Mobile BayBears
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| Mobile BayBears | ||
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| League | Southern League | |
| Division | South Division | |
| Year founded | 1995 | |
| Major League affiliation | Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Home ballpark | Hank Aaron Stadium | |
| Previous home ballparks | Brooks Field in Wilmington, North Carolina | |
| City | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Current uniform colors | navy blue, red | |
| Previous uniform colors | ||
| Logo design | The BayBears wordmark in navy blue outlined in red with the word "Mobile" centered on it in white. A bear splashing in water is centered above holding a baseball bat and wearing a baseball uniform. | |
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| League titles | ||
| Manager | Brett Butler | |
| Owner | Dr. Eric Margenau | |
The Mobile BayBears owned by Dr. Eric Margenau, are a minor league baseball team based in Mobile, Alabama. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks major-league club. The BayBears play in Hank Aaron Stadium, named after baseball's all-time home run king and Mobile native Hank Aaron. Opened in 1997, the park seats 6,000 fans.
The BayBears franchise was located in Wilmington, North Carolina for the two previous years under the name of the Port City Roosters.
From 1995-2006 the Bears were the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The Padres moved their Double-A operations to San Antonio citing stadium deficiencies.
[edit] Champions
1998 Southern League Champions, 2004 Southern League Co-Champions
[edit] Bay Bears Hall of Famers
Dusty Allen, Ben Davis, Buddy Carlyle, Matt Clement, Kevin Nicholson, Brian Tollberg, Wiki Gonzalez, Jake Peavy
[edit] External link
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| Carolina Mudcats | Chattanooga Lookouts | Huntsville Stars | Tennessee Smokies | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | Birmingham Barons | Jacksonville Suns | Mississippi Braves | Mobile BayBears | Montgomery Biscuits | |
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