The Cedar Rapids Kernels
are a Class A minor league baseball team based in Iowa. It is affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and plays in the Midwest League.
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Franchise history
Cedar Rapids was awarded a Midwest League franchise in
1962 that was originally called the Red Raiders (1962-
1964). After that the team used the name of the major league franchise it affiliated with: the
Cardinals (
1965-
1972), the
Astros (
1973-
1974), the
Giants (
1975-
1979), and the
Reds (
1980-
1992). The team adopted the Kernels nickname after affiliating with the Angels before the
1993 season. It won
Midwest League championships in
1988,
1992, and
1994.
The team's first home ballpark was the original
Veterans Memorial Stadium, which opened in
1949. In August
2000 voters approved a referendum to build a new ballpark adjacent to the old one, which was demolished after the
2001 season. The new Veterans Memorial Stadium was completed in time for the opening of the
2002 season, and the Kernels set a franchise attendance record of 196,066 in the new park's inaugural year.
Current roster
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Pitchers
- 28 Chris Armstrong (baseball)
- 33 Trevor Bell (baesball) †
- 3 Ryan Brasier (baseball)
- 7 Ismael Carmona
- 25 Michael Davitt (baseball)
- 37 Milan Dinga †
- 17 Robert Fish
- 31 A.J. Ford
- 34 Cephas Howard
- 8 Esmerlin Jimenez
- 13 Eddie McKiernan
- 30 Trevor Reckling
- 35 Mason Tobin †
- 14 Jordon Towns
- 39 Jordan Walden
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| Catchers
- 15 Anel De Los Santos
- 9 Chris Rosenbaum
Infielders
- 18 Jay Brossman
- 5 Hector Estrella
- 2 Jerry Gonzalez-Lopez
- 38 Gordon Gronkowski
- 16 Efren Navarro
- 12 Andrew Romine
Outfielders
- 10 Clay Fuller
- 19 Ryan Groth
- 36 Tyler Johnson (outfielder)
- 23 Jeremy Moore (baseball)
- 24 Julio Perez (baseball)
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| Manager
- 21 Keith Johnson (baseball)
Coaches
- 22 Damon Mashore (hitting)
- 27 Brandon Emanuel (pitching)
† Disabled list
* On Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim 40-man roster
‡ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
updated 2008-06-24
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Notable alumni
Many former Cedar Rapids players have made it to the major leagues as either players or coaches, including:
- Bob Brenly (1977)
- Alexi Casilla (2005)
- Chili Davis (1979)
- Eric Davis (1982)
- Gary Denbo (2001)
- Rob Dibble (1985)
- Jason Dickson (1995)
- Trevor Hoffman (1991)
- Bobby Jenks (2001)
- Howie Kendrick (2004)
- Casey Kotchman (2002)
- John Lackey (2000)
- Jeff Mathis (2002)
- Dallas McPherson (2002)
- Bengie Molina (1994-1995)
- Mike Napoli (2001-2002)
- Paul O'Neill (1982)
- Ramón Ortiz (1997)
- Jerry Reuss (1967)
- Chris Sabo (1983)
- Reggie Sanders (1990)
- Ervin Santana (2002)
- Ted Simmons (1967)
- Jarrod Washburn (1995)
- Shawn Wooten (1997)
References