A few former Northwoods League players that started the season in the minor leagues have been recalled to the big leagues early in the 2009 season.

The Oakland A’s called up infielder Jack Hannahan (Mankato, ’99) prior to Friday’s game against Tampa Bay to serve as a reserve infielder. He was the team’s regular third baseman for most of the last year and a half while Eric Chavez battled injuries. In his only at-bat of the game on Friday, Hannahan homered against another former Northwood Leaguer, Rays pitcher Joe Nelson (Kenosha, ’95). Hannahan was hitting just .157 in 13 games at Triple-A Sacramento before his recall.

The Chicago White Sox called up right-handed pitcher Lance Broadway (Wisconsin, ’04) to take a spot in the bullpen. The former first-round pick was 0-2 with a 5.63 ERA in three starts at Triple-A Charlotte. In 16 innings he had struck out 15 and walked only four.