New York-Penn League Birthdays: March 12

Here is a list of former New York-Penn League prospects who were born on March 12. Click on the names to link to more information at Baseball Reference.

Credits: Fritsch Cards via Trading Cards Datatbase

Joe Moock (Auburn Mets, 1966). Born in 1944. Moock played in 13 games for the 1967 New York Mets.

Greg Biagini (Jamestown Expos, 1973). Born in 1952 (died: October 3, 2003). He played 7 seasons in the minors leagues and managed in the minors for 13 seasons.

Mike Curtis (Geneva Cubs, 1986). Born in 1965. Curtis played eight seasons in the minor leagues.

Steve Finley (Newark Orioles, 1987). Born in 1965. He played 19 seasons in the major leagues (1989-2007) and was a two-time All Star and five-time Gold Glove winner.

Frank Gonzales (Niagara Falls Rapids, 1989). Born in 1968. He pitched for 8 seasons in the minor leagues and managed in the minors for three seasons.

Adam Benes (New Jersey Cardinals, 1995). Born in 1973). Benes played six seasons in the minor leagues.

Craig Dingman (Oneonta Yankees, 1996). Born in 1974. He played four seasons in the majors with the New York Yankees (2000), Colorado Rockies (2001), and Detroit Tigers 2004-05).

Kevin Pickford (Welland Pirates, 1995). Born in 1975. He pitched in 16 games for the San Diego Padres in 2002.

Felix Escalona (Auburn Doubledays, 1998). Born in 1979. He played in a total of 84 major league games with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2002-03) and New York Yankees (2004-05).

Dave Williams (Erie Sea Wolves, 1998 & Williamsport Crosscutters, 1999). Born in 1979. Williams pitched in the major leagues during six seasons (2001-02, '04-'07).

Credits: Choice Sportscards via Trading Card Database

Carlos Muniz (Brooklyn Cyclones, 2003-04). Born in 1981. He pitched in 20 games for the New York Mets during two seasons (2007-08).

Zach Miner (Jamestown Jammers, 2001). Born in 1982. Miner pitched during five major league seasons (2006-09, '13).

Frankie De La Cruz (Oneonta Tigers, 2002-03). Born in 1984. He pitched in a total of 11 major league games over four seasons (2007-09, '11).

P.J. Walters (State College Spikes, 2006). Born in 1985. Walters pitched in a total of 40 games in the major leagues over five seasons.

Taylor Hill (Auburn Doubledays, 2011). Born in 1989. He was granted free agency by the San Francisco Giants on November 2, 2018.

Cole Sulser (Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 2013). Born in 1990. He has pitched five seasons in the minors and is currently in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Jorge Bishop (State College Spikes, 2011). Born in 1991. He played four seasons in the minor leagues.


Source: Baseball Reference

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