Former NYPL Prospect's Birthdays on August 28

Credits: Topps via The Trading Card Database

Tony Gonzalez: Born in 1936 in Central Cunagua, Cuba. Played in the New York-Penn League in 1957 with the Bradford Beagles/Hornell Redlegs (22 HR, .275 BA). He played 12 seasons in the majors with the Cincinnati Reds (1960), Philadelphia Phillies (1960-68), San Diego Padres (1969), Atlanta Braves (1969-70) and California Angels (1970-71). Read a complete bio at SABR Bio Project.

Tom Shearn: Born in 1977. Played for the 1997 Auburn Doubledays (14 games, 82.1 IP, 4-6, 3.50 ERA). He pitched in the majors for seven games for the 2007 Cincinnati Reds (3-0, 4.96 ERA).

Credit: Choice via The Trading Card Database

T.J. Beam: Born in 1980. Played for the Staten Island Yankees (2003-04). Beam pitched in the majors during two seasons with the New York Yankees (2006) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2008).

Ryan Madson: Born in 1980. Played for the 1999 Batavia Muckdogs (5-5, 4.72 ERA). He pitched 13 seasons in the majors with the Philadelphia Phillies (2003-11), Kansas City Royals (2015), Oakland Athletics (2016-17), Washington Nationals (2017-18) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2018).

Matt Dominguez: Born in 1989. Played for the Jamestown Jammers in 2007. He played five seasons in the major leagues with the Florida Marlins (2011), Houston Astros (2012-14) and Toronto Blue Jays (2016).

Kelvin Gutierrez: Born in 1994. Played during two seasons with the Auburn Doubledays (2015-16). He played in 20 games with the Kansas City Royal in 2019, and is currently assigned to the Omaha Storm Chasers in the AAA Pacific Coast League.

Source: Baseball Reference

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