John Scott Morris is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1977 and 1994,mainly for the Detroit Tigers. Morris won 254 games throughout his career.
Christopher Louis Bosio is an American former professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners from 1986 to 1996. As a player,he was listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 225 pounds (102 kg);he threw and batted right-handed. Bosio has served as a pitching coach in MLB for the Brewers,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Chicago Cubs,and Detroit Tigers.
Ronald Clyde Gardenhire is an American former professional baseball player,coach,and manager. He played as a shortstop for the New York Mets from 1981 through 1985. After another year playing in the minor leagues,he served as a manager in the Minnesota Twins farm system for three years,then as a coach for the Twins from 1991 through 2001,and then as the Twins' manager from 2002 through 2014,winning the American League Manager of the Year Award in 2010. He then coached for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2017 and managed the Detroit Tigers from 2018 through most of 2020,when he retired from baseball.
Terence John Mulholland is an American former professional baseball pitcher. His Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned 20 seasons,1986 and 1988 to 2006. He threw left-handed and batted right-handed.
Michael Alan Pelfrey is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball pitcher. He was the pitching coach at Wichita State University from 2019 to 2023,where he played from 2003 to 2005 for head coach Gene Stephenson. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets,Minnesota Twins,Detroit Tigers,and Chicago White Sox.
Kevin Ray Tapani is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Mets,Minnesota Twins,Los Angeles Dodgers,Chicago White Sox,and Chicago Cubs from 1989 to 2001.
Luis Ignacio Ayala Hernández is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals,New York Mets,Minnesota Twins,Florida Marlins,New York Yankees,Baltimore Orioles,and Atlanta Braves. He is 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and weighs 190 pounds (86 kg). He bats and throws right-handed.
The 1987 Minnesota Twins won the World Series for the first time since moving from Washington in 1961,the second time that the franchise won the World Series. Having won only 85 games during the 1987 regular season,they won the World Series with the then-fewest regular season wins since Major League Baseball expanded to a 162-game season in 1961,and the fewest of any team since the 1889 New York Giants. They also became the first team to win the World Series despite being outscored by their opponents in the regular season,having scored 786 runs and allowed 806.
Scott Matthew Ullger is an American former Major League Baseball player and coach. He spent 20 seasons (1995–2014) as a coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball,serving in four different roles:as third base and first base coach,bench coach and hitting instructor. Ullger was frequently referred to as "Scotty" by Twins faithfuls and by broadcasters Bert Blyleven and Dick Bremer.
Carl Blake Willis is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners.
Steven Michael Liddle is an American former professional baseball player,coach and manager.
Richard Francis Stelmaszek was an American Major League Baseball catcher,and bullpen coach for the Minnesota Twins.
Joseph Alan Vavra is an American professional baseball coach. Vavra previously served as a coach for the Minnesota Twins from 2006 to 2017,and as the Detroit Tigers quality control coach in 2018 and 2019,and hitting coach in 2020.
Frederick Alfred Porcello III is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers,Boston Red Sox and New York Mets.
The 1987 New York Mets season was the 26th regular season for the Mets. The Mets entered the season as the defending World Series champions. They went 92–70 and finished second in the National League East. They were managed by Davey Johnson. The team played home games at Shea Stadium.
Richard Stanley Such is an American former pitcher and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). A right-handed hurler who batted left-handed,Such stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
The 2014 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 114th season. This was the team's first year under a mostly new coaching staff led by rookie Manager Brad Ausmus. On September 28,the last day of the regular season,the Tigers clinched the American League Central title with a 3–0 win over the Minnesota Twins. The Tigers finished one game ahead of the Kansas City Royals,with a 90–72 record. It was their fourth consecutive American League Central title. They became the first AL Central team to win four consecutive titles since the Cleveland Indians won five straight from 1995 to 1999,and the first Tigers team to ever make four consecutive postseason appearances. Despite all of this,the Tigers' season ended on October 5 when they were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Division Series. This snapped Detroit's streak of three consecutive American League Championship Series appearances. To date,this is the last postseason appearance for the Tigers,and are tied with the Los Angeles Angels for the longest active postseason drought in MLB.
The 2014 Minnesota Twins season was the 54th season for the franchise in Minnesota,and the 114th overall in the American League. They were the host team for the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. They finished fifth in the American League Central with a 70–92 record.
The 2018 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 118th season. It was the team's first year under a mostly new coaching staff led by new Manager Ron Gardenhire. It was the fourth consecutive season they missed the playoffs,finishing with the same record as the previous season,64–98,but good for third place in the American League Central division.
The 2020 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 120th season. This was the team's third and final year under manager Ron Gardenhire,and their 21st at Comerica Park. The start of season was delayed by four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tigers finished the season with a 23–35 record,ranking last in their division and third-worst in the major leagues,and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. For the second straight season,the Tigers pitching staff compiled the MLB's worst team ERA (6.37).
