Birmingham Barons

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Birmingham Barons
BirminghamBaronsLogo2007.PNG BirminghamBaronsCap.png
Team logoCap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassDouble-A (1946–1961; 1964–1965; 1967–1975; 1981–present)
Previous classes
  • Class-A1 (1936–1945)
  • Class-A (1902–1935)
  • Class-B (1892–1901)
League Southern League (1972–1975; 1981–present)
DivisionNorth Division
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
Team Chicago White Sox (1986–present)
Previous teams
Minor league titles
Dixie Series titles (6)
  • 1929
  • 1931
  • 1948
  • 1951
  • 1958
  • 1967
League titles (12)
  • 1928
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1951
  • 1958
  • 1967
  • 1983
  • 1987
  • 1989
  • 1993
  • 2002
  • 2013
Pennants (10)
  • 1888
  • 1892
  • 1906
  • 1912
  • 1914
  • 1928
  • 1929
  • 1931
  • 1958
  • 1959
Division titles (8)
  • 1983
  • 1987
  • 1989
  • 1991
  • 1993
  • 2002
  • 2013
  • 2021
First-half titles (11)
  • 1983
  • 1987
  • 1989
  • 1991
  • 2000
  • 2002
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2011
  • 2013
  • 2024
Second-half titles (6)
  • 1990
  • 1993
  • 2001
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
Team data
NameBirmingham Barons (1981–present)
Previous names
  • Birmingham 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)
Ballpark
Previous parks
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Diamond Baseball Holdings [1]
General managerJonathan Nelson
Manager Sergio Santos

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 Barons were previously located in Montgomery, Alabama, and known as the Montgomery Rebels. [2]

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History

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.

As a result of Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Barons were organized into the eight-team Double-A South. [3] In 2022, the Double-A South became known as the Southern League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization. [4]

In 2023, Diamond Baseball Holdings purchased the team from The Logan Family. [1]

Playoffs and championships

Television and radio

All Birmingham Barons games are televised live on MiLB.TV. [6] All games are also broadcast on radio on either WJQX 100.5 FM, WJOX-FM 94.5 FM or WJOX-AM 690 AM. [7] 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. [8]

Roster

PlayersCoaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

  •  8 Jacob Burke
  •  9 Tyler Neslony Injury icon 2.svg
  •  1 Terrell Tatum
  •  7 Wilfred Veras


Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list

  • 94 Connor McCullough (full season)

Injury icon 2.svg 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 June 19, 2024
Transactions
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Chicago White Sox minor league players

Notable Barons/A's

See also

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References

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Preceded by Boston Red Sox
Double-A affiliate

1948–1952
Succeeded by