The Hagerstown Suns
are a minor league baseball team based in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. They play in Municipal Stadium, which was opened in 1930 and seats 4,600 fans.
The team, which plays in the South Atlantic League, is a Class A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.
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History
The current Hagerstown Suns got their start in 1981 when Lou Eliopulos moved his minor-league team from
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to Hagerstown. The Suns were first part of the Class A
Carolina League and were associated with the
Baltimore Orioles.
In 1988, the Suns were "upgraded" by the Orioles to Class AA and became part of the
Eastern League. This association and affiliation remained until 1992 when the Orioles moved the franchise to
Bowie, Maryland.
In 1993 Winston Blenkstone moved the
Myrtle Beach Hurricanes of the
South Atlantic League, and a class A affiliate of The
Toronto Blue Jays to
Hagerstown, MD. In 2000, the affiliation switched again when the Jays replaced them with the
Charleston Alley Cats, and the Suns became connected to the
San Francisco Giants. In 2005 the team became a
New York Mets affiliate.
On
September 20,
2006, the Suns announced a new two year affliation with the Washington Nationals that began with the 2007 season. The Nationals now have three minor league affliates within 125 miles of
Washington, D.C.: the Suns (72 miles), the
Potomac Nationals in
Woodbridge, Virginia (22 miles), and the
Harrisburg Senators in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (121 miles).
Notable former players
- Jim Palmer
- Sam Horn
- Brady Anderson
- Matt Cain
- Boof Bonser
- Clay Hensley
- Francisco Liriano
- Brad Hennessey
- Orlando Hudson
- Vernon Wells
- Jay Gibbons
- Mike Mussina
- Steve Finley
- Shannon Stewart
- Mike Coolbaugh
- Alex Rios
- Felipe López
- Cesar Izturis
- Arthur Rhodes
- Reed Johnson
- Fred Lewis
- Carlos Gomez
- Jesús Flores
- Chris Marrero
- Justin Maxwell
Rivals
The Suns have an in-state rivalry with the
Delmarva Shorebirds, an affiliate of the
Baltimore Orioles. This particular rivalry is also fueled by the regional rivalry between the two parent clubs.
Roster
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Pitchers
- 29 Ryan Buchter
- 41 Terrence Engles
- 36 Ryan Harrison
- 43 Jamie Lehman
- 38 Chris Lugo
- 37 Bradley Meyers
- 22 Tom Milone
- 39 Ricardo Pecina
- 35 Justin Phillabaum
- 28 Colton Willems
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| Catchers
- 14 Travis Reagan
- 25 Sean Rooney
Infielders
- 32 Garrett Bass
- 3 Valerio Heredia
- 34 Robert Jacobsen
- 27 Jose Lozada
- 44 Tim Pahuta
- 26 Jake Rogers
- 10 Blake Stouffer
Outfielders
- 40 Mark Gildea
- 21 Bryan Miller
- 12 Jesus Valdez
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Coaches
- 33 Tony Tarasco (hitting)
- 48 Paul Menhart (pitching)
- -- Sergio Mendez (coach)
† Disabled list
* On Washington Nationals 40-man roster
‡ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
updated 2008-10-16
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See also