Birthdays on September 2

Former New York-Penn League prospects who were born on this date:

Jerry Crider: Born in 1941. Played for the Erie Sailors in 1962. Went on to play in the majors during two seasons with the Minnesota Twins (1969) and Chicago White Sox (1970).

Credits: Topps Co. via The Trading Card Database

Dave Criscione: Born in 1951. Played for the Geneva Senators during two seasons (1970-71). Played in 7 games for the 1977 Baltimore Orioles.

Rex Hudler: Born in 1960. Played for the 1978 Oneonta Yankees. Spent 13 seasons in the majors with the New York Yankees (1984-85), Baltimore Orioles (1986), Montreal Expos (1988-90), St. Louis Cardinals (1990-92), California Angels (1994-96), Philadelphia Phillies (1997-98).

Jose Melendez: Born in 1965. Played for the Watertown Pirates in 1984. Pitched in the majors for 5 seasons with the Seattle Mariners (1990), San Diego Padres (1991-92) and Boston Red Sox (1993-94).

Mike Thomas: Born in 1969. Pitched for the 1990 Pittsfield Mets. Played in one game for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1995.

Sean Lawrence: Born in 1970. Played for the Welland Pirates in 1992. Pitched during one season in the majors for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1998).

Yamid Haad: Born in 1977. Played for the Erie Sea Wolves in 1997. Appeared in a total of 18 major league games over two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1 game in 1999) and San Francisco Giants (17 games in 2005).

Credits: MultiAd Sports via The Trading Card Database

Jason Hammel: Born in 1982. Played for the 2002 Hudson Valley Renegades. Played in the majors for 13 seasons with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2006-08), Colorado Rockies (2009-11), Baltimore Orioles (2012-13), Oakland Athletics (2014), Chicago Cubs (2014-16) and Kansas City Royals (2017-18).

Gaby Sanchez: Born in 1983. Played for the Jamestown Jammers in 2005. Played in the majors for 7 seasons with the Florida/Miami Marlins (2008-12) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2012-14).

Dusty Ryan: Born in 1984. Played for 2004 Oneonta Tigers. Played in 27 games for the Detroit Tigers (2008-09).

Evan Crawford: Born in 1986. Played two seasons for the Auburn Doubledays (2008-09). Pitched in 10 games for the 2012 Toronto Blue Jays.


Source: Baseball Reference

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