Birthdays on August 22

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Former New York-Penn League (NYPL) prospects and managers who were born on August 22:

Luke Owens: Born in 1923 in Buffalo, New York. Died on November 19, 2010. Played in the PONY (NYPL since 1957) for the Lockport Cubs and Bradford Bees in 1942, and Batavia Clippers in 1943, before entering military service during World War II.

Gary Beare: Born in 1952 in San Diego, California. Pitched in the NYPL for the Newark Co-Pilots in 1974 (4-4, 4.38 ERA). Played two seasons in the majors with the Milwaukee Brewers (1976-77).

Mark Gilbert: Born in 1956 in Atlanta, Georgia. Played for the Geneva Cubs in the NYPL in 1978 (.338/.444/.407). He played in seven games for the 1985 Chicago White Sox. 

Gary Scott: Born in 1968 in New Rochelle, New York. Played for the Geneva Cubs in 1989 (.280/.385/.520). Played in 67 games for the Chicago Cubs (1991-92).

Steve Kline: Born in 1972 in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Played for the Watertown Indians in 1993 (5-4, 3.19 ERA). He pitched in the majors for 11 seasons for the Cleveland Indians (1997), Montreal Expos (1997-2000), St. Louis Cardinals (2001-04), Baltimore Orioles (2005), and San Francisco Giants (2006-07).

Dusty Wathan: Born in 1972 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was the manager for the Williamsport Crosscutters in 2008. Prior to managing in the minor leagues, he played in three games for the 2002 Kansas City Royals.

Jeff Weaver: Born in 1976 in Northridge, California. Pitched for the Jamestown Jammers in 1998 (1-0, 1.50 ERA). Played in the majors during 11 seasons for the Detroit Tigers (1999-2002), New York Yankees (2003-04), Los Angeles Dodgers (2004-05; 2009-10), Los Angeles Angels and St. Louis Cardinals (2006), and Seattle Mariners (2007).

Randy Wolfe: Born in 1976 in Canoga, California. Pitched for the 1997 Batavia Clippers (4-0, 1.58 ERA). Played in the majors for 16 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (1999-2006), Los Angeles Dodgers (2007, '09), San Diego Padres and Houston Astros (2008), Milwaukee Brewers (2010-12), Baltimore Orioles (2012), Miami Marlins (2014), and Detroit Tigers (2015).

Miguel Negron: Born in 1982 in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Played for the Auburn Doubledays in 2001 (.253/314/.312). Played in the minor leagues for 12 seasons.

Jhon Florentino: Born in 1983 in Azua, Dominican Republic. Played for the Tri-City ValleyCats in 2006 (.221/.282/.347). Played in the minor leagues for six seasons.

David Huff: Born in 1984 in Huntington Beach, California. Played for the 2006 Mahoning Valley Scrappers (0-1, 5.87 ERA). Pitched in the majors for eight seasons with the Cleveland Indians (2009-13), New York Yankees (2013-14), San Francisco Giants (2014), Los Angeles Dodgers (2015), and Los Angeles Angels (2016).

Sandy Rosario: Born in 1985 in Salcedo, Dominican Republic. Pitched for the Jamestown Jammers in 2009 (4-2, 1.70 ERA). He pitched in the majors for four seasons with the Florida/Miami Marlins (2010-12) and San Francisco Giants (2013).

Karexon Sanchez: Born in 1987 in Caracas, Venezuela. Played in 11 games for the 2007 Mahoning Valley Scrappers (.333/.488/.515). He played six seasons in the minors.

Kurt Yacko: Born in 1987 in Costa Mesa, California. Played for the Jamestown Jammers in 2013 (2-1, 3.18 ERA). Played six seasons in the minor leagues.

Kurt Wunderlich: Born in 1989 in Des Peres, Missouri. Pitched for two seasons with the Vermont Lake Monsters (2011-12).

Ryan Carpenter: Born in 1990 in Glendale, Arizona. Pitched for the 2011 Hudson Valley Renegades (2-1, 0.76 ERA). He has pitched for the Detroit Tigers during the 2018 and '19 seasons and is currently assigned to the Toledo Mudhens.

Drew Hutchison: Born in 1990 in Lakeland, Florida. Pitched for the 2010 Auburn Doubledays. Has played in the majors with the Toronto Blue Jays (2012, '14-'16, '18), Pittsburgh Pirates (2016), Philadelphia Phillies & Texas Rangers (2018). He is currently pitching for the AAA Salt Lake Bee.

Logan Moore: Born in 1990 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Played in 38 games for the 2012 Williamsport Crosscutters. Spent eight seasons in the minor league advancing to AAA.

Colton Eastman: Born in 1996 in Fresno, California. Played for the Williamsport Crosscutters in 2018 (0-2, 3.00 ERA). Currently assigned to the Reading Fightin Phils in the AA Eastern League.

Source: Baseball Reference

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