High Desert Mavericks
| High Desert Mavericks Founded in 1988 Adelanto, California |
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| League titles | 1991, 1993, 1997 | ||
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| Owner(s)/Operated by: Main Street Baseball | |||
| Manager: Jim Horner | |||
| General Manager: Eric Jensen | |||
The High Desert Mavericks are a minor league baseball team in Adelanto, California, USA. Their Major League parent club is the Seattle Mariners. They are a Class A - Advanced team in the California League and had been a farm team of the Kansas City Royals since 2005 before the switch. Prior to moving to Adelanto, the team was located in Riverside, California, and was known as the Red Wave from 1988 to 1990.
The Mavericks play their home games at Stater Bros. Stadium which opened in 1991 and seats 3,808 fans. The park is known to be an extreme hitter-friendly venue which tends to inflate home run totals drastically.[1] As a result, offensive statistics for High Desert players must be discounted for comparative purposes, while the reverse is the case for statistics accumulated by High Desert pitchers.[2]
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[edit] Achievements
- The Mavericks are the only team in California League history to win championships in the years that their major league parent clubs came into existence.
- The Mavericks were the first team in California League history to have cheerleaders. The Maverick Girls would perform dance numbers on top of the dugouts in between innings.
- On June 28, 2009, the Mavericks performed two historic feats on one day. They combined with the Lake Elsinore Storm to set a California League record for combined runs scored (51) in a 33-18 loss, and outfielder James McOwen broke the California League record for longest hitting streak, hitting safely for the 36th straight game on the same day.
[edit] Notable High Desert Mavericks Alumni
- Rod Barajas
- Nick Bierbrodt
- Bruce Bochy (inaugural manager)
- Craig Breslow
- Billy Butler
- Howie Clark
- Jack Cust
- Greg Halman
- Robby Hammock
- J. J. Hardy
- Corey Hart
- J. P. Howell
- Shawn Kelley
- Travis Lee
- Cory Lidle
- Javier López
- Matt Mangini
- Matt Mieske
- Brad Nelson
- Vicente Padilla
- Brad Penny
- Michael Pineda
- Stephen C. Reich
- Michael Saunders
- Junior Spivey
- Don Wakamatsu (managed Mavs in 1998, was California League Manager of the Year that year; first Asian-American MLB manager)
[edit] Possible departure from Adelanto
On August 2, 2008, a local newspaper reported that the Mavericks and the Bakersfield Blaze were in negotiations with the A-Advanced Carolina League to transfer from the California League to the Carolina League.
On August 29, 2008, the same local newspaper that started the rumors of the Mavs' potential move then announced that the team would remain in Adelanto for at least the 2009 season. The team's status for 2010 was unknown. However, the Mavericks are now in negotiations with the town of Apple Valley, CA to play at their new Minor League Stadium. The Mavericks will finish their 2010 season at the Stater Brothers Stadium.
[edit] Move to Apple Valley
On August 23, 2009, the local newspaper of the High Desert, The Victorville Daily Press, printed an article explaining the proposition of a Minor League baseball stadium being built in the neighboring city of Apple Valley. The plan calls for a new stadium being built near the intersection of Bear Valley Road and Apple Valley Road, near Deep Creek. Along with the stadium, the town plans to install three public baseball fields that will back up to a nearby middle school and elementary school.
Town Manager Frank Robinson said he was approached by representatives from the Mavericks’ owner, Brett Sports & Entertainment, early this year. The Mavericks’ 20-year lease to play at Stater Bros. Stadium expires with the end of next season, and Adelanto has admittedly had a hard time keeping up with the field’s needed maintenance. Speculation that the Mavericks might leave the High Desert became rampant, as negotiations between the team and the city for a new lease dragged on.
If this stadium and entertainment center is approved, the first season at the stadium could start as early as 2011. The current plan is causing controversy due the possibility of heavily-increased traffic on an already busy road.
On December 9, 2009, the Apple Valley City Council struck down the proposal to build the new ballpark.[3] This could essentially mean the end of the Mavericks' tenure in Adelanto after 2010.
[edit] Sale of Team
On November 29, 2010, High Desert Mavericks were sold to Main Street Baseball after more than a year on the open market. Rumors have the team possibly relocating to Chico, California, if a new ballpark is proposed and built there.
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