Missoula Osprey
Missoula Osprey Founded in 1987 Missoula, Montana | |||||
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Current | Advanced Rookie (1987–present) | ||||
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League | Pioneer League (1987–present) | ||||
Division | Northern Division | ||||
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Current | Arizona Diamondbacks (1996–present) | ||||
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League titles (4) |
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Division titles (4) |
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Nickname | Missoula Osprey (1999–present) | ||||
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Ballpark | Ogren Park at Allegiance Field (2004–present) | ||||
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Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Mountain Baseball, LLC | ||||
Manager | Mike Benjamin | ||||
General Manager | Jeff Griffin |
The Missoula Osprey are a minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks in Missoula, Montana. The team plays its home games at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field. The club is a member of the Pioneer League, a short-season league which is designated Rookie Advanced. The Osprey have won the Pioneer League championship four times; in 1999, 2006, 2012 and 2015.
The Osprey have played in Missoula since 1999. Previously, the franchise played in Lethbridge, Alberta from 1992 to 1998, and in Pocatello, Idaho from 1987 to 1991.
Osprey alumni with MLB experience
Sixty Osprey players have also played in Major League Baseball.[1] They are:
- 1999
- JD Closser, Jorge de la Rosa, Doug DeVore, Lyle Overbay, Duaner Sánchez, Luis Terrero (1999-2000)
- 2000
- Casey Daigle, Jerry Gil, Andy Green, Phil Stockman, José Valverde
- 2001
- Scott Hairston
- 2002
- Dustin Nippert, Tony Peña, Sergio Santos, Miguel Montero (2002-2003)
- 2003
- Emilio Bonifacio, Carlos González,
- 2004
- Wilkin Castillo, Steven Jackson, Esmerling Vásquez
- 2005
- Pedro Ciriaco, Rusty Ryal, Greg Smith
- 2006
- Héctor Ambriz, John Hester, Jordan Norberto, Gerardo Parra, Daniel Stange, Clay Zavada, Tony Barnette
- 2007
- Bryan Augenstein, Tommy Layne, Evan Scribner, Jarrod Parker, Rey Navarro (2007-2008)
- 2008
- Jake Elmore, Daniel Schlereth, Bryan Shaw
- 2009
- Chase Anderson, Mike Belfiore, Charles Brewer, Keon Broxton, Eury De La Rosa, Paul Goldschmidt, Bradin Hagens, Ender Inciarte, Chris Owings, Patrick Schuster (2009-2010), Enrique Burgos (2009, 2011)
- 2010
- Adam Eaton, David Holmberg, Stephen Cardullo (2010-2011)
- 2011
- Archie Bradley, Keith Hessler
- 2012
- Socrates Brito, Jake Lamb
- 2013
- Silvino Bracho, Steve Hathaway
Roster
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Minor league affiliations
References
- ↑ "Osprey alumni in MLB" (PDF). milb.com. November 4, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2017.