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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 (1972–1975; 1981–present)
DivisionNorth
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
Team data
NameBirmingham Barons (1981–present)
Previous names
  • Birmingham A's (1967–1975)
  • Birmingham Barons (1901–1961; 1964–65)
  • 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
     
Ballpark
Previous parks
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
The Logan Family
General managerJonathan Nelson
ManagerRyan Newman

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[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

Television and radio

All Birmingham Barons games are televised live on MiLB.TV.[2] All games are also broadcast on radio on WERC 105.5 FM and AM960.[3] Birmingham Barons Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Curt Bloom is the broadcast commentator for both WERC and MiLB.TV and has been the broadcast commentator since 1992.[4]

Roster

Birmingham Barons roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

  •  8 Jacob Burke
  •  9 Tyler Neslony
  •  1 Terrell Tatum
  •  7 Wilfred Veras

Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list

  • 94 Connor McCullough (full season)

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 June 19, 2024
 Transactions
→ More rosters: MiLB • Southern League
 → Chicago White Sox minor league players

Notable Barons/Birmingham A's

See also

References

  1. ^ "1965-1980 Montgomery Rebels • Fun While It Lasted". Fun While It Lasted. 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  2. ^ "MiLB.tv". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Covering the Barons" (PDF). Birmingham Barons Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. p. 108. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Barons Front Office Staff" (PDF). Birmingham Barons Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. p. 105. Retrieved July 28, 2017.

External links

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