Randy Messenger
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Randall Jerome Messenger, nicknamed "Big Mess", is an American former professional baseball pitcher, best known for his time with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball. He is 6 feet 6 inc
Messenger with the Hanshin Tigers
Messenger with the Seattle Mariners
Carolina Mudcats
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The Carolina Mudcats were a Minor League Baseball team that played in Zebulon, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh, from 1991 to 2025. They played their home games at Five County Stadium for all 35 se
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…posting a 4.37 ERA in 28 outings, including 27 starts, for the High-A Jupiter Hammerheads of the Florida State League. He was promoted to the Double-A Carolina Mudcats in 2003. Messenger went 5–7 with a 5.46 ERA in 29 outings, including 23 starts. In 2004 he stayed with the Mudcats going 6–3 with a 2.58 ERA and 21…
Five County Stadium, home of the Carolina Mudcats
A Mudcats game at Five County Stadium
A Brewers-themed Mudcats jersey given away in August 2023
Cody Anderson won the Carolina League Pitcher of the Year Award and its Community Service Award in 2013.