Fresno Grizzlies
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Fresno Grizzlies Founded in 1998 Fresno, California |
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| Current | Triple-A (1998–present) | ||||
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| League | Pacific Coast League (1998–present) | ||||
| Conference | Pacific Conference | ||||
| Division | Northern Division | ||||
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| Current | Houston Astros (2015–present) | ||||
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San Francisco Giants (1998–2014) Milwaukee Brewers (1997) Houston Astros (1980–1997) Texas Rangers (1977–1979) Oakland Athletics (1973–1976) Chicago White Sox (1969–1972) |
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| Minor league titles | |||||
| Class titles (1) | 2015 | ||||
| League titles (1) | 2015 | ||||
| Conference titles (1) | 2015 | ||||
| Division titles (2) |
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| Nickname | Fresno Grizzlies (1998–present) | ||||
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Previous names
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Tucson Toros (1969–1997) | ||||
| Colors | Black, orange, white |
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| Mascot | Parker T. Bear | ||||
| Ballpark | Chukchansi Park (2002–present) | ||||
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Previous parks
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Pete Beiden Field (1998–2001) | ||||
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Owner(s)/
Operator(s) |
Fresno Baseball, LLC | ||||
| Manager | Tony DeFrancesco | ||||
| General Manager | Derek Franks | ||||
The Fresno Grizzlies are a minor league baseball team based in Fresno, California. The team, which plays in the Pacific Coast League (PCL), is the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros major league club. The Grizzlies play in Chukchansi Park (capacity 12,500), located in downtown Fresno and built in 2002. The Fresno Grizzlies' colors are black and orange. All games are broadcast on KYNO, with Doug Greenwald handling the play-by-play.
Professional baseball first came to Fresno in 1898 when it had a team in the original California League. The team dropped out of the league after that year, but returned in 1905. In 1906, the Tacoma Tigers of the Pacific Coast League moved to Fresno, playing as the Fresno Raisin Eaters for one season before moving to Sacramento for the 1907 season. In the intervening years before the arrival of the Grizzlies, Fresno fielded teams in the California State League in 1910 and 1913, and in the current California League from 1941 through 1988, including the Fresno Cardinals (1941–1956), Fresno Sun Sox (1957), Fresno Giants (1958–1987), and Fresno Suns (1988).
When Major League Baseball awarded an expansion team (the Arizona Diamondbacks) to Phoenix, Arizona, that would begin playing in 1998, the Phoenix Firebirds of the Pacific Coast League (the San Francisco Giants' Triple-A affiliate) were forced to move. The Firebirds moved to Tucson, Arizona and changed their name to the Tucson Sidewinders while changing their affiliation to the Diamondbacks. That prompted Tucson Toros to move to Fresno, giving Fresno its first PCL team since 1906. The Toros were renamed the Grizzlies and became the Giants' new Triple-A affiliate.
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