Among the exciting news in the last two days of awards and new hires, the Minnesota Twins also had an unfortunate loss to their family, long time bullpen coach Rick Stelmaszek, who had coached in the organization from 1981 to 2012, losing his battle with pancreatic cancer.
A short playing career
“Stelly” was drafted in 1967 by the Washington Senators (the second version that became the Texas Rangers) in the 11th round out of high school in Chicago. He made his debut in the minor leagues in 1968, and the catcher worked his way to the majors by 1971 for a call up with the Senators after posting a .