Birmingham Barons

Birmingham Barons; Founded in 1885 ; Birmingham, Alabama
Minor league affiliations
Class	Double-A (1946–1961; 1964–1965; 1967–1975; 1981–present)
Previous classes	Class-A1 (1936–1945); Class-A (1902–1935); Class-B (1892–1901);
League	Double-A South (2021–present)
Division	North Division
Previous leagues	Southern League (1972–1975; 1981–2020); Dixie Association (1971); Southern League (1964–1965; 1967–1970); Southern Association (1901–1961); Southern League (1885; 1887–1889; 1892–1893; 1896; 1898);
Major league affiliations
Team	Chicago White Sox (1986–present)
Previous teams	Detroit Tigers (1957–1961; 1981–1985); Oakland Athletics (1968–1975); Kansas City Athletics (1964–1965; 1967); New York Yankees (1953–1956); Boston Red Sox (1948–1952); Philadelphia Athletics (1947); Pittsburgh Pirates (1946); Cincinnati Reds (1939–1945); Chicago Cubs (1938);
Minor league titles
Dixie Series titles (6)	1929; 1931; 1948; 1951; 1958; 1967;
League titles (12)	1928; 1936; 1948; 1951; 1958; 1967; 1983; 1987; 1989; 1993; 2002; 2013;
Pennants (10)	1888; 1892; 1906; 1912; 1914; 1928; 1929; 1931; 1958; 1959;
Division titles (8)	1983; 1987; 1989; 1991; 1993; 2002; 2013; 2021;
First half titles (10)	1983; 1987; 1989; 1991; 2000; 2002; 2008; 2009; 2011; 2013;
Second half titles (6)	1990; 1993; 2001; 2003; 2004; 2005;
Team data
Name	Birmingham Barons (1981–present)
Previous names	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);
Colors	Black, red, gray;
Mascot	Babe Ruff (1992-present); Lillie Mays (2006-present); WickyWood (1981-1992)
Ballpark	Regions Field (2013–present); Rickwood Field (1988–present);
Previous parks	Slag Pile Field (1962–1963, 1966–1980); Rickwood Field (1910–1961, 1964–1965, 1981–1987); Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (1988–2012);
Owner(s)/; Operator(s)	The Logan Family
General Manager	Jonathan Nelson
Manager

The Birmingham Barons are a Minor League Baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama. The team, which plays in the Double-A South, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox and plays at Regions Field in downtown Birmingham. The current edition of the Barons was previously located in Montgomery, Alabama, and known as the Montgomery Rebels.^[1]

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 1994. Since 2013, the team plays at Regions Field in the downtown part of Birmingham.

Playoffs and championships[]

Southern League playoff appearances (16): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
Southern League championships (6): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2013
Dixie Series championships (6): 1929, 1931, 1948, 1951, 1958, 1967^[2]

Television and radio[]

All Birmingham Barons games are televised live on MiLB.TV.^[3] All games are also broadcast on radio on either WJQX 100.5 FM, WJOX-FM 94.5 FM or WJOX-AM 690 AM.^[4] 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.^[5]

Roster[]

Birmingham Barons roster
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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 15 Vince Arobio 22 Blake Battenfield 16 Jason Bilous 28 Declan Cronin 37 Johan Dominguez 33 Jake Elliot 31 Caleb Freeman 12 Brian Glowicki 49 Ofriedy Gómez 35 Alec Hansen ~ 87 Lincoln Henzman 25 Will Kincanon 39 Luis Ledo 4 Davis Martin -- Alejandro Mateo 13 Zach Muckenhirn 32 J.B. Olson 21 Félix Paulino 14 Andrew Perez 3 Yoelvin Silven 27 Emilio Vargas 8 Taylor Varnell		Catchers 10 Joe DeCarlo 34 Xavier Fernández 18 Carlos Pérez Infielders 3 JJ Muno 2 Mitch Roman 29 Yolbert Sanchez 24 Lenyn Sosa Outfielders 5 Joel Booker 8 Yoelqui Céspedes 23 Ian Dawkins 11 Craig Dedelow 36 Jameson Fisher 1 Tyler Neslony 7 Jagger Rusconi		Manager 9 Justin Jirschele Coaches 19 Richard Dotson (pitching) 20 Cam Seitzer (hitting) 7-day injured list * On Chicago White Sox 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list ± Taxi squad † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated September 2, 2021 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Double-A South → Chicago White Sox minor league players

Notable Barons/Birmingham 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
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
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[]

^ "1965-1980 Montgomery Rebels - Fun While It Lasted". Fun While It Lasted. November 18, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
^ O'Neal, Bill (1994), The Southern League: Baseball in Dixie, 1885–1994, Eakin Press, pp. 307–308, ISBN 0890159521
^ "MiLB.tv". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
^ "Covering the Barons" (PDF). Birmingham Barons Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. p. 108. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
^ "Barons Front Office Staff" (PDF). Birmingham Barons Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. p. 105. Retrieved July 28, 2017.

External links[]

Preceded by New Orleans Pelicans	Boston Red Sox Double-A affiliate 1948–1952	Succeeded by Oklahoma City Indians (1956)

[1] "1965-1980 Montgomery Rebels - Fun While It Lasted". Fun While It Lasted. November 18, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[2] O'Neal, Bill (1994), The Southern League: Baseball in Dixie, 1885–1994, Eakin Press, pp. 307–308, ISBN 0890159521

[3] "MiLB.tv". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved July 28, 2017.

[4] "Covering the Barons" (PDF). Birmingham Barons Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. p. 108. Retrieved July 28, 2017.

[5] "Barons Front Office Staff" (PDF). Birmingham Barons Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. p. 105. Retrieved July 28, 2017.

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