Birmingham Barons

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.

History

Most of the professional baseball teams that have played in Birmingham have used the name Barons. The current team began playing in Birmingham in 1981, having previously played in Montgomery, Alabama as the Montgomery Rebels. Like previous Barons teams, they played at Rickwood Field on a full-time basis from 1981 to 1987. Since then, they have only played at Rickwood on special occasions. From 1988 to 2012, the team played at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the suburb of Hoover, Alabama, where former basketball star Michael Jordan played with the team in 1994. Since 2013, the team plays at Regions Field in the downtown part of Birmingham.

In 2023, Diamond Baseball Holdings purchased the team from The Logan Family.

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
• Dixie Series championships (6): 1929, 1931, 1948, 1951, 1958, 1967

Television and radio

All Birmingham Barons games are televised live on MiLB.TV. All games are also broadcast on radio on either WJQX 100.5 FM, WJOX-FM 94.5 FM or WJOX-AM 690 AM. Birmingham Barons Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Curt Bloom is the broadcast commentator for both WERC and MiLB.TV and has been the voice of the Barons since 1992.

Roster

Notable Barons/A's

See also

• Birmingham Black Barons

References

External links

• Official website
• BirminghamProSports.com
• Birmingham Barons at Bhamwiki.com
• "Our Summer with Michael", newspaper story about Michael Jordan's season with the Barons

1. Birmingham Black Barons
2. Rickwood Field
3. Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
4. Barons
5. Regions Field
6. Birmingham, Alabama
7. Southern League (1964–present)
8. Birmingham (disambiguation)
9. Michael Jordan
10. Sports in Birmingham, Alabama
11. Diamond Baseball Holdings
12. List of Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates
13. Chicago White Sox minor league players
14. List of Southern League champions
15. Frankie Montas
16. Bryan Ramos (baseball)
17. Don Logan
18. Nick Nastrini
19. Jeremy Giambi
20. Dane Dunning