List of Double-A baseball team owners

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Current Double-A (baseball) team owners and the principal corporate entities that operate the clubs:

Contents

Texas League

DivisionTeamMLB affiliationOwner(s)PrincipalYear acquired
North Arkansas Travelers Seattle Mariners Diamond Baseball Holdings [1] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)2024 [2]
Northwest Arkansas Naturals Kansas City Royals Rich Baseball Operations [3] Robert E. Rich Jr. 1984 [4]
Springfield Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals Diamond Baseball Holdings [5] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)2023 [6]
Tulsa Drillers Los Angeles Dodgers Diamond Baseball Holdings [7] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)2023 [8]
Wichita Wind Surge Minnesota Twins Diamond Baseball Holdings [9] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)2022 [10]
South Amarillo Sod Poodles Arizona Diamondbacks Elmore Sports Group [11] David G. Elmore Jr.2019 [12]
Corpus Christi Hooks Houston Astros Diamond Baseball Holdings [13] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)2025 [14]
Frisco RoughRiders Texas Rangers Greenberg Sports Group [15] Chuck Greenberg, Scott Sonju2014 [16]
Midland RockHounds Athletics Diamond Baseball Holdings [17] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)2022 [18]
San Antonio Missions San Diego Padres Designated Bidders LLC [19] Graham wWatson, Peter Holt [20] 2022 [21]

Eastern League

DivisionTeamMLB affiliationOwner(s)Principal(s)Year acquired
Northeast Binghamton Rumble Ponies New York Mets Diamond Baseball Holdings [22] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)2024 [23]
Hartford Yard Goats Colorado Rockies Josh Solomon [24] Josh Solomon [25] 2016
New Hampshire Fisher Cats Toronto Blue Jays Diamond Baseball Holdings [26] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)2023 [27]
Portland Sea Dogs Boston Red Sox Diamond Baseball Holdings [28] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)2022 [29]
Reading Fightin Phils Philadelphia Phillies Diamond Baseball Holdings [30] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)2025 [31]
Somerset Patriots New York Yankees The Kalafer Family [32] Jonathan Kalafer, Josh Kalafer [33] 1999 [34] [35]
Southwest Akron RubberDucks Cleveland Guardians Prospector Baseball Group [36] John Abbamondi and Ben Boyer [37] 2025 [38]
Altoona Curve Pittsburgh Pirates Diamond Baseball Holdings [39] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)2023 [40]
Chesapeake Baysox Baltimore Orioles Attain Sports and Entertainment [41] Greg Baroni (CEO) [42] 2022 [43]
Erie SeaWolves Detroit Tigers Fernando Aguirre [44] Fernando Aguirre [45] 2015 [46]
Harrisburg Senators Washington Nationals [47] Diamond Baseball Holdings Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)2024 [48]
Richmond Flying Squirrels San Francisco Giants Lou DiBella [49] [50] Lou DiBella [51] 2017 [52]

Southern League

DivisionTeamMLB affiliationOwner(s)Principal(s)Year acquired
North Birmingham Barons Chicago White Sox Diamond Baseball Holdings [53] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)2023
Chattanooga Lookouts Cincinnati Reds Hardball Capital Group [54] Jason Freier (CEO), John Woods2015 [55]
Knoxville Smokies Chicago Cubs Boyd Sports [56] Randy Boyd, Jenny Boyd [57] 2013 [58]
Rocket City Trash Pandas Los Angeles Angels BallCorps LLC [59] Ralph Nelson (CEO)2017 [60]
South Biloxi Shuckers Milwaukee Brewers Shuckers Baseball, LLC [61] John Tracy [62] 2023 [63]
Columbus Clingstones Atlanta Braves Diamond Baseball Holdings [64] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)2021
Montgomery Biscuits Tampa Bay Rays OnDeck Partners (Avenue Capital Group) [65] Marc Lasry [66] 2025 [67]
Pensacola Blue Wahoos Miami Marlins Quint Studer, [68] Rishy Studer, Bubba Watson Quint Studer, Rishy Studer, Bubba Watson [69] 2015 [70]

See also

References

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