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Slider, the Honkers’ mascot, pumps up the crowd before a Northwoods League baseball game at Mayo Field in Rochester.

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Honkers shortstop Tim Borden II (12) fields a ball before making a throw to first for an out during a Northwoods League baseball game against St. Cloud Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Mayo Field in Rochester.

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The Honkers' Seth Nelson (17) hits a single during a Northwoods League baseball game against St. Cloud Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Mayo Field in Rochester.

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Former Minnesota Twins player Terry Steinbach signs autographs for Rochester Youth Baseball Association players before a Northwoods League baseball game between the Honkers and St. Cloud Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Mayo Field in Rochester.

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Pitcher Ryan Middendorf will represent the Rochester Honkers tonight at the Northwoods League All-Star Game in Waterloo, Iowa. He has been the ace of an outstanding pitching staff, but he has reached his innings limit and will not pitch again for Rochester this summer.

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Rochester Honkers manager Thomas Walker talks with his team before a game in May at Mayo Field. The Honkers ended the season with the seventh-best record in the 22-team Northwoods League but didn't qualify for the playoffs.

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Baseball fans take in a Northwoods League baseball game between the Honkers and St. Cloud Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Mayo Field in Rochester.

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Scott Darrington, of Rochester, plays a game called "Rolling in the Dough" between innings during a Northwoods League baseball game between the Honkers and St. Cloud Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Mayo Field in Rochester.

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Honkers players high five a group of Rochester Youth Baseball Association players before a Northwoods League baseball game against St. Cloud Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Mayo Field in Rochester.

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Honkers first baseman Seth Nelson (17) tags out St. Cloud's Garett Delano (27) after Delano got caught between first and second base during a Northwoods League baseball game Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Mayo Field in Rochester.

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Honkers shortstop Tim Borden II (12) fields a ball before making a throw to first for an out during a Northwoods League baseball game against St. Cloud Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Mayo Field in Rochester.

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Former Minnesota Twins player Terry Steinbach hands a signed baseball to Logan Greene, 9, of Byron, before a Northwoods League baseball game between the Honkers and St. Cloud Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Mayo Field in Rochester.

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The Honkers' Aaron Simmons high-fives a group of Rochester Youth Baseball Association players as he is introduced before a game against the St. Cloud Rox in late May.

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The Honkers' Ryan Wrobleski (4) is tagged out at home by St. Cloud catcher Andrew Garcia (28) during a Northwoods League baseball game Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Mayo Field in Rochester.

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Former Minnesota Twins catcher Terry Steinbach signs autographs for Rochester Youth Baseball Association players on Tuesday before the Honkers’ home opener against St. Cloud. Steinbach, a Minnesota native, is a 3-time All-Star who won the World Series with Oakland in 1989.

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Rochester Honkers catcher Ryan Wrobleski, who won a state baseball championship with Eden Prairie in 2017, is just 19 years old but has been the Honkers biggest power threat so far this season with three homers, a double, a triple and nine RBIs through 14 games. He played for North Iowa Area Community College this spring, but next year he will play for Division 1 Dallas Baptist.

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Rochester Honkers third baseman Brennan Schmitt (19) makes a throw to first for an out after fielding a ground ball during a Northwoods League baseball game against St. Cloud Tuesday at Mayo Field.