F: Luis Faccio to Kevin Fynan, 1990 Minor League Players

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Luis Faccio 1990 Savannah Cardinals card

Players A to Z: Luis Faccio to Kevin Fynan
Most recent player added July 7, 2025

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 - Luis Faccio struck out his share over six seasons; Made AA, 6/12/15
 - Ray Fagnant got call to turn pro, one to turn scout; Played in four seasons, missed call to bigs, 4/29/22
 - Rick Falkner picked up game-winners at single-A; Saw three seasons topped at high-A, 9/1/22
 - Steve Fanning, played 8 seasons, daughters turned actors, 1/31/19
 - Paul Faries, Hopes Up, 10/6/10
 - Monty Fariss, Some Advantages, 4/23/10
 - Kevin Farlow made transition from aluminum bat to wood; Saw seven pro seasons, made high-A, 10/6/22
 - Gordy Farmer helped Arizona State, saw 5 seasons, high-A, 6/14/25
 - Howard Farmer, Live Arm, 11/15/10
 - Mike Farmer, In Awe, 2/5/15
 - Reggie Farmer preferred football in college, saw five pro baseball seasons; Later became teacher, principal, 10/18/15
 - Mark Farnsworth helped keep players healthy over decades, 2/4/24
 - Ross Farnsworth developed over 7 seasons, made high-A, 6/2/19
 - Keoki Farrish slid hard, saw three pro seasons, high-A, 5/21/20
 - Jeff Fassero, That Long, 3/26/14
 - Jim Faulk challenged the wind over five pro seasons, made AA, 1/18/21
 - Craig Faulkner, Ran Out, 4/4/11
 - Scott Faurot, Outside Pitch, 11/22/17
 - Brian Faw, Pro Ball, 3/21/19
 - Jeff Fayne, Top Team, 2/28/17
 - Rob Fazekas pitched better than his record in college; Played two seasons as a pro, 4/20/20
 - Joe Federico, Triple Play, 5/9/17
 - Antonio Felix, Career Night, 4/11/18
 - Nathanael Felix, His Name, 3/22/19
 - Nick Felix credited coach, made pros, 4/22/24
 - Juneiro Feliz played four seasons, then later killed his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, another man and killed himself, 2/23/20
 - Jim Ferguson, Best Summer, 5/28/15
 - Greg Ferlenda didn't care where he pitched, as long as he pitched; Saw eight seasons, made AA, 8/6/22
 - Ed Ferm tested his arm at Lakeland; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 9/7/21
 - Carlos Fermin, Game Winner, 9/9/16
 - Dan Fernandez, Backup Catcher, 2/15/13
 - Joey Fernandez saw six pro seasons with Cardinals, AAA, 4/23/17
 - Jose Fernandez worked on his hitting out of college; Saw seven pro seasons, made AAA, 7/17/22
 - Rolando Fernandez, Teaching Starts, 7/26/13
 - Alex Ferran had a strong arm in outfield, later tried pitching; Made high-A, later played softball, 11/20/20
 - Tony Ferreira played decade, saw 2 majors games, helped Cone, 10/20/12
 - Sam Ferretti, Stuck With, 4/26/14
 - Mike Ferry, Right Now, 5/14/13
 - Mike Fetters, Every Day, 7/1/10
 - Charlie Fiacco, Good Shape, 4/25/13
 - Mal Fichman's remembered for in-game mascot disguise, but career was much more, 11/4/23
 - Andy Fidler impressed in high school, saw four pro seasons, 5/9/21 
 - Fielder's Choice Baseball Cards sponsored the 1990 Niagara Falls Rapids card set; Neither remains in Niagara Falls, 4/13/20
 - Bruce Fields, Impression Left, 11/14/11
 - Mike Fier, Back Out, 12/19/13
 - Mike Figga, Long Way, 3/26/19
 - Bien Figueroa, Stayed Healthy, 8/20/11
 - Fernando Figueroa, Third Save, 12/16/14
 - Bobby Filotei, Fist Pump, 5/8/13
 - Pete Filson liked to play, saw majors over seven seasons, 6/20/11
 - Rusty Filter, Good Sense, 9/17/13
 - Tom Fine, Lost Concentration, 2/18/13
 - Steve Finken kept ML dream alive over five pro seasons, 12/19/18
 - Brian Finley, Ninth Inning, 8/19/17
 - John Finn, Long Career, 12/2/15
 - Gar Finnvold proved his point in brief AAA shot; Later made bigs for eight starts, 7/15/21
 - Mike Fiore took top college career to Olympic gold; Later played three pro seasons, made AA, 7/17/22
 - Steve Fireovid, Level of Determination, 10/13/11
 - Brad Fischer, An Idea, 12/6/14
 - Jeff Fischer made it up to the majors over two seasons, 12/31/11
 - Tom Fischer, Level of Play, 11/9/10
 - Mike Fischlin, Whole Deal, 10/28/13
 - John Fishel, Anything Asked, 10/1/12
 - Brian Fisher started and relieved over 7 majors seasons, 12/30/11
 - Jack Fisher, Home Runs, 4/25/18
 - Corby Fister, Big Inning, 12/5/16
 - Doug Fitzer saw 6 seasons, made AA, 10/17/17
 - Dave Fitzgerald, Impress Somebody, 12/10/15
 - Mike Fitzgerald did his best in majors chance, 13 games, 3/8/19
 - Rob Fitzgerald believed he saw an opening to the majors; Never made it above AA, 12/8/19
 - Dan Flanagan, Two Scoreless, 1/23/13
 - John Flaherty, Show Them, 10/29/10
 - Daniel Flath worked as a batboy in Sarasota; Later appears to have gone into real estate, coaching his kids, 1/22/22
 - Oneri Fleita, Positive Way, 2/22/16
 - Dave Fleming, Fully Appreciated, 11/9/18
 - Keith Fleming, Stayed In, 6/20/17
 - Huck Flener, Cut Short, 8/8/13
 - Bob Fletcher returned from injury, saw 3 seasons, high-A, 2/20/22
 - Darrin Fletcher, A Lot of Pride, 1/10/11
 - Dave Fletcher, Three Games, 1/28/17
 - Dennis Fletcher, Come-Backer, 6/10/15
 - Paul Fletcher, Pretty Amazing, 12/24/12
 - Rob Fletcher helped his team break 1989 losing streak; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 12/25/20
 - Kevin Flora, For Her, 9/30/17
 - Don Florence, Held Them, 1/10/14
 - Jose Flores saw 5 seasons, AA, later made bigs as coach, 1/20/16
 - Juan Flores took advantage of opportunity in college; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 6/19/20
 - Miguel Flores saw two decades in pros, made career in Mexico, 3/13/15
 - Bryce Florie, Got There, 6/18/14
 - Doug Flowers impressed in college, played 3 pro seasons, 11/24/24
 - D.J. Floyd proved quite a player in high school; Saw four pro seasons, made single-A, 9/29/23
 - Seth Fogler worked hard as a trainer in college, then worked hard as trainer over his career, 3/20/22
 - Jim Foley, Complete Game, 1/24/15
 - Marty Foley, Other Nights, 9/30/14
 - Marv Foley, Still Communicating, 2/20/11
 - P.J. Forbes, His Tenacity, 6/6/16
 - Calvin Ford, Outfield Assist, 7/31/13
 - Steve Ford, Dodger Way, 11/16/17
 - Stewart Ford, Closed Out, 7/3/15
 - Brook Fordyce, Newfound Confidence, 6/30/18
 - Jeff Forney, Skills Learned, 8/18/17
 - Gary Forrester made contact, high-A over three seasons, 10/4/20
 - Tom Forrester, In Style, 4/8/17
 - Tim Fortugno, It All, 6/11/17
 - Bryan Foster improved enough for 5 pro seasons, high-A, 7/6/25
 - Kevin Foster made switch from infield to pitching, saw bigs over seven seasons; Passed in 2008, 12/28/20
 - Lamar Foster, Lucky One, 2/3/15
 - Lindsay Foster lost high-A shortstop job to top pick; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 8/20/22
 - Steve Foster, Career Ender, 8/16/17
 - John Fowler played for hometown Frederick Keys, saw 3 years, 2/1/16
 - Yale Fowler hit a towering college home run; Saw two pro seasons, made Yakima, 12/11/17
 - Andy Fox, Basic Skill, 10/23/12
 - Dan Fox, Took Him, 2/9/16
 - Eric Fox, Smoked It, 1/2/12
 - Bob Fralick's playing career ended on Peleliu in WWII; His coaching, scouting career continued a lifetime, 3/26/22
 - Mike Frame pitched self to pros, made 2 seasons, high-A, 10/17/20
 - Sean Franceschi, Tough Start, 8/7/18
 - Orv Franchuk, Built Up, 5/19/16
 - Rene Francisco played two seasons, then turned scout, Royals assistant general manager, 11/8/19
 - Matt Franco took uncle advice to time in 8 ML seasons, 11/29/19
 - Manny Francois, Walk-Off, 4/23/14
 - Terry Francona, Worked Hard, 8/26/17
 - Jay Franklin played in six pro seasons, made high-A, Taiwan; Later turned agent, 5/19/14
 - Micah Franklin, Every Day, 3/22/17
 - Tony Franklin spent more than four decades in game, as player, then as manager, coach, 1/18/22
 - Carl Fraticelli, Came Ready, 2/22/13
 - Mike Frauenhoffer saw 3 NAIA World Series, 1 pro season, 5/24/20
 - Lou Frazier, Pitcher Watching, 10/5/13
 - Ron Frazier, Big Game, 10/5/15
 - Charles Frederick, Little Mistake, 9/25/18
 - Scott Fredrickson saw a high school injury turn into a pitch that helped get him to bigs with Rockies, 10/31/22
 - Kelly Frederiksen, To Perfection, 12/16/13
 - Dan Freed started strong in Expos organization; Played five pro seasons, made AA, later became scout, 12/28/20
 - Dean Freeland, Still Thought, 1/6/19
 - Lavel Freeman, Tough Decision, 10/16/10
 - Marvin Freeman, Fine Arm, 6/7/11
 - Pete Freeman, Preserved Win, 2/21/15
 - Scott Freeman, Staff Lead, 11/20/17
 - Howie Freiling, Appreciated That, 6/6/19
 - Mike Freitas took baseball seriously in high school; Went on to nine-season pro career, made AAA, 6/14/21
 - Ron French hit ball well sometimes, 9/5/24
 - Pedro Frias, Learned From, 12/20/17
 - Dave Fricke, Great Success, 3/13/17
 - Michael Friedland played two pro seasons, then, years later, helped coach son's Little League team, 9/30/19
 - Jason Friedman reminded one legend early of Fred Lynn; Saw nine pro seasons, made AAA, became lawyer, 7/10/21
 - John Fritz worked to make a good impression in spring 1994; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 5/20/15
 - Todd Frohwirth, More Excited, 5/30/12
 - Chris Fruge came on strong, then got delayed shot at pros; Saw single pro campaign, 4/30/21
 - Brian Fry, Those Numbers, 5/13/13
 - Jeff Frye did what he needed to do to see eight ML seasons, hit for cycle; Later became agent, 7/2/22
 - Travis Fryman, Blue Collar, 9/28/11
 - Jon Fuller, Building Confidence, 1/30/14
 - Edwards Fully, Biggest Hits, 3/19/17
 - Ed Fulton built confidence, saw 9 pro seasons, 6 at AAA, 8/26/17
 - Greg Fulton, Best Defense, 9/27/10
 - Nathan Fults, Critical Look, 11/26/16
 - Mark Funderburk made bigs, went to Italy, made bigs again, 11/3/13
 - Manuel Furcal, Long Save, 11/13/14
 - Dan Furmanik turned pro as he remembered lost teammates; Played over four seasons, made high-A, 11/3/21
 - Tom Fusco, Some Things, 2/27/17
 - Grady Fuson, Hung In, 3/17/14
 - Fuss and Fuss Lincoln Mercury sponsored the 1990 Welland Pirates card set; Neither remains in Welland, 2/9/20
 - Mark Futrell believed pros would be opportunity of lifetime; Saw six pro seasons, four in independent ball, 2/15/20
 - Chris Fye, Two Hits, 2/7/13
 - Kevin Fynan signed as pro in storybook style; Played three seasons, made AA, 10/5/21

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