The Trenton Thunder are a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League. They are located in Trenton,New Jersey,and play their home games at Trenton Thunder Ballpark.
Douglas Dean Drabek is a retired American professional baseball pitcher,and a current minor league baseball coach. He is the pitching coach for the Reno Aces,the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the New York Yankees,Pittsburgh Pirates,Houston Astros,Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles between 1986 and 1998. Drabek batted and threw right-handed. Known for his fluid pitching motion and sound mechanics,he won the National League Cy Young Award in 1990. Drabek was an MLB All-Star in 1994.
Jason Thomas Davis is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians,Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Joel Patrick Skinner is an American professional baseball manager and coach,and former Major League catcher and manager. Skinner mostly has managed at the minor-league level,save for one half of one season at the helm of the 2002 Cleveland Indians. He is the son of Bob Skinner,a National League outfielder in the 1950s and 1960s,and himself a former MLB coach and skipper.
Robert Andrew Meacham is an American former professional baseball shortstop,who spent his entire six-year big league playing career with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Since retiring from active play,Meacham has managed and coached for several organizations in the majors and minors.
Michael Anthony Easler,nicknamed "the Hit Man",is an American former professional baseball outfielder,designated hitter,and coach,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,California Angels,Pittsburgh Pirates,Boston Red Sox,New York Yankees,and Philadelphia Phillies,from 1973 to 1987.
Thomas Albert Prince is an American former professional baseball player,and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1987 to 2003. Although Prince didn't produce impressive offensive statistics,he excelled defensively as a catcher which enabled him to sustain a seventeen-year playing career with several major league teams.
Tanner Joe Meyer is an American former Major League Baseball player. He played two seasons in the majors,1988 and 1989,for the Milwaukee Brewers. He also played one season in Japan for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales in 1990.
Jeffery Todd Banister is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He is the bench coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Before that,he was a special assistant for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He served as the manager of the Texas Rangers from 2015 through 2018. Before joining the Rangers,Banister spent 29 years within the organization of the Pirates as a player and coach in both the Pirates' major and minor league system. After leaving the Rangers,Banister served the Director of Player Development with the University of Northern Colorado Bears baseball program in 2021 before landing with the D-backs.
Brian David Harper is an American former catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for seven teams,with his most consistent tenure being with the Minnesota Twins,where he for played six seasons in his sixteen season career. He was the starting catcher when the Twins won the 1991 World Series;Harper batted .381,the best among all regular Minnesota batters. He most recently served as the hitting coach of the Double-A Erie SeaWolves.
Jeffrey Paul Manto is an American former journeyman baseball player and hitting coach. Manto is currently the head coach of the Conwell-Egan Catholic High School baseball team. He is the former manager of the Trenton Thunder of the MLB Draft League. He is a member of eight Halls of Fame. Manto played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians,Philadelphia Phillies,Baltimore Orioles,Boston Red Sox,Seattle Mariners,Detroit Tigers,New York Yankees,and Colorado Rockies. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.
Joseph Rodger Roa,nicknamed "the Roa Constrictor",is former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. Roa is a graduate of Hazel Park High School in Hazel Park,Michigan,and was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 18th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Roa was frequently called "The Roa Constrictor" by Twin Cities radio personality Dark Star.
Daryl Lamont Boston is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder,and the former first base coach for the Chicago White Sox.
Robert Milacki is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball between 1988 and 1996,mostly with the Baltimore Orioles.
John Anthony Cangelosi is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox,Pittsburgh Pirates,Texas Rangers,New York Mets,Houston Astros,Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies. Cangelosi was born in Brooklyn,New York. He graduated from Miami Springs High School in Miami Springs,Florida.
Cecilio Guante Magallanes is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates and ended his career after playing with the Cleveland Indians. He finished his career with a 29–34 won-loss record and a 3.48 earned run average. He worked exclusively as a relief pitcher.
Rosario Isabel Rodríguez Echavarria is a Mexican former Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates. He debuted on September 1,1989 with the Reds and against his future team,the Pirates. He was the youngest player to play in the National League in 1989.
The 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 106th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise;and their 101st season in the National League. This was their 18th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 80–82.
Oliver Angelo Carnegie was an Italian American professional baseball player whose playing career spanned 15 seasons. Over that time,Carnegie played in the minor leagues with the Class-B Flint Vehicles (1922) of the Michigan–Ontario League;the Class-B Hazleton Mountaineers (1931) of the New York–Penn League;the Double-A Buffalo Bisons of the International League;and the Class-D Lockport White Sox (1942) and the Class-D Jamestown Falcons (1944) of the Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League. In 1,539 career games played,Carnegie batted .309 with 1665 hits,302 doubles,48 triples and 297 home runs. Carnegie batted and threw right-handed. Carnegie also managed the Class-D Jamestown Falcons in 1944. Officially a player-manager since he also played 96 games that season,Carnegie led the Falcons to a 70–54 record which was good enough for second overall in the PONY League.
Matthew Donald Hague is an American professional baseball first baseman and coach. He is the hitting coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).
