Fort Wayne Wizards
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| Fort Wayne Wizards | ||
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| League | Midwest League | |
| Division | Eastern Division | |
| Year founded | 1993 | |
| Major League affiliation | San Diego Padres | |
| Home ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |
| Previous home ballparks | ||
| City | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| Current uniform colors | ||
| Previous uniform colors | ||
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| Division titles | ||
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| Manager | Doug Dascenzo | |
| Owner | ||
The Fort Wayne Wizards are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the San Diego Padres, that plays in the Midwest League.
The Midwest League came to Fort Wayne in 1993. The franchise dates back from the league's days as the Illinois State League, starting in 1947 in Mattoon, Illinois. In 1958 the team moved to Keokuk, Iowa, where it spent five seasons; it was based in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin (1963-83) and Kenosha, Wisconsin (1984-92) before moving to Fort Wayne. The team was a Minnesota Twins farm team before they affiliated with the Padres in 1999. In 2006, the team was sold to a pair of businessmen from Atlanta who also own the Salem Avalanche.
The team's home park is Memorial Stadium, which opened in 1993; the franchise attendance record of 318,506 was set that year.
The mascot of the Wizards is Dinger the Dragon. Before that, the Fort Wayne was represented by Wayne the Wizard.
[edit] Famous Wizards
- Torii Hunter
- Corey Koskie
- Matt Lawton
- A.J. Pierzynski
- Sean Burroughs
- LaTroy Hawkins
- Jake Peavy
- Josh Barfield
- Oliver Perez
[edit] Source
- Dinda, J. (2003), "Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the Midwest League," http://www.mwlguide.com/cities/fortwayne/index.html
[edit] External link
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