Dennis Rasmussen

64, was a first-round draft choice of the California Angels who went on to pitch twelve years in the major leagues. During that time, he compiled a 91-77 won-loss record with a 4.15 ERA. His best season came in 1986, when he led the New York Yankees staff with a record of 18-6 and was second in the American League in hits per nine innings with a rate of 7.12 (trailing only Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens).

Rasmussen went on to pitch for the Reds, Padres, Cubs, and Royals before retiring after the 1995 season. He later served as a pitching coach in both the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox organizations, beginning his coaching career in Montana with the Pioneer League's Butte Copper Kings.