Combinations of brothers in major league baseball are pretty rare. But there have been several cases over the year. Brothers on the same team are much rarer. There have been 461 sets of brothers play in the majors. Some have pretty famous last names, others, not so much. One page I read did mis-identify Barry and Bobby Bonds as brothers when they are actually father-son.
The record for most home runs by brothers is owned by Hank Aaron and his brother Tommie. Of course, Hank hit most of them, 755. Tommie added 13 in his 7-year career for a total of 768. No other set of brothers has come close. Hank was primarily an outfielder. Tommy played the outfield but also played 1st, 2nd and 3rd. He was a very good defensive player.
Most older Dodger fans remember Dick Allen who played 1 year in LA. Allen had two brothers, Ron and Hank, who made it to the Majors. Ron played in just 7 games for the Cardinals getting just 1 hit. Hank played parts of seven seasons for the Senators, Brewers and White Sox. He was a teammate of Dick’s on the 72-73 teams.
Roberto and Sandy Alomar Jr were another set of famous brothers. Roberto was mainly a 2nd baseman while his brother was a catcher. The are one of six sets of brothers who homered 100 times or more, Roberto 210, Sandy 112. Roberto played for 7 different teams in his 17 years and is in the Hall. Sandy played for 7 teams in his 20-year career, including 2006 with the Dodgers. Their dad, Sandy Sr., was an 2B-SS who played 15 years with six different teams. Roberto-Sandy Sr.-Sandy Jr. photo above.
A set of brothers I remember well were the Alou brothers. Felipe, Matty, and Jesus. Felipe, the oldest, played 17 years amassing 2,101 hits. He played for the Giants, Braves, A’s, Yankees, Expos and Brewers. His son, Moises, would also play 17 years in the majors and put up better numbers than his dad. Felipe also managed for 14 years, 10 with the Expos and 4 with the Giants. Matty played for 15 years with the Giants, Pirates, Cardinals, Yankees, A’s and Padres. Jesus played for 15 years with the Giants, Astros, A’s, and Mets. On September 15th, 1963, the brothers made history by becoming the only all brothers’ outfield in MLB history.
The Dodgers have had a couple of brother combos. First one I remember was Norm and Larry Sherry. Norm was a catcher and Larry a star reliever, World Series MVP in 59. Norm helped Sandy Koufax become Koufax. He gave him a tip in a spring training game that totally turned his career around. Then there were the Martinez brothers, Ramon and Pedro, both pitchers of some note, their brother Jesus, a lefty pitcher, never made it past AAA. Pedro is in the Hall, one of LA’s worst trades ever. The other brother act with LA was Steve and Dave Sax in the early 80’s. Dave was a catcher, Steve won ROY honors in 1982. Other players for the Dodgers who were in the majors the same time as their brother, Bob Aspromonte, his brother Ken was with Houston, Tony and Chris Gwynn, Glenn and Travor Hoffman.
A very famous trio of brothers who also all played the outfield was the DiMaggio brothers. Vince was the oldest by 2 years over Joe. He made it to the majors in 1937 with the Boston Bees, (Braves). He would play for five different teams, Braves, Pirates, Phillies, Reds and Giants. Joe made it to the Yankees in 1936 and played for the Bombers his entire 13-year career. Like Ted Williams, he missed 3 years due to military service in WWII. Most amazing stat to me is that Joe struck out just 369 times in 6,821 at bats. He never struck out more than 39 times in any season. Dom was 3 years younger than Joe and he made it to the majors in 1940 with the Red Sox. Like Joe, he spent his entire career with one team. All three brothers were center fielders. Photo of Vince, Joe and Dom with the Seals.
Former Dodger, Scott Alexander had an 11-year career in the majors. His brother Jason, also a pitcher, pitched for about 3 years in the AL. Eric Aybar was a SS who played for 12 years, mostly with the Angels, but he also played for the Braves, Tigers and Padres. His brother Willy, came up with the Dodgers in 2005 and played just 5 seasons, going from LA to the Braves and then the Rays. Then there was the Bando brothers, Sal and Chris. Chris played 9 years, mostly with the Indians, and Sal played for 16 years, most of them with the A’s.
In the 50’s, there was an infielder named Ray Boone. He played for 13 years in the majors. His son, Bob, was a catcher who played for 19 years. Bob’s sons, Aaron and Bret, had 12 and 14-year careers respectively. Between the four of them, they hit 634 homers. Bret had the most with 252. Aaron currently manages the Yankees. Bret’s last job was in 2025 as a coach for the Rangers. Aaron, Ray, Bret and Bob.
Then there was the Bell family. Gus was an outfielder for 15 MLB seasons. He spent most of his career with the Reds. He also played for the Pirates, Braves and Mets. His son, Buddy, played for 18 years, with the Reds, Rangers, Astros and Indians. His two sons, David, 12 years with Phillies, Mariners, Cardinals, Indians, Giants and Brewers, and his brother Mike played in just 17 games for the Rockies in 2000. David also managed in the majors, spending six years at the helm of the Reds.
The Boyer brothers played in the majors in the early 50’s though the 60’s. Cloyd, a pitcher, made it to the majors with the Cardinals in 1949. He pitched for 5 seasons compiling a 20-23 record. Clete and Ken both debuted in 1955, Ken with the Cardinals and Clete with the A’s. Clete was traded to the Yankees after the 58 season and would play on five Yankee pennant winning teams, 60-61-62-63-64. They won those series in 61-62 beating the Giants and then the Reds. In the 63 series against the Dodgers, the game was tied 1-1 in the bottom of the sixth. Gilliam hit a high hopper to third, Boyer leaped to catch it and fired an accurate throw to first, but Joe Pepitone lost the ball in the white-shirted background. It bounced off of his arm down the right field line; Gilliam made it all the way to third. He would score what would be the winning run moments later on a Willie Davis sac-fly. Ken was a 7-time All-Star with the Cardinals. He was the 1964 MVP. He played against his brother’s Yankees in a winning effort. Yankees would not win another pennant until 1976.
Other brother combos, Ken and George Brett, Ken with LA for a short time, Jose and Ozzie Canseco, Billy and Tony Conigliaro. Two who are playing now, William and Willson Contreras. Mort and Walker Cooper, who were both very good players. I loved this one, Vic and Yo Yo Davalillo. Corey and Kyle Seager.
Another really famous duo, who actually pitched for the Cardinals at the same time, Jay Hanna and Paul Dee Dean, better known and Dizzy and Daffy. Old Diz was already an established star with the Cardinals when Paul broke in with them in 1934 with the Cards “Gas House Gang”, a team that also had former Dodger, Dazzy Vance, and future Dodger, Ducky Medwick. Dean won 30 that year, the last NL pitcher to do that, Paul won 19. Late in the season against the Dodgers in a doubleheader, Dizzy won the first game, his 27th win, with a 3-hit shutout. Paul threw a no-hitter in the night cap. Dizzy said, “If I knew Paul was going to throw a no-hitter, I would have thrown one too!”.
Paul won 2 games in the World Series against the Tigers and so did Dizzy. Dizzy also lost 1 game. In 1935, Diz won 28 and Paul 19. But Paul got injured and never was the same pitcher again. Dizzy got hit in the toe by a line drive in the 37 All-Star game. The toe was fractured, but in a typical Dean response, “fractured hell, the damn thing is broken!”. Because of the injury, Dean altered his delivery and ultimately injured his arm, losing his blazing fastball. He would win 13 that year and lose 10. He was traded to the Cubs after the season and played 3 more years. He never won in double figures again.
Up to the end of the 37 season, Dean had 134 wins in his six full years with the Cardinals. When he pitched his last game in 1941. He had 150 wins. He pitched 4 innings in a game in 47, probably a publicity thing. He became a broadcaster. He was elected to the Hall in 1953 by the BBWAA.
I could do this for a long time; there are so many brother combinations. There were five Delahanty brothers who played, Ed, Frank, Jim, Joe and Tom. Ed is in the Hall. Edwin Diaz’s brother, Alexis, played with the Dodgers last season and is still pitching.
Here are some others you might remember, Denny and Brian Doyle, JD and Steven Drew, Sammy and Solly Drake, Rick and Wes Farrell, Bob and Ken Forsch, the Giambi brothers, Jeremy and Jason. Tom Glavine’s brother Mike, got into 6 games for the Mets and had 1 hit. Adrian Gonzalez’s brother Edgar played for 2 seasons.
Hall of Famer, Vlad Guererro’s brother Wilton, started his career with the Dodgers in 1996 and played parts of 8 seasons with 4 teams. Scott and Jerry Hairston, and their dad, Jerry Sr. all played. Livian and Orlando Hernandez, Dane and Garth Iorg, Greg and Mike Maddux, Lee and Carlos May, the Molina brothers, Benjie, Jose, and Yadier. The list goes on. Who will be next?
MiLB GAME SUMMARY REPORTS
OKC Comets 12 – Salt Lake City Bees (LAA) 5
I do not know if this scheduled to be a bullpen game, but it turned into one. LHSP Jackson Ferris still does not look comfortable at AAA. He retired the side in order in the 1st, and then got the first two in the 2nd before giving up a solo HR. In the 3rd a leadoff double led to a 2 out CT3 single and a 2-0 lead.
Ferris threw 55 pitches but was pulled after the 3rd. I am not sure as to why he was pulled.
Down 2-0 in the 3rd, OKC came alive. They sent 8 men to the plate, and 4 scored. DH Ryan Ward had a 1-out single and stole 2nd (5). 1B James Tibbs III had a RBI single and stole 2nd (2). 2B Austin Gauthier had a RBI double to tie the score.
RF Jack Suwinski followed with a BB. CF Zach Ehrhard doubled home Gauthier and moved Suwinski to 3rd. Suwinski scored on a ground out and the Comets had a 4-2 lead.
OKC put up 3 more in the 4th. Ward drew a 2-out BB and scored on a Tibbs III double (12). Gauthier walked and both runners scored on Suwinski’s 10th double of the season.
LHRP Garrett McDaniels entered in the 4th and retired the first 5 batters he faced. After a BB, RHRP Jordan Weems got the final out in the 5th.
Weems went back out in the 6th. He walked the first two batters, and after a strikeout he allowed a run scoring single, and the other runner moving to 3rd. RHRP Carlos Duran relieved Weems and struck out the first batter he faced. The Bees pulled off a double steal with the second run of the inning crossing the plate.
OKC got both runs back in their half of the 6th. With one out, Ward walked. Gauthier had a 2 out single.. Suwinski followed with a RBI single and Gauthier scored on E8.
In the 7th, C Eliézer Alfonzo drew a BB and moved to 2nd on a WP. After Ward reached on his third BB, Alfonzo scored on Tibbs III second double (13) of the game.
In the Bee’s 8th, RHRP Nick Frasso allowed a run, OKC got it back in the bottom of the 8th. Suwinski hit his 2nd double (11) and scored on Alfonzo’s RBI single.
RHRP Chayce McDermott issued a walk, but struck out the side to end the game.
- James Tibbs III – 4-5, 2 runs, 3 RBI, 2 doubles (13)
- Jack Suwinski – 3-3, 2 BB, 2 runs, 3 RBI, 2 doubles (11)
- Austin Gauthier – 2-3, 2 BB, 3 runs, 1 RBI, double (5)
- Ryan Ward – 1-2, 3 BB, 3 runs
- Doubles – Zach Ehrhard (7), Ryan Fitzgerald (9)
Tulsa Drillers – Arkansas Travelers (Seattle) – Postponed due to rain
Game to be made up as part of a May 8 DH
Great Lakes Loons 7 – Lake County Captains (Cleveland) 1
23 year old LHP Jacob Frost was a 10th round draft pick last year from Kansas State. He has had a good start to his professional career, but this was his first start of the year, and he pitched well.
Frost completed 5.0 innings, allowing a solo HR in the 4th. He allowed just one other hit, 3 BB, with 4 K.
Great Lakes had a great first inning. The first five batters reached and scored before an out was recorded. DH Charles Davalan led off with a single. RF Mike Sirota walked and CF Eduardo Quintero singled to load the bases. 3B Logan Wagner singled to score Davalan for the 1st run. 2B Nico Perez followed with a grand slam (3). Five batters, five runs.
Perez hit his 2nd HR in the 3rd for a 6-0 lead.
Great Lakes scored an unearned run in the 7th.
RHRP Dilan Figueredo pitched a scoreless 2.0 innings. One hit, two walks, three K. RHRP Accimias Morales and LHRP Justin Chambers pitched a scoreless final two innings.
- Nico Perez – 2-3, 2 BB, 2 run, 5 RBI, 2 HR (4)
- Charles Davalan – 2-3, 2 BB, 2 runs
- Logan Wagner – 2-5, 1 run, 1 RBI
- Mike Sirota – 1-3, 2BB, 1 run
Ontario Tower Buzzers 1 – Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (LAA) 1
In the first inning, SS Emil Morales doubled (12) and came home on RF Ching-Hsien Ko’s single.
The Quakes tied it up with an unearned run off RHSP Cam Leiter. Leiter gave up another run in the 2nd on a BB, SB, WP and single. Leiter was done after 2.0 innings. 2 runs (1 earned), 2 hits and 5 K. The only non K out was the back end of a strike em out, throw em out SB attempt. Leiter now has 18 K in 10.2 IP.
RHRP Mason Estrada, RHRP Ricardo Montero, and RHRP Wuillians Herrera pitched 4.0 scoreless to get to the 9th.
In the top of the 9th, Elkins singled, stole 2nd and moved to 3rd on the catcher’s throwing error, and scored on a WP. Morales then singled and scored on 3B Chase Harlan’s double.
RHRP Seamus Barrett came in to relieve Herrera in the 9th. 4 singles, 1 walk, and a ground out later and Ontario is hanging on by a thread. The score was 6-5 with one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd. After a strikeout, Barrett walked the next batter to load the bases. Barrett got the next batter to ground out to Emil Morales for the final out and the win.
- Emil Morales – 3-5, 2 runs, 2 doubles (13)
- Jaron Elkins – 2-5, 2 runs, 1 double (6)
- Mairo Martinus – 2-4, 1 run
- Chase Harlan – 1-3, 2 BB, 1 RBI, 1 double (1)
Good win, off day today, then start fresh on Friday against the Braves. Move Teo down in the order or give him a couple of days off. He is slumping badly.
What is even more shocking than Teo in a slump is Max with 9 homeruns and just 13 RBIs. With Snell coming back after his next rehab, Glasnow should take as much time as needed on the IL to get completely healthy which will limit his seasonal innings which the Dodgers will be happy with.
7 of Muncy’s homers were solo shots. What is more concerning is Ohtani’s power outage lately. He hasn’t homered in quite a while. Freeman the same.
Judge has 15 homeruns already and Ohtani is stuck at 6.
Murakami has 14. He is only hitting .237, but Shohei is only in the .240s. He does lead the AL in Ks, with 55 which was a huge reason he did not get a bigger offer.
Saw a video short on Facebook where ESPN Tim Kirkjian told a story about Rick Sutcliffe that was hilarious. Sutcliffe was pitching against the Reds in Cincinnati, and he gave up two homers in a row. After each homer, they would load up the cannons and fire them off. After the second homer, Sutcliffe was livid and just fuming on the mound. The Cubs pitching coach came out. Sutcliffe yelled at him saying, what in the hell are you doing out here? I don’t need you out here. The pitching coach replied, I am not here for you, I am giving them time to reload the canons! Funny.
Ted Turner who used to own the Braves and had TBS, passed away yesterday at age 87. He was also married at one time to Jane Fonda, who many Veterans still despise. He also helped produce the film Gettysburg, he actually appeared in the movie as a Confederate officer, and the movie Gods and Generals was made by his company. RIP Ted.
Ted Turner was a remarkable man. Hits accomplishments are lengthy.
I forgave Jane Fonda a long time ago. She apologize for that incident calling it a huge mistake. But she was right about Nixon and the Vietnam war.
She was, just never liked her. Mediocre actress. Should have just kept her mouth shut.
Mediocre actress?
I think your dislike for her is clouding your judgement. Over a six-decade career, she has won two Academy Awards (for Klute and Coming Home), numerous Golden Globes, and a SAG Life Achievement Award. She’s a terrific actress.
We all have favorites. The only movies I ever liked her in were Cat Ballou, 9 to 5, and Coming Home. Never saw Klute, not my cup o tea. I prefer Meryl Streep.
I watched a number of Yankee games before or after a Dodger game and this year’s Yankee team is much better than the team the Dodgers faced and won in the 2025 World Series. They should be taken seriously because their pitching and defense is much improved. They are clearly the Best in the American League, with the Rays a close second. We will see how the Braves stack up this weekend and if they are a Real threat to unseat the Champs.
24 Series Andrew, we beat the Jays in 25. Cubs won their third straight game with a walk off. Busch walked to force in the winning run las6 night against the Reds. Conforto had a walk off homer the other night.
I meant the ’24 World Series with the Yankees.
I figured that.
Thursday’s Doger Affiliate’s Schedule
1:30 p.m. PT: Great Lakes (Sterling Patick) at Lake County (Bryalon Doughty)
Game 2 of doubleheader: Great Lakes (Logan Tabeling) at Lake County (Rafe Schlesinger)
4:35 p.m. PT: Oklahoma City (Cole Irvin) vs. Salt Lake (TBD)
4:35 p.m. PT: Tulsa (Patrick Copen) at Arkansas (Ryan Hawks)
6:30 p.m. PT: Ontario (TBD) at Rancho Cucamonga (Dylan Jordan)
Maybe Teo should hit the IL with some unknown injury, remove Kopp from the 40 man roster , bring up Tibbs and have him platoon with Call in left field. Just a suggestion. Teo is swinging from his ass at pitches way out of the zone and missing ones right down the heart of the plate. Slow bat. We won’t take away his job of throwing sunflowers seeds when someone hits a homerun,but he should be well rested on that job because there hasn’t been a whole lot lately besides Pages 3 yesterday.
Totalmente de acuerdo con usted Vincent. Por cierto Ohtani anda por las mismas que Teo, acaso en todo el staff de scouts no habrá alguien que trate de indicarle que no persiga tanto esos lanzamientos?
“Mookie Betts is expected to begin a rehab assignment as soon as this weekend (May 8–10, 2026).He is scheduled to face live pitching in a simulated game today, Thursday, May 7. If he completes that session without a setback to his right oblique, manager Dave Roberts indicated he will likely head to a minor-league affiliate to regain his timing.
Rehab and Return TimelineToday (May 7): Scheduled to face live pitching (BP).
May 8–10: Likely start of a minor-league rehab assignment.
Mid-May: Estimated return to the Dodgers’ big-league roster.
Injury Background: Betts has been on the 10-day IL since April 5 with a right oblique strain”.
I would not expect Mookie to be on a rehab assignment very long. He has already said that he did not want or need a rehab assignment. He was overruled. It will be a short rehab assignment.
It’s not like Mookie was killin it before he got hurt. We shall see. Big year for Mookie. Is he still a super star?
He’s a star because he’s Mookie. Super star? I’m not expecting it.
I still expect Mookie to hit in the .270-300 range. Not so sure he will hit a ton of homers, but the guy can still hit.
Yesterday’s MiLB Game Summary Rports have been added above.
Anybody else watch Skenes yesterday just dominate? 2 hitsnover 8 complete. One was a swinging bunt he threw wide of first, ruled a hit.
He is a horse and would someday sure look good in Dodger Blue. It might take a piece of the franchise to sign him but he is a generational guy.
If he stays healthy
Cassidy, it’s a shame that your statement is such a common comment about every star pitcher these days.
It’s true but I don’t want to use this caveat after every comment about a pitcher’s / player’s success.
That’s kind of a given about every player.
” Old Joe is a star, IF HE CAN STAY HEALTHY”
Let’s do it. What would it take?
Gotta be sure that we have an over abundance of Prospects so maybe time to push a boatload in for a “Generational Talent”.
Start with Crushing. He should be starting every day somewhere and Will is here for a long time. Jeff has always maintained that his true worth is as a Trade Chip and IMO this is a fish worth catching.
Kim – shown he can play at the highest level and is very affordable.
De Paula -,no 1 prospect but we have a number of potentially top tier Outfielders knocking on the door in the next couple of seasons. He is expendable.
Sasaki – a rough diamond who is on an extremely friendly contract. If not then Sheehan.
Wrobo / Stone / Ryan all MLB ready. Pick one.
We will definitely need another Ace before October. Glasnow already down and Snell not thrown a pitch yet, Yamamoto bound to need a rest and Shohei surely taken out sooner or later to allow him to be fresh for the Post Season.
Throw in a couple of lottery tickets and that might get it done.
Skenes is a game changer for years to come.
Haha, didn’t we discuss this very deal over our drinks in Soho??
Let’s get it done!!
We did indeed. 2 of the greatest Arm Chair GMs of all time.
I would hire you guys………
Will never happen, but even the rejected offer have to include Yamamoto, no?
Pittsburgh and a 12 year $325MM deal without deferral? I do not think so. If they are willing to pay $300MM +, Skenes would already have been extended.
Everybody wants Skenes. He’s not a FA until ‘30 but he is arb eligible next year so if available the bidding will be intense.
I think the Dodgers might just look for an innings eater down the stretch to keep the front of the rotation from burning out. A few of those were mentioned in The Athletic yesterday: Joe Ryan, Freddy Peralta, Alcantara, Robbie Ray, Trevor Rogers, Seth Lugo, Zac Gallen. Others mentioned elsewhere include Gore, Greene, Edward Cabrera, David Peterson, Kodai Senga. Ray and Gallen are probably out as they are in the Division. And there could be others by the end of July. Still too early to know.
i thought a chunk of Yamamoto was in signing bonus? Plus amount already spent? It’s well South of 300 by now
Not sure any deal with Skenes is feasible, as I said.
Do not disagree with you. Skenes will be arb eligible next year and will be controlled thru 2029. He is not getting traded this year. What little fans they still have would boycott
I just checked Yamamoto’s spotrac page. Counting this year, he has 10 years and $223MM remaining on his contract.
50 million of Yoshi’s contract was a signing bonus, and it was paid in two installments, 20 million on Feb 1, 2024, and 30 mil on July 1, 2024. His AAV is 27,083,333. He is making 16,166.167 this season. That jumps to 30,166,667 next year and stays at that level until 2030 when it jumps to 33,166,167 for two years. The last four years of his deal it stays at 30,166,667. Two of those years it drops 1 dollar.
Never say never.
Never is a long time.
A’s DFAd Austin Wynn and activated Shane Langeliers. Cubs lost Boyd for 6-8 weeks with meniscus surgery. Cubs DFAd Corbin Martin. Yankees called up Brenden Beck and sent Yerry de los Santos back to AAA. Rays pitching has held the opposition to 3 runs or less for 13 consecutive games, a team record. Bryan Reynolds got his 1000th hit, joining just four other Pirates with 1000 hits, 200 doubles and 140 homers, Clemente, McCutcheon, Stargell and Parker. Honus Wagner, arguably the greatest hitter in Pirate history, isn’t on the list since he only homered 101 times. 36 games into the season, the Padres Fernando Tatis Jr. still does not have a homer. In fact, he only has 6 extra base hits, and his slash line is .242/.311/.295. His OPS is .607. He has 13 RBIs and has struck out 37 times against just 14 walks. His WAR is -0.1, Pads as a team have 36 homers, Bogaerts leads the team with 7. LA as a team has 50.
Pitching matchups against the Braves. Fri: Sale vs Sheehan, Sat: Strider vs Sasaki, Sun: Elder vs Wrobleski. Giants come in for a 4-game series on Thursday. Next road trip takes them to Anaheim and then San Diego.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell is set for his final rehab start for the Ontario Tower Buzzers on Saturday.
Be good to have him back. Probably replaces Sheehan in the rotation, maybe Glasnow misses one start. Phillies claimed Grant Holman, Yankees recalling Spencer Jones to replace Dominguez who had to go on the IL, Red Sox placing Roman Anthony on the 10-day IL, Mickey Gaspar being recalled.
I think that is the Dodgers were to offer a package of Rushing, Kim, DePaula, Teoscar, and a pitcher of their choice (the Pirates don’t want to pay a lot, so Yamamoto, Snell, Glasnow, et al are off the table.), the Pirates would listen. Rushing is going to be great. The Pirates need hitting. Henry Davis would come back to the Dodgers.
There’s a greater chance the Pirates die of laughter than agreed to that deal.
Yama gets $30+ Mill a year starting in 2027… and the Pirates are going to have to pay Skenes a lot too. They hate that.
Actually… they won’t do it.
Pittsburgh just doesn’t draw and their tv contract isn’t all that lucrative. With Skubal getting $32 million in arbitration what will Skenes make? Granted Skubal made that in his final year of arbitration, but it kinda feels like whatever it is Skenes will be granted, it’s going to be a lot and they would be wise to trade him early. That package you just offered, with a controllable starting pitcher (Wrobleski) could help them sell tickets.
It’s fun when brothers are on the same team. Cleveland had the Naylor brothers and the Giants had the Rogers boys, or “Rogerses,” I guess.
Not sure if it’s true, but I once read that a Dodgers scout who checked out the Guerrero brothers decided to sign Wilton and passed on Vlad…. Oops.
Skenes?
If or maybe when the Pirates are entertaining bids, I’d expect the Dodgers to make a strong offer. He’s an Orange County boy (Lake Forest High, I think) and Skenes could consider it a homecoming. Dodgers could offer top OF talent and proven ML pitchers like Sheehan, Wrobo, Stone.
Loved the Alou brothers…. and I have a story about young Moises.
In about 2003 or ’04, when we were living in San Jose, a friend invited my wife and I to join him and his big brother Paul for a game at Pac Bell Park, as (I think) is was called then.
The tickets had come from Moises, who as teenager had played on a serious travel ball team with Paul–and lived with the family for a few months as well, sharing the room with Paul.
While Paul would go on to succeed as a plumber, Moises followed his father’s and uncles’ path. They remained friends all these years.
Anyway, during warm-ups we found our seats in several rows behind the first base dugout. Paul called out to Moises, who came over to the edge of the field and beckoned Paul down.
An usher refused to allow Paul to pass, despite Moises’ gestures.
So after a couple of minutes, Moises decided to climb into the stands to greet his old friend.
Soon, a sizeable crowd gathered around Moises and Paul, and Moises signed autographs before heading back to the field.
All considered, it worked out for the best.
How much longer can Teo hold off Tibbs?
For a year.
Imagine what Teo would do to AAA pitching.