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Birmingham Barons

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nameBirmingham Barons
founded1885
cityBirmingham, Alabama
logoBirminghamBaronsLogo2007.PNG
uniformlogoBirminghamBaronsCap.png
class levelDouble-A (1946–1961; 1964–1965; 1967–1975; 1981–present)
past class level{{plainlist
current leagueSouthern League (1972–1975; 1981–present)
divisionNorth Division
past league{{plainlist
majorleagueChicago White Sox (1986–present)
pastmajorleague{{plainlist
nicknameBirmingham Barons (1981–present)
pastnames{{plainlist
colorsBlack, red, gray
ballpark{{plainlist
pastparks{{plainlist
mascotBabe Ruff (1992-present)
Lillie Mays (2006-present)
WickyWood (1981-1992)
dixienum6
dixiechamps
leaguenum14
leaguechamps
pennum10
pennants
divnum10
divisionchamps
firsthalfnum11
firsthalfchamps
secondhalfnum7
secondhalfchamps
ownerDiamond Baseball Holdings
managerGuillermo Quiróz
gmJonathan Nelson
website

  • Class-A1 (1936–1945)

  • Class-A (1902–1935)

  • Class-B (1892–1901)

  • Dixie Association (1971)

  • Southern League (1964–1965; 1967–1970)

  • Southern Association (1901–1961)

  • Southern League (1885; 1887–1889; 1892–1893; 1896; 1898)

  • Detroit Tigers (1957–1961; 1981–1985)

  • Kansas City/Oakland Athletics (1964–1975)

  • New York Yankees (1953–1956)

  • Boston Red Sox (1948–1952)

  • Philadelphia Athletics (1947)

  • Pittsburgh Pirates (1946)

  • Cincinnati Reds (1939–1945)

  • Chicago Cubs (1938)

  • Birmingham A's (1967–1975)

  • Birmingham Barons (1901–1961; 1964–1965)

  • Birmingham Reds (1898)

  • Birmingham Bluebirds (1896)

  • Birmingham Blues (1893)

  • Birmingham Grays (1892–1893)

  • Birmingham (1889)

  • Birmingham Maroons (1888)

  • Birmingham Ironmakers (1887)

  • Birmingham Coal Barons (1885)

  • Regions Field (2013–present)

  • Rickwood Field (1910–1961, 1964–1965, 1981–1987, 1996–present)

  • West End Park (aka "The Slag Pile") (1885-1910)

  • Rickwood Field (1910–1961, 1964–1965, 1981–1987)

  • Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (1988–2012) Lillie Mays (2006-present) WickyWood (1981-1992)

The Birmingham Barons are a Minor League Baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox and plays at Regions Field in downtown Birmingham. The Barons were previously located in Montgomery, Alabama, and known as the Montgomery Rebels.

History

Most of the professional baseball teams that have played in Birmingham have used the name Barons. The current team began playing in Birmingham in 1981, having previously played in Montgomery, Alabama as the Montgomery Rebels. Like previous Barons teams, they played at Rickwood Field on a full-time basis from 1981 to 1987. Since then, they have only played at Rickwood on special occasions. From 1988 to 2012, the team played at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the suburb of Hoover, Alabama, where former basketball star Michael Jordan played with the team in . Since 2013, the team plays at Regions Field in the downtown part of Birmingham.

As a result of Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Barons were organized into the eight-team Double-A South. In 2022, the Double-A South became known as the Southern League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.

Elmore Sports Group purchased the team in 1995. In 2005, Elmore Sports Group sold to team to Don Logan. In 2023, Diamond Baseball Holdings purchased the team from The Logan Family.

Playoffs and championships

  • Southern League playoff appearances (18): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2024, 2025
  • Southern League championships (8): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2013, 2024, 2025
  • Dixie Series championships (6): 1929, 1931, 1948, 1951, 1958, 1967

Television and radio

All Birmingham Barons games are televised live on MiLB.TV. All games are also broadcast on radio on either WJQX 100.5 FM, WJOX-FM 94.5 FM or WJOX-AM 690 AM. Birmingham Barons Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Curt Bloom is the broadcast commentator for both WERC and MiLB.TV and has been the voice of the Barons since 1992.

Roster

Notable Barons/A's

  • Jeff Abbott
  • Tim Anderson
  • Wilson Álvarez
  • Dylan Axelrod
  • Wally Backman (manager)
  • Sal Bando
  • Jason Bere
  • Eddie Brinkman (manager)
  • Vida Blue
  • Britt Burns (pitching coach)
  • Mark Buehrle
  • Mike Cameron
  • Bert Campaneris
  • Phil Cavarretta (manager)
  • Ron Coomer
  • Joe Crede
  • Rob Dibble
  • Dave Duncan
  • Ray Durham
  • Darrell Evans
  • Scott Eyre
  • Rollie Fingers
  • Terry Francona (manager)
  • Jon Garland
  • Brad Goldberg
  • Burleigh Grimes
  • Sam Hairston (bench coach) (Patriarch of the 3-generation Hairston MLB family)
  • Mike Heath (manager)
  • Roberto Hernández
  • Bo Jackson
  • Reggie Jackson
  • Bobby Jenks
  • Howard Johnson
  • Michael Jordan
  • Paul Konerko
  • Marcel Lachemann
  • Rene Lachemann
  • Tony La Russa
  • Carlos Lee
  • Paul Lindblad
  • Rube Marquard
  • Jack McDowell
  • John McNamara (manager)
  • Bob Melvin
  • Jim Nash
  • Blue Moon Odom
  • Miguel Olivo
  • Magglio Ordóñez
  • Jake Peavy
  • Rico Petrocelli (manager)
  • Jimmy Piersall
  • Aaron Poreda
  • Johnny Riddle (player/manager)
  • Luis Robert
  • Aaron Rowand
  • Joe Rudi
  • Marcus Semien
  • Razor Shines (manager)
  • Bill Stafford
  • Wally Taylor
  • Gene Tenace
  • Bobby Thigpen
  • Frank Thomas
  • Pie Traynor
  • Robin Ventura
  • Omar Vizquel (manager)
  • Phil Weintraub
  • Bob Wickman

References

References

  1. (12 September 2023). "Birmingham Barons sold to new ownership group".
  2. (2017-11-18). "1965-1980 Montgomery Rebels - Fun While It Lasted". Fun While It Lasted.
  3. Crenshaw, Jr., Solomon. (February 7, 2014). "20 years ago today, Michael Jordan signed with White Sox to produce our Summer of Jordan".
  4. Mayo, Jonathan. (February 12, 2021). "MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues".
  5. (March 16, 2022). "Historical League Names to Return in 2022".
  6. "Team History".
  7. (2005-09-29). "Barons welcome new ownership".
  8. O'Neal, Bill. (1994). "The Southern League: Baseball in Dixie, 1885–1994". Eakin Press.
  9. "MiLB.tv". Minor League Baseball.
  10. "Covering the Barons". Minor League Baseball.
  11. "Barons Front Office Staff". Minor League Baseball.
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