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Thursday, April 1, 2010

S: Humberto Saa to Joe Szekely, 1990 Minor League Players


Players A to Z: Humberto Saa to Joe Szekely
Most recent player added Feb. 7, 2024

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 - Humberto Saa learned the game in Panama; Played two seasons, 8/3/13
 - Miguel Sabino, Unremarkable Trade, 10/22/10
 - Damon Saetre played at high-A Peninsula over two seasons, then settled there, 8/12/23
 - Randy St. Claire, First Win, 9/12/11
 - Rich St. John served as an Indians minors trainer two seasons; Started in college, 12/25/20
 - A.J. Sager started in football, then turned to baseball; Made bigs over five seasons, 10/31/20
 - Carlos Salazar, Triple Crown, 3/24/14
 - Luis Salazar, Brief Career, 10/9/16
 - Edwin Salcedo, Playing Time, 3/10/19
 - Roger Salkeld, Through Injury, 7/4/11
 - John Salles played it out and saw six pro seasons; He made AAA, not the bigs, 1/18/20
 - Tim Salmon, Dreaming About, 9/13/11
 - Brian Saltzgaber experienced the great feeling of playing as a pro; Saw five seasons, made AA, 4/1/20
 - Troy Salvior, His Part, 2/28/17
 - Arnie Sambel, His Heart, 8/12/18
 - Ramon Sambo, More Hits, 12/3/10
 - Lee Sammons, Played Ball, 1/11/18
 - Deron Sample, Hot Start, 5/2/18
 - Todd Samples turned to art and the environment after eight seasons in pro baseball, 10/13/19
 - Mike Sampson, Final Out, 12/4/17
 - Fred Samson hit game-winner after bunt sign lifted at single-A; Saw seven pro seasons, made AA, 7/14/22
 - Roger Samuels, Getting an Opportunity, 10/4/10
 - Adrian Sanchez, Became Determined, 7/23/13
 - Alex Sanchez, Release Point, 4/6/11
 - Daniel Sanchez, Two Hits, 1/8/15
 - Osvaldo Sanchez, Kept Going, 4/15/11
 - Pedro Sanchez, Grand Slam, 11/19/11
 - Perry Sanchez, Two and Out, 12/20/13
 - Zoilo Sanchez, Two Homers, 12/23/10
 - Mike Sander, Toughest Part, 5/20/13
 - Al Sanders pitched well in AA debut; Saw five pro seasons, missed AAA, bigs, 5/29/22
 - Earl Sanders, Desire to Succeed, 3/21/13
 - Reggie Sanders, Already Confident, 6/23/10
 - Shaun Sanderson served in utility role for Salt Lake City; Played two seasons, 10/8/23
 - Memo Sandoval, Top Team, 11/5/15
 - Mike Sandoval, His Goals, 2/18/18
 - Tim Sandy, Lefty Batter, 3/8/17
 - Mo Sanford, Real Tough, 5/27/10
 - Nick Santa Cruz, Sophomore Season, 1/2/13
 - Alexis Santaella, Real Impressed, 4/12/19
 - Ernesto Santana got called up for exhibition; Saw seven pro seasons, never saw AA, 4/2/21
 - Jose Santana, Stolen Bases, 10/3/13
 - Jose Santana, Bunt Single, 5/31/16
 - Miguel Santana, Lead Off, 4/14/14
 - Ruben Santana, Little Things, 10/10/17
 - Cedric Santiago threw junk, but around the plate; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 7/11/21
 - Delvy Santiago, Extremely Proud, 4/11/13
 - Rafael Santiago, Four Hits, 8/24/14
 - Ramon Santiago, More Equipment, 10/21/15
 - Santi Santiago, Still Played, 4/13/19
 - Mike Sarbaugh worked hard, saw 6 seasons, made bigs as coach, 3/3/24
 - Shigeki Sasaki, Second Win, 11/25/13
 - James Sass, Probably Not, 11/3/15
 - Hiroyuki Satoh, Stopped Him, 12/21/13
 - Jason Satre, Fresh Start, 8/2/11
 - Cory Satterfield proved reliable starter at single-A; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 7/30/22
 - Jeff Satzinger, Errant Pitch, 1/3/12
 - Jim Saul, Every Opportunity, 1/26/14
 - Steve Scarsone got his majors chance, then took it to seven seasons, career as coach, 10/31/21
 - Chris Schaefer, Everybody's Goal, 5/15/14
 - Jeff Schaefer, Talked To, 3/25/14
 - Bill Schafer, Four Wins, 12/8/14
 - Jim Scheffler hoped to turn pro as infielder, instead pitched; Saw three pro seasons, 6/8/21
 - Rich Scheid, Good Things, 6/12/13
 - Rob Schiel, Play Again, 10/22/14
 - Curtis Schilling, Promising Player, 4/17/10
 - Butch Schlopy, Better Opportunity, 3/10/18
 - Keith Schmidt, First-Ever, 1/25/16
 - Mike Sciortino tried pitching in pros, then reverted to hitting; Saw two pro seasons, 5/16/21
 - Charles Scott, Bonds' Roommate, 3/8/10
 - Darryl Scott, Family Tree, 5/28/16
 - Dick Scott, Most Enjoyable, 3/28/12
 - Donnie Scott, Switch-Hitter, 2/23/11
 - Gary Scott made the great achievement, he made the majors; Played with Cubs over two seasons, 1/17/20
 - Kevin Scott, Veteran Type, 9/27/13
 - Rennie Scott learned the screwball from a former major leaguer; Played over three pro seasons, made high-A, 2/24/23
 - Shawn Scott, Extra Time, 9/10/13
 - Tim Scott, Didn't Mind, 7/20/11
 - Tony Scott, Switch Hitter, 6/20/13
 - Tyrone Scott, Live Arm, 1/13/16
 - Tony Scruggs, Same Feeling, 4/28/11
 - Scott Scudder, Got Back, 6/24/12
 - Rudy Seanez, Do Anything, 9/8/12
 - Mike Search, Positive Energy, 5/1/15
 - Steve Searcy, Positive Attitude, 11/5/10
 - Bob Sebra, On Purpose, 6/22/11
 - Tate Seefried, Same Way, 4/14/19
 - Dan Segui, Some Kids, 2/25/13
 - David Segui made the bigs, but eventually had help; Made 15 ML seasons, Mitchell Report, 6/2/22 
 - Diego Segui, More Motion, 1/17/13
 - Jose Segura, Place for Him, 10/10/11
 - Jason Sehorn, Tremendous Athleticism, 7/27/13
 - Mac Seibert, Professional Level, 3/11/16
 - Keith Seiler, More Happy, 4/15/19
 - Rick Sellers, Awesome Thing, 3/23/16
 - Jon Shave made the most of his time in the bigs; Saw three seasons there, including all of 1999, 8/18/20
 - Cedric Shaw, Heckuva Game, 12/28/15
 - Curtis Shaw, Walk On, 3/20/14
 - Jeff Shaw, Changed Gears, 9/27/14
 - Kerry Shaw, Better Hitter, 2/1/13
 - Kevin Shaw was once a prospect, saw seven seasons, made AA, 1/17/24
 - Theo Shaw, Like A Kid, 10/27/11
 - John Shea, Serious Look, 8/27/10
 - Danny Sheaffer took advantage of chances over 7 ML seasons, 9/2/10
 - John Sheehan, Three Innings, 8/11/16
 - Jim Shellenback, Strong Points, 6/13/12
 - Ben Shelton, Very Special, 4/9/18
 - Keith Shepherd got noticed by two stars, saw time in four ML seasons, 11/24/20
 - Mike Shepherd, Head Start, 7/4/15
 - Rich Shepperd, Big Spot, 6/9/16
 - Glenn Sherlock, Good People, 4/26/19
 - Tim Sherrill, Fishing and Baseball, 9/28/10
 - Darrell Sherman, Scouts Doubted, 9/24/10
 - James Shevlin, Two Shevlins, 11/28/13
 - Doug Shields, Played Hard, 10/13/18
 - Tommy Shields worked to prove self in majors, later managed, 10/4/12
 - Steve Shifflett, Hard Game, 5/12/14
 - Chris Shiflett, Very Frustrating, 12/17/15
 - Mark Shiflett, Strong Pitching, 10/6/15
 - Larry Shikles, Different Pitches, 9/28/12
 - Zak Shinall, Consistent Basis, 12/30/18
 - Gary Shingledecker, Five Hits, 1/25/16
 - Jeff Shireman loved to be on the field as player, coach, manager; Played seven seasons, made AAA, 7/29/22
 - Bob Shirley, Only Thing, 3/9/12
 - Scott Shockey, Made It Back, 5/26/10
 - John Shoemaker, The Goal, 11/3/18
 - Ken Silvestri saw time in eight ML seasons; In between, he fought in World War II; Also coached, 9/19/23
 - Enoch Simmons, Much Potential, 3/31/15
 - Nelson Simmons, Best Thing, 12/24/16
 - Randy Simmons, One Night, 1/24/14
 - Mike Simms, Bench Player, 10/2/11
 - Rich Simon, Lead Protected, 8/12/16
 - Dan Simonds, Right Place, 4/6/13
 - Doug Simons, As Excited, 4/23/11
 - Doug Simpson played three sports in high school, a season in pro baseball, became fireman, 2/21/20
 - Dan Sims, Early Run, 12/9/14
 - Greg Sims, Wind Aided, 4/10/18
 - Mark Sims, Proven Winner, 9/21/14
 - Matt Sinatro, Commitment to Improve, 11/10/10
 - Tom Singer, Job Done, 8/18/13
 - Joe Singley, Have To, 4/3/17
 - Joe Siwa, Great Things, 10/12/14
 - Joe Skalski, Quick Ending, 11/29/10
 - Andy Skeels, Became Evident, 7/3/13
 - Rafael Skeete, Good Sense, 1/19/19
 - Bob Skinner, Much Pride, 3/24/12
 - John Skurla, Looking Outside, 10/9/12
 - Bill Slack, Good Teacher, 4/10/15
 - Vernon Slater, Playing Better, 8/9/18
 - Heathcliff Slocumb turned to faith, saw 10 majors seasons, 8/18/19
 - Sluggers Sports Memorabilia opened across Toronto; Its owner later became central to 'Jack of All Trades' doc, 12/11/21
 - Joe Slusarski, Mental Toughness, 12/20/16
 - Craig Smajstrla, Not Quite, 12/8/11
 - Aaron Small, More Wins, 10/16/13
 - Jeff Small, Six Hits, 12/25/10
 - Mark Small, Not Enough, 9/26/13
 - Roberto Smalls played three pro seasons, made single-A, then went to prison in Virgin Islands for murder, 4/28/13
 - Reuben Smiley, Next Time, 2/11/13
 - Bryan Smith, Exciting Plan, 1/19/16
 - C.L. Smith, Enough Offense, 3/11/19
 - Keith Smith, Fielding Accolades, 3/10/11
 - Lee Smith hoped there was room for her; Went from assistant to independent GM to the NHL, 4/3/22
 - Mark Smith, Stayed Unbeaten, 3/2/17
 - (Texas) Mike Smith, Next Time Out, 1/4/10
 - Randy Smith, Phenomenal Teacher, 12/6/16
 - Rich Smith, Travel Coach, 2/13/16
 - Sean Smith returned from Guillain-Barré syndrome to see pros, 4/16/19
 - Steve Smith, Did A Lot, 3/3/11
 - Terrell Smith, Another Sport, 7/22/17
 - J.T. Snow took pride in his defense; Saw 16 ML seasons, won six Gold Gloves, 11/29/22
 - Brett Snyder, Helped Fuel, 7/2/17
 - Bryan Snyder, Going to Work, 10/17/10
 - Chris Snyder, Next Starter, 7/15/17
 - Randy Snyder, With Aggressiveness, 6/18/17
 - Ray Soff, Long Wait, 3/19/12
 - Luis Sojo, Was Needed, 5/11/11
 - Mike Soper threw sinkerballs and saved games; Saw six pro seasons, made AAA, 12/4/20
 - Paul Sorrento, Over The Plate, 1/19/11
 - Jose Sosa, Those Numbers, 7/17/17
 - Tim Sossamon, Good Velocity, 4/12/14
 - Rafael Soto, Someday Play, 7/18/13
 - Shaun Sottile, Impressive Start, 12/7/14
 - Brian Souza returned from arm injury to turn pro; Saw four seasons, made single-A, 7/7/20
 - Scott Sowell, Career Highlight, 10/6/17
 - Tookie Spann used his baseball skills to see six pro seasons, made AA, 9/10/21
 - Don Sparks, Program Credit, 4/17/12
 - Greg Sparks, Pressure Situations, 7/5/13
 - Kyle Spencer picked up win in long relief at Gastonia; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 7/15/22
 - Shane Spencer, Look Back, 4/21/18
 - Tom Spencer, Team Trainer, 11/21/12
 - Tom Spencer, Looking For, 2/15/13
 - Harry Spilman, Calling (Manny's) Mom, 6/18/10
 - Tony Spires, Triple Total, 1/9/13
 - Lickety Split, the Holly Farms Chicken, graced his first card, then found himself - and the brand - on the way out, 1/27/20
 - Jerry Spradlin, Some Ability, 11/13/12
 - Ed Sprague, Strong and Healthy, 7/10/10
 - Dennis Springer, Being Different, 1/2/11
 - Steve Springer, Rather Play, 8/7/11
 - Robert Spurlock, Well Acquainted, 6/13/15
 - Lee Stange, Stayed Within,11/3/13
 - Tim Stange knew he had to earn college starting spot after injury; Played three pro seasons, made high-A, 3/19/23
 - Pete Stanicek, Brick Wall, 6/15/10
 - Steve Stanicek dreamed of making bigs; Made it over two seasons, for 13 games, 6/14/10
 - Andy Stankiewicz, Helped Them, 2/12/12
 - Karl Stanley, Pitched Well, 11/11/17
 - Leroy Stanton, Made Sure, 10/27/13
 - Tim Stargell, Team MVPs, 1/12/12
 - Matt Stark, Positive Attitude, 6/11/12
 - Dave Staton, Got Lucky, 10/30/15
 - Dave Staydohar, Advertising Sign, 6/8/16
 - John Stearns, Season Changing, 3/20/13
 - Rick Steed, Didn't Have, 9/6/13
 - Jim Steels, Just Glad, 1/20/12
 - Marino Stefany, Outstanding Pitching, 3/9/16
 - John Stefero signed with his hometown team, then hit back-to-back game-winners, 2/23/21
 - Mark Steffens, Local Team, 7/16/17
 - Bill Stein, His Role, 6/16/18
 - Brian Steiner, Hard Worker, 6/9/14
 - Earl Steinmetz, Independent Attention, 10/23/10
 - Dan Stenz, Brand New, 5/29/16
 - Todd Stephan knew the bigs sometimes required getting a break; Saw five pro seasons, made AAA, missed majors, 1/1/23
 - Brian Stephens, Extra Concentration, 10/28/17
 - Mark Stephens became first Marlins signee in a pro game; Saw seven seasons, made high-A, 6/18/20
 - Ray Stephens, Up In The Air, 9/13/10
 - Ron Stephens, Very Good, 6/2/13
 - Dave Stevens, Every Day, 7/31/13
 - Lee Stevens, To Play, 8/10/12
 - Matt Stevens, Some Excitement, 12/29/12
 - Scott Stevens, Good Record, 4/6/17
 - Brady Stewart, Any Way, 8/11/18
 - Carl Stewart, Fine Start, 5/7/13
 - Tito Stewart, Great Experience, 9/4/10
 - Rob Stiegele found himself alongside HOFers as batboy; Later turned pro, saw two seasons, 1/3/23
 - Rod Stillwell, To Instill, 5/10/14
 - Kelly Stinnett had attitude, frame of mind to make bigs over 14 seasons, 8/13/23
 - Doug Stockham, Good Crowds, 4/16/15
 - Bill Stohr, First Win, 7/13/17
 - Randy Stokes, One Place, 7/28/18
 - Eric Stone, Locked Down, 5/22/12
 - Jeff Stone, That Job, 10/17/12
 - Mel Stottlemyre waited for majors call, made 13 majors games, 12/11/11
 - Steve Stowell, Impressive Work, 11/16/13
 - Don Strange, Job Done, 12/10/14
 - Doug Strange, Some Perspective, 8/25/10
 - Jim Stricek helped players after injuries as minors trainer; Once got ejected while doing so, 5/20/22
 - Ricky Strickland, One-Hopper, 10/3/15
 - Randy Strijek, His Chance, 4/21/16
 - Craig Strobel, Athletic Training, 9/30/15
 - Lester Strode spent more than three decades with the Cubs organization, 11/28/19
 - Brent Strom, Understands That, 7/8/13
 - Derek Stroud served as head coach at old high school for two decades; Played seven pro seasons, 1/11/20
 - Brian Stone, Off Night, 2/1/19
 - Shannon Strong, Loved It, 10/16/18
 - Ed Stryker threw batting practice to major leaguers in college; Pro career topped out at high-A, 6/4/20
 - Dave Sturdivant, Three Runners, 4/28/15
 - Glenn Sudbury, Good Location, 3/23/14
 - William Suero, Been Tattooing, 3/22/13
 - Brian Sullivan, Family History, 12/15/13
 - Carl Sullivan improved his patience as hitter, saw six pro seasons; Made AA, 1/11/22
 - Glenn Sullivan, Came Home, 3/7/11
 - Mike Sullivan, Lesson Learned, 12/30/12
 - Sully's Pub in Peoria had memorabilia, sponsored Peoria set, 11/25/19
 - Sunny, Bedecked In, 10/29/15
 - John Surane, Amazing Win, 11/14/16
 - Steve Surico chose college over the pros; Came back from injury, saw all of seven pro games, 8/12/20
 - Glenn Sutko, His Heart, 6/28/15
 - Steve Swail, Signed As, 1/21/14
 - Rob Swain, His Chance, 4/23/14
 - Russ Swan, Threw Strikes, 10/26/11
 - Thayer Swain got playing time, swing bat well at single-A; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 6/19/22
 - Chad Swanson, Successfully Deployed, 2/23/13
 - Dave Swartzbaugh received support from his AAA pitching coach, then returned to bigs, 12/3/19
 - Jim Sweeney threw a 1990 pitch that cleared the benches, 11/27/19
 - Michael Sweeney, Set Back, 11/30/16
 - Rob Sweeney, The Switch, 5/31/19
 - Rick Sweet, That Mentality, 9/13/16
 - Paul Swingle, His Successes, 5/28/16
 - Steve Swisher, Work and Success, 8/10/11
 - Joe Szekely, Nothing Like It, 8/16/10

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