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Courtesy Joe Melendez,

Laredo, Texas- The Laredo Broncos of the United League are pleased to
announce that former Broncos player and coach Mickey Callaway has accepted a
position with the Cleveland Indians as pitching coach of Lake County, Single
A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. The former Major Leaguer played with
the Laredo Broncos in 2008 and had a record of 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA. He also
served as pitching coach of the Laredo Broncos while he was rehabbing from
Tommy John Surgery.

General Manager Jose Melendez praised Callaway during his stay with the
Broncos, “This is great news for Mickey. I really enjoyed his
professionalism while he was here and I knew one day he will get an
opportunity as a coach with an MLB organization. He was very good to our
players and also a great teammate. I wish him the best and hopefully we hear
a lot about him in the coming years.”

Callaway, 34, also pitched in Korea and Taiwan during his playing days as
well as head coached one year at TAMIU in 2009. . Originally a seventh round
selection by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1996 June Draft, he made his
Major League Debut in 1999 and spent parts of five seasons in the Majors
with the Devil Rays, Texas Rangers and Anaheim Angels compiling a 4-11
record with a 6.27 ERA in 40 games/20 starts at the Major League level. He
was named the Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2001 for Tampa Bay and in
2002 for Anaheim.

The Laredo Broncos begin their fifth season at Veterans Field. Season
Tickets and Sponsorship packages are available at the Laredo Broncos front
offices at Veterans Field or by calling 956-723-2273 or visiting our website
at www.laredobroncos.com.