Chicago Dogs

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Chicago Dogs
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League American Association of Professional Baseball  (East Division)
Location Rosemont, Illinois
Ballpark Impact Field
Founded 2018
ColorsLight blue, red, white
   
OwnershipShawn Hunter
ManagerJeff Isom
Media AA Baseball TV
Website thechicagodogs.com
The Chicago Dogs playing against the Sioux City Explorers at Impact Field in 2018 Chicago-Dogs-baseball-01.jpg
The Chicago Dogs playing against the Sioux City Explorers at Impact Field in 2018

The Chicago Dogs are an independent professional baseball team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball. [1] They began play in 2018 [2] [3] and play home games at the 6,300-seat Impact Field. [4] [5] The team's branding alludes to the Chicago-style hot dog, a local street food. [6]

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History

2018

In 2018, their first year as a team, the Dogs' manager was Butch Hobson. Former Chicago White Sox minor league pitcher Josh Goossen-Brown was the first player signed by the Chicago Dogs. They finished the season in fourth place out of six teams in the American Association North Division with a record of 45–54. [7]

2019

In 2019, Carlos Zambrano joined the Dogs' roster. Zambrano had pitched in the major leagues for 12 years, most of them as a member of the Chicago Cubs. [8] Butch Hobson continued to serve as the team's manager. [9] Keon Barnum hit 31 home runs, breaking a record held by C.J. Ziegler of Wichita in 2013. The Dogs finished the season in third place in the North Division with a record of 59–40. [10]

2020

In 2020, the Dogs competed as one of six league teams in a condensed 60-game season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [11] They were originally slated to play home games at Franklin Field (home of the Milwaukee Milkmen) due to capacity restrictions for outdoor events in Illinois. [12] However, these restrictions were lifted on June 26 (as the state officially moved into Phase 4 of their reopening plan, allowing for outdoor spectator sports to resume at limited capacity) and thus enabled the Dogs to play all their home games at Impact Field. [13]

2021

The Dogs won the East Division with a record of 54–46, clinching their first regular season division title and playoff berth in franchise history. The Dogs lost the Divisional series to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.

Mascot

Squeeze, mascot of the Dogs, in 2019 ChicagoDogsSqueeze.png
Squeeze, mascot of the Dogs, in 2019

The mascot of the Chicago Dogs is Squeeze, a fuzzy yellow creature who resembles a squeeze bottle of mustard. [14] [15]

Season-by-season records

SeasonLeagueDivisionRecordDiv. FinishOvr. FinishWin%PlayoffsManager
2018AANorth45–544th8th.455Did not qualify Butch Hobson
2019AANorth59–413rd3rd.590Did not qualifyButch Hobson
2020AAN/A26–326th6th.448Did not qualifyButch Hobson
2021AANorth63–371st2nd.630Lost Division Championship; Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
3–2		Butch Hobson
2022AAEast54–461st3rd.540Lost Division Series; Milwaukee Milkmen
2–1		Butch Hobson
2023AAEast56–441st.560Won Division Series; Cleburne Railroaders
2–1
Won Division Championship; Milwaukee Milkmen
2–1
Lost Wolff Cup Finals;
Kansas City Monarchs
3–1		Butch Hobson
2024AAEast55–453rd.545Won Division Series; Cleburne Railroaders
2–1
Lost Division Championship; Kane County Cougars
2–0		Jeff Isom

Roster

Chicago Dogs roster
Active (25-man) rosterCoaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 35 John Baker
  • 37 Jake Carroll
  • 15 Jackson Dannelley
  • 14 Zach Davidson
  • 28 Cal Djuraskovic
  • 25 Lukas Galdoni
  • 23 Thomas King ‡
  • 32 Steven Lacey
  • 30 Joey Marciano
  • 29 Brady Miller
  • 27 Chad Pike
  • 50 Brian Schlitter
  • 11 Kenny Serwa
  • 16 Augie Voight ‡



 

Catchers

  •  6 Nick Dalesandro
  • 20 Bryan Reyes
  •  4 Gus Sosa

Infielders

  • 17 Brantley Bell
  • 19 Derek Maiben
  •  3 Nick Novak
  • 13 Zion Pettigrew
  •  8 Dusty Stroup
  •  5 Jacob Teter

Outfielders

 

Manager

  • -- Jeff Isom

Coaches

  • 31 Stu Cliburn (pitching)
  • -- Thomas Incaviglia (hitting)
  •    Edgardo Lopez (clubhouse manager)

Injury icon 2.svg Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list

Roster  updated August 10, 2024
 Transactions

Notable alumni

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