Mobile BayBears

Mobile BayBears
Founded in 1976
Mobile, Alabama
Team logoCap insignia
Class-level
Current Double-A
Minor league affiliations
League Southern League (1976–present)
Division South
Major league affiliations
Current Los Angeles Angels (2017–present)
Previous
Minor league titles
League titles (4)
  • 1998
  • 2004*
  • 2011
  • 2012
Division titles (3)
  • 1998
  • 2004
  • 2011

*Co-champions

Team data
Nickname Mobile BayBears (1997–present)
Previous names
Colors Navy, light blue, ecru, white
                   
Ballpark Hank Aaron Stadium (1997–present)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
 Michael Savit / HWS Group
Manager Sal Fasano
General Manager Chris Morgan
"Teddy", mascot of the BayBears

The Mobile BayBears are a Minor League Baseball team based in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The BayBears play in Hank Aaron Stadium, named after baseball's former all-time home run king and Mobile native Hank Aaron. Opened in 1997, the park seats 6,000 spectators.

History

The BayBears franchise originated in 1976 in Charlotte, North Carolina, first as the Charlotte Orioles and then as the first incarnation of the Charlotte Knights. When Charlotte moved up to become a Triple-A franchise in 1993, the team found a temporary home in Nashville, Tennessee, as the Nashville Xpress from 1993 to 1994. It existed as the Port City Roosters in Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1995 to 1996. The franchise landed in Mobile in 1997.

The team's name was announced in July 1996, having been selected in a name-the-team contest.[1] Mobile mayor Mike Dow announced the name at that year's Mobile Fourth of July fireworks display.[2] In September 1996, the BayBears signed an affiliation agreement with the San Diego Padres.[3]

Televison and radio

All Mobile BayBears games are televised live on MiLB.TV. The Mobile BayBears Broadcast Network is hosted by Steve Goldberg and is aired by 97.5 FM WABD and 92.9 FM WBLX.

BayBears Hall of Fame

Other notable alumni

Roster

Mobile BayBears roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  •  4 Justin Anderson
  • 31 Jaime Barría
  • 30 Alex Blackford
  • 26 Cody Buckel
  • 20 Tyler Carpenter
  • 39 Abel De Los Santos
  • 15 Michael Dimock
  • -- Arjenis Fernandez ‡
  • -- Kevin Grendell
  • 40 Ivan Hernandez
  • 41 Adam Hofacket
  • 23 Jake Jewell
  • 46 Eric Karch
  • 43 Conor Lillis-White
  • 38 Grayson Long
  • 34 Osmer Morales
  • 29 Brandon Peterson
  • 30 Tyler Warmoth

Catchers

  • 35 Jose Briceno
  • 10 Wade Wass

Infielders

  • 14 Tim Arakawa
  • 13 Andrew Daniel
  •  9 David Fletcher
  •  8 Zach Houchins
  • 11 Hutton Moyer
  • 19 Luis Tejada
  •  2 Alberto Triunfel

Outfielders

  • -- Forrestt Allday
  • 16 Zach Gibbons
  • 21 Michael Hermosillo
  • -- Bo Way
  •  3 Zach Welz

Manager

Coaches

  •  6 Ryan Barba (hitting)
  • 28 Buddy Carlyle (pitching)
  • 19 Ryan Serba (coach)


7-day disabled list
* On Los Angeles Angels 40-man roster
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporary inactive list
Roster updated June 6, 2017
Transactions
→ More MiLB rosters
→ Los Angeles Angels minor league players

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball Notes". Wilmington Star-News. 1996-07-06. p. 2C. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  2. ↑ "Baseball". Tuscaloosa News. 1996-07-05. p. 3C. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  3. ↑ "New Mobile team links with Padres". Wilmington Star-News. 1996-09-20. p. 2C. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
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