Saturday, September 21, 2024
HomeTop StoriesFrank White, Dick Bremer will be honored by Twins at Diamond Awards

Frank White, Dick Bremer will be honored by Twins at Diamond Awards

Published on

spot_img


The Twins announced Frank White has won the Terry Ryan “Play Ball!” Award and Dick Bremer will receive the team’s annual Herb Carneal Lifetime Achievement Award.

The pair will be recognized at the Diamond Awards on Jan. 25 at the Armory along with the Twins individual player honorees.

White has worked to help underserved youth play sports, and carried on stories of great local athletes. He ran the Twins’ Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program for 23 years before retiring recently. He is author of the book “They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota.” He was inducted into the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Honor in 2013.

Bremer worked as a team broadcaster for 40 years before retiring at the end of last season.

The previously announced Twins award winners are: MVP and top pitcher, Sonny Gray; best defensive player and leadership, Carlos Correa; rookie of the year, Royce Lewis; most improved, Ryan Jeffers; media good guy, Pablo López; top major league from the Upper Midwest, Pittsburgh pitcher Mitch Keller; minor league player of the year, Brooks Lee; and minor league pitcher of the year, Cory Lewis.



Source link

See also  Sprinter Jim Hines, once the world’s fastest man, dies at 76

Latest articles

An artist’s studio to fire up the senses – San Diego Union-Tribune

By Lauren GallowFor The New York TimesFor Don Katz, a typical day begins...

Hollywood Hills mansion covered in graffiti, taken over by squatters

Hollywood Hills mansion covered in graffiti A mansion in the Hollywood...

All Of These Famous People Look Young, But Which Ones Were Born In The 1900s

Suddenly, all the years between 1997 and 2003 are the same.View Entire Post...

Iceland Is One of the Best Places to View the 2026 Total Solar Eclipse — How to Plan the Perfect Trip

In 2026, a rare celestial event will bathe Iceland in an ethereal...

More like this

An artist’s studio to fire up the senses – San Diego Union-Tribune

By Lauren GallowFor The New York TimesFor Don Katz, a typical day begins...

Hollywood Hills mansion covered in graffiti, taken over by squatters

Hollywood Hills mansion covered in graffiti A mansion in the Hollywood...

All Of These Famous People Look Young, But Which Ones Were Born In The 1900s

Suddenly, all the years between 1997 and 2003 are the same.View Entire Post...