Julio Mairini Linares Rijo is the special advisor, Latin American player development, for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball and a former player, coach, scout, and manager in the professional ranks. Born in San Pedro de Macor�s in the Dominican Republic, Linares spent most of his uniformed career at the minor league level; however, he served in the Majors for three seasons as an Astros' coach. As a player, Linares was a 5 ft 9 in, 165 lb second baseman and shortstop who threw and batted right-handed. He first played professional baseball at age 15 in 1957, when he appeared in two games with the Tucson Cowboys of the Class C Arizona-Texas League. He was on the roster of the Salinas Packers of the Class C California League in 1958, but did not play. He then spent 1959 out of baseball until he signed with the San Francisco Giants' organization in 1960, where he played 13 seasons, including four at the Triple-A level, but was never summoned to the Majors. After his retirement as a player following the 1972 season, Linares joined the Astros as a minor-league coach, manager and instructor. [More at Wikipedia]

December 26th, 1941 in Puerto Rico (Age 82)