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Birmingham Barons
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassDouble-A (1946–1961; 1964–1965; 1967–1975; 1981–present)
Previous classes
  • Class-A1 (1936–1945)
  • Class-A (1902–1935)
  • Class-B (1892–1901)
LeagueSouthern League (1972–1975; 1981–present)
DivisionNorth Division
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
TeamChicago White Sox (1986–present)
Previous teams
Minor league titles
Dixie Series titles (6)
  • 1929
  • 1931
  • 1948
  • 1951
  • 1958
  • 1967
League titles (13)
  • 1928
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1951
  • 1958
  • 1967
  • 1983
  • 1987
  • 1989
  • 1993
  • 2002
  • 2013
  • 2024
Pennants (10)
  • 1888
  • 1892
  • 1906
  • 1912
  • 1914
  • 1928
  • 1929
  • 1931
  • 1958
  • 1959
Division titles (9)
  • 1983
  • 1987
  • 1989
  • 1991
  • 1993
  • 2002
  • 2013
  • 2021
  • 2024
First-half titles (11)
  • 1983
  • 1987
  • 1989
  • 1991
  • 2000
  • 2002
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2011
  • 2013
  • 2024
Second-half titles (6)
  • 1990
  • 1993
  • 2001
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
Team data
NameBirmingham Barons (1981–present)
Previous names
  • Birmingham A's (1967–1975)
  • Birmingham Barons (1901–1961; 1964–1965)
  • Birmingham Reds (1898)
  • Birmingham Bluebirds (1896)
  • Birmingham Blues (1893)
  • Birmingham Grays (1892–1893)
  • Birmingham (1889)
  • Birmingham Maroons (1888)
  • Birmingham Ironmakers (1887)
  • Birmingham Coal Barons (1885)
ColorsBlack, red, gray
     
MascotBabe Ruff (1992-present)
Lillie Mays (2006-present)
WickyWood (1981-1992)
Ballpark
Previous parks
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Diamond Baseball Holdings[1]
General managerJonathan Nelson
ManagerSergio Santos
Websitemilb.com/birmingham

The Birmingham Barons are a Minor League Baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox and plays at Regions Field in downtown Birmingham. The Barons were previously located in Montgomery, Alabama, and known as the Montgomery Rebels.[2]

History

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Most of the professional baseball teams that have played in Birmingham have used the name Barons. The current team began playing in Birmingham in 1981, having previously played in Montgomery, Alabama as the Montgomery Rebels. Like previous Barons teams, they played at Rickwood Field on a full-time basis from 1981 to 1987. Since then, they have only played at Rickwood on special occasions. From 1988 to 2012, the team played at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the suburb of Hoover, Alabama, where former basketball star Michael Jordan played with the team in 1994. Since 2013, the team plays at Regions Field in the downtown part of Birmingham.

As a result of Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Barons were organized into the eight-team Double-A South.[3] In 2022, the Double-A South became known as the Southern League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.[4]

In 2023, Diamond Baseball Holdings purchased the team from The Logan Family.[1]

Playoffs and championships

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  • Southern League playoff appearances (17): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2024
  • Southern League championships (7): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2013, 2024
  • Dixie Series championships (6): 1929, 1931, 1948, 1951, 1958, 1967[5]

Television and radio

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All Birmingham Barons games are televised live on MiLB.TV.[6] All games are also broadcast on radio on either WJQX 100.5 FM, WJOX-FM 94.5 FM or WJOX-AM 690 AM.[7] Birmingham Barons Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Curt Bloom is the broadcast commentator for both WERC and MiLB.TV and has been the voice of the Barons since 1992.[8]

Roster

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Birmingham Barons roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

  • 36 Weston Eberly
  • 43 Juan Gonzalez ~
  • 28 Michael Turner

Infielders

  • 25 DJ Gladney
  • 10 Jacob Gonzalez
  •  6 Jason Matthews
  • 16 Taishi Nakawake
  • 46 Nick Podkul

Outfielders

  •  2 Mario Camilletti
  •  8 Shawn Goosenberg
  •  5 Matt Hogan
  •  9 Rikuu Nishida
  •  1 Terrell Tatum
  •  7 Wilfred Veras

Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list

  • 94 Connor McCullough (full season)

7-day injured list
* On Chicago White Sox 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated September 24, 2024
 Transactions
→ More rosters: MiLB • Southern League
 → Chicago White Sox minor league players

Notable Barons/A's

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Reitz, Ian (12 September 2023). "Birmingham Barons sold to new ownership group". WVTM. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ "1965-1980 Montgomery Rebels - Fun While It Lasted". Fun While It Lasted. November 18, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (February 12, 2021). "MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues". Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Historical League Names to Return in 2022". Minor League Baseball. March 16, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  5. ^ O'Neal, Bill (1994), The Southern League: Baseball in Dixie, 1885–1994, Eakin Press, pp. 307–308, ISBN 0890159521
  6. ^ "MiLB.tv". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  7. ^ "Covering the Barons" (PDF). Birmingham Barons Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. p. 108. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "Barons Front Office Staff" (PDF). Birmingham Barons Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. p. 105. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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Preceded by Boston Red Sox
Double-A affiliate
1948–1952 		Succeeded by
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