High Desert Mavericks

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High Desert Mavericks
Founded in 1988
Adelanto, California

Team Logo
Cap Insignia
Class-Level
  • Single-A (High)
Minor League affiliations
Major League affiliations
Name
  • High Desert Mavericks (1991-present)
  • Riverside Red Wave (1988-1990)
Ballpark
Minor League titles
League titles 1991, 1993, 1997
Division titles
Owner(s)/Operated by: Bobby Brett
Manager: Jim Horner
General Manager:

The High Desert Mavericks are a minor league baseball team in Adelanto, California, USA. Their Major League parent club is the Seattle Mariners. They are a "high-A" class team in the California League, and had been a farm team of the Kansas City Royals since 2005 before the switch. The Mavericks play home games at Stater Bros. Stadium; opened in 1991, the park seats 3,808 fans. It was called Mavericks Stadium before being renamed at the start of the 2006 season. Prior to moving to Adelanto, the team was located in Riverside, California and was known as the Red Wave from 1988 to 1990.

[edit] Trivia

  • The Mavericks are the only team in California League history to win championships in the years that their major league parent clubs came into existence.
  • The team's single-game attendance record is 5,804, on Independence Day of 2004.
  • The Mavericks were the first team in California League history to have cheerleaders. The Maverick Girls would perform dance numbers on top of the dugouts in between innings.

[edit] Notable High Desert Mavericks Alumni

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