Mesa Solar Sox

Mesa Solar Sox
Founded in 1992 Mesa, Arizona
Minor league affiliations
Class	Class A to Triple-A
League	Arizona Fall League (1992–present)
Division	East Division (2009–present)
Major league affiliations
Teams	Miami Marlins Chicago Cubs New York Yankees Oakland Athletics Tampa Bay Rays
Minor league titles
League titles (6)	1992 1998 1999 2003 2016 2021
Division titles (10)	1992 1995 1998 1999 2003 2008 2013 2016 2017 2021
Team data
Name	Mesa Solar Sox (1999–present)
Previous names	Sun Cities Solar Sox (1992–1998)
Ballpark	Sloan Park (2014–present)
Previous parks	HoHoKam Stadium (1999–2013) [1] Peoria Sports Complex (1994–1998) [2] Sun City Stadium (1992–1993) [3]
Manager	James Cooper

The Mesa Solar Sox are a baseball team that plays in the East Division of the Arizona Fall League. They play their home games in Mesa, Arizona, at Sloan Park, which is also the spring training facility of the Chicago Cubs. ^[4] The team was established in 1992 as the Sun Cities Solar Sox, and played for seven seasons under that name. The Solar Sox have won six league championships, most recently in 2021. ^[5]

Notable alumni

• Skye Bolt, outfielder for the Oakland A's
• Kris Bryant, former third baseman for the Chicago Cubs
• Drew Carpenter, former pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
• Jermaine Dye, former outfielder for the Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox
• Scott Effross (born 1993), pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees
• Sam Fuld, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland Athletics, and Minnesota Twins
• L.J. Hoes, outfielder for the Houston Astros
• Spencer Horwitz (born 1997), first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays
• Ryan Kalish, former outfielder for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs
• Paul Konerko, former first baseman and designated hitter for the Chicago White Sox
• Derrek Lee, former first baseman for the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles
• Joc Pederson, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, and San Francisco Giants
• Mike Piazza, MLB Hall of Famer and former catcher for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers
• Cody Ross, former outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Josh Satin, second baseman for the New York Mets
• Kyle Schwarber, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals
• Josh Zeid, pitcher for the Houston Astros
• Yordan Alvarez, outfielder for the Houston Astros

Roster

Mesa Solar Sox roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 23 Mark Adamiak (ATH)  4 Mason Auer (TBR) 37 Cory Avant (ATH) 32 Jackson Baumeister (TBR) 46 Jadon Bercovich (TBR) 26 Bryce Cunningham (NYY) 21 Nathan Dettmer (ATH) 12 Will Johnston (ATH) 29 Holt Jones (MIA) 34 Brady Kirtner (NYY) 36 Andrew Lindsey (TBR) 30 Thomas Mangus (CHC) 54 Luis Martinez-Gomez (CHC) 20 Aiden May (MIA) 99 Karson Milbrandt (MIA)  5 Koen Moreno (CHC) 53 Hueston Morrill (NYY) 43 Mathew Peters (CHC) 15 Blaze Pontes (ATH) 50 Darwin Rodriguez (MIA) 49 Jonathan Russell (TBR) 44 Jack Sellinger (MIA) 38 Cade Smith (NYY) 41 Adam Stone (NYY) 22 JP Wheat (CHC)		Catchers  7 Owen Ayers (CHC) 25 Manuel Palencia (NYY) 28 Logan Poteet (CHC) Infielders 11 Starlyn Caba (MIA)  9 Ed Howard (CHC)  2 Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (ATH) 16 Cole Mathis (CHC) 19 Coby Morales (NYY) 10 Max Muncy (ATH) 55 Brayden Taylor (TBR) 14 Enmanuel Tejeda (NYY) 47 Tommy White (ATH) Outfielders 24 Brailer Guerrero (TBR)  1 Ryan Lasko (ATH)  8 PJ Morlando (MIA) 13 Aidan Smith (TBR)  3 Fenwick Trimble (MIA)		Manager –– Aaron Leanhardt Coaches –– Brett Schneider (hitting) –– Paul Abbott (pitching) –– Alexander Rosario (pitching) –– Nick Lovullo 7-day injured list ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated October 10, 2025 → More rosters: MiLB  •  Arizona Fall League

See also

• Arizona Fall League#Results by season

References

1. "Batter Up! Arizona Fall League". The Arizona Republic . October 16, 1999. p. NW 1. Retrieved November 25, 2021– via newspapers.com.
2. Balazs, Diana (July 11, 1994). "Sports complex adds pair of fall league teams". The Arizona Republic . p. NW 1. Retrieved November 25, 2021– via newspapers.com.
3. "Arizona Fall League Rosters". Arizona Daily Star . September 24, 1992. p. D5. Retrieved November 25, 2021– via newspapers.com.
4. "Sloan Park". MLB.com. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
5. Boor, William (November 20, 2021). "Mesa flirts with no-no, claims AFL title". MLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

External links

• Official website