Everett AquaSox

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Everett AquaSox
EverettAquaSox.PNG Everett AquaSox cap logo.svg
Team logoCap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class High-A (2021–present)
Previous classes Class A Short Season (1995–2020)
League Northwest League (1995–present)
Major league affiliations
Team Seattle Mariners (1995–present)
Minor league titles
League titles (1)
  • 2010
Division titles (3)
  • 2002
  • 2010
  • 2016
First-half titles none
Second-half titles (1)
  • 2023
Team data
ColorsNavy, aqua, light green, orange, white
     
MascotWebbly
Ballpark Funko Field (1995–present)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
7th Inning Stretch, LLC [1]
General managerDanny Tetzlaff [2]
ManagerZach Vincej
Website milb.com/everett

The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is the High-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seating capacity of 3,682. Everett has won three division titles and one Northwest League championship.

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History

Following the 1983 season, Bob and Margaret Bavasi purchased the struggling Walla Walla, Washington, based Blue Mountain Bears. [3] Antiquated facilities compounded by dwindling attendance in Walla Walla prompted the new owners to move the franchise. The Bavasis, who had secured affiliation with the San Francisco Giants, ultimately selected Everett as the relocation destination. [4] Playing as the Everett Giants, the club was affiliated with San Francisco for eleven years until 1994. After the 1994 season, Everett signed a player development contract with the Seattle Mariners as their Class A Short Season affiliate and adopted a new unique name, the AquaSox. Since the 2021 season, the team has played at the High-A classification as a Mariners affiliate, initially in the High-A West. [5] [6] In March 2022, the High-A West was rebranded back to the Northwest League, as MLB moved to revert all of its Minor Leagues to their historical names. [7]

Stadium

Due to the Northwest League's reclassification in 2021 as a High-A league, which included an expanded schedule and new venue requirements, the AquaSox began exploring a replacement for Funko Field. In September 2022, the City of Everett and Snohomish County approved funds to study a new stadium, which is estimated to cost $80 million and seat 3,500 spectators. [8] A site adjacent to Angel of the Winds Arena in downtown Everett was selected for the study; other proposed sites included the Everett Mall, Kasch Park, and a city-owned lot near Interstate 5. [9] [10]

On December 18, 2024, the Everett City Council voted to select the downtown Everett site for a new baseball stadium that meets the updated MLB standards and could host a United Soccer League team. The site is between Pacific and Hewitt avenues on the east side of Broadway. [11] The stadium is estimated to cost a minimum of $102 million, of which $10 million would be paid by the AquaSox; up to $95 million in public funding sources were identified in the study, including state grants and municipal bonds. [12] [13] The stadium's design is scheduled to be completed in 2025 or 2026, with plans to open in time for the 2027 Northwest League season. [13]

Identity

One of the team logos, used on road caps and jerseys, is based on the "trident" insignia used by the Mariners in the early 1980s (rotated to look like the letter "E" for Everett, instead of "M" for Mariners). Their mascot is Webbly, a frog. [14] According to long-time team radio broadcaster Pat Dillon, "The frog is a cross between a Pacific tree frog and a Central American red-eyed tree frog—and Brooks Robinson." [15] Previously, the mascot for the Everett Giants was a giant hot dog named Frank.

Season-by-season record

Northwest League (1995–present)

SeasonPDC Division Finish Wins Losses Win% Post-seasonManagerAttendance
Everett AquaSox
1995 SEA North2nd3739.487Orlando Gomez89,950
1996 SEA North4th3342.440Roger Hansen87,846
1997 SEA North3rd2947.382Orlando Gomez79,918
1998 SEA North3rd3442.447Terry Pollreisz119,396
1999 SEA North3rd4135.540Terry Pollreisz103,455
2000 SEA East4th3739.487Terry Pollreisz114,024
2001 SEA West3rd3639.480Terry Pollreisz114,727
2002 SEA West1st4432.579Lost to Boise in championship series 0-3Roger Hansen110,373
2003 SEA West4th3244.421Pedro Grifol110,043
2004 SEA West2nd4135.539Pedro Grifol104,010
2005 SEA West3rd4234.553Pedro Grifol108,884
2006 SEA West4th3145.408Dave Myers106,675
2007 SEA West3rd3541.461Mike Tosar106,683
2008 SEA West4th3244.421Jose Moreno95,294
2009 SEA West2nd3937.513John Tamargo89,929
2010 SEA West1st4827.640Defeated Vancouver in division series 2–1
Defeated Spokane in championship series 2-1		Jose Moreno89,929
2011 SEA West3rd3739.487Scott Steinmann96,345
2012 SEA West3rd4630.605Lost to Vancouver in division series 2–0Rob Mummau95,929
2013 SEA North1st4432.579Lost to Vancouver in division series 2–0Rob Mammau92,489
2014 SEA North4th2848.368Dave Valle92,642
2015 SEA North1st4234.553Lost to Tri-City in division series 0-2Rob Mammau100,613
2016 SEA North1st4531.592Defeated Spokane in division series 2–0
Lost to Eugene in championship series 1-2		Rob Mammau104,162
2017 SEA North4th3640.474Jose Moreno110,161
2018 SEA North2nd3838.500Lost to Spokane in division series 2–1Jose Moreno111,599
2019 SEA North3rd3739.487Louis Boyd116,630
Division winnerLeague champions

Roster

Everett AquaSox roster
PlayersCoaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 20 Juan Burgos
  • 18 Tyler Cleveland
  • 13 Ty Cummings
  • 48 Gleiner Diaz
  • 15 Ryan Hawks
  • 39 Joseph Hernandez
  • 14 Chris Jefferson
  • 10 Jimmy Kingsbury
  • 25 Holden Laws
  • 32 Nick Payero
  • 40 Shaddon Peavyhouse
  • 17 Marcelo Perez
  • 37 Stefan Raeth
  • 46 Allan Saathoff
  • 30 Gabriel Sosa
  • 23 Anthony Tomczak
  • 28 C.J. Widger

Catchers

  • 19 Freuddy Batista
  •  9 Connor Charping
  • 27 Andrew Miller

Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

  • -- Jordan Cowan (hitting)
  • -- Matt Carasiti (pitching)
  • -- Hecmart Nieves (bench)
  • -- Max Miller (strength & conditioning)
  • -- Stephanie McLain (athletic trainer)

60-day injured list

  • 28 Nick Davila
  • 89 Ty Duvall
  •    Jordan Jackson
  •    Brandon Schaeffer

Injury icon 2.svg 7-day injured list
* On Seattle Mariners 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated September 5, 2024
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References

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  8. ↑ Watanabe, Ben (September 28, 2022). "City, county studying new outdoor stadium for Everett AquaSox". The Everett Herald. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  9. ↑ Cornfield, Jerry; Watanabe, Ben; Patterson, Nick (March 20, 2023). "Drive to build new AquaSox ballpark gets $7.4M boost from state". The Everett Herald. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ Nash, Ashley (November 30, 2023). "Everett AquaSox stadium upgrade gets $1.1M green light from city". The Everett Herald. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
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  12. ↑ Geschke, Will (December 12, 2024). "Everett committee finds downtown AquaSox stadium more viable". The Everett Herald. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  13. 1 2 Geschke, Will (December 18, 2024). "Everett council chooses downtown site for potential AquaSox stadium". The Everett Herald. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
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  15. ↑ Caputo, Paul (May 2, 2015). "Soggy Froggy, Man: The Story Behind the Everett AquaSox". SportsLogos.net. SportsLogos.net. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
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