Omaha Royals
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| Omaha Royals | ||
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| League | Pacific Coast League | |
| Division | American Conference | |
| Year founded | 1969 | |
| Major League affiliation | Kansas City Royals | |
| Home ballpark | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | |
| Previous home ballparks | ||
| City | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Current uniform colors | blue, red | |
| Previous uniform colors | blue, gold | |
| Logo design | A red, capital "O" outlined in blue with a baseball bat and the wordmark "Royals" superimposed over the "O" in red outlined in white and blue. The word "Omaha" rounds the top of the "O" in blue. | |
| Division titles | ||
| League titles | ||
| Manager | Mike Jirschele | |
| Owner | ||
The Omaha Royals are a minor league baseball team based in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. The team is the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals major league club. The Omaha Royals have been a member of the expanded Pacific Coast League since 1998. From 1969 to 1997, Omaha played in the now dissolved American Association.
The Royals play in Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home to the College World Series for over fifty years. Omaha has been the only Triple-A location for the Kansas City Royals since their inception in 1969.
Beginning with the 1999 season, the team nickname was changed to the Golden Spikes. The name change, a reference to the Golden Spike driven at Promontory Summit, Utah, to celebrate the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869. It was intended to celebrate the rich railroad tradition in Omaha, headquarters of the Union Pacific. The name change proved to be unpopular, and after three seasons the team name was changed back to the Royals in 2002.
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium is one of the few stadiums that still uses live music instead of prerecorded music[1]. From 1973 through 2002, Lambert Bartak was the full-time organist. He holds the distinction of being the only organist ever ejected during a game[2].
Contents |
[edit] Current AAA roster
As of July 28, 2006
[edit] Pitchers
- 29
Danny Tamayo - 33 Ryan Baerlocher
- 29
Denny Bautista - 27 Bobby Keppel
- 40 Joel Peralta
- 32 Ed Yarnall
- 15 Shane Loux
- 31 Donovan Osborne
- 37 Seth Etherton
- 25 Kyle Middleton
- 24
Ryan Braun - 34 Adam Bernero
- 21 Andy Van Hekken
- -- Andy Sisco
- -- Esteban Yan
[edit] Catchers
- 30 Jared Price
- 12 Matt Tupman
[edit] Infielders
- 9
Alejandro Prieto - 35
Justin Huber - 16 Chris Clapinski
- 28 Mike Coolbaugh
- 26 Rick Bell
- 8 Mike Aviles
- 4 Fernando Cortez
- 7 Jeff Keppinger
[edit] Outfielders
- 18 Chad Allen
- 2 Kerry Robinson
- 27 Chip Ambres
- 12 Zack Vank
[edit] References
- ^ Bohls, Kirk (2004-06-22). This player at CWS knows all the scores. Cox News Service. Retrieved on 2006-06-19.
- ^ Associated Press (1988-05-29). Organist Hits Wrong Note. Retrieved on 2006-06-19.
[edit] External links
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