Joseph Franklin Niekro was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 22-year baseball career,he pitched from 1967 to 1988 for seven different teams,primarily for the Houston Astros.
Andrew Jay Hinch is an American professional baseball coach and former player who is the manager of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Hinch played catcher for the Oakland Athletics (1998–2000),Kansas City Royals (2001–2002),Detroit Tigers (2003),and Philadelphia Phillies (2004).
The Auburn Doubledays are a collegiate summer baseball team of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) that is located in Auburn,New York. From 1958 to 2020,they were members of Minor League Baseball's New York–Penn League (NYPL). They have played their home games at Leo Pinckney Field at Falcon Park since 1995. They previously played at the original Falcon Park,which was built in 1927 on the same site. The team is owned and operated by Auburn Community Baseball.
Jon Lewis Ford is an American former professional baseball outfielder and current manager for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers.
Ramón Abraham Castro is a former professional baseball catcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins,New York Mets and Chicago White Sox.
Jerome Lee Williams is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2003 to 2016.
James Robert Brower is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for eight Major League Baseball (MLB) teams:the Cleveland Indians (1999-2000),Cincinnati Reds (2001-2002),Montreal Expos (2002),San Francisco Giants (2003-2004),Atlanta Braves (2005),Baltimore Orioles (2006),San Diego Padres (2006),and New York Yankees (2007).
Jason Dean Lane is an American professional baseball former player and current coach. He is the third base coach for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres. Originally starting his career as an outfielder,Lane switched positions and became a pitcher.
Eduardo Atanasio Pérez Pérez is an American former professional baseball player,coach,and current television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball and the Nippon Professional Baseball league as a first baseman,third baseman,and outfielder from 1993 to 2006. After his playing career Pérez became a baseball analyst with ESPN,ESPN Deportes,and ESPN Latin America as well as a host on SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio.
Eric Walter Munson is a former Major League Baseball catcher and current minor-league baseball coach. He was the third overall pick in the 1999 Major League Baseball draft by the Detroit Tigers,behind Josh Hamilton and Josh Beckett.
Kirk Craig Saarloos is an American baseball coach and former pitcher,who is the current head baseball coach of the TCU Horned Frogs. He played college baseball at Cal State Fullerton for coach George Horton from 1999 to 2001 and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven seasons from 2002 to 2008.
Nelson Figueroa is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks,Philadelphia Phillies,Milwaukee Brewers,Pittsburgh Pirates,New York Mets,and Houston Astros. Figueroa also played for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taiwan. He featured a fastball topping out at 91 mph,slider,curveball,changeup,and a splitter. He has also worked as a post-game studio analyst for Mets broadcasts.
Eric Scott Patterson is an American former professional baseball left fielder and second baseman. Patterson made his MLB debut with the Chicago Cubs on August 6,2007. He was the head coach of the Gwinnett Tides in the Sunbelt Baseball League. Patterson is currently the assistant hitting coach for the South Bend Cubs.
Marquis Donnell "Bo" Porter is an American professional baseball player,coach,and manager. He was a special assistant to the Atlanta Braves general manager and former third base/outfield and base running coach for the Braves. Porter previously served as manager of the Houston Astros for two seasons until his termination on September 1,2014. During spring training in 2018 he ran the Major League Baseball Players Association free agent camp. In 2019,he became a television broadcaster for the Washington Nationals on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network.
Justin Richard Towles is an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros from 2007 to 2011.
Brent Terry Strom is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher and active pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. His MLB playing career spanned from 1972 to 1973 and 1975 to 1977 for the New York Mets,Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres. He served as pitching coach for the Houston Astros in 1996 and from 2014 to 2021,helping guide the club to the 2017 World Series championship. He also coached the Kansas City Royals from 2000 to 2001. According to an interview with Tommy John,Strom was the second pitcher to receive Tommy John surgery.
Héctor Luis Mercado is a former professional baseball pitcher,born in Cataño,Puerto Rico. Mercado played all or parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball,as well as one season in Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. Mercado was listed at 6' 3" in height,and 235 lb. in weight. Mercado batted and threw left-handed during his baseball career.
John Alan Fishel is a former right-handed Major League Baseball left fielder who played for the Houston Astros in 1988.
Craig Michael Bjornson is an American former professional baseball player and current coach who is now the pitching coach for the Atlanta Braves AAA affiliate,the Gwinnett Stripers. In terms of major league jobs,he was recently the bullpen coach for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). Bjornson previously coached for the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox.
Joshua Alexander Zeid is an American-Israeli former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. He plays for Team Israel. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros.
