Birthdays on August 20

Here are today's birthdays of former New York-Penn League prospects: 

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Joel Finch was born on this date in 1956 in South Bend, Indiana. He pitched for the Elmira Pioneers during the 1974 season (6-3, 3.33 ERA). He appeared in 15 games with the Boston Red Sox in 1979.

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Josh Pearce was born in 1977 in Yakima, Washington. He pitched for the New Jersey Cardinals in 1999 (3-7, 4.98 ERA). He played in 13 games for the St. Louis Cardinals over three seasons (2002-2004.

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Chris Schroder was born in 1978 in Okarche, Oklahoma. He pitched in 11 games for the 2001 Vermont Expos (0-0, 1.50 ERA). Schroder appeared in 62 games for the Washington Nationals from 2006 to 2008 (2-5, 4.46 ERA).

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T.J. Tucker was born in 1978 in Clearwater, Florida. He appeared in six games for the 1998 Vermont Expos (3-1, 2.18 ERA). He pitched for five years with Montreal Expos (2000, 2002-04) and the Washington Nationals (2005).

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Frank Gracequi was born in 1979 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He played two seasons with the St. Catharines Stompers (1998-99). He pitched in 7 games for the 2004 Florida Marlins.

Source: Baseball Reference

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