Birthdays on September 3

Former New York-Penn League prospects who were born on this date (and played in the majors):

Mike Paxton: Born in 1953. Played for the Elmira Pioneers in 1975. Pitched in the majors during 4 seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1977) and Cleveland Indians (1978-80).

Ced Landrum: Born in 1963. Played for the 1986 Geneva Cubs. Played in the majors during 2 seasons with the Chicago Cubs (1991) and New York Mets (1993).

Credits: ProCards via The Trading Card Database

Luis Gonzalez: Born in 1967. Played for the Auburn Astros in 1988. Was a 5-time All-Star during a 19 year major league career with the Houston Astros (1990-95, '97), Chicago Cubs (1995-96), Detroit Tigers (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1999-2006), Los Angeles Dodgers (2007) and Florida Marlins (2008).

Dave Berg: Born in 1970. Played for the 1993 Elmira Pioneers. Played 7 seasons in the majors with the Florida Marlins (1998-2001) and Toronto Blue Jays 2002-04).

Nate Robertson: Born in 1977. Played for the 1999 Utica Blue Sox. Pitched for 9 seasons in the majors with the Florida Marlins (2002, 2010), Detroit Tigers (2003-09) and Philadelphia Phillies (2010).

Matt Capps: Born in 1983. Played for the Williamsport Crosscutters in 2004. Pitched in the majors for 8 years with the Pittsburgh Pirates (2005-09),  Washington Nationals (2010) and Minnesota Twins (2010-12).

Dominic Brown: Born in 1987. Played for the 2007 Williamsport Crosscutters. Played for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2010 to 2015. He is the nephew of former major league pitcher Mudcat Grant.

Credits: Choice via The Trading Card Database

Corey Oswalt: Born in 1993. Pitched for the Brooklyn Cyclones in 2014 and 2019 (rehab assignment). Played for the the New York Mets in 2018 and 2019 and is currently assigned to the AAA Syracuse Mets.

Carter Kieboom: Born in 1997. Played in 7 games for the 2017 Auburn Doubledays. Played in 11 games for the Washington Nationals in 2019 and is currently assigned to the Fresno Grizzlies.


Source: Baseball Reference

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