The team has played continuously in the Pioneer League since 1969,[1] and previously played in the league from 1948 to 1963. In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Pioneer League was converted from an MLB-affiliated Rookie Advanced league to an independent baseball league and granted status as an MLB Partner League, with Great Falls continuing as members.[2] Prior to this, the Voyagers had been affiliated with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1952–1963), San Francisco Giants (1969–1983), Los Angeles Dodgers (1984–2002), and Chicago White Sox (2003–2020). The team was not affiliated with any MLB team from 1964 to 1968.
On December 18, 2012, Pete Rose Jr., the son of major league career hits leader Pete Rose, was named the Voyagers' manager. He replaced Ryan Newman.[4] Under Rose Jr. the Voyagers held a 48-28 record and made it to the Pioneer League playoffs where they were eliminated by the Helena Brewers. On January 20, 2014, it was announced that then hitting coach Charlie Poe would manage the Voyagers for the 2014 season, ending Rose Jr.'s tenure as manager.
^"Pioneer League named MLB Partner League". Baseball America. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
^"Historic sighting spawns new image for Great Falls ball club". OurSports Central. January 15, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2008.
^Pete Rose Jr. named manager of Great Falls rookie team
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The Great Falls Voyagers are an independent baseball team of the Pioneer League which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball MLB but is an MLB Partner League They are located in Great Falls Montana and play their home games at Centene Stadium Great Falls VoyagersFounded in 1969Great Falls MontanaTeam logo Cap insigniaMinor league affiliationsClassIndependent from 2021 Previous classesRookie Advanced 1948 1963 1969 2020 LeaguePioneer League 1948 1963 1969 present DivisionNorth DivisionMajor league affiliationsTeamIndependent from 2021 Previous teamsChicago White Sox 2003 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers 1984 2002 San Francisco Giants 1969 1983 Independent 1964 1968 Brooklyn Los Angeles Dodgers 1952 1963 Minor league titlesLeague titles 13 1951195419611971197519761988198919902002200820112018Division titles 13 1985198819891990199119972000200220042007200820172018Team dataNameGreat Falls Voyagers 2008 present Previous namesGreat Falls White Sox 2003 2007 Great Falls Dodgers 1984 2002 Great Falls Giants 1969 1983 Great Falls Electrics 1948 1963 MascotsOrbitBallparkCentene Stadium 1948 1963 1969 present Owner s Operator s Great Falls Baseball Club Inc General managerScott ReasonerManagerTommy ThompsonThe team has played continuously in the Pioneer League since 1969 1 and previously played in the league from 1948 to 1963 In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball in 2021 the Pioneer League was converted from an MLB affiliated Rookie Advanced league to an independent baseball league and granted status as an MLB Partner League with Great Falls continuing as members 2 Prior to this the Voyagers had been affiliated with the Brooklyn Los Angeles Dodgers 1952 1963 San Francisco Giants 1969 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers 1984 2002 and Chicago White Sox 2003 2020 The team was not affiliated with any MLB team from 1964 to 1968 Contents 1 Voyagers 2 Playoffs 3 Pete Rose Jr 4 Great Falls players with MLB experience 4 1 Hall of Fame Members 5 Roster 6 References 7 External linksVoyagers EditThe Voyagers name refers to the Mariana UFO incident in August 1950 when Nicholas Nick Mariana the general manager of the Great Falls Selectrics saw two spinning objects approaching at a seemingly high speed Mariana recorded 16 seconds of footage of the unidentified flying objects at Legion Park 3 Playoffs Edit2018 Defeated Billings 2 0 in semifinals defeated Grand Junction 2 0 to win league championship 2017 Defeated Missoula 2 0 in semifinals lost to Ogden 2 1 in league championship 2016 Lost to Billings 2 0 in semifinals 2014 Lost to Billings 2 0 in semifinals 2013 Lost to Helena 2 0 in semifinals 2012 Lost to Missoula 2 1 in semifinals 2011 Defeated Missoula 2 1 in semifinals defeated Ogden 2 1 to win league championship 2010 Lost to Helena 2 1 in semifinals 2009 Lost to Missoula 2 1 in semifinals 2008 Defeated Orem 2 1 to win league championship 2007 Lost to Orem 2 0 in finals 2002 Defeated Provo 2 1 to win league championship 2000 Lost to Idaho Falls 2 0 in finals 1997 Lost to Billings 2 0 in finals Pete Rose Jr EditOn December 18 2012 Pete Rose Jr the son of major league career hits leader Pete Rose was named the Voyagers manager He replaced Ryan Newman 4 Under Rose Jr the Voyagers held a 48 28 record and made it to the Pioneer League playoffs where they were eliminated by the Helena Brewers On January 20 2014 it was announced that then hitting coach Charlie Poe would manage the Voyagers for the 2014 season ending Rose Jr s tenure as manager Great Falls players with MLB experience EditHall of Fame Members Edit Bobby Cox 1963 Pedro Martinez 19901948 Jim Hughes Bill White 1951 Bennie Daniels Jr Dick Barone 1953 John Roseboro 1954 Larry Sherry 1955 Donald LeJohn 1956 Dick Scott 1957 Ed Palmquist Jack Smith Doug Camilli 1958 Larry Burright Jim Duckworth 1959 Dick Smith Bill Kunkel 1960 Nate Oliver Rod Miller 1961 Gene Brabender 1962 Bob Griffith Clarence Jones 1963 Bobby Cox Angel Alcaraz 1969 Gary Thomasson Elias Sosa Ed Goodson Horace Speed Skip Pitlock Steve Ontiveros Mike Phillips 1970 Butch Metzger Doug Capilla John D Acquisto 1971 Frank Riccelli Willie Prall Steven Stroughter Gregg Thayer 1972 Ed Halicki Bob Knepper Gary Alexander Rob Dressler Reggie Walton Fred Kuhaulua Terry Cornutt 1973 Tommy Toms Johnnie LeMaster Jack Clark Pete Falcone Jeff Little Ed Plank 1974 John Henry Johnson Guy Sularz 1975 Alan Wirth Jeff Yurak Mike Rowland Jose Barrios Rick Murray 1976 Joe Strain Jr Bob Brenly Casey Parsons 1977 Phil Huffman DeWayne Buice Bob Kearney Tom Runnells Jeff Stember Bob Tufts 1978 John Rabb Rob Deer 1979 Scott Garrelts Tom O Malley Frank Williams Chris Brown Randy Kutcher 1980 Alan Fowlkes Randy Gomez Jessie Reid Mark Dempsey 1981 Matt Nokes Mark Grant Phil Ouellette 1982 Randy Bockus Pat Larkin 1983 Eric King Mike Aldrete Charlie Hayes John Burkett Alonzo Powell Angel Escobar 1984 Darren Holmes Tim Scott Wayne Kirby Luis Lopez Jeff Nelson 1985 Mike Devereaux Jack Savage Mike Huff John Wetteland 1986 Kevin Campbell Dave Hansen Mike Munoz 1987 Rafael Bournigal Dennis Springer Tony Barron Zak Shinall 1988 Eric Karros Jose Offerman Mike James Jeff Hartsock Jerry Brooks Eddie Pye 1989 Jamie McAndrew Matt Howard Tom Goodwin 1990 Pedro Martinez Raul Mondesi Mike Mimbs Garey Ingram 1991 Henry Blanco Roberto Mejia Juan Castro Jose Parra Rick Gorecki Todd Williams Ken Huckaby Willis Otanez 1992 Roger Cedeno Felix Rodriguez Chad Zerbe Chris Latham 1993 Wilton Guerrero 1994 Dennys Reyes Adam Riggs Nate Bland Ricky Stone 1995 Pedro Feliciano Luke Prokopec Angel Pena 1996 Brad Thomas 1997 Victor Alvarez Luke Allen 1998 Jorge Piedra 1999 Shane Victorino Jason Repko 2000 Ricardo Rodriguez Willy Aybar Reggie Abercrombie Joel Hanrahan Agustin Montero 2002 Jonathan Broxton James Loney Joel Guzman Eric Stults Delwyn Young Eric Hull Arturo Lopez 2003 Brandon McCarthy Brian Anderson Boone Logan Sean Tracey Chris Young Ryan Sweeney Fernando Hernandez Tom Jacquez 2004 Donny Lucy Adam Russell Jack Egbert Jay Marshall 2005 Brandon Allen Chris Getz Clayton Richard Carlos Torres 2006 Chris Carter 2007 John Ely Aaron Poreda 2008 Eduardo Escobar Daniel Hudson Brent Morel 2009 Trayce Thompson 2010 David Holmberg Addison Reed Taylor Thompson Andy Wilkins 2011 Chris Devenski Erik Johnson Kevan Smith Scott Snodgress 2012 Chris Beck Micah Johnson Mike Marjama 2013 Adam Engel Brad Goldberg Jacob May 2014 Brandon Brennan Aaron Bummer Jace Fry Zach Thompson 2016 Bernardo Flores Jr Matt Foster 2017 Luis Gonzalez 2018 Romy Gonzalez Codi Heuer Davis Martin Konnor Pilkington Lenyn Sosa Bennett Sousa Jonathan Stiever Steele WalkerRoster EditGreat Falls Voyagers rostervteActive 25 man roster Coaches OtherPitchers 6 Anthony Becerra Lopez 21 Brant Brown 10 Brad Demco 33 Josh Gainer 42 Nikelle Galatas 20 Andrew Garcia 1 Shane Gustafson 9 Payton Harris 7 Brett Lorah 31 Tyler Naumann 30 Breonn Pooler 24 Montana Quigley 4 Ethan Swanson Catchers 5 Beau Dorman 27 Nick EmanuelInfielders 2 Cal Bocchino 15 Cristopher De Guzman 13 Charley Hesse 25 Matthew Richardson 11 Collin Runge 3 Jaylyn WilliamsOutfielders 8 Christian Coipel 23 Riley Jepson 22 Derek Kolbush 19 Jake Malec 12 Ryan McCarthy Manager 43 Tommy ThompsonCoaches 15 Branch Kloess Pitching Disabled list Inactive list Suspended listRoster updated May 17 2023 TransactionsReferences Edit Pioneer League Affiliations September 12 2007 Pioneer League named MLB Partner League Baseball America November 30 2020 Retrieved November 30 2020 Historic sighting spawns new image for Great Falls ball club OurSports Central January 15 2008 Retrieved January 19 2008 Pete Rose Jr named manager of Great Falls rookie teamExternal links EditGreat Falls Voyagers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Great Falls Voyagers amp oldid 1151829344, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
