Surprise Rafters

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Surprise Rafters
Founded in 1993
Surprise, Arizona
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Team Logo
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Cap Insignia
Class-level
  • Class A to Triple-A
Minor league affiliations
Major league affiliations
Name
  • Surprise Rafters (2007–present)
  • Grand Canyon Rafters (199?–2006)
  • Tempe Rafters (1993–199?)
Ballpark
Minor league titles
League titles 1993, 2000
Division titles 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007
Owner(s)/Operated by:
Manager: Brian Rupp
General Manager:

The Surprise Rafters are a baseball team that plays in the West Division of the Arizona Fall League. They play their home games at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona, which is also the spring training home to the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals.

For the 2009 season, Major League Baseball teams sending players to the Rafters are: the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and Texas Rangers.

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2009 Arizona Fall League West Division
Team Win Loss  % GB
Peoria Javelinas 18 14 .563
Surprise Rafters 16 16 .500 2.0
Peoria Saguaros 14 18 .438 4.0

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