Durham Bulls
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Durham Bulls founded in 1902 |
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| Website : http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t234 |
The Durham Bulls are a minor league - baseball team from Durham , North Carolina , which in the International League plays (IL) in the South Division. The Bulls are currently the level AAA minor league team of the Tampa Bay Rays and play their home games in the 10,000-seat Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
history
The Bulls were founded in 1902 as Durham Tobbaconists. Due to participation in different leagues, the name changed several times in its history. The Bulls' name only persisted in 1980. Over time, the Bulls joined many different MLB teams as a farm team, including the New York Yankees and, for a long time, the Detroit Tigers , before being subordinate to the Tampa Bay Rays since 1998 .
The Bulls were champions 13 times in their history, but only four times in the currently relevant International League , the last time they succeeded in 2013. In 2014 they became South Division Champion and qualified again for the semi-finals. There you switched off the record champion, the Columbus Clippers with 3-1 wins. Only in the final did they lose in a close series with 2: 3 victories to the Pawtucket Red Sox .
In 2015 and 2016, they finished second and third in the South Division and thus missed the play-offs.
Championships and division titles in detail
| Championship title | Division title |
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| 1924 | 1980 |
| 1925 | 1982 |
| 1929 | 1984 |
| 1930 | 1989 |
| 1940 | 1998 |
| 1941 | 1999 |
| 1957 | 2000 |
| 1965 | 2002 |
| 1967 | 2003 |
| 2002 | 2007 |
| 2003 | 2008 |
| 2009 | 2009 |
| 2013 | 2010 |
| 2011 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2014 |
Stadion
The Durham Bulls play in the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, which opened in 1995. The stadium holds 10,000 spectators and cost just under $ 18 million. The stadium is shared by the Duke Blue Devils , a baseball team from North Carolina Central University .
The first game took place on April 16, 1998 against the Louisville Bats , which the Bats won 6-1.
Squad 2017
Managers & Trainers
| # | Surname | Item | Bat | Thw | Ht | Wt | DOB | status |
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| Rafael Valenzuela | Coach | L. | R. | 6 '1 " | 175 | 10-20-1987 | Active | |
| 44 | Ozzie Timmons | Hitting coach | R. | R. | 6 '2 " | 205 | 09-18-1970 | Active |
| 39 | Kyle Snyder | Pitching coach | S. | R. | 6 '8 " | 230 | 09-09-1977 | Active |
| 22nd | Jared Sandberg | Manager | R. | R. | 6 '3 " | 225 | 03-02-1978 | Active |
Pitchers
| # | Surname | Item | Bat | Thw | Ht | Wt | DOB | status | MLB 40-man |
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| 34 | Jeff Ames | P | R. | R. | 6 '4 " | 220 | 01-31-1991 | Active | No |
| 5 | Brad Boxberger | P | R. | R. | 6 '2 " | 205 | 05-27-1988 | Rehab | No |
| 32 | Diego Castillo | P | R. | R. | 6 '3 " | 240 | 01-18-1994 | Active | No |
| 48 | Yonny Chirinos | P | R. | R. | 6 '2 " | 170 | 12-26-1993 | Active | No |
| 35 | Jose De Leon | P | R. | R. | 6 '1 " | 220 | 08-07-1992 | 7-day DL | Yes |
| 17th | Mike Franco | P | R. | R. | 5 '11 " | 200 | 11-30-1991 | Active | No |
| 24 | Ryan Garton | P | R. | R. | 5 '10 " | 190 | 12-05-1989 | 7-day DL | Yes |
| 17th | Taylor Guerrieri | P | R. | R. | 6 '2 " | 210 | 12-01-1992 | 7-day DL | Yes |
| 21st | Brent Honeywell | P | R. | R. | 6 '2 " | 180 | 03-31-1995 | Active | No |
| 19th | Chih-Wei Hu | P | R. | R. | 6 '0 " | 220 | 11-04-1993 | Active | Yes |
| 14th | Andrew Kittredge | P | R. | R. | 6 '1 " | 200 | 03-17-1990 | Active | No |
| 23 | Adam Kolarek | P | L. | L. | 6 '3 " | 205 | 01-14-1989 | Active | No |
| 64 | Diego Moreno | P | R. | R. | 6 '1 " | 180 | 07-21-1987 | Rehab | No |
| 12 | Jaime Schultz | P | R. | R. | 5 '10 " | 200 | 06-20-1991 | 7-day DL | Yes |
| Burch Smith | P | R. | R. | 6 '4 " | 215 | 04-12-1990 | 7-day DL | No | |
| 37 | Blake Snell | P | L. | L. | 6 '4 " | 200 | 12-04-1992 | Active | Yes |
| 38 | Ryne Stanek | P | R. | R. | 6 '4 " | 215 | 07-26-1991 | Active | Yes |
| Jonny Venters | P | L. | L. | 6 '3 " | 200 | 03-20-1985 | 7-day DL | No | |
| 28 | Neil Wagner | P | R. | R. | 6 '0 " | 215 | 01-01-1984 | Active | No |
| Hunter Wood | P | R. | R. | 6 '1 " | 165 | 08-12-1993 | Active | Yes | |
| 29 | Ryan Yarbrough | P | R. | L. | 6 '5 " | 205 | 12-31-1991 | Active | No |
Catchers
| # | Surname | Item | Bat | Thw | Ht | Wt | DOB | status | MLB 40-man |
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| 9 | Curt Casali | C. | R. | R. | 6 '3 " | 235 | 11-09-1988 | Active | Yes |
| 3 | Mike Marjama | C. | R. | R. | 6 '2 " | 205 | 07-20-1989 | Active | No |
| 7th | Michael McKenry | C. | R. | R. | 5 '10 " | 205 | 03-04-1985 | Active | No |
Infielders
| # | Surname | Item | Bat | Thw | Ht | Wt | DOB | status | MLB 40-man |
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| 27 | Willy Adames | SS | R. | R. | 6 '0 " | 200 | 09-02-1995 | Active | Yes |
| 4th | Ryan Brett | 2 B | R. | R. | 5 '9 " | 180 | 10-09-1991 | 7-day DL | No |
| 16 | Casey Gillaspie | 1B | S. | L. | 6 '4 " | 240 | 01-25-1993 | Active | No |
| 2 | Jake Hager | 2 B | R. | R. | 6 '1 " | 170 | 03-04-1993 | 7-day DL | No |
| 30th | Patrick Leonard | 3B | R. | R. | 6 '4 " | 225 | 10-20-1992 | Active | No |
| 12 | Alec Sole | SS | L. | R. | 6 '2 " | 200 | 06-01-1993 | Active | No |
| 26th | Kean Wong | 2 B | L. | R. | 5 '11 " | 190 | 04-17-1995 | Active | No |
Outfielders
| # | Surname | Item | Bat | Thw | Ht | Wt | DOB | status | MLB 40-man |
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| 11 | Jake Bauers | RF | L. | L. | 6 '1 " | 195 | 10-06-1995 | Active | No |
| 13 | Johnny Field | CF | R. | R. | 5 '10 " | 180 | 02-20-1992 | Active | No |
| 33 | Cade Gotta | RF | R. | R. | 6 '4 " | 205 | 08-01-1991 | Active | No |
Jersey numbers that are no longer assigned
| number | player |
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| 8th | Crash Davís |
| 10 | Chipper Jones |
| 18th | Joe Morgan |
| 20th | Bill Evers |
| 25th | Charlie Montoyo |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bulls History | Durham Bulls Fan Zone. Retrieved June 27, 2017 (English).
- ↑ 2014 Playoffs | MiLB.com Events | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball. Retrieved June 27, 2017 (English).
- ↑ 2016 International League Playoffs | International League Events. Retrieved June 27, 2017 (English).
- ^ Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Retrieved June 27, 2017 .
- ↑ The Official Site of Minor League Baseball | MiLB.com homepage. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 14, 2018 ; accessed on June 27, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Official Site of Minor League Baseball | MiLB.com homepage. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 14, 2018 ; accessed on June 27, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
