Joseph Paul Torre Jr. is an American professional baseball executive and former player,manager,and television color commentator. He has served as a special assistant to the Commissioner of Baseball since 2020. He previously served in the capacity of Major League Baseball's (MLB) chief baseball officer from 2011 to 2020. Torre ranks fifth all-time in MLB history with 2,326 wins as a manager. With 2,342 hits during his playing career,Torre is the only major leaguer to achieve both 2,000 hits as a player and 2,000 wins as a manager. From 1996 to 2007,he was the manager of the New York Yankees,and guided the team to six American League (AL) pennants and four World Series championships.
The Rochester Red Wings are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. They are located in Rochester,New York,and play their home games at Innovative Field,located in downtown Rochester. Founded in 1899,they are the oldest continuously operating sports franchise in North America below the major league level.
William Larry Randolph is an American former professional baseball second baseman,coach,and manager. During an 18-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB),he played from 1975 to 1992 for six different teams,most notably the New York Yankees with whom he won back-to-back world titles against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has joined ESPN as a post-season baseball analyst,beginning in September 2013. Mainly,he appeared on Baseball Tonight and provided updates during Monday and Wednesday night September network telecasts.
Omar Teodoro Antonio Minaya y Sánchez,whose nickname is O,is a Dominican baseball executive. He is the special assistant to the general manager of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He previously served as general manager for the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1963 throughout the world.
Martin Lee "Marty" Mason is a retired minor league baseball pitcher and former Major League Baseball bullpen coach for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.
D'Angelo Jiménez is a former professional baseball infielder that played primarily at second base. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees,San Diego Padres,Chicago White Sox,Cincinnati Reds,Texas Rangers,Oakland Athletics,and Washington Nationals.
Robert Cuellar is an American former professional baseball player who played briefly with the Texas Rangers of the Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1977 as a relief pitcher. He is a graduate from the University of Texas and is of Mexican American descent. He has held several coaching positions in baseball,including pitching coach,bullpen coach,and manager. He is currently a special assistant in the player development department of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Stanley Gene Cliburn is an American former professional baseball player and current manager of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He was previous the manager of the New Britain Bees and the Rochester Red Wings,the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins,from 2006 to 2009. Cliburn has also managed in the Arizona Fall League and at other levels in the minor leagues. He is the twin brother of former Major League pitcher Stu Cliburn,who remains a coach in the Twins' farm system. Cliburn was most recently the manager of the New Britain Bees of the Atlantic League,an independent baseball league.
Stewart Walker Cliburn is an American professional baseball coach and former pitcher who is currently the pitching coach for the Chicago Dogs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California Angels in all or parts of three seasons spanning 1984–1988.
Thomas Gray "The Mayor" Watkins,Jr. is an American former professional baseball third baseman and current coach. He is the third base coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Twins. In 2018 he served as manager of the Twins' Double-A affiliate,the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League,after almost a decade as a coach in the Twins' farm system.
In the 1978 Major League Baseball season,the New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers to win their second consecutive World Series,and 22nd overall,in a rematch of the prior season's Fall Classic. The Yankees overcame clubhouse turmoil,a mid-season managerial change,and a 14-game mid-July deficit in the American League East en route to the championship. All four teams that made the playoffs in 1977 returned for this postseason;none of the four returned to the postseason in 1979.
The 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 56th playing of the game,annually played between the All-Stars of the National League and the All-Stars of the American League. The game was played on July 16,1985,in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis,Minnesota,home of the Minnesota Twins.
Gilberto Arnulfo Velazquez is an American former professional baseball infielder current coach. He is currently the defensive coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighs 190 pounds (86 kg). Velazquez is a graduate of Paramount High School in Paramount,California. Velazquez played in the New York Mets,Minnesota Twins,Boston Red Sox,Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Miami Marlins organizations.
Randy Radames Ruiz is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman. He stands 6'1" and weighs 240 pounds. Born in The Bronx,New York to parents from Santurce,Puerto Rico,he attended James Monroe High School,and played baseball under coach Mike Turo. He then attended Bellevue University in Bellevue,Nebraska,where he played college level baseball. Ruiz was originally drafted by the New York Mets in the 36th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft,but did not sign.
Jeff Smith is an American former professional baseball player and coach.
Brian Adam Dinkelman is an American former professional baseball second baseman who is the manager of the Cedar Rapids Kernels,the High-A minor-league affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Dinkelman was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the eighth round of the 2006 MLB draft,and made his MLB debut on June 4,2011. He last played professional baseball in 2013,transitioning into coaching in the Twins organization. He served as the Kernels' hitting coach prior to his promotion to manager for the 2019 season.
Floyd Kinnard "Sugar Bear" Rayford is a retired professional baseball player who played for seven seasons in the Major leagues. He primarily played third base and catcher during his career,but was a utility man who played four different positions during his Major League career. He served as batting coach for two seasons with the Rochester Red Wings of the International League until his firing on September 9,2011. He was known as "Sugar Bear" and a fan favorite for his roly-poly physique.
Eugene Patrick Glynn is an American professional baseball coach and a former minor league manager and second baseman. He was the 2019 infield and baserunning coordinator of the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball,and previously served as third base coach of the Minnesota Twins from 2015–18. He also has held coaching positions with four other MLB teams. As an active player,he stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall,weighed 155 pounds (70 kg),and threw and batted right-handed.
