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February 6, 2021

Another Appalachian League Rebrand: Kingsport Axmen

With the Appalachian League becoming an collegiate wood bat league, all franchises needed to get rid of the name of their former parent clubs. Yesterday another rebrand was presented. The former Kingsport Mets are now called the Kingsport Axmen. The name Axmen is very appropriate for the area. When you look at the history, Daniel …

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December 2, 2020December 2, 2020

Overview of Teams That Have Been Kicked out of MiLB So Far

It all started with a list of 42 teams that should be kicked out of affiliated ball. Now a year later, what is the status? How many of these 42 teams have really been kicked out of Minor League Baseball? The following leagues and their teams are not affiliated anymore. They have been demoted to …

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June 23, 2020

Origin of Minor League Team Names, a Reprise: K

Back in 2014, I wrote a series of blog posts about the origin of minor league team names. Since then, the minor league landscape has changed a lot. Clubs moved, adopted new names. All reasons to have a new series in which the new names are added and explained. We continue with the letter: K …

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January 4, 2018January 4, 2018

Syracuse Chiefs Metsified

The Syracuse Chiefs will be no more in 2019. Yesterday it was announced that the club will be named after its parent club, the New York Mets. With the name change, a name that goes back to 1934 will disappear. In a press conference, the governor of New York Andrew Cuomo talked about a franchise …

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December 15, 2015

Mets stay in Kingsport for another five years

The New York Mets and the city of Kingsport have extended their cooperation with each other for another five years. The cooperation between the two parties will last through the 2020 season. The Kingsport Mets are the New York Mets' Appalachian League (rookie league) affiliation. The Mets landed in Kingsport in 1980 and have never left ever since. One tiny …

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January 9, 2015January 9, 2015

Appalachian League eyes possible expansion for 2016

The Appalachian League (Rookie), where Dutch (Antillian) players Gianfranco Wawoe, Ozaino Albies and Danny Arribas have played in 2014, may expand despite messages of a few years ago that the league would contract. A new trend is dawning: MLB teams are looking to add more rookie league teams. The Appalachian League could be a perfect …

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