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Joseph Salvatore Altobelli was born on May 26, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan. The Cleveland Indians signed him as an amateur free agent in 1951. He remained in their organization until 1957, spending most of it in the minor leagues. Altobelli did have two Major League cups of coffee in 1955 and 1957. He continued to play professionally until 1970, playing in several minor league systems over the years. His only other stint in the Majors was 41 games of action with the Minnesota Twins in 1961. Altobelli hit .221 with three home runs and 14 RBI. He was hired to manage the San Francisco Giants in 1977. Altobelli compiled a 255-329 record with the Giants, getting fired in the final weeks of the 1979 season. The Baltimore Orioles hired as manager in 1983, and he led them to a World Series title in his first year on the job. He was fired midway through the 1985 season when Earl Weaver decided he wanted to come out of retirement and manage the Orioles again. Altobelli passed away in 2013 at the age of 82. View full player

David Dewitt Bailey was born on May 3, 1986 in La Grange, Texas. The Cincinnati Reds drafted him with the seventh overall pick in 2004. He made his Major League debut for them in 2007. Bailey pitched 12 seasons for the Reds, recording a 4.56 ERA in 212 starts. He threw no hitters in 2012 and 2013, making him one of 36 pitchers in Major League history to toss multiple no-hitters. Bailey signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals in 2019. He made their Opening Day roster, going 7-6 with a 4.80 ERA over 18 starts for them. The Oakland Athletics acquired him in a deadline deal that July. Bailey was 6-3 with a 4.30 ERA during his short time in Oakland. The 13-9 record gave him his first double digit win campaign since 2013. He signed a one year deal with the Minnesota Twins for the 2020 season, the start of which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bailey allowed just four hits and two runs over five innings in his season debut against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 28th. Minnesota won 6-3, but Bailey was placed injured list with bicep tendinitis. He returned on September 22nd, allowing one run over three innings in a win over the Detroit Tigers. The early exit was due to his bicep giving him issues again, and the Twins shut down Bailey for good. Oakland brought him back on a minor league deal in 2021, but Bailey was never called up to the Majors. View full player

Aaron James Whitefield was born on September 2, 1996 in Australia. The Minnesota Twins signed him as an amateur free agent in 2015 when he was 18 years old. Whitefield had only started playing baseball when he was 17. He didn't hit much in the minor leagues, but was able to climb the ranks with his speed and defense. Whitefield stole 31 bases in just 51 games for the GCL Twins (Rookie ball) in 2016. This was his first of four minor league seasons with 30 or more stolen bases. He made the Opening Day roster in 2020, but was quickly sent down after the rosters contracted two weeks into the season. Teams were allowed to begin the COVID shorted 2020 campaign with 30 players on their active roster, but the number dropped to 28 after your club completed 15 games. Whitefield entered two games as a pinch runner, and another as a defensive replacement. He came around to score a run in a 14-2 win against the Chicago White Sox on July 26th. His lone at-bat came on July 29th in a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Whitefield faced relief pitcher Ryan Helsley, and grounded out on the first pitch he saw. The Los Angeles Angels signed Whitefield to a minor league deal after he spent all of 2021 in the Twins minor league system. He was briefly called up in mid-May, going 0-for-11 at the plate. Los Angeles designed him for assignment after just six days. View full player

Christopher Allen Archer was born on September 26, 1988 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Cleveland Indians drafted him in round five of the 2006 MLB Draft. He was traded twice while still a prospect, and made his Major League debut for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012. Archer went 1-3 with a 4.60 ERA during that first bit of big league action, making four starts and two relief appearances. He became a regular in the Rays rotation in 2013, going 9-7 with a 3.22 ERA over 23 starts. This performance helped him to a third place finish in the AL Rookie of the Year voting. Archer was 41-53 with a 3.66 ERA between 2014 and 2017, making a league high 133 starts during that span. He was named an All-Star twice, and finished fifth place in the 2015 AL Cy Young voting. The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Archer at the deadline in 2018. Injuries and ineffectiveness clouded his time in Pittsburgh. He made just 23 starts and posted a 5.19 ERA in 2019, and missed the entire 2020 season after undergoing surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome. Tampa Bay brought Archer back on a one year deal in 2021. He made just five starts with a 4.66 ERA. Archer signed a one year contract with the Minnesota Twins in 2022. He recorded a 3.08 ERA through his first 15 starts with the Twins, but lacked the ability to work deep into games. Archer completed five innings only three times during that 15 start stretch. They placed him on the injured list due to hip tightness in early July, and he was less effective upon returning after the All-Star break. Archer had a 6.75 ERA in his first ten starts back, getting shut down for good in mid-September. As of 2025, Archer works in the Los Angeles Dodgers front office. View full player

John Chad Allen was born on February 6, 1975 in Dallas, Texas. The Minnesota Twins drafted him in round four of the 1996 MLB Draft. Before entering their minor league system, Allen played for Team USA in the 1996 Olympics and won a bronze medal. He made the Opening Day roster in 1999, and was penciled in as the Twins regular left fielder. Allen had two hits in his Major League debut, and began his career on a six game hit streak. His first home run came on April 15th against the Detroit Tigers. He finished the year batting .277 with ten home runs and 46 RBI, appearing in 137 games. Jacque Jones won the left field job during spring training in 2000. As a result, Allen spent most of the year in Triple-A. He appeared in just 15 games for Minnesota, going 15-for-50 (.300) with no home runs and seven RBI. Allen hit .311 with nine home runs and 67 RBI while in the minors that season. His playing time increased again in 2001. Allen served as a backup corner outfielder, and occasional designated hitter. He was hitting .263 with four home runs and 20 RBI through 57 games when his ACL was torn on August 14th. The Twins released him in the off-season. Allen was primarily a minor league player for the rest of his career, occasionally resurfacing at the big league level. He played a total of 58 games for the Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins and Texas Rangers between 2002 and 2005. The Twins employed Allen as a minor league hitting coach between 2013 and 2018. He was named as a steroid user in the Mitchell Report, which was released in 2007. View full player

Oswaldo Celestino Arica was born on May 9, 1991 in Venezuela. The Minnesota Twins signed him as an amateur free agent in 2007. He became one of the best offensive players in their farm system, batting .306 at various levels between 2010 and 2012. Baseball America ranked him as the league's 41st best prospect on their pre-season list in 2013. Arcia began that season in Triple-A, but was quickly called up to make his Major League debut on April 13th. He singled off veteran starter Joe Blanton in his first career at-bat. His first home run came a week later against young phenom José Fernández. Arcia played 94 games for Minnesota as a rookie, slashing .251/.304/.430 with 14 home runs and 43 RBI. He struggled on defense, and was worth -17 defensive runs saved in 712.1 innings. Arcia began 2014 as the Twins regular right fielder, but he quickly found himself on the disabled list with a wrist injury after just four games. He returned at the end of May, and wound up hitting .231/.300/.452 across 103 games of action. Arcia hit 20 home runs and drove in 57. His defense was somewhat improved, but still not great. He was worth -10 defensive runs saved in 846.2 innings. Minnesota once again penciled Arcia into their Opening Day lineup in 2015. He slashed .276/.338/.378 through 19 games, but found himself on the disabled list with a hip injury in early May. Arcia was riding a six game hitting streak at the time of his injury. He never made it back to the Majors that season, with rookie outfielders Eddie Rosario and Byron Buxton emerging while Arcia was on the injured list. The Twins optioned him to Triple-A after his hip healed, and he hit just .199 in 79 games with the Rochester Red Wings that summer. It was a crowded outfield in 2016, especially with Miguel Sano bizarrely making his way out there. Arcia still made the Opening Day roster as a backup, but he was out of options and on thin ice. He made an impact in April, hitting a few clutch bombs. This included a tie breaking home run in the eighth inning on April 16th, and a walk-off home run on April 25th. Arcia had an .851 OPS through his first 17 appearances, but he went just 6-for his next-47 (.128) and was designated for assignment on June 16, 2016. He had brief stints with the Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres to finish off a well traveled 2016 campaign. Arcia hit .326 on a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2017, but was never called up to the Majors. In the years since, Arcia has bounced around in various foreign or independent leagues. As of 2025, he is playing professionally in Mexico. View full player

Rondell Bernard White was born on February 23, 1972 in Milledgville, Georgia. The Montreal Expos drafted him with the 24th overall pick in the 1990 MLB Draft. He made his Major League debut for them in 1993, and spent eight seasons north of the border. White hit .293/.348/.480 in 742 games with the Expos. He then became a journeyman outfielder. White played for the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers between 2000 and 2005. He was still a fairly productive offensive player during this stretch, batting .285/.340/.467 in 670 games. His lone career All-Star selection came in 2003 while playing for the Padres. The Minnesota Twins signed White to a one year deal ahead of the 2006 campaign. Being used as a primary designated hitter for the first time in his career, White got off to a slow start. He was batting .182 with just 15 RBI and no home runs through 54 games. They played him on the disabled list with a shoulder injury on June 18th. During this rough stretch, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire had given him only four starts in left field. Gardenhire vowed to play White more in the outfield when he was healthy, believing it would help spark his bat. White was activated on July 16th, and Minnesota began to play him regularly in left field. He homered in his first game off the disabled list, and slashed .321/.354/.538 in 45 games after his return to action. White finished the year with a .490 OPS as a designated hitter (205 PA) and an .874 OPS as a left fielder (142 PA). He was 5-for-12 (.417) with a home run and two RBI during the ALDS that fall, serving as the Twins starting left fielder. Minnesota brought White back on a second consecutive one year deal in 2007. He strained his calf during the Twins third regular season game, and was out until after the All-Star break. White struggled in late-July and throughout all of August, piecing together a somewhat respectable September. It was too little, too late with the Twins having already fallen out of a playoff race. White ended his career on a five game hitting streak and a three game RBI streak. He retired shortly after the 2007 season. White was named as a steroid user in the infamous Mitchell Report on December 13, 2007. It alleged he made several purchased human growth hormone from steroid dealer Kirk Radomski several times between 2000 and 2005. The last purchase confirmed by Radomski occurred on September 29, 2005. This was just weeks before White signed with the Twins as a free agent. View full player

Scott Phillip Aldred was born on June 12, 1968 in Flint, Michigan. The Detroit Tigers drafted him in round 16 of the 1986 MLB Draft. He made his Major League debut for them in 1990. The Colorado Rockies selected him during the 1993 expansion draft. After a brief stint with the Montreal Expos, Aldred returned to the Tigers in 1996. The Minnesota Twins selected him off of waivers on May 28, 1996. Aldred was 6-5 with a 5.09 ERA for the Twins that summer, making 17 starts and eight relief appearances. He was 2-10 with a 7.68 ERA in 1997, making 15 starts and two relief appearances. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed him ahead of the 1998 campaign. He split 1999 with Tampa Bay and the Philadelphia Phillies, and then finished his playing career in 2000 with the Phillies. Aldred was a pitching coach in the New York Yankees minor league system from 2007 through 2015. View full player

Andrew William Albers was born on October 6, 1985 in Canada. The San Diego Padres drafted him in round ten of the 2008 MLB Draft. Injuries limited him to just seven innings in the Padres minor league system. Albers was eventually released in 2010, and he signed with Capitales de Québec of the Can-Am League. The Minnesota Twins signed Albers to a minor league deal in 2011. They called him up on August 3, 2013. His big league debut was brilliant. Albers tossed 8.1 shutout innings against the Kansas City Royals, allowing just four hits and one walk. He was even better in his second start, hurling a complete game shutout against the Cleveland Indians. Albers saw his scoreless inning streak come to an end during the first inning of his third start, when Chicago White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko drove in a run with an RBI groundout. He was eventually tagged for five runs over seven innings of work. Albers finished his rookie season with a 4.05 ERA over ten starts. The Twins released him during the off-season, and he signed with the Korean based Hanwha Eagles. He returned to North America in 2015, signing a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. Albers spent most of that season in Triple-A, making just one relief appearance for Toronto at the Major League level. Minnesota signed him back on a minor league deal the following off-season. He made two starts and four relief appearances for the Twins, recording a 5.82 ERA and a 1.941 WHIP. Albers began 2017 on a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves, but was eventually traded to the Seattle Mariners for cash late in the year. The Canadian lefty was 5-1 with a 5.51 ERA in six starts and three relief appearances for Seattle. He recorded his first Major League save on September 25, 2017. Albers pitched in Japan during the 2019 and 2020 seasons. He signed with the Twins for a third time in 2021, spending most of the year in Triple-A. He went 1-2 with a 7.58 ERA at the big league level that year, making three starts and two relief appearances. Albers pitched in the Mariners minor league system during the 2023 season, then retired. As of 2025, Albers is the pitching coach for the Saskatoon Berries of the Western Canadian Baseball League. View full player

Ehire Enrique Adrianza Palma was born on August 21, 1989 in Venezuela. The San Francisco Giants signed him as an amateur free agent in 2006. He made his Major League debut for them in 2013. Adrianza played sparingly for them over the next four seasons, batting .220 with three home runs in 154 games. San Francisco won the World Series in 2014, but Adrianza was not on the postseason roster. He was designated for assignment after the 2016 season, and claimed on waivers by the Minnesota Twins. Adrianza began the 2017 campaign on the disabled list, eventually making is Twins debut on May 6th. He got off to a hot start with his new team, batting .348 in his first month, also establishing himself as a versatile player in the field. The Venezuelan utility man played all four infield positions and left field within his first 12 games of action with the club. He finished the season slashing .256/.324/.383 in 70 games for the Twins. Minnesota lost the AL Wild Card Game against the New York Yankees that fall. Adrianza was 0-for-1 in that game, pinch hitting and playing an inning of left field. He signed a one year, $1 million deal to avoid arbitration in 2018. Adrianza drove in a career high 39 runs that season, getting many starts at shortstop early in the year when Jorge Polanco was serving an 80-game PED suspension. He slashed .251/.301/.379. Minnesota brought Adrianza back on another one year deal in 2019. He hit a solo home run against Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander on April 29th, which held up as the game's only run that evening. Adrianza slashed .272/.349/.416 that season, playing every position except for catcher and center field. He even pitched an inning against the New York Mets on July 17th, allowing three runs. The Twins were AL Central champions, but Adrianza did not see any action as they were swept in the ALDS. The team brought him back on a fourth consecutive one year deal. Adrianza slashed .191/.287/.270 during the COVID shortened 2020 season. Minnesota once again won the AL Central, and Adrianza once again did not see any action in the postseason. He earned his second World Series ring with the Atlanta Braves in 2021, going 1-for-10 in the playoffs that fall. Adrianza began 2022 with the Washington Nationals, but was eventually traded back to Atlanta. He spent 2023 with the Braves as well, and finished his Major League career by playing for the Los Angels Angels in 2024. As of 2025, Adrianza is a player development coach in the Twins minor league system. View full player

Robert Michael Adams was born on July 24, 1948 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Detroit Tigers drafted him with the second overall pick in 1967. He was traded to the Minnesota Twins in 1971, and made his Major League debut for them in 1972 as a September call-up. Adams hit .222 with three home runs and six RBI over parts of two seasons in Minnesota, appearing in 58 games. The Chicago Cubs traded for Adams after he spent the entire 1974 season in Triple-A. He played parts of two seasons for the Cubs, and 15 more games for the Oakland Athletics in 1978. View full player

Glenn Charles Adams was born on October 4, 1947 in Northbridge, Massachusetts. The Houston Astros selected him with the fourth overall pick in 1968. He was released in 1972 after struggling throughout the minor leagues. Adams was signed by the San Francisco Giants, and made his Major League debut for them in 1975 at the age of 27. He hit .300 with four home runs in 61 games as a rookie. The Minnesota Twins acquired him for cash after Adams struggled in 1976. He hit .338 in 95 games for the Twins in 1977, splitting time at corner outfield and designated hitter. Adams continued to play in Minnesota through 1981, primarily serving as a designed hitter. He slashed .281/.325/.399 during his time with the Twins, which was a sample size of 501 games. These numbers are weighted down by a lackluster 1981 campaign, which was ultimately his final year with the club. Adams played 30 games for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1982, and then retired. View full player