The Toledo Mud Hens are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. They are located in Toledo,Ohio,and play their home games at Fifth Third Field. A Mud Hens team has played in Toledo for most seasons since 1896,including a 50-year history as a member of the now defunct American Association. The current franchise was established in 1965. They joined Triple-A East in 2021,but this was renamed the International League in 2022.
Miguel Jesús Cairo [ki'-row],is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder and currently the bench coach for the Washington Nationals. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine different clubs in a 17-year career,spanning from 1996 to 2012. During his playing days,Cairo stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 225 pounds (102 kg) while batting and throwing right-handed. While primarily a second baseman,Cairo was able to play all the infield positions and as a corner outfielder. He was also used for pinch-hitting duties late in his career. He was interim manager for the White Sox in the latter part of the 2022 season as manager Tony La Russa stepped away due to health concerns.
Larry Alton Parrish is an American former professional baseball player,coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball and the Nippon Professional Baseball league as a third baseman from 1974 to 1990,most prominently as a member of the Montreal Expos and the Texas Rangers.
Leon"Bull"Durham is an American former first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 10 seasons. Durham was a longtime minor league hitting coach,and most recently served as the assistant hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers during the 2017 season. Durham played with the St. Louis Cardinals,Chicago Cubs (1981–1988),and Cincinnati Reds (1988). Durham batted and threw left-handed.
John Lester Moss was an American professional baseball player,coach,scout and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the St. Louis Browns for the most significant portion of his career,and was a backup catcher almost all his career.
Jason William Wood is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an infielder,primarily used at first base.
Edward Joseph Mayo,nicknamed "Hotshot" and "Steady Eddie",was an American professional baseball player. He played as an infielder in the Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1948,most notably as a member of the Detroit Tigers team that finished either in first or second place in the American League pennant races between 1944 and 1947 and won the 1945 World Series. Mayo was selected to his only All-Star team in 1945 and,was the runner-up in voting for the 1945 American League Most Valuable Player Award. He also played for the New York Giants,Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Athletics.
Bruce Edward Kimm is an American former professional baseball catcher,manager and coach. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers,Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox between 1976 until 1980.
Francis Lebrón Beltrán is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Chicago Cubs,Montreal Expos,and Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball.
Kevin James Hooper is an American former professional baseball infielder who played for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was also the manager of the Wichita Wingnuts of the independent American Association.
The Holyoke Millers were a minor league baseball team located in Holyoke,Massachusetts. The team played in the Eastern League. Their home stadium was Mackenzie Stadium. The Millers played from 1977 to 1982 and was a farm team of the Milwaukee Brewers the first four years and the California Angels the last two years. In 1980,the team won the Eastern League championship.
Richard Avina Renteria is a Mexican-American former professional baseball infielder and former manager of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Renteria played in parts of five seasons between 1986 and 1994 with the Pittsburgh Pirates,Seattle Mariners,and Florida Marlins. He then coached and managed in the Marlins organization until 2001,and in the San Diego Padres organization until 2013. He was the manager of the Chicago Cubs in 2014. Renteria was also the bench coach for the Chicago White Sox in 2016.
Douglas Eugene Bochtler is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1995 to 2000.
Thomas Harold Gamboa is an American professional baseball coach and manager.
Stephen Bradley Dillard is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox,Detroit Tigers,Chicago Cubs,and Chicago White Sox. Dillard,a reserve infielder,played mainly as a second baseman.
David Blain Huppert is an American former professional baseball catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) and former manager of the Lakeland Flying Tigers of Minor League Baseball's Florida State League (FSL) in the Detroit Tigers organization.
JoséCastro is a Cuban professional baseball coach. He was previously a coach for the Seattle Mariners,Chicago Cubs,Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox.
Arnold H. Beyeler is an American professional baseball coach and a former player and manager.
Victor Manuel Rodriguez Rivera is an American professional baseball coach and former infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles in 1984 and the Minnesota Twins in 1989,appearing in 17 games. He is the hitting coach for the San Diego Padres,having spent the past eleven seasons holding the assistant hitting coach role for the Boston Red Sox (2013–2017) and Cleveland Guardians (2018–2023).
Quintin Lonell Berry is an American former professional baseball outfielder who is the first base coach for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers,Boston Red Sox,Baltimore Orioles,Chicago Cubs,and Milwaukee Brewers.
