Birmingham Barons

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 current edition of the Barons was previously located in Montgomery, Alabama, and known as the Montgomery Rebels.[2]

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 (2022–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 (12)
  • 1928
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1951
  • 1958
  • 1967
  • 1983
  • 1987
  • 1989
  • 1993
  • 2002
  • 2013
Pennants (10)
  • 1888
  • 1892
  • 1906
  • 1912
  • 1914
  • 1928
  • 1929
  • 1931
  • 1958
  • 1959
Division titles (8)
  • 1983
  • 1987
  • 1989
  • 1991
  • 1993
  • 2002
  • 2013
  • 2021
First-half titles (10)
  • 1983
  • 1987
  • 1989
  • 1991
  • 2000
  • 2002
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2011
  • 2013
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
ManagerLorenzo Bundy

History

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.

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

Playoffs and championships
  • Southern League playoff appearances (16): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
  • Southern League championships (6): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2013
  • Dixie Series championships (6): 1929, 1931, 1948, 1951, 1958, 1967[3]

Television and radio

All Birmingham Barons games are televised live on MiLB.TV.[4] All games are also broadcast on radio on either WJQX 100.5 FM, WJOX-FM 94.5 FM or WJOX-AM 690 AM.[5] 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.[6]

Roster
Birmingham Barons roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list

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 August 17, 2023
 Transactions
→ More rosters: MiLB • Southern League
 → Chicago White Sox minor league players

Notable Barons/A's

See also

References
  1. 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. O'Neal, Bill (1994), The Southern League: Baseball in Dixie, 1885–1994, Eakin Press, pp. 307–308, ISBN 0890159521
  4. "MiLB.tv". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  5. "Covering the Barons" (PDF). Birmingham Barons Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. p. 108. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  6. "Barons Front Office Staff" (PDF). Birmingham Barons Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. p. 105. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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