It is customary for MLB players who spend time rehabbing in the minors to do something for the club when they leave. Usually it's buy a nice dinner spread. Here's what some notable players have done in the past:
- In 2007, D-Backs pitcher Randy Johnson bought the Visalia Oaks a $3,000 dinner from a “national chain steakhouse.”
- Roger Clemens refurbished the Lexington Legends clubhouse with “four new black leather couches, two love seats, a 42-inch plasma television, a 20-inch television, a microwave, DVD and a VCR.” In 2007 Clemens bought the Tampa Yankees a post-game spread from Outback Steakhouse.
- Kei Igawa and Hideki Matsui bought the Tampa Yankees a spread from Lee Roy Selman’s. It’s a barbeque joint. Yum.
- Rick Ankiel bought a ping-pong table for a minor league clubhouse.
Word is he also tips 10%. Bad form Manny, bad form.






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