T: Jeff Tackett to Sean Twitty, Baseball Profiles

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Jeff Tackett 1990 Rochester Red Wings card

Players A to Z: Jeff Tackett to Sean Twitty
Most recent player added Dec. 1, 2024

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 - Jeff Tackett played well in front of family with Orioles; Made four ML seasons, 7/19/11
 - Dennis Tafoya showed dedication, saw seven seasons, AA, 8/14/16
 - Rod Tafoya played and then continued playing, into his late-50s, 10/12/23
 - Gino Tagliaferri, Lost Confidence, 3/18/16
 - Kevin Tahan, His Night, 9/23/10
 - Louis Talbert saw 3 seasons, made AA, 7/15/11
 - Carlos Tamarez, Perfect Bunt, 3/12/14
 - Bruce Tanner followed his father Chuck to the majors, coaching; Later became advance scout, 10/10/22
 - Eddie Tanner, Playing Time, 10/5/11
 - Dagoberto Tapia, Only Information, 2/10/15

 - Tony Tarasco felt like 12yo in majors debut, saw 8 seasons, 12/8/14
 - Dave Tarjick wanted to become a professional baseball player; What he became was a dad, 5/14/21
 - Kevin Tatar, Couldn't Go, 5/7/13
 - Dean Tatarian hit Yankee Stadium home run; Played six pro seasons, made AAA, never made bigs, 4/12/21 
 - Bernie Tatis, Dominican Prospect, 5/20/10
 - Fausto Tatis saw 3 seasons, high-A, 12/13/17
 - Jim Tatum became strong in Japan, 2/28/11
 - Willie Tatum dreamed of playing pro; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, passed in 2018, 3/5/23
 - Eddie Taubensee, Could Hit, 4/16/11
 - Hector Tavarez, Three Countries, 1/10/17

 - Jesus Tavarez continued working hard over five major league seasons, later saw Korea, 7/1/23
 - Marcos Taveras, Helluva Hit, 1/23/18
 - Ramon Taveras threw well at short-season; Saw four seasons, made AA, 2/21/22
 - Aaron Taylor, Pitched Well, 7/25/13
 - Bill Taylor, Held It, 2/26/14
 - Charley Taylor got players to bigs, then he got there, 9/15/16
 - Dave Taylor hit a late home run in college game; Saw two pro seasons, made high-A, 4/17/22
 - Dorn Taylor made bigs in 6th season, 6/21/12
 - Dwight Taylor, Good Jump, 7/27/14
 - Mike Taylor, Rain-Shortened, 8/17/13
 - Mike Taylor, Final Frame, 12/18/15

 - Mike Taylor, Successful Season, 2/7/18
 - Rob Taylor, Two Parts, 1/26/15
 - Scott Taylor, Much Fun, 11/5/14
 - Scott Taylor was Winston-Salem's best catcher in 1990; He briefly made AAA, but not the bigs, 1/5/20
 - Scott Taylor heard crowd roaring after key ML strikeouts; Saw two ML seasons, 20 appearances, 2/12/23
 - Steve Taylor tried pros, made single-A, 7/15/24
 - Terry Taylor, That Mistake, 9/19/12
 - Terry Taylor, Had Potential, 5/18/15
 - Tommy Taylor, Down The Road, 1/20/11
 - Tony Taylor, Behind Him, 4/2/16

 - Wade Taylor showed confidence, made ML, 3/22/12
 - Will Taylor turned switch-hitter, saw eight pro seasons; Eighth came nine years after last, 10/24/20
 - Marc Techman served as Auburn Astros hometown trainer, 4/21/17
 - Scott Tedder played basketball, turned pro in baseball, 1/8/22
 - Garett Teel gave best shot, made high-A, turned coach, 10/5/20
 - Doug Tegtmeier played in Alaska, made three pro seasons, 10/16/17
 - Joe Teixeira saw two pro seasons, later coached college, 1/30/16
 - Domingo Tejada, Photo Day, 2/13/15
 - Francisco Tejada, Lead-Off Double, 7/9/17
 - Leo Tejada, Big Night, 4/1/17

 - Fausto Tejero, Most Experienced, 5/4/16
 - Anthony Telford, All About, 6/1/18
 - Dave Telgheder, Strange Feeling, 4/21/18
 - David Tellers turned his height into finesse pitching; Played seven pro seasons, made AA, 2/28/20
 - Paulino Tena got thrown at in 1991 game; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 9/10/23
 - Joe Tenhunfeld hit aggressively in college, then turned pro; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 10/10/21
 - Marc Tepper played four pro seasons, made high-A; He then taught the game to his son, 8/5/22
 - James Terrell, Pretty Fun, 10/28/17
 - Adam Terris dedicated himself, then returned to college field; Made pros, saw two seasons, 1/12/21

 - Tony Terzarial, He's Learned, 11/18/12
 - Craig Teter, Hot Month, 4/22/17
 - Terry Tewell, Seemed Right, 2/7/15
 - Bob Tewksbury, Pitched Again, 8/25/17
 - Jeff Thelen made Legion World Series, four pro seasons, 10/2/14
 - Ryan Thibault saw 4 pro seasons, made high-A, Australia, 10/18/22
 - John Thibert helped high school to win, saw 5 pro seasons, 3/12/19
 - Art Thigpen played 3 seasons, then became minors umpire, 3/29/20
 - John Thoden meant much to college team, saw 5 pro seasons, 11/30/13
 - Delvin Thomas chose pro baseball over college football, 7/29/23

 - Frank Thomas added power, pop over two decades in majors, 8/29/11
 - Keith Thomas chose pro baseball, saw 14 seasons, AA, 3/5/14
 - Kelvin Thomas saw 4 pro seasons, high-A with Mariners, 7/30/23
 - Mark Thomas toughed it out first year to play 5 seasons, 5/1/18
 - Mike Thomas went from small college to the majors - for one appearance; Saw seven pro seasons, 6/4/21
 - Mike Thomas saw minors with Orioles, college FB with UNC, 11/16/24
 - Mitch Thomas, Baseball History, 1/1/16
 - Orlando Thomas, Game-Winner, 5/28/17
 - Ron Thomas, Bore Down, 11/26/14
 - Royal Thomas, Some Durability, 10/31/15

 - Skeets Thomas, Could Hit, 2/21/17
 - Steve Thomas played three pro seasons, then walked away; Returned eight years later to independent ball, 5/24/21
 - Tim Thomas, Those Hits, 3/5/15
 - Jim Thome, Steak Dinner, 3/8/15
 - Charles Thompson, Too Much, 7/19/14
 - Fletcher Thompson used speed in college, 6 pro seasons, 1/4/16
 - Rich Thompson worked to show people he was better than AA; Saw three ML seasons, 7/5/12
 - Ryan Thompson, Went Out, 1/24/18
 - Ryan Thompson loved baseball, got to serve as Durham Bulls bat boy, 3/31/23
 - Sean Thompson, His Future, 11/26/13
 - Squeezer Thompson, Best Arm, 7/26/14
 - Tommy Thompson, Old School, 12/27/15
 - Tommy Thompson played, coached for years in White Sox system; Later got career 2nd chance through sobriety, 4/17/21
 - Rob Thomson has earned trust of his players as majors coach with Yankees, Phillies, 8/9/21
 - Eric Thornton realized in college he had pro potential; Played two pro seasons, made Pittsfield, 5/13/21
 - Lou Thornton, Stuck Around, 11/26/10
 - Paul Thorpe, High-Pressure, 5/20/13
 - Brian Thorson, Dedicated Person, 12/14/16
 - Chris Threadgill used his speed over three pro seasons; Topped out at single-A, played alongside brother, 10/1/22
 - George Threadgill, Consistent Hitter, 4/6/19
 - Henry Threadgill had brief career, but had career night in August 1990; Made single-A, 9/6/22
 - Jim Thrift, Long Time, 3/8/17
 - Gary Thurman made majors over nine seasons, later coached, 5/3/10
 - Mark Thurmond helped Padres to Series, saw 8 ML seasons, 8/7/25
 - Tony Tillman, Better Things, 3/11/15
 - Pat Tilmon continued playing for his love of game; Saw 11 seasons, briefly made AAA, coached, 4/23/23
 - Mike Timlin, Playoff Games, 2/4/18
 - Ron Tingley, An Upswing, 4/3/12
 - Lee Tinsley, Very Satisfying, 3/11/12
 - Brad Tippitt started, relieved over three pro seasons, 10/26/24
 - Gordie Tipton helped make CWS title game, saw 3 seasons, 5/25/20
 - Tom Tisdale, His Work, 10/23/15
 - John Toale, Played Professionally, 11/22/10
 - Jackson Todd returned from cancer to bigs, long coaching career, 5/31/12
 - Theron Todd worked to improve hitting over seven pro seasons; Made AA, later coached, 4/21/23
 - Kevin Tolar got his pitches over for a decade plus, then made the majors; Saw time in three ML campaigns, 4/3/21
 - Mark Tolbert, Not Enough, 5/28/15
 - Jose Tolentino took his best chance to 44 majors games, 6/15/11
 - David Tollison, Core Values, 9/10/13
 - Tim Tolman knew his role as majors player, scout,  coach, 9/4/13
 - Andy Tomberlin, His Position, 4/13/15
 - Randy Tomlin, Was Alright, 7/12/14
 - Rick Tomlin had long coaching career, 6/26/24
 - Matt Toole, Promoted To, 7/2/14
 - Tony Torchia, School Teacher, 10/12/11
 - Freddy Torres, Top Prospect, 3/5/16
 - Jessie Torres, Home Run, 4/19/13
 - Leo Torres, Long Save, 3/6/16
 - Paul Torres, Play Wherever, 4/23/13
 - Ramon Torres, Native Country, 3/18/15
 - Ricky Torres pitched over 8 seasons, 10/29/11
 - Tim Torricelli knew catchers needed defense, saw 4 seasons, 12/12/10
 - Kelvin Torve, Pressure Situations, 9/9/12
 - Kevin Towers played, coached, scouted, served as ML GM almost two decades; Passed in 2018, 10/17/22
 - Jason Townley, Worked Out, 1/20/18
 - Jim Tracy relieved and started over 9 seasons, made AAA, 7/16/14
 - Jim Tracy showed attention to detail as majors manager, 8/5/17
 - Todd Trafton wanted to get there, saw AAA, Mexico, Taiwan, 2/3/12
 - Dave Trautwein stayed prepared, saw six seasons, AAA, 3/29/10
 - John Trautweinskipped job for pros, later faced tragedy, 10/2/10
 - Dean Treanor once served as an undercover police officer; Later served as major league bullpen coach, 12/9/20
 - Ed Tredway, Big Switch, 3/28/15
 - Gary Tremblay, Blocked Them, 7/11/11
 - Mike Tresemer gave team chance at Eugene, saw five seasons, 12/29/14
 - Mickey Tresh followed family into pros, but couldn't follow to bigs; Wasn't disappointed, 8/15/21 
 - Tony Trevino accepted any position, as long as it got him in the lineup; Saw six seasons, made AA, 10/8/21
 - Wally Trice found screwball variation, saw 7 seasons, AA, 8/15/16
 - Dave Tripp, Concentrated On, 3/19/14
 - Ricky Trlicek, Important Thing, 2/3/18
 - Mike Trombley, Good Times, 2/24/13
 - Nolberto Troncoso, Two Runs, 12/6/17
 - Steve Trout, Improved Greatly, 8/20/17
 - Kevin Trudeau, Played Harder, 9/17/17
 - Jose Trujillo took his team-oriented attitude from college to the pros; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 7/16/22
 - Ken Trusky just hoped to improve after draft; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 4/15/13
 - George Tsamis, Greatest Place, 2/26/13
 - Marc Tsitouris swung the bat well in a July 1991 game; Played two pro seasons, 10/17/19
 - Bill Tucker, True Passion, 11/13/17
 - Scooter Tucker, Game Confidence, 2/10/13
 - Steve Tucker, Got Outs, 12/31/14
 - Rich Tunison adjusted, saw 5 seasons, 3/8/12
 - Lee Tunnell worked on confidence in six majors seasons, 8/25/11
 - Brian Turang, Motivated Him, 11/9/14
 - Joe Turek, How Hard, 6/16/15
 - Dave Turgeon has gained close connections over 30-plus years in game; Played, then coached, 7/31/21
 - Brian Turner, His Best, 1/10/15
 - Matt Turner, Terrible Call, 4/12/15
 - Shane Turner, Worked on Hitting, 3/23/11
 - Rich Turrentine, Best Shot, 4/24/19
 - Joe Turvey, Old Time, 6/25/15
 - Jeff Tuss played, later chose football to Angels' surprise, 3/9/24
 - Mike Twardoski took fundamentals to 10 pro seasons, made AAA, 1/12/14
 - Doug Twitty, Prepared To, 1/13/18
 - Sean Twitty, Closest Friends, 10/14/17

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