over a hundred games while playing second, third, and left field. He did not hit quite as well in 2021, but still batted .294 with an OBP of .357. He played first, second, and DH in 2022 and won the batting title, batting .316. That off-season he was traded to Miami for Pablo Lopez, Brian Chourio, and Jose Salas. He had the best season of his career so far in 2023, batting .354 with ten home runs and winning another batting title. He was traded to San Diego in early May of 2024, and while he wasn't quite as good he won his third consecutive batting title with a mark of .315. As a Twin, he batted .314/.374/.410 in 1412 at-bats. He turns twenty-eight today. He's the first player to win three consecutive batting titles for three different teams, which some people use as a knock against him: "If he's so good, why does he keep getting traded?" But it's also true that someone always wants him, and is willing to give up quite a bit to get him. He's not Rod Carew or Tony Gwynn, but there's no reason to think he won't be a good player for several years yet.
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