11.   Former Braves All-Star outfielder Dale Murphy threw out the first pitch.

12.   Former Rangers outfielder Ruben Sierra is on the White Sox roster but not in their starting lineup.

13.   Former major-league outfielder Bill Tuttle, who had his jawbone removed because of the effects of chewing tobacco, was one of the speakers.

14.   Garagiola brought with him former Detroit outfielder Bill Tuttle, whose face is disfigured by cancer he believes was caused by tobacco.

15.   Former Houston outfielder Luis Gonzalez was next.

16.   Former major-league outfielder Cal Abrams died yesterday of heart failure.

17.   Former Mariners outfielder Matt Mieske always looked forward to his Kingdome visits while suiting up for the Milwaukee Brewers.

18.   Former San Francisco Giants outfielder Kevin Mitchell once missed part of spring training after surgery to repair a tooth damaged by a chocolate donut.

19.   Former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Glenallen Hill went on the disabled list when he suffered multiple abrasions and carpet burns trying to escape the spiders that invaded his dreams.

20.   Former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Joe Carter joins Sean McDonough to call first-round action of the College World Series.