Greeneville Flyboys

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Greeneville Flyboys
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LeagueAppalachian League
LocationGreeneville, Tennessee
BallparkPioneer Park
Year founded2021
ColorsNavy, red, white
     
OwnershipBoyd Sports, LLC
General ManagerKat Foster[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

The Greeneville Flyboys are a summer collegiate baseball team of the Appalachian League. They are located in Greeneville, Tennessee, and play their home games at Pioneer Park.

History[]

Previous Greenville teams[]

Professional baseball was first played in Greeneville, Tennessee, by the Greeneville Burley Cubs in the Appalachian League in 1921.[2] They remained in the league through 1925 and returned for a second stretch from 1938 to 1942.[2] The Burley Cubs were followed in the same league by the Greeneville Astros, who played in the city from 2004 to 2017.[2] The Houston Astros, parent club of Greeneville, withdrew their affiliate from the Appalachian League after the 2017 season.[3] The circuit's vacancy was filled by the Cincinnati Reds, who placed a Rookie-level affiliate in Greeneville known as the Greeneville Reds.[2]

Collegiate summer team[]

In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league, and the Greeneville Reds were replaced by a new franchise in the revamped league designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores.[4] The new team became known as the Greeneville Flyboys.[5] The nickname is in reference to an old airfield at the site of the stadium where the city's previous baseball teams played.[6] The Flyboys play their home games at Pioneer Park on the campus of Tusculum University.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Greeneville Front Office". Greeneville Flyboys. Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Greeneville, Tennessee Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Cutshall, Brian (September 9, 2017). "Astros Cut Ties With Greeneville". The Greenville Sun. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "MLB, USA Baseball Announce New Format for Appalachian League". Major League Baseball. September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "New for 2021: Greeneville Flyboys". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Avento, Joe (February 4, 2021). "Greeneville Flyboys Latest Team Announced for New Appy League". Johnson City Press. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

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