Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1998 to 2009,most prominently as a member of the Minnesota Twins where he was a Gold Glove Award winner. Mientkiewicz was also a member of the 2004 World Series winning Boston Red Sox team. He is one of five players to win both an Olympic gold medal and a World Series championship.
Robert Earl Brenly is an American baseball sportscaster and a former professional baseball player,coach and manager. He played the majority of his Major League Baseball career as a catcher with the San Francisco Giants. After retiring as a player,Brenly worked as a broadcaster with the Chicago Cubs,then as a coach with the Giants,then as a broadcaster for Fox. He was hired to manage the Arizona Diamondbacks for the 2001 season,and won the franchise's only championship his first year,becoming the fourth rookie manager to win a World Series and first since 1961. In 2004,Brenly was released by the Diamondbacks and again became a broadcaster with the Cubs until 2012. He now serves as a color commentator for Diamondbacks broadcasts.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2000 throughout the world.
Cordel Leonard "Corey" Koskie is a Canadian former professional baseball third baseman,who played in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins,Toronto Blue Jays,and Milwaukee Brewers. On February 4,2015,Koskie was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Craig John Counsell is an American former professional baseball player and current manager for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously the manager for the Milwaukee Brewers and holds the Brewers’franchise record for managerial wins. He led the team to five of their nine all-time postseason appearances,winning one playoff series.
Vergil Patrick Hughes is an American sportscaster. He has been the radio play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1996. The 2022 season marked the 40th consecutive year that Hughes served as an MLB announcer.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1981 throughout the world.
Michael Thomas Morgan is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for 12 different teams over 25 years,and is one of 31 players in baseball history to appear in Major League baseball games in four decades (1978–2002). Upon his retirement,Morgan held the major league record for most major league teams played for (12),but this record was surpassed by Octavio Dotel in 2012 and Edwin Jackson in 2018. Because of this,Morgan was nicknamed "the Nomad" by his teammates due to his constant travel from team to team.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1977 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1973 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1965 throughout the world.
Eric Thane Soderholm is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman who played for the Minnesota Twins,Chicago White Sox,Texas Rangers,and New York Yankees from 1971 to 1980. Soderholm was selected with the 1st overall selection in the secondary phase of the 1968 Free Agent draft by the Twins.
James Hendry is an American baseball coach and executive. He is a special assistant for New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman,and is a former general manager of the Chicago Cubs.
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.
The 1999 Minnesota Twins season was the 39th season for the franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota,their eighteen season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 99th overall in the American League. They began their season on a positive note,with Brad Radke getting the win in a 6–1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. However,they finished the season in last place,with a 63–97 record.
The 2004 Minnesota Twins season was the 104th season in the franchise's history and its 44th season in the Twin Cities. The Twins were managed by Ron Gardenhire and played in the Metrodome.
The Minnesota Twins complied a record of 69–93 during the 2000 Major League Baseball season. It was the team's last of a consecutive string record of eight losing seasons and it was characterized with weak hitting but slightly better pitching. The team was managed by Tom Kelly and contained the nucleus of future manager Ron Gardenhire's team that would reach the postseason only two years later.
The 1997 Minnesota Twins will not be remembered as the strongest team the Twins ever fielded. Manager Tom Kelly's team consisted of a few solid players,but mainly past-their-prime veterans and never-to-be-established prospects. One of the few bright spots was pitcher Brad Radke's breakout season,in which he won 20 games,at one point had 12 consecutive victories,tying a record Scott Erickson set in 1991. The team finished with a 68–94 record,good enough for fourth place in what proved to be the league's weakest division that season. The Cleveland Indians,who won the division that year,made it all the way to the World Series,but lost in seven games to the Florida Marlins.
Garrett Thomas Jones is an American former professional baseball first baseman and right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins,Pittsburgh Pirates,Miami Marlins and New York Yankees.
The 1965 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 12 to October 14,1965. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins were the regular season champions of the National League and American League,respectively. The Dodgers then defeated the Twins in the World Series,four games to three.
