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Matt Lindstrom
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Swedish descent, grew up in Idaho. Mormon, completed two
year service in Sweden, going door to door preaching and teaching for The Church
of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. In Swedish. He has topped the 100 mph
speed limit several times, most notably in Puerto Rico in winter ball where he
was clocked at 102. He throws several pitches, a two seam fastball, a four seam
fastball, a slider which tops out around 85-88 mph. |
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Brandon
Lyon
Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox
Arizona Diamondbacks |
He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Drafted by the
Toronto Blue Jays in the 14th round of the 1999 amateur draft. He began his
major league baseball career two years later (2001).
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Jack Morris |
John Scott "Jack" Morris (born May 16, 1955 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a
former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He played in
18 big league seasons between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit
Tigers, and won 254 games throughout his career. |
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Dale Murphy
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Colorado Rockies |
In 1974, he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in
the first round (5th overall pick) out of Woodrow Wilson High School in
Portland, Oregon. In 1978, he joined the Church. During his career,
he hit 398 home runs. He was given back-to-back most-valuable-player
awards, and he played 740 consecutive games. He retired in 1993.
From 1997 to 2000 he served as president of the Massachusetts Boston
Mission.
Source:
Forever a Brave
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Adam
Peterson
White Sox Padres
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Adam was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 5th
round of the 1984 amateur draft. He played 1987-90 with the White Sox, and
1991 with the Padres |
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Fred Sanford
St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
Washington Senators |
He was born in Garfield, Utah. He began his Major
League baseball career on May 5, 1943, with the St. Louis Browns. He
played 7 seasons for 3 teams and ended his big league playing career in
1951. |
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Tommie Sisk
pitcher
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Diego Padres
Chicago White Sox |
He was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He signed with the
Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1960. He began his Major League
baseball career two years later. He played 9 seasons on 3 teams and ended his
big league playing career in 1970. |
Baseball Reference
CNN
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Cory
Snyder
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Toronto Blue Jays
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers |
He was born in Inglewood, California. He attended
BYU. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (4th pick) of
the 1984 amateur draft. He began his Major League baseball career two years
later. He played nine seasons on five teams and ended his big league playing
career in 1994. |
Baseball Almanac
Baseball Reference
Sports Illustrated
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Garrett Stephenson
Baltimore Orioles
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals |
He was born in Takoma Park, Maryland. He was
drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 18th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
He made his major league debut four years later (1996).
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Mitch Talbot
Cleveland Indians |
It was his home debut playing for the
Indians. In a six-hit, no-walk outing that included retiring 12 straight
batters and 17 groundouts, Talbot didn't even notice what was going on until the
final at-bat of the ninth. The crowd gave him a standing ovation. "He spent his
first four years working his way from rookie ball in the Astros' farm system to
Double-A. For a boy from a Mormon outpost in Southern Utah, the minor league
party lifestyle was somewhat of a culture shock. Talbot says he remembers the
night he called his father requesting his scriptures "like it was yesterday."
Nick Newman Mormon
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Steve Taylor
Yankees |
Taylor was drafted in the first round by the Yankees
in 1977, a first for any Delaware baseball player, after an All-American seasons
with the University of Delaware. He holds UD records for complete games (11) and
shutouts (3) and is a member of the prestigious CoDISA Academic All-American
Hall of Fame. |
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Dave Veres
Houston Astros
Montreal Expos
Colorado Rockies
St Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs |
He was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He was drafted by the
Oakland Athletics in the 4th round of the 1986 amateur draft. He made his major
league debut eight years later (1994).
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Baseballl Almanac
Baseballl Reference
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Jaret Wright
Cleveland Indians
San Diego Padres
Atlanta Braves |
He was born in Aneheim, California. He was drafted
by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1994 amateur
draft. He made his major league debut three years later (1997).
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Baseballl Almanac
Baseballl Reference
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Ron Wright
Seattle Mariners |
He was born in Delta, Utah. He was drafted by the
Atlanta Braves in the 7th round of the 1994 amateur draft. He began his
Major League baseball career eight years later, with the Seattle Mariners.
He played 1 season and ended his big league playing career in 2002.
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