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47-682: The team was established in 2009 after the International League's Richmond Braves relocated from Richmond, Virginia . Named the Gwinnett Braves after their major league affiliate, they adopted their current moniker in 2018. The Stripers moved from the IL to the Triple-A East in conjunction with MLB's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, but this league was renamed the International League in 2022. In January 2008,

94-633: A .994  fielding percentage . In 2011, Julio Teherán , who also won the Most Valuable Pitcher Award , was the Rookie of the Year after leading the league with 15  wins and a 2.22  ERA in 24 games. First baseman Ernesto Mejía , who led the circuit with 91 RBI, 148 hits, and 253 total bases at the time of his selection, was the 2012 Rookie of the Year. Despite narrow second-place finishes in 2011 and 2015,

141-648: A Yankees affiliate in 1996 under Stump Merrill after winning the Western Division title, sweeping the Norfolk Tides in the semifinals, and sweeping Rochester in the championship round. They reached the finals in 1997 but lost in the final round to Rochester and were eliminated in the semifinals in 1999 and 2004. A pair of Clippers won awards in 1999: Ed Yarnall as the Most Valuable Pitcher and first baseman Kurt Bierek as Rookie of

188-548: A move to increase player salaries, modernize facility standards, and reduce travel. The Clippers were organized into the Triple-A East and maintained their affiliation with the Cleveland Indians. Columbus ended the season in fifth place in the Midwestern Division with a 56–62 record. No playoffs were held to determine a league champion; instead, the team with the best regular-season record was declared

235-577: A new facility the following season. Over 16,000 people attended the game, a 3–0 loss to Toledo. In 2009, Columbus began their affiliation with the Cleveland Indians . The Clippers also began playing at Huntington Park , a $ 56-million dollar, 10,000-seat stadium located at the corner of Neil Ave. and Nationwide Blvd. in the Columbus's Arena District . The inaugural home opener was played on April 18, 2009, when 11,950 people in attendance saw

282-917: A new home for the Crackers, they landed in Richmond, where Parker Field had been left open by the previous year's move of the Richmond Virginians , a New York Yankees affiliate that moved in 1965. At the time of the R-Braves' departure to Gwinnett, only the Baltimore Orioles and their Appalachian League affiliate, the Bluefield Orioles , had held a longer affiliation agreement in a single city than Atlanta/Richmond's 43 seasons. The Braves played their final game on September 1, 2008, against their long-time intrastate rivals,

329-622: A new location altogether. The relocated team was to begin play in 2009 at the newly constructed Gwinnett Stadium, renamed Coolray Field in 2010. Known as the Gwinnett Braves, they were members of the Triple-A International League (IL), as were the Richmond Braves who preceded them. The move to Gwinnett County marked a return home of sorts for the franchise, which traces its roots to the founding of

376-431: A number is retired, only the player with the retired number can wear that number if he returns to that team as a player or coach. This ensures that the number will be associated with one player of particular importance to the team. However, they have honored former Richmond Braves player and manager Tommie Aaron , brother of Hank Aaron , by retiring his number 23 on April 12, 2012. Additionally, Jackie Robinson 's number 42

423-742: A semifinal win over the Gwinnett Stripers , they won the Governors' Cup against Durham. At the Triple-A National Championship Game they lost to the Sacramento River Cats , 4–0. The start of the 2020 season was initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being cancelled altogether. Following the 2020 season, Major League Baseball assumed control of Minor League Baseball in

470-529: The Atlanta Braves announced plans to relocate its Triple-A Minor League Baseball affiliate from Richmond, Virginia , to Gwinnett County in suburban Atlanta , Georgia . The move came after years of trying to reach a suitable plan with the city of Richmond to finance the construction of a new stadium to replace The Diamond , which had been home to the Richmond Braves since 1985, or find

517-512: The Atlanta Braves from 1966 to 2008. Owned by the parent Atlanta club and colloquially referred to as the R-Braves , they played their home games at a stadium called The Diamond on Richmond's Northside built for them in 1985, and before then Parker Field on the same site. The franchise moved to Gwinnett County, Georgia , in 2009 to play in the newly built Coolray Field as the Gwinnett Braves . The R-Braves came to Richmond in 1966 after

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564-698: The Atlanta Crackers in 1895. They became the top affiliate of the then-Milwaukee Braves in 1965. When the Braves moved from Milwaukee , Wisconsin , to Atlanta in 1966, they moved the Crackers to Richmond, where the minor league franchise took the name of the parent club. The Gwinnett Braves played their first game on April 9, 2009, defeating the Charlotte Knights , 9–1, at Knights Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina . Their first home game

611-981: The Governors' Cup , the championship of the International League, five times, and played in ten championship series. [REDACTED] Media related to Richmond Braves at Wikimedia Commons Columbus Clippers The Columbus Clippers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians . They are located in Columbus, Ohio , and are named for speedy merchant sailing vessels known as clippers . The team has played their home games at Huntington Park since 2009. They previously played at Cooper Stadium from 1977 to 2008. The Clippers were established in 1977 as members of

658-569: The Governors' Cup playoffs in which they lost the International League championship versus the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders , 3–1. The Braves rebranded as the Gwinnett Stripers prior to the 2018 season. The moniker refers to striped bass , which are fished out of nearby Lake Lanier , and serves as a nod to the popularity of outdoor activities in the region. A name-the-team contest was held to select

705-560: The International League championship . The 1979 team, managed by Gene Michael , won the league title by defeating the Syracuse Chiefs in the finals. Outfielder Bobby Brown was selected as the 1979 IL Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Rick Anderson as the Most Valuable Pitcher . Additionally, the franchise won its second Larry MacPhail Award. Joe Altobelli 's 1980 Clippers won the next Governors' Cup over

752-577: The Norfolk Tides . Richmond won, 9–3, in front of a sellout crowd of 12,167. After the game players and alumni threw balls and other keepsakes to fans in the stands, and fans were able to walk onto the field. In 2010, the Double-A Eastern League 's Connecticut Defenders , a San Francisco Giants affiliate (but independently owned), moved to Richmond to play as the Richmond Flying Squirrels . The R-Braves won

799-566: The Pacific Coast League (PCL), which was won by Columbus, 12–6. As the 2011 Western Division winners, Columbus advanced to the finals with a win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and won the Governors' Cup over Durham. In the Triple-A National Championship Game, they defeated the PCL's Omaha Storm Chasers , 8–3. Sarbaugh was recognized as the 2011 IL Manager of the Year. The 2014 Clippers won the Western Division title but were ousted from

846-527: The Toledo Mud Hens . First baseman Marshall Brant won the league MVP Award, Bob Kammeyer won the top pitcher award, and Altobelli was chosen as the Manager of the Year . In 1981, Frank Verdi led Columbus to its third title over the Richmond Braves in a championship series that was shortened due to inclement weather. Columbus qualified for the playoffs in each of the next three seasons but

893-759: The Triple-A Classic , a postseason championship series against the Denver Zephyrs , champions of the American Association, where they were defeated, 4–1. The 1992 squad won their championship over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons . First baseman J. T. Snow was selected as the MVP and Rookie of the Year, while Sam Militello was chosen as the Most Valuable Pitcher. In a 2001 ranking by baseball historians,

940-418: The 1992 Clippers were recognized as the seventy-second greatest minor league team of all time . The franchise was awarded the 1995 John H. Johnson President's Award , recognizing them as the "complete baseball franchise—based on franchise stability, contributions to league stability, contributions to baseball in the community, and promotion of the baseball industry." Columbus won its final IL championship as

987-587: The Braves did not return to the postseason until 2016. Manager Brian Snitker led the team until May 17 when he was promoted to manage the major league club in Atlanta. Rick Albert and John Moses , his replacements on an interim basis, led the 2016 Braves to win the South Division title with a 65–78 record. They defeated the Columbus Clippers , 3–1, in the semifinals to advance to the finals of

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1034-526: The Braves' 2018 rebrand as the Stripers, the team adopted new colors and logos. Their primary colors became dark blue and sea green, with red retained as an accent color. The new logos feature a green striped bass . From the inaugural 2009 season through 2019, Tony Schiavone , former voice of the Atlanta Braves, Charlotte Knights, World Championship Wrestling , and World Wrestling Entertainment ,

1081-512: The Braves' top affiliate, the Atlanta Crackers , moved to Virginia. The then-Milwaukee Braves had bought the Crackers as part of their planned move to Atlanta in 1965; under MLB rules of the day, they bought the Crackers in order to obtain the major league rights to Atlanta. However, an injunction forced the Braves to play a lame-duck season in Milwaukee in 1965, leaving them to operate the Crackers in Atlanta for one more season. When searching for

1128-774: The Clippers lose to Toledo, 3–1. Managed by Mike Sarbaugh , Columbus won consecutive IL championships in 2010 and 2011. After clinching a 2010 wild card berth, they defeated the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees in the semifinals then won the Governors' Cup against the Durham Bulls . The league title sent them to the Triple-A National Championship Game , a single game against the Tacoma Rainiers , champions of

1175-588: The Governors' Cup playoffs by Durham in the semifinals. In 2015, Columbus was declared co-champion of the Western Division after finishing the season tied for first place with the Indianapolis Indians . They were seeded as the division champion for the playoffs by tie-breaking procedures. Defeating Norfolk in the semifinals, the Clippers met the Indians in the Governors' Cup finals and won the IL championship under manager Chris Tremie . They then lost

1222-536: The International League disbanded, and the Stripers followed the rest of the IL teams into the Triple-A East . Gwinnett ended the season in third place in the Southeastern Division with a 68–51 record. No playoffs were held to determine a league champion; instead, the team with the best regular-season record was declared the winner. However, 10 games that had been postponed from the start of

1269-802: The Jets moved to Charleston, West Virginia , as the Charleston Charlies , touching off a six-year drought of minor-league baseball in Columbus. The Columbus Clippers began play in 1977 as the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the International League. They played their home games at Franklin County Stadium, which opened in 1932 and was renamed Cooper Stadium in 1985. The Clippers were named for speedy merchant sailing vessels known as clippers . Consecutive seventh-place finishes in their first two seasons kept

1316-474: The Triple-A Championship to the PCL's Fresno Grizzlies , 7–0. Columbus returned to the postseason in 2016 via a Western Division title, but they fell to the Gwinnett Braves in the semifinals. Outfielder Yandy Díaz was the 2016 IL Rookie of the Year. In 2019, under manager Tony Mansolino , the team captured its last International League championship. With another Western Division title and

1363-607: The Triple-A International League. In conjunction with Major League Baseball 's reorganization of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Clippers were shifted to the Triple-A East , but this was renamed the IL in 2022. They won seven IL championships during a 28-year affiliation with the New York Yankees (1979–2006). Columbus has won four more IL titles and two Triple-A championships since affiliating with Cleveland in 2009. Professional baseball

1410-543: The Year. In 2003, first baseman Fernando Seguignol was selected as the league MVP. The Clippers became the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals in 2007. The partnership lasted two seasons, with Columbus finishing with losing records each season and failing to qualify for the Governors' Cup playoffs. On September 1, 2008, the Clippers played their final game at Cooper Stadium before moving into

1457-463: The colors of the Gwinnett Braves were navy blue and red, the same as their Atlanta parent. The primary logo resembled the Atlanta Braves' primary logo, but with a silver outline and "Gwinnett" centered above. The home jersey had the classic Braves' wordmark centered on the front, with the "Gwinnett" underscore underlining it. However, unlike Atlanta's jersey with navy blue and red piping, Gwinnett's jersey featured red sleeves with blue stripes. Along with

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1504-616: The finals, but they lost the Governors' Cup to the Tidewater Tides . Though missing the postseason in 1986, first baseman Orestes Destrade won the Rookie of the Year Award. The 1987 Clippers, managed by Bucky Dent , swept the Rochester Red Wings in the semifinals and Tidewater in the finals to win their fourth IL championship. Brad Arnsberg won the 1987 Most Valuable Pitcher Award. Columbus next returned to

1551-1388: The name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization, after Major League Baseball acquired the rights to the name. The Clippers won the second-half of the 2024 season, giving them a playoff berth, but they lost the IL championship to the Omaha Storm Chasers, 2–1, in a best-of-three series. Their full season record was 80–68. Outfielder Johnathan Rodríguez won the IL MVP Award. Pitchers Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches [REDACTED] 7-day injured list * On Cleveland Guardians 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated November 25, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB  •  International League → Cleveland Guardians minor league players The franchise has been awarded these honors by Minor League Baseball. Eighteen players, two managers, and two executives have won league awards in recognition for their performance with Columbus. All Clippers home and road games are broadcast on WMNI AM 920 Live audio broadcasts are also available online through

1598-411: The nickname. Among the finalists were "Big Mouths", "Buttons", "Gobblers", "Hush Puppies", "Lambchops", and "Sweet Teas". The selection committee initially chose Big Mouths, referring to largemouth bass , but decided Stripers would be a better fit for their vision of the team's identity. The 2019 Stripers won the South Division title with an 80–59 record under Damon Berryhill . They were eliminated from

1645-775: The official website of Minor League Baseball, with audio provided by a radio simulcast. Pitchers Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches [REDACTED] 7-day injured list * On Atlanta Braves 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated September 5, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB  •  International League → Atlanta Braves minor league players The Stripers have not honored any players from their franchise history in Gwinnett by retiring their uniform numbers . When

1692-484: The playoffs in 1990 via a Western Division title, but they lost the single round of playoffs and the championship to Rochester. Outfielder Hensley Meulens was the MVP of the 1990 season, and Dave Eiland was the top pitcher. Manager Rick Down led the Clippers to back-to-back Governors' Cup championships in 1991 and 1992. The 1991 team defeated the Pawtucket Red Sox in the finals. They then advanced to

1739-572: The playoffs in the semifinals by Columbus, 3–1. Berryhill was selected to win the International League Manager of the Year Award . The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being cancelled on June 30. Following the 2020 season, Major League Baseball assumed control of Minor League Baseball in a move to increase player salaries, modernize facility standards, and reduce travel. The Braves retained Gwinnett as their Triple-A affiliate. However,

1786-660: The season were reinserted into the schedule as a postseason tournament called the Triple-A Final Stretch in which all 30 Triple-A clubs competed for the highest winning percentage. Gwinnett finished the tournament in 25th place with a 3–7 record. In 2022, the Triple-A East became known as the International League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization. The Stripers are located only 35 miles (56 km) from their parent club's home stadium, Truist Park in Cobb County ,

1833-537: The semifinals by the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees , 3–1. From 2010 to 2012, a trio of Gwinnett players won the International League Rookie of the Year Award . First baseman Freddie Freeman won the honor in 2010. At the time of his selection, he led the IL with 147  hits and 240  total bases , was second in batting average (.319), runs batted in (RBI) (87), doubles (35) and extra-base hits (55), and led all first baseman with

1880-429: The team out of the playoffs. Off the field, the franchise was recognized with the 1977 Larry MacPhail Award for outstanding minor league promotions. Columbus changed its affiliation to the New York Yankees in 1979 in what would become a 28-year relationship and the most successful period in Clippers history. From 1979 to 1982, the Clippers finished atop the league standings and won three consecutive Governors' Cups,

1927-507: The third-shortest distance between a Triple-A team and its major-league parent. Only the St. Paul Saints , based 12 miles (19 km) east of Minneapolis , and the Tacoma Rainiers , based 26 miles (42 km) south of Seattle , are closer to their MLB parent clubs. The 2021 season marked the 57th season of affiliation between the Braves and Stripers (and their predecessors), the longest-running affiliation agreement in Triple-A. From 2009 to 2017,

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1974-404: The winner. However, 10 games that had been postponed from the start of the season were reinserted into the schedule as a postseason tournament called the Triple-A Final Stretch in which all 30 Triple-A clubs competed for the highest winning percentage. Columbus finished the tournament tied for 23rd place with a 3–6 record. In 2022, the Triple-A East became known as the International League,

2021-400: Was eliminated in the semifinals each time. Several Clippers were recognized with league awards during this period. Third baseman Tucker Ashford won the 1982 IL MVP Award. In 1984, catcher Scott Bradley was the MVP and Rookie of the Year , and the Clippers won a third Larry MacPhail Award. Outfielder Dan Pasqua was a dual MVP and Rookie of the Year in 1985. The 1985 club reached

2068-764: Was first played in Columbus, Ohio , in 1877 by the Columbus Buckeyes of the International Association . It has been represented at the highest levels of Minor League Baseball nearly continuously since 1902, at first in the American Association by the Columbus Senators (1902–1930) and Columbus Red Birds (1931–1954) and then in the International League (IL) by the Columbus Jets (1955–1970). In 1971,

2115-496: Was played on April 17. With 10,427 people in attendance, the Braves lost to the visiting Norfolk Tides , 7–4. Their first home win occurred three nights later when Gwinnett defeated the Durham Bulls , 5–2. The Braves ended their inaugural season in second place in the South Division, two games behind Durham, at 81–63. Though failing to win the division title, they did qualify for the International League's wildcard playoff spot under manager Dave Brundage . They were eliminated in

2162-566: Was retired throughout professional baseball on April 15, 1997. Three players and one manager won International League awards in recognition for their performance with Gwinnett. Gwinnett has had eight managers since their inaugural 2009 season. Richmond Braves The Richmond Braves were an American minor league baseball club based in Richmond, Virginia , the Triple-A International League affiliate of

2209-524: Was the play-by-play announcer . Dave Lezotte has been the lead broadcaster since the beginning of the 2021 season. All Stripers home and road broadcasts are broadcast on My Country 99.3 WCON-FM . Live audio broadcasts are also available online through the station's website as well as on the team's website and the MiLB First Pitch app. Games can be viewed through the MiLB.TV subscription feature of

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