2006 Fort Myers Miracle Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 80-60
Finished 1st in the FSL's West Division
Manager: Kevin Boles (80-60)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Fort Myers, Florida
Ballpark: W.H. Hammond Stadium
Attendance: 116,397, Avg. 1,791 in 65 home dates
2006 Fort Myers Miracle Statistics

Playoffs - Dunedin Blue Jays 2 games, Fort Myers Miracle 1

The Fort Myers Miracle of the Florida State League ended the 2006 season with a record of 80 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Miracle scored 630 runs and surrendered 583 runs. Brock Peterson led Fort Myers with 21 home runs and accounted for 75 RBI, while leading hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .291 clip. Anthony Swarzak topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.29 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Alexi Casilla, Rob Delaney, Julio De Paula, Brian Duensing, Matt Garza, Dave Gassner, Luke Hughes, Jeff Manship, José Mijares, Brock Peterson, Trevor Plouffe, Rubén Sierra, Kevin Slowey, Anthony Swarzak, Matt Tolbert, Steven Tolleson and Kyle Waldrop were all players from the 2006 Fort Myers Miracle who played in the Majors during their careers.

Kevin Boles served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Erold AndrusSLJuly 16, 19846'2"170Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Justin ArnesonSRDecember 17, 19815'11"175Racine, WI US
Kyle AseltonRLFebruary 28, 19836'5"215Chehalis, WA US
Deacon BurnsLLOctober 28, 19825'8"185Brownwood, TX US
Ryan CallahanLLNovember 19, 19806'0"165Janesville, WI US
Alexi CasillaSRJuly 20, 19845'9"190San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Jeff ChristyRRApril 13, 19846'1"210Lincoln, NE US
Thomas CowgillRRJuly 21, 19835'9"185Lexington, KY US
Julio De PaulaRRDecember 31, 19826'0"180Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Rob DelaneyLRSeptember 8, 19846'2"250Westwood, NJ US
Juan DelgadoSRJuly 18, 19866'3"170Higuey, La Altagracia DO
Brian DuensingLLFebruary 22, 19836'0"200Marysville, KS US
Alex FarfanRRJanuary 6, 19836'3"175Cagua, Aragua VE
Korey FeinerRRSeptember 25, 19815'11"210Madison, WI US
Angel GarciaRROctober 28, 19836'7"230Rio Piedras, PR
Matt GarzaRRNovember 26, 19836'4"220Selma, CA US
Dave GassnerRLDecember 14, 19786'2"190Hortonville, WI US
Kyle GeigerRRMay 8, 19826'3"225Topeka, KS US
Garrett GuzmanLLFebruary 7, 19835'9"180La Mirada, CA US
Josh HillRRMarch 27, 19836'3"225Armadale, Victoria AU
Luke HughesRRAugust 2, 19845'11"205Perth, Western Australia AU
Justin JonesLLSeptember 25, 19846'3"215Norfolk, VA US
Tim LaheyRRFebruary 7, 19826'6"250Worcester, MA US
Jose LegerRRMay 19, 19825'10"175Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Jeff ManshipRRJanuary 16, 19856'2"205San Antonio, TX US
J. P. MartinezRRJune 8, 19826'2"205Metairie, LA US
José MijaresLLOctober 29, 19845'11"265Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Colby MillerRRMarch 19, 19826'2"190Weatherford, OK US
Caleb MooreRRMay 17, 19835'11"205Knoxville, TN US
Brock PetersonRRNovember 20, 19836'3"230Centralia, WA US
Jeremy PickrelLRApril 3, 19836'4"225Galesburg, IL US
Trevor PlouffeRRJune 15, 19866'2"215West Hills, CA US
Danny PowersRRJuly 24, 19826'1"195Joplin, MO US
Brandon RobertsLRNovember 9, 19846'0"190Bakersfield, CA US
Jay SawatskiLLMay 7, 19826'2"195Little Rock, AR US
Chris SchuttRRFebruary 8, 19826'1"200Skokie, IL US
Rubén SierraSROctober 6, 19656'1"175Rio Piedras, PR
Kevin SloweyRRMay 4, 19846'3"200Conroe, TX US
Oswaldo SosaRRSeptember 19, 19856'4"225Tovar, VE
Anthony SwarzakRRSeptember 10, 19856'4"215Fort Lauderdale, FL US
J. R. TaylorSRNovember 6, 19825'8"170Oakland, CA US
J. T. ThomasLLJuly 24, 19816'2"207Santa Maria, CA US
Matt TolbertSRMay 4, 19826'0"185McComb, MS US
Steven TollesonRRNovember 1, 19835'11"185Spartanburg, SC US
Kyle WaldropRROctober 27, 19856'5"220Knoxville, TN US
Kevin WestRRJanuary 1, 19806'2"225San Jose, CA US
David WinfreeRRAugust 5, 19856'3"235Virginia Beach, VA US
Johnny WoodardLRSeptember 15, 19846'4"210Oakland, CA US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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