Kane County Cougars

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Kane County Cougars
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League American Association of Professional Baseball (2021–present) (East Division)
LocationGeneva, Illinois
Ballpark Northwestern Medicine Field (1991–present)
Founded 1991
Nickname(s)Kane County Cougars (1991–present)
League championships2
  • 2001
  • 2014
Division championships5
  • 2001
  • 2004
  • 2006
  • 2014
  • 2019
Former league(s) Midwest League (1991–2020)
ColorsNavy blue, tan, bright green
   
OwnershipRobert "Bob" Froehlich
Manager George Tsamis
General ManagerCurtis Haug
Kane County Cougars, playing the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Fox Cities Stadium on June 9, 2006 KaneCountyCougars.jpg
Kane County Cougars, playing the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Fox Cities Stadium on June 9, 2006
Kane County Cougars (white), playing the Kansas City Monarchs (red) at Northwestern Medicine Field on August 6, 2022 Kansas City Monarchs at Kane County Cougars - Aug 06 2022.jpg
Kane County Cougars (white), playing the Kansas City Monarchs (red) at Northwestern Medicine Field on August 6, 2022

The Kane County Cougars are a professional baseball team located in Geneva, Illinois, and are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball (MLB). [1] They play their home games at Northwestern Medicine Field. From 1991 to 2020, they were members of Minor League Baseball's Midwest League.

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History

The Midwest League came to Kane County in 1991 when the Wausau Timbers relocated to Geneva, IL. The Wausau (1975–1990) Midwest League franchise was previously based in Decatur, Illinois (1952–1974). [2] The team has been known as the Cougars since moving to Kane County. They were affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles in 1991 and 1992, with the Florida Marlins from 1993 to 2002, the Oakland Athletics from 2003 until 2010, the Kansas City Royals for the 2011 and 2012 seasons, and the Chicago Cubs for the 2013 and 2014 seasons before affiliating with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2015. [3]

As a Marlins farm team, some key contributors to the 2003 World Series championship team played in Kane County on their way to the big leagues. Miguel Cabrera has had a notable career and 2003 Series MVP Josh Beckett played for the Cougars in 2000, while Dontrelle Willis had the league's best winning percentage and earned run average in 2002.

The Cougars play their home games at Northwestern Medicine Field, [4] built in 1991. The franchise attendance record of 523,222 was set in 2001. The Cougars are perennially among the league leaders in attendance. On July 20, 2013, the Cougars became the first Class A team to attract 10 million fans. [5] Nancy Faust, after 40 years with the Chicago White Sox, was the stadium organist for selected Cougar home games until her retirement after the 2015 season.

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cougars' season was cancelled along with the rest of Minor League Baseball. [6] Later that year, the team was cut from the Midwest League and affiliated baseball as part of Major League Baseball's reorganization of the minor leagues. [7] The team considered becoming a member of the MLB Draft League before joining the American Association, an independent MLB Partner League. [8] [9] [10]

The team has led the American Association in attendance since joining in 2021, [11] [12] [13] and led all MLB Partner Leagues in 2022. [14]

Playoffs

Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League
SeasonQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1991-L, 2–0, Madison -
1992---
1993---
1994---
1995L, 2–1, West Michigan --
1996---
1997W, 2–0, Wisconsin W, 2–0, Cedar Rapids L, 3–2, Lansing
1998---
1999W, 2–1, Quad Cities L, 2–0, Burlington -
2000L, 2–1, Wisconsin --
2001W, 2–0, Beloit W, 2–0, Wisconsin W, 1–0, South Bend
2002---
2003L, 2–1, Clinton --
2004W, 2–1, Peoria W, 2–0, Clinton L, 3–2, West Michigan
2005---
2006W, 2–1, Quad Cities W, 2–0, Beloit L, 3–1, West Michigan
2007---
2008L, 2–0, Burlington --
2009L, 2–0, Burlington --
2010W, 2–1, Quad Cities L, 2–1, Clinton -
2011W, 2–1, Burlington L, 2–0, Quad Cities -
2012L, 2–0, Fort Wayne --
2013---
2014W, 2–0, Wisconsin W, 2–0, Cedar Rapids W, 3–0, Lake County
2015L, 2–0, Peoria --
2016---
2017L, 2–0, Cedar Rapids --
2018---
2019L, 2–0, Clinton --
Kane County Cougars of the American Association of Professional Baseball
2021 ---
2022 L, 2–1 Cleburne --
2023 L, 2–1 Milwaukee --

Mascots

The team's mascots are Ozzie T. Cougar and his sister Annie T. Cougar. [15] [16]

Roster

Kane County Cougars roster
Active rosterCoaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 16 Nick Belzer
  • -- Mike Brewer
  • 12 Jack Fox
  • 18 AJ Jones
  • -- Jordan Martinson
  • 32 Westin Muir
  • 30 Logan Nissen
  • 13 Ryan Richardson
  • -- Tommy Sommer



 

Catchers

  • -- Simon Reid

Infielders

  •  7 Josh Allen
  •  1 Galli Cribbs Jr.
  • -- Claudio Finol
  • 33 Todd Lott
  • 17 Ernny Ordóñez
  •  4 Harrison Smith

Outfielders

  • -- Randy Bednar
  • 14 Jonah Davis
  •  8 Armond Upshaw
 

Manager

Coaches

  •    Scott Ellis (trainer)
  • -- David Holmberg (pitching)
  • 20 Matt Passerelle (hitting)

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

Roster  updated April 25, 2024
 Transactions

Notable alumni

Notable franchise alumni include: [17]

NameYears Played for CougarsYear of MLB DebutNotable Accomplishments
Héctor Sánchez 202320112012 World Series Champion
James Reeves 2023
T.J. Bennett 2023
Pete Kozma 202320112011 World Series Champion
Cornelius Randolph 2022–2023
Mitch Nay 2022
Nick Franklin 20222013
Mike Morin 20222014
Steve Lombardozzi Jr. 20222011
Sherman Johnson 20222018
Jack Anderson 2022
Bryce Brentz 20222014
Vance Worley 2021–20222010
Josh Tols 2021
Kacy Clemens 2021
Jake Cosart 2021
Anfernee Seymour 2021
Blaze Alexander 20192024
Levi Kelly 2019
Luis Frías 20192021
Kristian Robinson 2019
Dominic Fletcher 20192023
Buddy Kennedy 20192022
José Cuas 20192022
Alek Thomas 201920222019 Midwest League MVP
Geraldo Perdomo 20192021
José Caballero 20182023
Jhoan Durán 20182022
Matt Peacock 20182021
José Herrera 2017–20192022
Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2017–20182020
Carlos Bustamante 2017–2018
Tommy Eveld 2017
J. J. Hoover 20172012
Connor Grey 2017pitched perfect game against Clinton LumberKings Sep. 1
Ben DeLuzio 20172022
Anfernee Grier 2017
Riley Smith 20172020
Colin Poche 20172019
Kevin Ginkel 20172019
Jon Duplantier 20172019
Luis Alejandro Basabe 2016-2018
Marcus Wilson 2016-20172022
Sam McWilliams 2016-2017
Junior García 2016-2017
Gabe Speier 20162019
Yuhei Nakaushiro 2016
Taylor Clarke 20162019
Joel Payamps 20162019
Alex Young 20162019
Gabriel Moya 20162017
Touki Toussaint 20152018
Wei-Chieh Huang 2015 & 20172019
Sergio Alcántara 2015–20162020
Ryan Burr 2015–20162018
Steve Hathaway 20152016
Oscar Hernández 20152015Called-up to the Diamondbacks less than one month after being promoted to the Cougars
Dawel Lugo 20152018
Josh Taylor 20152019
Ildemaro Vargas 20152017
Michael Pérez 20152018
Zac Curtis 20152016Holds team record for most saves in a season (2015) at 33 [18]
Víctor Reyes 20152018
Brad Keller 20152018
Steven Hathaway 20152016
Kyuji Fujikawa 20142013
Ryan Sweeney 20142006
Jasvir Rakkar 2014
Duane Underwood Jr. 20142018
Jen-Ho Tseng 20142017
Jacob Hannemann 20142017
Paul Blackburn 20142017
Víctor Caratini 20142017
Mark Zagunis 20142017
Zack Godley 20142015
Kyle Schwarber 20142015MLB All-Star, 2016 World Series Champion
Gerardo Concepción 20142016
David Bote 2013–20142018
Pierce Johnson 2013–20142017
Jeimer Candelario 2013–20142016
Luis Valbuena 20132008
Trevor Gretzky 2013
Shawn Camp 20132004
Rafael Dolis 20132011
Lendy Castillo 20132012
Armando Rivero 2013
Tayler Scott 20132019
Dillon Maples 20132017
Daniel Vogelbach 20132016MLB All-Star
Rob Zastryzny 20132016
Félix Peña 20132016
Willson Contreras 201320162x MLB All-Star, 2016 World Series Champion
Albert Almora 201320162016 World Series Champion
Marco Hernández 20132016
Andrew McKirahan 20132015
Scott Baker 20132005
Jack López 20122021
Kyle Zimmer 20122019
Brooks Pounders 201220162014 No-Hitter
Jorge Bonifacio 20122017
Andrew Triggs 20122016
Tim Melville 20122016
Scott Alexander 20122015
Aaron Brooks 20122014
Lane Adams 2011–20122014
Orlando Calixte 2011-20122015
Fernando Cruz 20112022
Ryan Jenkins 2011
Jason Adam 20112018
Juan Graterol 20112016
Yordano Ventura 201120132015 World Series Champion
Brett Eibner 20112016
Cheslor Cuthbert 20112015
Sugar Ray Marimon 20112015
Justin Marks 20102014
Bo Schultz 20102014
Michael Choice 20102013
Max Stassi 20102013
Ian Krol 20102013
Daniel Straily 20102012
Murphy Smith 2009–20102018
Shawn Haviland 2009
Pedro Figueroa 20092012
Grant Desme 2009
Dusty Coleman 20092015
Tyler Ladendorf 20092015
Mickey Storey 20092012
Pedro Figuero 20092012
Scott Mitchinson 2008
Tyson Ross 20082010MLB All-Star
Corey Brown 20082011
Jemile Weeks 20082011
Travis Banwart 2007
Trevor Cahill 20072009MLB All-Star, 2016 World Series Champion
Sean Doolittle 200720122x MLB All-Star, 2019 World Series Champion
Andrew Bailey 200720092x MLB All-Star, 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Andrew Carignan 20072011
Sam Demel 20072010
Henry Rodríguez 20072009
Joey Newby 2006-2007
Vin Mazzaro 20062009
Ben Jukich 2006
Jeff Gray 20062008
Anthony Recker 20062011
Justin Sellers 20062011
Brad Kilby 20062009
Jeff Baisley 200620082006 Midwest League MVP, holds team record of 110 RBI in a season (2006) [18]
Cliff Pennington 20052008
Ryan Webb 20052009
Tommy Everidge 20052009
Gregorio Petit 20052008
Kevin Melillo 20052007
Connor Robertson 20052007
Travis Buck 20052007
Chris Lubanski 2004
Dallas Braden 20042007Perfect game in 2010
Huston Street 200420052x MLB All-Star, 2005 AL Rookie of the Year
Danny Putnam 20042007
Jason Windsor 20042006
Marcus McBeth 2003 & 20052007
Santiago Casilla 2003-20042004
Dustin Majewski 2003
John Baker 20032008
Joe Blanton 200320042008 World Series Champion
Nelson Cruz 200320057x MLB All-Star, 2019 All-MLB First Team, 2020 All-MLB Second Team, 2011 ALCS MVP, 2x Silver Slugger, 2x Edgar Martínez Award, 2014 MLB Home Run Leader, 2017 AL RBI Leader, 2020 Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award, 2013 All-World Baseball Classic Team
Andre Ethier 200320062x MLB All-Star, 2011 Gold Glove, 2009 Silver Slugger
Bill Murphy 20032007
Jared Burton 20032007
Shane Komine 20032006
Frailyn Florián 2002
Dontrelle Willis 200220032x MLB All-Star, 2003 World Series Champion, 2003 NL Rookie of the Year, 2005 NL Wins Leader
Jason Stokes 20022002 Midwest League MVP, tied for team record with 27 home runs in a season (2002), team record of .341 batting average in a season (2002) [18]
Ronald Belisario 20022009
Jeff Fulchino 20022006
Eric Reed 20022006
Jim Kavourias 2001
Miguel Cabrera 2001200311x MLB All-Star, 2003 World Series Champion, 2× AL MVP, 2012 Triple Crown, 7x Silver Slugger, 2× AL Hank Aaron Award, 4× AL Batting Champion, 2× AL Home Run Leader, 2× AL RBI Leader
Adrián González 200120042001 Midwest League MVP, 5x MLB All-Star, 4x Gold Glove, 2x Silver Slugger, 2014 NL RBI Leader
Josh Willingham 200120042012 Silver Slugger
Randy Messenger 20012005
Denny Bautista 20012004
Hansel Izquierdo 20012002
Vladimir Núñez 20011998
Chip Ambres 2000-20012005
Kevin Hooper 2000-20012005
Josh Wilson 2000-20012005
Josh Beckett 200020013x MLB All-Star, 2x World Series Champion (2003 & 2007), 2003 World Series MVP, 2007 ALCS MVP, 2007 MLB Wins Leader
Luis Ugueto 20002002
Matt Treanor 1999 & 20012004
Nate Robertson 1999–20002002
Claudio Vargas 19992003
Jeff Bailey 19992007
Chris Aguila 19992004
Kevin Olsen 19992001
Blaine Neal 19992001
Brett Roneberg 1998-1999
A. J. Burnett 19981999MLB All-Star, 2009 World Series Champion, 2008 AL Strikeout Leader, 2001 No-Hitter, holds team record for most strikeouts in a season (1998) at 186 [18]
Brandon Harper 19982006
Matt Erickson 19982004
Jason Pearson 19982002
Ross Gload 19982000
Michael Tejera 19981999
Gary Knotts 1997-19982001
Héctor Almonte 1997-19981999
Geoff Duncan 1997
Scott Podsednik 19972001MLB All-Star, 2005 World Series Champion, 2004 NL Stolen Base Leader
Julio Ramírez 19971999
Brent Billingsley 19971999
Earl Agnoly 1996-1997
Roosevelt Brown 1996-19971999
Ryan Dempster 199619982x MLB All-Star, 2013 World Series Champion
Álex González 19961998MLB All-Star, 2003 World Series Champion
Mark Kotsay 19961997
Randy Winn 19961998MLB All-Star
Nate Rolison 19962000
Mike Duvall 19961998
Josh Booty 1995-19961996
Amaury García 1995-19961999
Luis Castillo 199519963x MLB All-Star, 2003 World Series Champion, 3x Gold Glove, 2x NL Stolen Base Leader
Ryan Jackson 19951998
Brian Meadows 19951998
John Roskos 19951998
Gabe González 19951998
Todd Dunwoody 1994-19951997
Brendan Kingman 1994
Antonio Alfonseca 199419971997 World Series Champion, 2000 NL Rolaids Relief Man Award, 2000 NL Saves Leader
Félix Heredia 199419961997 World Series Champion
Kevin Millar 199419982004 World Series Champion
Bryan Ward 19941998
David Berg 19941998
Will Cunnane 19941997Holds team record of lowest ERA in a season (1994) at 1.43 [18]
Andy Larkin 19941996
Billy McMillon 19941996
Ralph Milliard 19941996
Marc Valdes 19941995
Mike Redmond 1993–199419982003 World Series Champion
John Lynch 1993
Héctor Carrasco 19931994
Charles Johnson 199319942x MLB All-Star, 1997 World Series Champion, 4x Gold Glove
Édgar Rentería 199319965x MLB All-Star, 2x World Series Champion, 2010 World Series MVP, 2x Gold Glove, 3x Silver Slugger
Chris Clapinski 19931999
Vic Darensbourg 19931998
Matt Whisenant 19931997
Anthony Saunders 19931997
Alex Ochoa 199219952002 World Series Champion
B. J. Waszgis 19922000
Jimmy Haynes 19921995
Rick Krivda 19921995
Curtis Goodwin 19921995
Scott Klingenbeck 19921994
José Mercedes 19921994
Scott McClain 1991-19921998
Bobby Chouinard 1991-19921996
Clayton Byrne 1991
Joe Borowski 199119952007 AL Saves Leader
Tom Martin 19911997
Brad Pennington 19911993First Kane County Cougars player to be called-up to the MLB
Gregg Zaun 199119951997 World Series Champion
Jim Dedrick 19911995
Vaughn Eshelman 19911995

Also see Category: Kane County Cougars players.

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