O: Todd Oakes to Mateo Ozuna, 1990 Minor League Players

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Players A to Z: Todd Oakes to Mateo Ozuna
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 - Todd Oakes had long coaching career in pros, college; Passed in 2016, 4/13/16
 - Sherman Obando hoped for regular big league time, got it with Expos - then in Japan, 11/12/22
 - Jeff Oberdank, His Assets, 5/5/15
 - Javier Ocasio won a single-A game with base hit; Saw six pro seasons, made AA, 1/10/21
 - Shawn O'Connell threw hard in high school, saw 4 seasons, 10/21/24
 - Ben O'Connor, Strike Zone, 12/10/17
 - Kevin O'Connor, Multiple Decisions, 12/2/16
 - Rouglas Odor played eight pro seasons, made AA; Later developed players as minors coach, manager, 8/24/22
 - Jose Offerman, With His Bat, 10/22/11
 - Ron Oglesby, Big-Leaguer, 7/1/14
 - Mike Ogliaruso, Another Choice, 10/26/13
 - Greg O'Halloran, Second Sport, 12/7/17
 - Bob Olah made mistakes, but learned from them; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 11/19/21
 - Jim Olander waited decade, then major league dream came true, 12/14/10
 - Troy O'Leary, Good Night, 6/19/17
 - Jose Oliva, Show People, 5/20/14
 - Jose Olivares, Only Run, 10/25/13
 - Omar Olivares, Not His Style, 1/21/11
 - Jeff Oller started out with high hopes; Saw six seasons, briefly made AA, 6/9/22
 - Jose Olmeda, Those Guys, 11/24/14
 - Reed Olmstead, Extra Innings, 10/11/11
 - Kurt Olson, Rejuvenated Team, 12/13/17
 - Ed Olwine, New Pitcher, 2/18/12
 - Kelley O'Neal signed as a pro out of high school, performed over six seasons, made AA, 4/24/20
 - Mark O'Neal, Service Provided, 6/20/15
 - Dan Opperman, Hard Part, 12/23/18
 - Richard Orman, Another League, 1/15/17
 - Geoff Orr, Home Run, 12/12/16
 - Jim Orsag, Best Swing, 7/17/16
 - Eduardo Ortega, Good Month, 12/10/12
 - Hector Ortega, Knows What, 12/18/13
 - Ronnie Ortegon had brief pro career, then turned to coaching and instruction, wrote hitting book, 9/11/22
 - Hector Ortiz, Every Opportunity, 12/3/17
 - Javier Ortiz, Some Confidence, 3/4/11
 - Joe Ortiz, Tough Road, 3/4/14
 - Joe Ortiz made AAA after others' injuries, missed bigs, 2/11/21
 - Ramon Ortiz, Rookie Ball, 3/14/15
 - Ray Ortiz, Winning Teams, 7/10/11
 - Donovan Osborne, Know How, 2/11/17
 - Jeff Osborne, Do Both, 4/20/12
 - Glenn Osinski, Fifth Inning, 11/27/15
 - Claude Osteen, So Many Scenarios, 7/30/10
 - Dave Osteen, Experience and Knowledge, 4/26/11
 - Gavin Osteen, Did His Job, 7/19/10
 - Paul Oster set short-term goals early on; Saw seven pro campaigns, made AA, 11/11/22
 - Bill Ostermeyer used diet to help get from college to pros; Saw pros over four seasons, made high-A, 10/30/21
 - Al Osuna established himself enough for 6 majors seasons, 7/24/16
 - Kenichi Otsuka saw three Japan Pacific League seasons, 11/22/13
 - Yoshiki Otsuka played 8 seasons in Japan, 1 in Salinas, 12/1/13
 - Dave Otto, Never Doubted, 5/18/12
 - Steve Otto used his stuff to see 3 pro seasons with Royals, 12/26/23
 - Phil Ouellette, Two Home Runs, 7/13/11
 - Dave Owen proved a prospect until injury, saw 5 seasons, 1/2/14
 - Tommy Owen had exciting time in baseball, 2 pro seasons, 11/29/16
 - Jayhawk Owens got his majors chance, made four seasons, 5/11/24
 - Larry Owens played single season, became minors coach, 7/28/15
 - Mark Owens played four pro seasons, briefly made AAA, 4/5/16
 - Mike Owens took his baseball abilities to four pro seasons, 6/19/13
 - Gab Ozuna made AAA in minors, extended career in Taiwan, 2/24/19
 - Mateo Ozuna proved bright spot at single-A, saw 6 seasons, 6/26/15

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