Hub City Spartanburgers
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| Class | High-A (2025–present) | ||||
| League | South Atlantic League (2025–present) | ||||
| Division | South Division | ||||
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| Team | Texas Rangers (2025–present) | ||||
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| Name | Hub City Spartanburgers (2025–present) | ||||
| Colors | Navy blue, bright green, red, tan, yellow | ||||
| Ballpark | Fifth Third Park (from 2025) | ||||
Owner/ Operator | Diamond Baseball Holdings | ||||
| General manager | Tyson Jeffers | ||||
| Manager | Chad Comer | ||||
| Website | milb.com/hub-city | ||||
The Hub City Spartanburgers are a Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team of the South Atlantic League and the High-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. They are located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. They started playing their home games on April 15, 2025, at Fifth Third Park, which opened in 2025 and holds 5,000 people.
History
[edit]In May 2023, Diamond Baseball Holdings bought the Down East Wood Ducks of the Single-A Carolina League and announced that the team would move for the 2025 season to a new ballpark to be built in Spartanburg, South Carolina.[1] Tyson Jeffers was announced as Spartanburg's first general manager in October 2023.[2][3] Renaming of the team to Hub City Spartanburgers was announced in May 2024.[4] In July 2024, MiLB announced that the team would be promoted to class High-A, joining the South Atlantic League while remaining an affiliate of the Texas Rangers.[5] Chad Comer was announced as Spartanburg's first manager in January 2025.[6]
The Spartanburgers won 4-3 in their inaugural game over the Aberdeen IronBirds on April 4, 2025, at Aberdeen's Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium.[7]
Roster
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References
[edit]- ^ Boschult, Christian (May 23, 2023). "Spartanburg gets a minor league baseball team, plans downtown stadium". The Post and Courier. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Boschult, Christian (October 3, 2023). "Spartanburg baseball team's new GM talks new role, new team name". The Post and Courier. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ Montgomery, Bob (October 4, 2023). "GM hired in time for downtown Spartanburg baseball stadium groundbreaking". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ Hill, Benjamin (May 11, 2024). "Well done: Texas affiliate debuts Hub City identity". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ "South Atlantic, Carolina Leagues to realign in 2025". Minor League Baseball (Press release). July 23, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ "Hub City Spartanburgers hire manager, coaching staff". Greenville Journal. January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ "Spartanburgers Win Inaugural Season Opener in Extras 4-3". MLB.com. April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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