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4 unusual facts about farm team


Bruno Basto

Born in Lisbon, Basto was a graduate of hometown S.L. Benfica's youth system, and began playing professionally with its feeder club, F.C. Alverca, being recalled for good in January 1998.

Nuno Assis

He then moved to the Lisbon club's youth system, and later was loaned to its feeder club Sporting Clube Lourinhanense.

Universidad de Las Palmas CF

Subsequently, Universidad played as feeder club to Unión Deportiva, after one of its founders and then chairman, Alfredo Morales, decided to merge after being installed into the latter's board of directors.

Vasili Kulkov

After two years with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and one at FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, Kulkov returned to Portugal, joining F.C. Alverca – Benfica's feeder club but also in the top flight; he closed out his career with amateurs FC Shatura, aged 35.


Andy Leavine

Leavine won WWE Tough Enough in 2011 to earn a contract with WWE, and previously wrestled for WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Kevin Hackman.

Chuck Schilling

After playing for Boston's Triple-A Minneapolis Millers farm team in 1960, Schilling broke into the major leagues in 1961, the same year as his friend and fellow Long Islander, eventual Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski.

Drew Hankinson

In April 2005, despite failing to make it as one of the final ten contestants on the $1,000,000 Tough Enough, he was signed to a contract by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to the Deep South Wrestling (DSW) developmental territory where he formed a partnership with Palmer Cannon.

Hunico

Shortly after Arias signed a developmental deal with WWE following his try out match and started in WWE's Farm League Florida Championship Wrestling.

Jeff Gossett

In 1978, Gossett was drafted in the fifth round by the New York Mets and played in their farm system for two seasons as an outfielder and third baseman.

Karl Mööl

Being a product of Flora youth system, Mööl spent several years playing for various Flora reserve and feeder teams including Viljandi Tulevik, Flora II, Valga Warrior and Viljandi.

Mike Sarbaugh

James Michael Sarbaugh (born April 25, 1967) is a former minor league baseball player, and was a former minor league manager for the Columbus Clippers the AAA farm team of the Cleveland Indians and is currently serving as the first base/infielders coach for the Cleveland Indians.

The Jackie Robinson Story

After thinking over Rickey's warning about the hatred and abuse he would have to endure without being able to strike back, Robinson signs with the Dodgers' International League farm team, the Montreal Royals.


see also

Coetzee

Willie Coetzee (born 1990), South African born ice hockey player for the Grand Rapids Griffins farm team to the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings

John Sherf

He was a member of the Detroit Red Wings for his entire career but was often assigned to the top Red Wings farm team, the Pittsburgh Hornets.

Kelly Automotive Park

Notable players such as Lou Gehrig, Joe Dimaggio, and Whitey Ford played at the stadium while the Yankees farm team (Butler Yankees) was in Butler.

Mark Wells

He joined Montreal's top farm team the Nova Scotia Voyageurs after the Olympics but was unable to win a place on the Canadiens roster.

Omaha Dodgers

The Omaha Dodgers were the transplanted St. Paul Saints of the Association, a longtime Dodger farm team that was displaced after the 1960 season when the Minnesota Twins moved from Washington, D.C., to bring Major League Baseball to Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Punch Imlach

After the 1956–57 season, Imlach moved to professional hockey, hired by the Boston Bruins as general manager of their Springfield Indians farm team.

Sean Graham

Then he ran for William & Mary, after which he ran as a full-time professional for Nike's Farm Team and subsequently for Oregon Track Club.

Stephen Weiss

As the 2004–05 NHL season was wiped out due to a labor dispute, the Panthers assigned Weiss to their farm team in San Antonio, where he recorded 15 goals and 23 assists with the Rampage before he was loaned to the Chicago Wolves for the remainder of the season.