The Bristol Pirates were a Minor League Baseball team in Bristol, Virginia , United States. They were a Rookie-level team in the Appalachian League .
4-680: The team played home games at DeVault Memorial Stadium . Opened in 1969, Devault Memorial Stadium held 2,000 fans. The team was previously affiliated with the Detroit Tigers , and a previous manager was retired Tigers manager Jim Leyland . They were a farm team of the Chicago White Sox from 1995 to 2013 as the Bristol White Sox. The team was operated by a non-profit organization, Bristol Baseball, Incorporated (BBI). BBI had no full-time paid staff, instead relying on
8-532: A new franchise, the Bristol State Liners , in the revamped league designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores. This article about a baseball team in Virginia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . DeVault Memorial Stadium 36°36′07″N 82°11′57″W / 36.601968°N 82.199251°W / 36.601968; -82.199251 DeVault Memorial Stadium
12-652: A volunteer board and general manager to keep and promote professional baseball in Bristol. The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before ultimately being cancelled on June 30. In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league , and the Pirates were replaced by
16-635: Is a stadium in Bristol, Virginia . It is primarily used for baseball , and is the home field of Bristol State Liners of the summer collegiate Appalachian League . It was previously home to the Bristol Pirates Minor League Baseball team. it is also home to the Virginia High School baseball team and was the site of their 1981, 1983, 1992, 1993 and 1996 Virginia VHSL state baseball championships. It
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