Beau Mills is a highly regarded prospect in the Cleveland Indians organization. The first round draft pick has played mostly first base in the minors, but he also has experience at third from his high school and college careers. The Indians like what they have seen so far from Beau, and his career seems to be progressing nicely. The Tribe recently awarded him their highest honor for position players in their system - the Lou Boudreau Award. Mills is a second generation professional ballplayer. His dad, Brad, made it to the majors with Montréal.

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• ...that Calvin Maduro (pictured) missed being the first Aruban major leaguer - by five days?
• ...why Peter Vogler may well go down in history as the last Australian All-Star in an Asian Championship?
• ...what scandal plagued Tomohiro Nioka in 2008?
• ...what scandals Byung-kyu Kang got into in 2008?
• ...what scandal Yuan-Chia Chen was involved in during 2008?
• ...that Giorgio Castelli won 8 batting titles in Italy?
• ...what problem ended the career of first-round pick Dave Walling?
• ...how Country Brown met his untimely end on Christmas?
• ...that Hsin-Min Tan was the first Taiwan native to play in the US minor leagues - but did it while under contract to neither a US or Taiwanese club?
• ...what unusual feat Yoshiyuki Ishihara pulled off on his 27th birthday - and why he probably wanted not to do it?
• ...that Bill Arce is the only person to manage two different teams to a Gold Medal in the European Championship?
• ...that Gene Ammann set the NCAA Division I record for lowest ERA in a season?

• The 2008 Hoofdklasse awards are given out. Mark Duursma wins MVP honors, Rob Cordemans (pictured) is Pitcher of the Year for the 5th time and Rikkert Faneyte is Coach of the Year.
• Joe Gordon is elected to the Hall of Fame.
• Alex Ramirez and Hisashi Iwakuma are named the 2008 MVPs of the Central League and Pacific League, respectively.
• Dustin Pedroia is honored as the 2008 AL MVP.
• Hisanobu Watanabe wins the Matsutaro Shoriki Award for 2008.

• 1924 - The Cleveland Indians pick up "Tioga" George Burns and two other players from the Boston Red Sox for Steve O'Neill, Bill Wambsganss, Joe Connolly and Danny Boone.
• 1924 - The New York Yankees purchase the contract of Earle Combs (pictured) from the Louisville Colonels, getting a key piece of Murderers' Row in place.
• 1945 - Almendares slugger Roberto Ortiz knocks out umpire Bernadino Rodriguez in an argument at home plate in what is termed the most violent attack in Cuban baseball history.
• 1985 - Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm are voted into the Hall of Fame.
• 1992 - Tom Seaver and Rollie Fingers are selected for the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA.

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• November 1, 2008 - The 2008 Japan Series started.
• October 26, 2008 - The 2008 Korean Series began.
• October 25, 2008 - The 2008 Taiwan Series opened.
• October 22, 2008 - The 2008 World Series began.

• February 2009 - The 2009 Caribbean Series will be held.
• March 2009 - The 2009 World Baseball Classic opens.
• September 9, 2009 - The 2009 Baseball World Cup will begin.