The St. Paul Saints will retire Darryl Strawberry's number 17 on Aug. 12 before a game against Louisville at CHS Field.
St. Paul Saints to retire Darryl Strawberry's No. 17 on Aug. 12
Strawberry played 29 games for the Saints in 1996 and hit .435 with 18 home runs before being signed by the Yankees.
August 1, 2023 at 1:32AM
Strawberry played 29 games for the Saints in 1996 and hit .435 with 18 home runs before being signed by the Yankees. Other numbers retired by the team are 5 (Wayne Terwilliger), 15 (Kevin Millar) and 22 (George Tsamis).
The Saints also will honor Mike Veeck, Marv Goldklang, Bill Murray and Van Schley as part of the ownership team that brought professional baseball back to St. Paul in 1993 after a 30-year hiatus.
Prato named IL player of the week
Anthony Prato of the Saints was named International League player of the week after hitting .550 with six doubles and six RBI in six games. He had five multi-hit games.
Since a June 10 callup, Prato is hitting .345 with seven homers and 31 RBI in 37 games. The 25-year-old was a seventh round pick by the Twins in 2019 out of UConn.
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- Gophers junior outside hitter Taylor Landfair, senior libero Kylie Murr and senior setter Melani Shaffmaster were named to the 2023 preseason All-Big Ten volleyball team. The Gophers were voted to finish third by the conference's coaches, behind Wisconsin and Nebraska.
- Ten individuals and one team will be inducted into St. John's University's J-Club Hall of Honor on Oct. 14 as part of Homecoming festivities. The honorees are: Lou Adderly '55 (tennis, wrestling), Paul Bernabei '69 (basketball), Jon Dold '94 (baseball), Darwin Dumonceaux '99 (track and field), Chris Erichsen '08 (cross-country, track and field), Terry Haws (wrestling coach), Tom Kubinski '86 (swimming), Matt McGovern '01 (golf), Chris Palmer '96 (football, baseball), Fr. Dunstan Tucker '25 (baseball coach) and the 2003 Johnnies football team.
Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died. He was 65.
