Scottsdale Scorpions

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Scottsdale Scorpions founded in 1992
Full name
Scottsdale Scorpions
earlier names)
Scottsdale Scorpions (since 2007) Grand Canyon Scorpions (2006) Surprise Scorpions (2005) Scottsdale Scorpions (1992-2004)
Level
Class A to Triple-A
league
Arizona Fall League (since 1992) East Division (since 2009)
Ball park (s)
Scottsdale Stadium (since 1992)
successes
League titles (3): 1996, 2010, 2015 Division titles (6): 1996, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2015

The Scottsdale Scorpions are a baseball team that plays in the East Division of the Arizona Fall League in Scottsdale , Arizona . They play their home games at Scottsdale Stadium .

history

The team gained worldwide media coverage in the fall of 1994 when Michael Jordan joined the Scorpions after playing his first baseball season with the Double-A Birmingham Barons in Birmingham , Alabama .

For the 2005 season, the team played its games in Surprise , Arizona , due to the renovation of Scottsdale Stadium. That year they played under the name Surprise Scorpions. The following year the team returned to Scottsdale Stadium and played them under the name Grand Canyon Scorpions. In the 2007 season, the team changes its name back to Scottsdale Scorpions.

Well-known players

• Dusty Baker , former outfielder and manager
• Josh Bard , former catcher and current coach for the New York Yankees
• Tim Tebow , retired National Football League quarterback
• Ryan Braun , outfielder for Milwaukee Brewers
• Emmanuel Burriss , player for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Terry Francona , manager of the Cleveland Indians
• Nomar Garciaparra , former shortstop and current ESPN baseball analyst
• Shawn Green , retired outfielder
• Bryce Harper , Washington Nationals outfielder
• Derek Jeter , retired shortstop for the New York Yankees and current CEO of the Miami Marlins
• Michael Jordan , retired NBA player
• Aaron Judge , outfielder for the New York Yankees
• Scott Kingery player for the Philadelphia Phillies
• James Loney , Free Agent First Baseman
• Evan Longoria , third baseman for the San Francisco Giants
• Russell Martin , catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
• Will Middlebrooks , free agent third baseman, formerly for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox
• Kendrys Morales , hitter for the Toronto Blue Jays.
• Troy Percival , retired closing pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Albert Pujols , first baseman and hitter for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, formerly for the St. Louis Cardinals
• Scott Schoeneweis , withdrawn pitcher
• Zack Thornton , pitcher
• Mike Trout , outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Brandon Webb , retired pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Gleyber Torres , second baseman for the New York Yankees

Stenson Award

The Stenson Award was created in 2004 by the Arizona Fall League in memory of Dernell Stenson , a Scorpions outfielder ( Cincinnati Reds ). He died on November 5, 2003 in a car theft.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Major League Baseball | Winter Leagues | Arizona Fall League. Accessed July 22, 2019 . 
2. ^ Winter Leagues: About the Arizona Fall League. Accessed July 22, 2019 . 
3. Jump up ↑ Baseball Almanac, Inc .: Dernell Stenson Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 31, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award. Retrieved October 31, 2018 .