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#OTD On This Day, July 15, 2006, Spartanburg's Mel Roberts was a coach with the Danville Braves, the Atlanta Braves affiliate of the rookie Appalachian League, during a game against the Burlington Indians at Dan Daniel Park in Danville, Va. Roberts was in the majors from 1992–95, was first-base coach of the Philadelphia Phillies, and spent his final 12 seasons in baseball with the Braves. He died in 2007 at age 64, leaving a wife and four children. (Tom Priddy/Four Seam Images) #MiLB #OnThisDay #MissingBaseball #nobaseball #stayathome #minorleagues #minorleaguebaseball #Baseball #AppyLeague #AloneTogether
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#OTD On This Day, July 15, 2006, Spartanburg's Mel Roberts was a coach with the Danville Braves, the Atlanta Braves affiliate of the rookie Appalachian League, during a game against the Burlington Indians at Dan Daniel Park in Danville, Va. Roberts was in the majors from 1992–95, was first-base coach of the Philadelphia Phillies, and spent his final 12 seasons in baseball with the Braves. He died in 2007 at age 64, leaving a wife and four children. (Tom Priddy/Four Seam Images) #MiLB #OnThisDay #MissingBaseball #nobaseball #stayathome #minorleagues #minorleaguebaseball #Baseball #AppyLeague #AloneTogether