Happy Birthday - 10/28

OF Brauly Mejia (18)
On a vastly underperforming offensive DSL team, the NDFA from the Dominican was one of the few bright spots as he hit .250/.323/.298 in 36 games in his first season in the organization. In his final 10 games, that was .273/.385/.364.

Former Astros with birthdays today ~

RHP Mark Knudson (52)
Drafted by the Astros in the third round in 1982, Knudson pitched in only 11 games for the Astros in 1985 and 1986. In those 11 games (9 starts), he went 1-7 with a 5.20 ERA and a 1.621 WHIP. He was traded to the Brewers in August of 1986 and went on to have modest success with Milwaukee over six seasons with that organization.

SS Tim Bogar (46)
Originally drafted by the Mets in the eighth round in 1987, Bogar came to Houston in a March 1997 trade with New York. In 392 games for the Astros in 1997 through 2000, he hit .219/.297/.327 with 43 doubles, nine triples and sixteen home runs. In the 1999 NLDS, he went 3-for-4 with a double, walk and an RBI. In 2012, he was the bench coach for Boston.

RHP Kirk Bullinger (43)
A 32nd round pick by the Cardinals in 1992, Bullinger signed with Houston as a free agent in December of 2001. In 34 games pitched for the Astros in 2003 and 2004, he had a 6.28 ERA and a 1.397 WHIP.