Anthony Nomar Garciaparra is an American former Major League Baseball player and current SportsNet LA analyst. After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox,he played shortstop,third base and first base for the Chicago Cubs,Los Angeles Dodgers,and the Oakland Athletics. Garciaparra is one of 13 players in Major League history to hit two grand slams during a single game,and the only player to achieve the feat at his home stadium.
Shannon Harold Stewart is an American former professional baseball outfielder with the Toronto Blue Jays,Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.
David Lee Henderson,nicknamed "Hendu",was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners,Boston Red Sox,San Francisco Giants,Oakland Athletics,and Kansas City Royals during his 14-year career,primarily as an outfielder.
Carlos Felipe Peña is a Dominican former professional baseball first baseman and current broadcaster. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers,Oakland Athletics,Detroit Tigers,Boston Red Sox,Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays,Chicago Cubs,Houston Astros,and Kansas City Royals.
William Shawn Wooten is the assistant major league hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels. He is a former professional baseball player. He played all or parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball with the Anaheim Angels (2000–03),Philadelphia Phillies (2004),and Boston Red Sox (2005). He bats and throws right-handed.
Thomas Andrew Brunansky,nicknamed "Bruno",is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1981 to 1994 for the California Angels,Minnesota Twins,St. Louis Cardinals,Boston Red Sox,and Milwaukee Brewers.
Mark Steven Kotsay is an American professional baseball manager and former outfielder. He is the manager for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). As a player,Kotsay appeared in 1,914 MLB games for the San Diego Padres,Florida Marlins,Athletics,Atlanta Braves,Boston Red Sox,Chicago White Sox,and Milwaukee Brewers. He coached for the Padres and Athletics before becoming manager of Oakland for the 2022 season.
Todd Arthur Walker is an American former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 to 2007. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 180 pounds (82 kg),he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Walker played college baseball at Louisiana State University (LSU) and is an inductee of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.
Nicholas Paul Punto is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies,Minnesota Twins,St. Louis Cardinals,Boston Red Sox,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Oakland Athletics. With the Cardinals,he won the 2011 World Series over the Texas Rangers. He has also played for the Italian national baseball team in the World Baseball Classic.
Terry Lee Steinbach is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher from 1986 to 1999,most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics team that won three consecutive American League pennants and a World Series championship in 1989. He played his final three seasons with the Minnesota Twins. A three-time All-Star player,Steinbach won the 1988 All-Star Game MVP Award and caught two no-hitters during his career.
The 2002 Minnesota Twins season was the 42nd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota,their 21st season at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 102nd overall in the American League. After nearly folding as part of the 2001 Major League Baseball contraction plan,and coming out of a second-place finish in the AL Central with a pitching staff with only two players with an ERA under 4.00,they still won their division and made it to the ALCS with the youngest team in the league,and with a new manager,Ron Gardenhire. The Twins had a solid first half of the season (45–36),but had a better second half (49–31),which led them to being the division champions. This was the Twins' last season with David Ortiz,as he left the Twins for the Red Sox after the 2002 season.
David Matthew Murphy is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox,Texas Rangers,Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
David Lawrence McKay is a Canadian professional baseball coach and former second baseman and third baseman who is the first base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins,Toronto Blue Jays,and Oakland Athletics,and has previously coached for the Athletics,St. Louis Cardinals,and Chicago Cubs. He is the father of former catcher Cody McKay.
Jeffrey Todd Bailey is an American former professional baseball first baseman,outfielder,and designated hitter. He formerly played catcher until a throwing disorder prompted him to change positions. Bailey grew up in Kelso,Washington and graduated from Kelso High School.
The Oakland Athletics' 2007 season was their first since 2004 in which they defended a title. The A's were without Frank Thomas (Toronto) and ace Barry Zito,both players who the A's lost to free agency. They filled the space left by Frank Thomas by signing free agent catcher Mike Piazza to a one-year contract worth $8.5 million to be the team's designated hitter. They were also without Ken Macha,their former manager who was fired after four seasons with the team and replaced by Bob Geren,as well as third-base coach Ron Washington,who accepted the managerial position of the Texas Rangers. It was their first losing season since 1998.
The 1986 Minnesota Twins finished at 71–91,sixth in the AL West,21 games behind the eventual American League West runner-up California Angels. 1,255,453 fans attended Twins games,the second lowest total in the American League. Pitcher Bert Blyleven made a prediction on Fan Appreciation Day on October 3,saying that if the team came together as a unit and signed some other good players,they could potentially bring a World Series championship to Minnesota. That prediction proved accurate the next year.
Michael Steven Stenhouse is an American former outfielder,first baseman,and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos from 1982-1984,the Minnesota Twins in 1985,and the Boston Red Sox in 1986. Stenhouse is the CEO of the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity,a public policy think tank. Listed at 6'1",195 lb.,Stenhouse batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He is the son of pitcher Dave Stenhouse.
Ryan Michael LaMarre is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds,Boston Red Sox,Oakland Athletics,Minnesota Twins,Chicago White Sox,and New York Yankees.
Alexander Edward Hassan is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder who played for the Boston Red Sox in 2014.
Christopher Ryan Herrmann is an American professional baseball catcher and outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins,Arizona Diamondbacks,Seattle Mariners,and Oakland Athletics. He played college baseball at the University of Miami.
