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Augusta GreenJackets
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassA
LeagueSouth Atlantic League (1980–present)
DivisionSouthern Division
Major league affiliations
TeamSan Francisco Giants (2005–present)
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles (4)
  • 1989
  • 1995
  • 1999
  • 2008
Division titles (1)2008
Team data
NameAugusta GreenJackets (1994–present)
Previous names
ColorsDark green, green, gold, black, white
         
MascotAuggie (1994-present)
The Pirate Parrot (1984-1993)
BallparkSRP Park (2018–present)
Previous parks
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Agon Sports Entertainment, LLC.
General managerBrandon Greene
ManagerCarlos Valderrama[1]

The Augusta GreenJackets are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League, and they are the Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. They play their home games at SRP Park in North Augusta, South Carolina, which opened in April 2018.[2] They previously played at Lake Olmstead Stadium which had been the home of the GreenJackets from 1995 to 2017. The team is named in honor of The Masters golf tournament held across the river in Augusta, Georgia, where the winner receives a green jacket.

Before the Giants took over the club's affiliation after the 2004 season, the GreenJackets were a part of the Boston Red Sox organization. Prior to that, the Red Sox replaced the Pittsburgh Pirates in Augusta. The GreenJackets boast third baseman Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia as the only prospects to make the Red Sox roster, although knuckle baller Tim Wakefield pitched there in 1989 with the Pirates organization. The Red Sox' relationship with Augusta met with immediate success when the GreenJackets won the South Atlantic League championship in their first year as an affiliate team.

Stadium

Main articles: SRP Park and Lake Olmstead Stadium

The GreenJackets play in SRP Park, a 4,782-seat stadium which opened on April 12, 2018.[3] SRP Park is part of a development featuring apartments, a senior living facility, office space, a hotel, and a beer garden.[4] The North Augusta-based SRP Financial Credit Union purchased the naming rights to the ballpark.[5]

SRP Park replaced Lake Olmstead Stadium as the home of the GreenJackets. Lake Olmstead Stadium was built primarily as a baseball facility between 1994 and 1995. The stadium seated 4,400 with nearly 1,000 box seats, 830 reserved seats, over 2,000 general admission seats.

Awards

In 2008, the team was voted by fans as the best minor league team in the Minor League Baseball Yearly (MiLBY) Awards.[6]

Notable alumni

All Star Kevin Youkilis
John Grabow

Roster

Augusta GreenJackets roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 50 Zack Austin
  • 11 Garrett Baumann
  • 56 Reibyn Corona
  • 12 Giomar Diaz
  • 40 Adel Dilone
  • 20 Mitch Farris
  • 49 Riley Frey
  • 36 Didier Fuentes
  • -- Isaac Gallegos
  • 60 Seth Keller
  • 17 Cade Kuehler
  • 19 Adam Maier
  • 28 LJ McDonough
  • 70 Davis Polo
  • 23 Adam Shoemaker
  • 54 William Silva
  • 59 Luis Vargas

Catchers

  • 77 Jacob Godman
  • 24 Alexander Martinez

Infielders

  • 16 Diego Benitez
  • 34 Drew Compton
  • 57 Leiker Figueroa
  •  7 Cam Magee
  • 32 Jose Marcano
  • 67 Joe Olsavsky
  • 18 Beau Philip
  •  2 Luis Sanchez
  •  8 Will Verdung

Outfielders

  •  9 Pier-Olivier Boucher
  •  1 Isaiah Drake
  • 26 Robert Gonzalez
  • 46 Jace Grady
  •  4 Kade Kern

Manager

  • -- Wynston Sawyer

Coaches

  • -- Einar Díaz (hitting)
  • -- Elvin Nina (pitching)
  • -- Connor Justus (coach)

60-day injured list

7-day injured list
* On Atlanta Braves 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated May 9, 2024
 Transactions
→ More rosters: MiLB • Carolina League
 → Atlanta Braves minor league players

References

  1. ^ "Augusta GreenJackets Team Roster". Augusta GreenJackets. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "SRP Park Playing Field Takes Shape". BallParkDigest.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Mock, Joe (January 27, 2018). "Ballpark Update". Baseball Parks. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Smith, Michael (May 19, 2017). "North Augusta Baseball Stadium Suites Sell Out". Aiken Standard. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  5. ^ Reichard, Kevin (August 22, 2017). "New for 2018: SRP Park". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "2008 MiLBY Awards". MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved April 8, 2012.

External links

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