Asheville Tourists
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| Asheville Tourists | ||
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| League | South Atlantic League | |
| Division | Southern Division | |
| Year founded | 1981 | |
| Major League affiliation | Colorado Rockies | |
| Home ballpark | McCormick Field | |
| Previous home ballparks | ||
| City | Asheville, North Carolina | |
| Current uniform colors | navy blue, red | |
| Previous uniform colors | ||
| Logo design | A baseball diamond in white outlined in black with a touristy bear in a red Hawaiian shirt with a teal and red cap, holding a suitcase and a baseball bat. The "Tourists" wordmark supermposed over the homeplate area in red and white with the words "baseball club" centered underneath in black. The word "Asheville" is arched above the diamond in teal. | |
| Division titles | ||
| League titles | 1968 | |
| Manager | ||
| Owner | Palace Sports and Entertainment | |
The Asheville Tourists are a minor league baseball team in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League and have been a farm team of the Colorado Rockies since 1994. The Tourists play home games at McCormick Field. The park opened in 1924. It was renovated in 1959, and renovated again for the 1992 season. McCormick Field seats 4,000 fans, and is often joked about because of its scoreboard, which reads "Visitors" in the guest slot and "Tourists" in the home slot.
In 1968, the Tourists won the Southern League championship under manager Sparky Anderson. Anderson went on to manage the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers during his 26 years in Major League Baseball.
In mid-2005 the Tourists owner Peter "Woody" Kern, who had owned the team since 1981, sold the team to Palace Sports and Entertainment, owners of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Detroit Pistons, and part owner of the Detroit Shock. Currently, their manager is Joe Mikulik, who is now known for his 2006 tirade after being ejected from the June 25 game against the Lexington Legends. The very animated tantrum was shown on newscasts nationwide. [1]
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