Continuing to celebrate and support those who impact the game of baseball throughout our region, the Minnesota Twins today announced two additional 2019 Diamond Awards honorees, as voted on by the Diamond Awards Committee, local baseball writers and the Twins: John Anderson, the legendary University of Minnesota head baseball coach, will receive the Herb Carneal Lifetime Achievement Award, while Joe Kreger, a staple of the Green Isle baseball community spanning six decades, has been named the Terry Ryan Play Ball! Minnesota Award winner.

Joe Kreger
One cannot mention baseball in Green Isle without talking about Kreger, who played, managed and umpired youth and amateur baseball from 1966-2014. A graduate of Arlington-Green Isle High School, Kreger played collegiate baseball at Minnesota State University, Mankato before returning home, where he served on the Green Isle Baseball Board for nearly 40 years.

Find the complete story in the December 12, 2019 edition of the Arlington Enterprise.