1990 Elizabethton Twins player profiles, Minnesota

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Features on each member of the 1990 Elizabethton Twins, rookie affiliate of the Minnesota Twins as included in that year's team set. 

Elizabethton Twins (27)
  1. Rich Becker produced in 8 ML seasons with Twins, others
  2. Tom Benson matured in high school, made two pro seasons
  3. Jose Bethancourt made guys swing, saw two pro seasons
  4. Dave Bigham loved throwing every day, saw 8 pro seasons
  5. Todd Blakeman drew good comparisons over 3 pro seasons
  6. Brent Brede liked basketball, chose baseball, made bigs
  7. Matt Brown sometimes got lucky over 6 seasons, made AA
  8. Sandy Diaz saw 4 seasons, high-A, 10/25/14
  9. Dickie Dixon spotted ball, made high-A, 6/22/24
  10. Tom Gavin hit rookie ball curve, 6/23/24
  11. John Gumpf hit grand slam at Kenosha, 7/8/24
  12. Jon Henry got on pro roll, made AAA, 7/11/24
  13. Joe Hubbard traveled as pro trainer, 6/18/24
  14. Jim Lemon knew hitting intangibles, 6/30/24
  15. Damian Miller made bigs for decade, 6/16/24
  16. Matt Morse knew lady luck's pro role, 7/15/24
  17. Devin Peppers saw season, tried return, 8/4/24
  18. Tim Persing saw 3 seasons, run support, 8/3/24
  19. Kurt Pfeffer helped rookie league team, 7/4/24
  20. Francisco Pichardo saw 3 seasons, snow, 10/7/14
  21. Todd Ritchie took long road to bigs, 7/2/24
  22. Paul Russo bettered game with friends, 7/22/24
  23. Ray Smith found home in Elizabethton, 7/14/24
  24. Tony Spaan played 24 pro games, 7/14/24
  25. Steve Taylor tried pros, made single-A, 7/15/24
  26. Rick Tomlin had long coaching career, 6/26/24
  27. Chris Wallgren played briefly as pro, 7/9/24
The 1990 Rookie Appalachian League
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