Notable Players
See also: Former playersAmong the well-known players to have served with the Dukes are Mike Piazza, Paul Konerko, Pedro Martínez, Orel Hershiser, Kirk Gibson (on major league rehab assignment), John Wetteland, Darryl Strawberry (on major league rehab assignment), Eric Karros, Mike Maddux, Raúl Mondesí, Chan Ho Park, Mike Scioscia, Dave Stewart, Rick Sutcliffe, Fernando Valenzuela, José Vizcaíno, Sid Bream, Rick Rhoden, Steve Sax, Greg Gagne, Eric Young, Mickey Hatcher, Tim Wallach (on major league rehab assignment), Davey Lopes, Steve Yeager, Tom Paciorek, José Offerman, Larry Hisle, Éric Gagné, Todd Hollandsworth, and Paul Lo Duca. One of the most popular players in Dukes history was Brian Traxler, who only played 14 games in the major leagues.
Among the managers of the Dukes were Lasorda, Del Crandall, Bill Russell, Kevin Kennedy, Rick Dempsey, current New York Mets skipper Terry Collins and eventual 2002 World Series winning manager, and Mike Scioscia
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