Bert Blyleven is a Dutch-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1970 to 1992,primarily with the Minnesota Twins. Blyleven recorded 3,701 career strikeouts,the fifth-most in MLB history. He won 287 games,27th-most all-time,and pitched 4,970 innings,14th-most all-time. A renowned curveball pitcher,Blyleven was also a two-time All-Star and World Series champion. Although under-appreciated during his playing career,he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011—his second-to-last year of eligibility.
James Patrick Quirk is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1992. Quirk was a member of the world champion 1985 Kansas City Royals team.
Richard Warren Aguilera is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1985 to 2000. Aguilera won a world championship as a member of the New York Mets in 1986,then won a second world championship as a member of the Minnesota Twins in 1991. He also played for the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs. In 2008,Aguilera was inducted into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame.
Wilmer Dean Chance was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher,he played in 11 Major League Baseball seasons for the Los Angeles / California Angels,Minnesota Twins,Cleveland Indians,New York Mets and Detroit Tigers. With a touch of wildness and the habit of never looking at home plate once he received the sign from his catcher,Chance would turn his back fully towards the hitter in mid-windup before spinning and unleashing a good fastball,sinker or sidearm curveball.
Michael Ray Jackson is a former professional baseball player whose career spanned 19 seasons,17 of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB). Jackson,a relief pitcher for the majority of his career,compiled a career earned run average (ERA) of 3.42,allowing 451 earned runs off of 983 hits,127 home runs,and 464 walks while recording 1,006 strikeouts over 1,005 games pitched.
Paul Anthony Sorrento is an American former first baseman in Major League Baseball,who currently serves as the hitting instructor in the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Scott Thomas Leius is a former American League baseball player who played during the 1990s.
Alexander Cole Jr. is an American former professional baseball outfielder.
James Ray Tatum is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers,Colorado Rockies,Boston Red Sox,San Diego Padres,and New York Mets. Tatum also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yakult Swallows and in the KBO League for the LG Twins.
The 1994 Minnesota Twins played in an abbreviated,strike-shortened season. The strike overshadowed the season's accomplishments. These included Scott Erickson's no-hitter on April 27,Chuck Knoblauch's 85-game errorless streak and league-leading 45 doubles,Kirby Puckett's 2,000th hit,and Kent Hrbek's retirement. In 113 games,Manager Tom Kelly's team finished with a record of 53–60,for fourth place in the newly created American League Central Division.
Mark Bruce Salas is a former professional catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1984-1991. Salas,who is of Mexican descent,also worked for the Chicago White Sox as a bullpen catcher.
Keith Rowe Atherton,is an American former professional baseball pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily in relief,from 1983–1989. Atherton played for the Oakland Athletics (1983–1986),Minnesota Twins (1986–1988),and Cleveland Indians (1989).
The 1985 Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 77–85,tied for fourth in the American League West,and 14 games behind the division winner and eventual World Series champion Kansas City Royals.
James George Wilson is a retired professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball,appearing most often defensively as a first baseman,but more often as a designated hitter. He also played one season in Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan.
Michael Charles Walker is an American former professional baseball player. Walker played in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Indians,Chicago Cubs (1995),and Detroit Tigers (1996). Walker last played professional baseball in 1999 with the minor league Buffalo Bisons.
Monte Carmelo Castillo was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins. Castillo died of heart problems on November 15,2015.
Efraín Antonio Valdez is a former professional baseball pitcher. Valdez played Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians in 1990 and 1991 and the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1998. He also played for the Korea Baseball Organization with the LG Twins in 2001.
Alfonso Houston Jiménez González is a Mexican former professional baseball player who played shortstop in Major League Baseball from 1983 through 1988. He played for the Minnesota Twins,Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians
Steven Allen Rosenberg is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres from 1988 to 1991.
