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.
Dixie Series championships (6): 1929, 1931, 1948, 1951, 1958, 1967[3]
Television and radioedit
All Birmingham Barons games are televised live on MiLB.TV.[4] All games are also broadcast on radio on either WJQX 100.5 FM, WJOX-FM 94.5 FM or WJOX-AM 690 AM.[5] 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.[6]
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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 current edition of the Barons was previously located in Montgomery Alabama and known as the Montgomery Rebels 2 Birmingham BaronsFounded in 1885Birmingham AlabamaTeam logo Cap insigniaMinor league affiliationsClassDouble A 1946 1961 1964 1965 1967 1975 1981 present Previous classesClass A1 1936 1945 Class A 1902 1935 Class B 1892 1901 LeagueSouthern League 2022 present DivisionNorth DivisionPrevious leaguesDouble A South 2021 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 affiliationsTeamChicago White Sox 1986 present Previous teamsDetroit 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 titlesDixie Series titles 6 192919311948195119581967League titles 12 192819361948195119581967198319871989199320022013Pennants 10 1888189219061912191419281929193119581959Division titles 8 19831987198919911993200220132021First half titles 10 1983198719891991200020022008200920112013Second half titles 6 199019932001200320042005Team dataNameBirmingham Barons 1981 present Previous namesBirmingham 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 ColorsBlack red gray MascotBabe Ruff 1992 present Lillie Mays 2006 present WickyWood 1981 1992 BallparkRegions Field 2013 present Rickwood Field 1910 1961 1964 1965 1981 1987 1996 present Previous parksWest End Park aka The Slag Pile 1885 1910 Rickwood Field 1910 1961 1964 1965 1981 1987 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 1988 2012 Owner s Operator s Diamond Baseball Holdings 1 General managerJonathan NelsonManagerSergio Santos Contents 1 History 2 Playoffs and championships 3 Television and radio 4 Roster 5 Notable Barons A s 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editMost 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 In 2023 Diamond Baseball Holdings purchased the team from The Logan Family 1 Playoffs and championships editSouthern 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 3 Television and radio editAll Birmingham Barons games are televised live on MiLB TV 4 All games are also broadcast on radio on either WJQX 100 5 FM WJOX FM 94 5 FM or WJOX AM 690 AM 5 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 6 Roster editBirmingham Barons rostervte Players Coaches Other Pitchers 12 Mason Adams 34 Ky Bush 5 Adisyn Coffey 20 Andrew Dalquist 32 Jake Eder 31 Caleb Freeman 36 Jairo Iriarte 44 Jared Kelley 4 Gil Luna 18 Connor McCullough 24 Jordan Mikel 22 Jake Palisch 35 Tristan Stivors 29 Juan Then 33 Drew Thorpe Catchers 16 Troy Claunch 97 Ivan Gonzalez 26 Edgar Quero 28 Michael Turner Infielders 2 Brooks Baldwin 17 Cristopher De Guzman 25 Tim Elko 6 Jason Matthews 10 Bryan Ramos 86 Mitch Roman 15 Alsander Womack Outfielders 8 Jacob Burke 11 Duke Ellis 9 Tyler Neslony 1 Terrell Tatum 7 Wilfred Veras Manager 21 Sergio Santos Coaches 30 Nicky Delmonico hitting 23 John Ely pitching Juan Maldonado performance 3 Angel Rosario bench nbsp 7 day injured list On Chicago White Sox 40 man roster Development list Rehab assignment Reserve list Restricted list Suspended list Temporarily inactive list Roster updated April 21 2024 Transactions More rosters MiLB Southern League Chicago White Sox minor league playersNotable Barons A s editJeff Abbott Tim Anderson Wilson Alvarez 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 Hernandez 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 Ordonez 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 WickmanSee also editBirmingham Black BaronsReferences edit a b Reitz Ian 12 September 2023 Birmingham Barons sold to new ownership group WVTM Retrieved 13 September 2023 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 editOfficial website BirminghamProSports com Birmingham Barons at Bhamwiki com Our Summer with Michael newspaper story about Michael Jordan s season with the Barons Preceded byNew Orleans Pelicans Boston Red SoxDouble A affiliate1948 1952 Succeeded byOklahoma City Indians 1956 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Birmingham Barons amp oldid 1216838399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
