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Sean Patrick Burroughs was born on September 12, 1980 in Atlanta, Georgia. He won the Little League World Series for Long Beach, California in 1992 and 1993. They were initially runner-ups in the 1992 tournament, but were later crowded champions after it was uncovered that the Filipino team had used over-aged players. Long Beach won again in 1993, with Burroughs throwing back-to-back no-hitters in Williamsport. The San Diego Padres selected him ninth overall in the 1998 MLB Draft. Burroughs won MVP of the 2000 Futures Game, and later won gold with Team USA at the Sydney Olympics later that summer. He made his Major League debut for the Padres in 2002, but was never able to live up to his top prospect billing at the big league level. He eventually walked away from baseball in 2006 to treat a growing drug addiction, returning on a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2011. Burroughs played 78 games for the Diamondbacks that summer, batting .273 and helping them reach the postseason. Minnesota Twins minor league coach Gene Glynn worked with Burroughs in the Venezuelan Winter League that off-season, and recommended that the Twins sign him to a minor league deal. He made the team's Opening Day roster, but was designated for assignment after appearing in just ten games. Burroughs was 2-for-17 (.118) with a walk and an RBI. He finished out the year in Triple-A Rochester, batting .272 with 18 RBI across 67 games. Burroughs spent the 2013 season in the Los Angeles Dodgers minor league system, and played for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League from 2014 through 2017. His lowest batting average during those four seasons in Bridgeport was a .321 mark in 2015. He retired after the 2017 season when the Mayor of Bridgeport decided to convert the city's ballpark into an amphitheater, forcing the Bluefish to find a new home. He passed away from a fentanyl overdose in 2024 at the age of 43. View full player

Gilberto Celestino was born on February 13, 1999 in the Dominican Republic. The Houston Astros signed him as an international free agent in 2015. His $2.5 million signing bonus was the seventh highest in that year's signing class. Houston traded him in the package for relief pitcher Ryan Pressly at the 2018 trade deadline. Celestino hit .277 with 54 RBI and 14 stolen bases between Class-A and High-A as a 20-year old in 2019, which was his first full season in the Twins farm system. The COVID-19 pandemic canceled the 2020 minor league season. He made his Major League debut on June 2, 2021 against the Baltimore Orioles. With Byron Buxton on the injured list with a hip strain, Rocco Baldelli penciled Celestino in as the starting center fielder for much of June. He began his career on an 0-for-15 skid, but eventually got his first hit against New York Yankees relief pitcher Brooks Kriske. His first big league home run and RBI came on June 14th against Marco Gonzales of the Seattle Mariners. Buxton returned to action on June 19th, and Celestino was eventually optioned back to Triple-A in late July. He played in 23 games that summer, batting .136 with two home runs and three RBI. Minnesota initially optioned Celestino to Triple-A at the conclusion of spring training in 2022, but Brent Rookie was traded to the San Diego Padres on the eve of Opening Day. This opened up a spot for Celestino, who spent all season up with the Twins as a reserve outfielder. He slashed .238/.313/.302 with two home runs and 24 RBI across 122 games. Celestino drew a walk-off walk against the San Francisco Giants on August 27, 2022. He tore a thumb ligament during a spring training game in 2023, and underwent surgery. Celestino was activated from the injured list on June 18th, but immediately optioned to Triple-A. He did not play a Major League game for the Twins that year, hitting .243 with 31 RBI during 55 games at the Triple-A level. Minnesota designated him for assignment at the season. The Pittsburgh Pirates signed him to a minor league deal for the 2024 campaign. He played 72 games in Triple-A, but never saw any big league action. Celestino began the 2025 season in the New York Mets minor league system. View full player

Patrick Lavon Mahomes was born on August 9, 1970 in Bryan, Texas. The Minnesota Twins selected him in round six of the 1988 MLB Draft. He reached the Major Leagues in 1992, going 3-4 with a 5.04 ERA in 13 starts and one relief appearance as a rookie. Mahomes had the only career double digit strikeout game of his career on April 26th against the eventual AL West champion Oakland Athletics. His best start came against the eventual World Series champion Toronto Blue Jays on May 19th, when he tossed seven innings of one run ball. Mahomes spent the next several seasons shuffling between the Twins rotation and bullpen. His best season with Minnesota came in 1994, when he went 9-5 with a 4.73 ERA in 120.0 innings. He recorded his first career save on August 19, 1995 against the Detroit Tigers. During his five year tenure with the club, Mahomes was 18-28 with a 5.82 ERA. He made 51 starts and 62 relief appearances, saving three games. The Boston Red Sox acquired him in a trade on August 26, 1996. Boston released Mahoemes midway through the 1997 season. He spent 1998 pitching in Japan, and then returned stateside to pitch for the New York Mets. Mahomes 13-3 with a 4.74 ERA over a two year stint with the Mets, pitching 157.2 innings as a long reliever and occasional spot starter. They reached the NLCS in 1999, and the World Series in 2000. Mahomes allowed two runs over 8.0 postseason innings with the Mets (2.25 ERA). He pitched for the Texas Rangers in 2001, the Chicago Cubs in 2002, and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2003. His ERA was 5.21 across these three journeyman campaigns. Mahomes has had his share of alcohol related legal issues in retirement, collecting several DWI charges. He is the father of two time NFL MVP and three time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes. View full player

Joseph Timothy Bruett was born on October 8, 1967 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Minnesota Twins drafted him in round 11 of the 1988 MLB Draft. He made his Major League debut for them on June 3, 1992. Bruett began his career by going 0-for-12 at the plate, but he eventually broke through with his first hit against Jack McDowell of the Chicago White Sox on June 13th. The Twins sent him back down to Triple-A at the end of July. He was called up again when the rosters expanded in September. Bruett played 56 games as a rookie, slashing .250/.313/.303 with two RBI and six stolen bases. He made the Opening Day roster as a backup outfielder, but was sent back down to Triple-A after appearing in just 17 games. Bruett hit .250/.318/.350 with one RBI during this brief stint of action. That was the end of his time in the Major Leagues. Bruett continued to play professionally through the 1996 season. View full player

José Javier Valentín Rosario was born on September 19, 1975 in Puerto Rico. The Minnesota Twins selected him in round three of the 1993 MLB Draft. He won the Sherry Robertson Award in 1995, which is given annually to the Twins most outstanding farm system position player. Baseball America ranked Valentín as the 58th best prospect in baseball on their 1996 pre-season list. He debuted for the Twins as a September call-up in 1997, appearing in four games that month. Valentín came off the bench as a defensive replacement in his first three appearances, but went 2-for-5 with a run scored in his lone start. He broke camp as the primary backup catcher for Terry Steinbach in 1998, batting .198/.247/.309 in 55 games. His first Major League home run was a tiebreaking blast in the seventh inning against Bill Swift of the Seattle Mariners on April 25, 1998. Valentín continued to backup Steinbach in 1999, showing improvements on both offense and defense. He slashed .248/.313/.381 in 78 games, hitting five home runs and driving in 28. Valentín caught 45.7% of base stealers, which was third best in the American League. This was up from a miserable 22.7% clip in 1998. A knee injury suffered in spring training kept Valentín out to start the 2000 season. Young catchers Matthew LeCroy and A.J. Pierzynki began to play at the big league level, and the Twins suddenly didn't have room for Valentín when he was healthy. The knee injury limited him to just 34 games that season, all of them in the minors. Veteran backstop Tom Prince was signed in the ensuing off-season, only making the Minnesota catching situation even more crowded. Valentín spent the entire 2001 season in Triple-A, and saw big league action in just four games during the 2002 campaign. Minnesota traded him to the Milwaukee Brewers on November 15, 2002. Valentín was then traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays during spring training. He hit .222 with three home runs and 15 RBI during his lone season in Tampa Bay. The Cincinnati Reds signed him as a free agent. Valentín spent five years with the Reds, slashing .264/.326/.429 across 441 games. The Twins brought him back as a minor league coach when his playing career was over. Valentín coached at three different minor league levels between 2015 and 2019. View full player

Daniel Wayne Ardoin was born on July 8, 1974 in Ville Platte, Louisiana. The Oakland Athletics selected him in round five of the 1995 MLB Draft. He was traded to the Minnesota Twins for Mario Valdéz at the deadline in 2000, and made his Major League debut just three days later. Ardoin was hitless in his first game for the Twins, but he drew three walks and scored a run. His first big league hit was a two run homer against Tanyon Sturtze of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on August 10, 2000. He delivered a three run double during a five run eighth inning rally in another game against the Devil Rays on August 23, 2000. Minnesota wound up winning 7-2 after trailing 2-0 through six. Ardoin finished the season going 4-for-32 (.125) with five RBI and eight walks during his 15 games with the Twins. He spent all of 2001 in Triple-A, batting .255 with five home runs and 37 RBI. Adoring was sharing time at catcher with Matthew LeCroy and Javier Valentín, while A.J. Pierzynski and Tom Prince handled most of the Major League catching duties. He elected for free agency after the season, and signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals. Ardoin didn't reach the big leagues again until 2004 with the Texas Rangers, and that was just a six game cup of coffee. He played a career high 80 games for the Colorado Rockies in 2005, slashing .229/.320/.362 with six home runs and 22 RBI. Ardoin split 2006 with the Rockies and Texas Rangers. His final Major League stop was with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2008. View full player

Shaun Anderson was born on October 29, 1994 in Coral Springs, Florida. The Boston Red Sox used their third round pick on him in the 2016 MLB Draft. He was traded to the San Francisco Giants for Eduardo Núñez in 2017, and he debuted for them in 2019. Anderson made 16 starts and 12 relief appearances as a rookie, going 3-5 with a 5.44 ERA and two saves. He had a 3.52 ERA in 18 appearances as a full time reliever during the COVID shortened 2020 campaign. San Francisco traded him to the Minnesota Twins for LaMonte Wade Jr just before spring training in 2021. Anderson pitched just 8.1 innings out of the Twins bullpen, allowing nine earned runs. He was designated for assignment in June, and claimed on waivers by the Texas Rangers. They designated Anderson for assignment days later in hopes of sneaking him through waivers, but the Baltimore Orioles put in a claim. He pitched seven games out of the Baltimore bullpen, and then five more for the San Diego Padres before the 2021 season concluded. Anderson pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2022, and was in Korea for the 2023 season. He returned stateside in 2024, pitching big league games for the Rangers and Miami Marlins. He began the 2025 season on a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Angels. View full player

Ben Daniel Revere was born on May 3, 1988 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Minnesota Twins selected him with the 28th overall pick in the 2007 MLB Draft. He instantly became one of the team's top prospects, hitting .379 with 44 stolen bases at the Class-A level in 2008. Revere followed this up by batting .311 with 45 stolen bases at the High-A level in 2009. These two outstanding performances earned him the Sherry Robertson Award in back-to-back seasons, which is given annually to the Twins most outstanding position player in their farm system. Revere also played in the 2010 Futures Game. He made his Major League debut as a September call-up in 2010. Revere went 5-for-28 (.179) that month, and was caught stealing in his only attempt. His first career RBI came on a run scoring groundout against Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics on September 18th. This came before his first hit, which Revere recorded the next night against Bobby Cramer. Minnesota optioned Revere to Triple-A at the start of 2011, but he was called up in early May to fill in for an injured Delmon Young. Later injuries to Denard Span and Jason Kubel ensured that he would remain up for the rest of that season. Revere slashed .267/.310/.309 in 117 games for the Twins, stealing 34 bases and recording -4 defensive runs saved in the outfield. His .294/.333/.342 slash line in 2012 was fueled by a 21 game hit streak that began on July 16th. At the time, it was the tenth longest hit streak in Twins history. Revere also became the first Twins player since Chuck Knoblauch in 1997 to steal at least 40 bases. His defensive metrics improved considerably, as he was worth 10 defensive runs saved. He won the Charles O. Johnson Award (Most improved Twins player) and Jim Kaat Award (Twins most outstanding defensive player). The Twins traded him to the Philadelphia Phillies on December 6, 2012. Minnesota received starting pitcher Vance Worley and pitching prospect Trevor May. Revere spent parts of three seasons in Philadelphia, hitting .303/.331/.363 with 95 stolen bases. He was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays at the deadline in 2015, and helped them reach the ALCS. Toronto traded Revere to the Washington Nationals in the off-season, and he hit just .217/.260/.300 in 102 games for his new team. He played for the Los Angeles Angels in 2017, and then spent the next few seasons in various organizations on minor league deals. Revere was a player/coach for the Lexington Legends of the Atlantic League in 2021, batting .300 while also serving as the hitting coach. Revere was a rookie ball coach for the Atlanta Braves in 2023 and 2024, but was not retained for the 2025 season. View full player

Joshua Adam Donaldosn was born on December 8, 1985 in Pensacola, Florida. The Oakland Athletics selected him in round one of the 2007 MLB Draft. He reached the Major Leagues as a catcher in 2010. Donaldson played with the Athletics through 2014, transitioning to third base over the years. He was named an All-Star for the first time in 2014, which was his final season in Oakland. The Toronto Blue Jays acquired him in a trade on November 28, 2014. He won American League MVP during his first season with the Blue Jays, leading the league in runs scored and RBI. Toronto reached the ALCS in 2015 and 2016. Donaldson played parts of four seasons for the Blue Jays. His .931 OPS with the club is second in franchise history, trailing only Carlos Delgado. They traded him to the Cleveland Indians at the deadline in 2018. Donaldson hit .280 with a .920 OPS after the trade, but was just 1-for-11 in postseason play. He signed a one year deal with the Atlanta Braves as a free agent, slashing .259/.379/.521 for them. The Minnesota Twins signed Donaldson to a four year, $92 million contract. Various injuries and the COVID-19 pandemic limited him to just 28 games in that first season. He posted an .842 OPS while on the field, but he was not active in the playoffs. Donaldson hit a double in his first at-bat of the 2021 campaign, but limped into second base and was immediately put on the injured list. His absence was short, and he wound up playing 135 games. Donaldson had an .827 OPS in 2021, and was named the "Media Good Guy" award winner by the Minnesota chapter of the BBWAA. His run scored on May 29, 2021 was the two millionth in Major League history. He was traded to the New York Yankees during spring training in 2022. Donaldson delivered a walk-off single on Opening Day for his new club, but his two year tenure there was mostly unsuccessful. New York released him on August 29, 2023. The Milwaukee Brewers picked him up for a postseason push. Donaldson filled in as their starting third baseman for the final month of play, and was 2-for-7 (.286) with a walk in the playoffs. Milwaukee was swept in the two game wild card round by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Donaldson retired just before spring training in 2024. View full player

Michael Jerome Restovich was born on January 3, 1979 in Rochester, Minnesota. The Minnesota Twins selected him in round two of the 1997 MLB Draft. He quickly became one of the best prospects in what was an already talented farm system. Restovich hit .355 for the Elizabethton Twins (Rookie) in 1998, and .312 with 107 RBI for the Quad Cities River Bandits (Class-A) in 1999. That 1999 season earned him the Sherry Robertson Award, which is given out annually to the Twins most outstanding position player in their farm system. Baseball America ranked Restovich as their 26th best league wide prospect heading into 2000. His big league debut came as a September call-up in 2002. Restovich was 4-for-13 (.308) in limited action that month. His first Major League hit was a home run against Kelly Wunsch of the Chicago White Sox on September 21st. He started the 2003 season in Triple-A, but was eventually called up in late July. Restovich immediately unleashed a five game hit streak, which included three doubles and a triple. He was hitting .310 with nine walks across a 52 plate appearance sample size by the end of August, but he cooled off in September and was left off the Twins playoff roster. Minnesota sent Restovich to Triple-A at the start of 2004. He had two stints in the Majors that season, batting .255 with two home runs and six RBI over 29 games. Restovich wasn't able to break camp with the Twins in 2005. He was out of options, and was claimed on waivers by the Colorado Rockies. Restovich played for the Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals between 2005 and 2007, spending a lot of time in Triple-A between those cups of coffee. He continued to play professionally through 2011, bouncing around on minor league deals with a stop in Japan. View full player

David Christian Lamb was born on June 6, 1975 in West Hills, California. The Baltimore Orioles drafted him in round two of the 1993 MLB Draft. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1999 Rule-5 Draft, and hit .226 with one home run and 13 RBI as a rookie. Lamb was claimed by the New York Mets on waivers the following season. He went 1-for-5 with a walk in limited big league action for them. Lamb spent the 2001 season on a minor league deal in the Colorado Rockies farm system. The Minnesota Twins signed him to a minor league deal in 2002. He was called up during the September roster expansion, making one start and six appearances as a defensive replacement in the infield. Lamb was 1-for-10 at the plate. His lone hit with the Twins came against Cleveland Indians pitcher Ryan Drese on September 26th. Minnesota brought Lamb back on another minor league deal in 2003, but he spent the entire season in Triple-A. This was his final season playing professional baseball. View full player

Ryan Nelson Eades was born on December 15, 1991 in Slidell, Louisiana. The Minnesota Twins selected him in round two of the 2013 MLB Draft. He made his Major League debut for Minnesota on June 8, 2019 by tossing two scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Detroit Tigers. Eades pitched again on June 12th, tossing 1.2 shutout innings against the Seattle Mariners. The Twins optioned Eades to the minors, and then designated him for assignment in August. He was claimed by the Baltimore Orioles. Eades made six appearances for the Orioles, recording a 3.52 ERA over 6.1 innings. Baltimore removed him from the 40-man roster during the off-season. He continued to pitch professionally through 2021, but never made it back to the Majors. View full player