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' Dave Campbell (h/t Star-Tribune).

  • April 26, 2019
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    bench coach Joe Espada are among those who were considered for the vacancy.The
    37-year-old Baldelli does not have any major league managerial experience, but
    he spent three seasons as the first base coach for the Tampa Bay Rays before
    taking on the role of major league field coordinator this past season.Even
    without having previous experience, Baldelli has been a hot name this fall. He
    has interviewed for five of the six managerial openings around baseball this
    offseason, with the Baltimore Orioles the only team that hasn't met with him.
    According to the Star-Tribune's La Velle E. Neal III, Baltimore is focused on
    hiring a general manager before a skipper.If he is indeed hired, Baldelli will
    become the 31st manager in the history of the Twins.Baldelli is a former sixth
    overall pick who spent seven seasons in the majors as an outfielder, six with
    Tampa Bay and one with the Boston Red Sox. After finishing third in American
    League Rookie of the Year voting in 2003, his playing career was derailed by
    injuries.He last played in 2010. United States President Donald Trump announced
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    national interests of the United States, to world peace or to cultural or other
    significant public or private endeavors."Ruth will obtain the honor
    posthumously. The baseball legend, who won seven World Series titles and long
    held the MLB home run record with 714 after stints with the Boston Red Sox, New
    York Yankees and Boston Braves, died in 1948."His legacy has never been
    eclipsed, and he remains the personification of America's pastime. Off the
    baseball field, he created the Babe Ruth Foundation and tirelessly raised funds
    for the war effort during the Second World War," the announcement noted.Staubach
    won the 1963 Heisman Trophy at Navy and served in the military during the
    Vietnam War before embarking on his Hall of Fame professional career with the
    Dallas Cowboys. The quarterback earned six Pro Bowl selections and led America's
    Team to a pair of Super Bowl titles.The announcement called the 76-year-old
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    in Service, an organization devoted to supporting service members, veterans and
    their spouses."Page, 73, is a Pro Football Hall of Famer who earned nine Pro
    Bowl selections as a defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings and was a
    justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1993 until his 2015
    retirement."Since 1988, his Page Education Foundation has provided scholarships
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    Justice Antonin Scalia.