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Greatest 21 Days - Minor Leaguers of 1990
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Exploring the minor leaguers of 1990, one minor leaguer at a time. Greatest21Days.com #baseball #minorleaguebaseball #MiLB
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Jack Lazorko liked pitching in relief, saw 5 ML seasons www.greatest21days.com/2026/10/jack... #Angels #Brewers #Mariners #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Jack Lazorko liked pitching in relief, saw 5 ML seasons
A veteran of two major league seasons by 1986, Jack Lazorko made his case for a third season that year, hoping for his preferred spot, reli...
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October 7, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Mike Brumley made majors, became hitting guru, died at 61 www.greatest21days.com/2026/10/mike... #Cubs #Mariners #Tigers #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Mike Brumley made majors, became hitting guru, died at 61
Mike Brumley had heard all about the majors from his dad, Mike Brumley Sr . So, when the younger Brumley made the bigs himself with the Cu...
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October 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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Brian Giles got advice from granddad, saw 6 ML seasons www.greatest21days.com/2026/10/bria... #Mets #Mariners #Brewers #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Brian Giles got advice from granddad, saw 6 ML seasons
In his fourth major league season in 1985, Brian Giles had down moments. When he had them, he turned to advice from his grandfather, longti...
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October 6, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Dan DiMascio worked on his hitting, wherever, made AAA www.greatest21days.com/2026/10/dan-... #Tigers #Mariners #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Dan DiMascio worked on his hitting, wherever, made AAA
Used sparingly in his backup catcher role at AA Glens Falls in 1987, Dan DiMascio got a chance to fill in elsewhere that July, as an outfie...
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October 6, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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Jay Buhner found home with Seattle, saw 15 ML seasons www.greatest21days.com/2026/10/jay-... #Mariners #Yankees #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Jay Buhner found home with Seattle, saw 15 ML seasons
Traded from the Yankees to the Mariners that July in 1988, Jay Buhner recounted the results to The Stamford Advocate that August.  The res...
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October 4, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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Jack Smith returned from injury, saw 8 seasons, made AAA www.greatest21days.com/2026/09/jack... #Mariners #Reds #Baseball #BaseballHistory
September 28, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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Omar Vizquel played big league defense over 24 seasons
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September 26, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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Bobby Jones hit ball hard over 5 seasons, saw high-A www.greatest21days.com/2026/09/bobb... #Brewers #Mariners #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Bobby Jones hit ball hard over 5 seasons, saw high-A
San Bernardino Spirit hitter Bobby Jones went through a slow spot earlier in 1990. But, in August, he'd perked up, The San Bernardino Count...
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September 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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My four-part interview with Pete Murphy. He played six seasons. He later went to work with Lehman Brothers and, on Sept. 11, 2001, escaped the North Tower. www.greatest21days.com/2019/09/part...
September 11, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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Mike Pomeranz played, later anchored NY's CBS2 9/11 morning www.greatest21days.com/2018/03/mike... #Pirates #Sept11 #NYC
Mike Pomeranz played, later anchored NY's CBS2 9/11 morning
On a cloudless day in September 2001, New York's CBS2 broke into normal programming for a breaking announcement . "Good morning, Michael ...
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September 9, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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Mike Weinberg played two pro seasons, later turned New York City firefighter; Died in Sept. 11 terror attacks www.greatest21days.com/2018/09/mike... #Tigers #Sept11 #Sept112001 #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Mike Weinberg played two pro seasons, later turned New York City firefighter; Died in Sept. 11 terror attacks
One New York City councilman noted the renaming of an intersection on 72nd street for Michael Weinberg most fitting as the intersection ...
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September 8, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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Complete 1990 Arizona League Mariners, 35 profiles: www.greatest21days.com/2026/07/1990... #Mariners #Baseball #BaseballHistory
1990 Arizona League Mariners player profiles, rookie Seattle
Features on each member of the 1990 rookie Arizona League Mariners. The 1990 Arizona League Mariners (35) Clem Barlow made pros with Marine...
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September 7, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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Marc Newfield went from sixth overall to 6 ML seasons www.greatest21days.com/2026/09/marc... #Mariners #Padres #Brewers #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Marc Newfield went from sixth overall to 6 ML seasons
Marc Newfield reached the majors with the Mariners in 1993 and soon got his first major league hit, an RBI single, The Associated Press wro...
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September 6, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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Giovanni Polanco used lively fastball, saw 3 pro seasons www.greatest21days.com/2026/09/giov... #Mariners #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Giovanni Polanco used lively fastball, saw 3 pro seasons
Bellingham starter Giovanni Polanco went five innings in this July 1991 game, striking out nine. The outing was enough for Polanco to pick ...
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September 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Jon Halland saw the ball well enough for two pro seasons www.greatest21days.com/2026/09/jon-... #Mariners #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Jon Halland saw the ball well enough for two pro seasons
Jon Halland 's Bellingham Mariners had just tied this June 1991 game. Halland soon gave them the lead, The Bellingham Herald wrote . Halland...
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September 6, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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Chuck Wiley impressed at Bellingham, saw 4 pro seasons www.greatest21days.com/2026/09/chuc... #Mariners #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Chuck Wiley impressed at Bellingham, saw 4 pro seasons
Bellingham starter Chuck Wiley went out in this July 1991 game and threw eight shutout innings, while striking out seven, The Bellingham He...
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September 5, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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John Johnson chose baseball over football, saw 1 season www.greatest21days.com/2026/08/john... #Mariners #Baseball #BaseballHistory
John Johnson chose baseball over football, saw 1 season
John Johnson came out of California's Channel Islands High School and Ventura College having played well in both baseball and football, acc...
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August 29, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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Martin Ramos almost got rookie ball cycle, saw 2 seasons www.greatest21days.com/2026/08/mart... #Mariners #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Martin Ramos almost got rookie ball cycle, saw 2 seasons
Rookie Princeton's Martin Ramos helped propel his team to the win this game in August 1991, The Roanoke Times wrote . He actually fell a ho...
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August 29, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Sal Urso made his case for AAA, Japan, but missed majors www.greatest21days.com/2026/08/sal-... #Mariners #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Sal Urso made his case for AAA, Japan, but missed majors
Mariners minor leaguer Sal Urso made AAA Tacoma for the first time in 1996. By June, he was on the verge of being sent back to AA, The Taco...
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August 29, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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Kelly Hartman hit his spots over 8 pro seasons, indy ball www.greatest21days.com/2026/08/kell... #Mariners #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Kelly Hartman hit his spots over 8 pro seasons, indy ball
Alexandria starter Kelly Hartman pitched into the ninth of this June 1998 game, giving up nine hits and taking the 6-2 win, The Alexandria ...
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August 25, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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LaGrande Russell mixed pitches over 8 seasons, saw AAA www.greatest21days.com/2026/08/lagr... #Mariners #Baseball #BaseballHistory
LaGrande Russell mixed pitches over 8 seasons, saw AAA
Bellingham's LaGrande Russell went out and threw seven innings in this August 1991 game. He gave up five hits and one run for the win, The ...
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August 24, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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Mike Whitney realized pro dream, saw pro single season www.greatest21days.com/2026/08/mike... #Mariners #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Mike Whitney realized pro dream, saw pro single season
Mike Whitney took his shot at the pros at a tryout at the University of South Florida in January 1990 and he made it, The Tampa Tribune wro...
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August 23, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Tommy Robertson got key hits, saw 5 pro seasons, high-A www.greatest21days.com/2026/08/tomm... #Mariners #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Tommy Robertson got key hits, saw 5 pro seasons, high-A
San Bernardino's Tommy Robertson came up with two on base in the second inning of this June 1992 game and soon gave his team a 3-0 lead, Th...
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August 23, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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Israel Seda saw 3 pro seasons with Mariners, made high-A www.greatest21days.com/2026/08/isra... #Mariners #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Israel Seda saw 3 pro seasons with Mariners, made high-A
The April 1991 game was already out of hand for the Peninsula Pilots, but Israel Seda at least got his team on the board, according to The ...
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August 22, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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Mike Hampton pitched well enough for long majors career www.greatest21days.com/2026/08/mike... #Mariners #Astros #Mets #Rockies #Braves #Baseball #BaseballHistory
Mike Hampton pitched well enough for long majors career
Seattle prospect Mike Hampton made his major league spring training debut in March 1993. His first strikeout? Robin Yount, he recounted to ...
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August 21, 2026 at 2:50 AM