Houston Apollos (baseball)

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Houston Apollos
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Information
LeagueAmerican Association of Professional Baseball (2021) (South Division)
LocationHouston, Texas
BallparkNone
Year founded2002
Former league(s)
ColorsYellow, blue
   
OwnershipAndrew Dunn
ManagerDavid Peterson
WebsiteOfficial website

The Houston Apollos were a professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas, that most recently played in the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball.[1] They played from 2002 to 2021.

History[]

The Apollos played in the Big States League until 2006. The Apollos also played in the MSBL, Bama Bash, New Orleans Classic, Alamo Cup, Stan Musial World Series, NBC World Series, and Coastal Baseball League. The Apollos were mainstays in tournaments in Louisiana and Alabama in the late 2000s.

In 2009, the Houston Apollos were invited by Ron Baron of the Continental League to go into independent professional baseball. The Apollos did not accept, and the Coastal Kingfish took their place. The Apollos have played in the Pecos Spring League since 2012.[2]

In 2021, Houston Apollos joined the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball,[3] as a traveling, twelfth team.[4] They finished the season with the worst record in the league by a comfortable margin, and with the addition of an expansion team in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin for the 2022 season, the Apollos are now seeking a new league.

Roster[]

Houston Apollos roster
Active (22-man) roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 13 Connor Berry
  • 12 Andrew Click
  • 10 Ian Codina
  • 37 Matt Cronin
  •  6 Chandler Ingram
  • 38 Alex Merithew
  • 29 Yosmel Naranjo
  • 22 Kenny Pierson
  • 99 Keisy Portorreal
  • 32 Pierce Smith
  •  7 Tucker Smith
  • 21 Derrick Sylve



  

Catchers

  • 39 Hudson Bilodeau
  • 50 Dom DeRenzo

Infielders

  •  4 Brian Dansereau
  • 98 Alex Nielsen
  •  1 Yeiler Peguero
  •  2 Jordan Pontious
  • 20 Ramon Villa
  •  8 Ian Yetsko

Outfielders

  • 34 Daniel Aldrich
  • 14 Blake Berry
  • 97 Aaron Takacs
  

Manager

  • 24 David Peterson

Coaches

  • 11 T. J. Zarewicz (assistant)

Injury icon 2.svg Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list

 updated July 6, 2021
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Retired numbers[]

References[]

  1. ^ Reichard, Kevin (2020-09-24). "American Association, Frontier League now MLB Partner Leagues". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  2. ^ "Apollos launch in Houston! The history of the Houston Apollos baseball team". Pecos League. March 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Reichard, Kevin (2020-09-24). "American Association, Frontier League now MLB Partner Leagues". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  4. ^ "American Association goes with 11 members in '21; will launch season May 18". Ballpark Digest. February 8, 2021.

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