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39-699: As early as 2011, the Yakima Bears , a team of the Northwest League in Yakima, Washington , started exploring options to relocate after a lack of progress on a new ballpark to replace their below-standard Yakima County Stadium and to escape a declining local economy. Following a failed proposal to move to Vancouver, Washington , the team received an offer to move to Hillsboro, Oregon , in June 2012, with plans to start play in 2013. The city and team reached

78-540: A deal, with city council approval on June 5, and approval by the league and the franchise on June 8. The city signed the agreement with the team on June 26, with approval by Major League Baseball coming in August. Groundbreaking for a new 4,500-seat stadium took place on September 21, and the team's name, Hillsboro Hops, was announced on October 16. The Hops replaced the Triple-A Portland Beavers of

117-694: A declining local economy. The Triple-A Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League had departed for Tucson after the 2010 season, so the Portland metropolitan area was without minor league baseball. In 2011, the city of Vancouver, Washington , presented a proposal on May 13 for a new ballpark to be built on the Clark College campus, ready to host the Yakima Bears franchise for the 2012 season. After that deal fell through,

156-636: A public opening on June 13. The final construction costs totaled $ 15.55 million. The Hops' first home game was on June 17, 2013, with a sellout crowd of 4,710 in attendance. The stadium was named project of the year for 2013 by the American Public Works Association for public projects in Oregon between $ 5 and $ 25 million. On May 13, 2014, the Ron Tonkin Family of Dealerships signed a ten-year naming rights deal with

195-486: A unanimous vote, and agreed to hire Hoffman and SRG to design and build the facility. The deal was contingent upon Short Season signing-off on the deal, plus approval of the league, as well as both Minor and Major League Baseball. The city also acknowledged that revenues may not be enough to cover the debt payment, and that the city may need to use funds paid by Intel Corporation to the city as part of that company’s tax breaks or other city funds to cover any shortfall. Both

234-557: Is Barley, who is green with a blue baseball cap. ( Barley is another plant used in beer brewing.) The team's branding and logo was named by Ballpark Digest as the best in Minor League Baseball for 2013. In March 2013, the team announced a three-year deal with BridgePort Brewing Company to be the official beer of the Hops. Advantis Credit Union , Les Schwab Tires , Nike , Tuality Healthcare , and The Oregonian were

273-450: Is a reference to the plant used in beer brewing (Oregon is the second-largest hop-producing US state by volume), as well as to various baseball terms such as the short hop , bad hop , and crow hop. No previous professional or collegiate sports team has ever been called the "Hops". The team's logo includes a hop cone wearing a baseball hat, evergreen trees, and Mount Hood . Team colors are green, navy blue, and light blue. The Hops' mascot

312-401: Is located at the end of the first baseline, while the standing-room area is at the end of the third-base line. The dimensions of the field are 325 feet (99 m) down both the left and right field lines, and 400 feet (122 m) to centerfield . The diamond has an unorthodox south-southwest alignment (home to center field); the recommended orientation is east-northeast. The home dugout

351-566: Is on the first base side; the home bullpen is in center field and the visitors' is in left field. The baseball field is all-weather artificial turf , while the only dirt is on the mound and the batters box . The elevation is approximately 220 feet (65 m) above sea level . Team offices and the team store are both located on the lower level of the stadium. The upper levels contain an enclosed lounge and two open-air party decks. The Daktronics video scoreboard measures 25 by 14 feet (7.6 by 4.3 m). The interactive Barometer sculpture

390-729: Is the current home of the Yakima Pippins of the West Coast League. Prior to 1993 the Bears played at Parker Field , located at 1000 S. 12th Avenue. Hillsboro Ballpark Hillsboro Ballpark , formerly Ron Tonkin Field until March 2024, is a baseball park in the northwest United States , located in Hillsboro, Oregon , a suburb west of Portland . The stadium has a capacity of 4,500 spectators (3,534 seats) and

429-600: Is the home for the Hillsboro Hops of the Northwest League and the Post 6 Barbers of the American Legion Oregon Zone 2 Division. Groundbreaking for the $ 15.55 million venue was on September 21, 2012, with the first game played nine months later on June 17, 2013. The ballpark is adjacent to Hillsboro Stadium , a multi-sport stadium owned by the city of Hillsboro, with both stadiums located inside

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468-464: The Eugene Emeralds . The inaugural home opener was attended by a sellout 4,710 fans, who watched Jordan Parr hit the first home run in the Hops' history. Barley, the team's mascot, was introduced on June 28, 2013. The Hops set the franchise attendance record in 2014, when their games were attended by 138,732 people. They also won their division and the league championship. The team

507-584: The Pacific Coast League , who relocated to Tucson at the end of the 2010 season. The Portland area went without minor league baseball in 2011 and 2012. The Hillsboro Hops' first game was played on the road against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes on June 14, 2013, a 3–2 loss. Ryan Gebhardt had the team's first hit and Brian Billigen earned the first RBI . Their first win came on June 17 in the Hillsboro Ballpark home opener against

546-474: The Portland metropolitan area also had plans to build a stadium for a minor league team. Hillsboro proposed to build a four to six-thousand-seat ballpark adjacent to Hillsboro Stadium at the Faber Complex, with plans to open for the 2013 season. Total construction budget for the new stadium was originally expected to be $ 15.2 million. To pay for the construction, the city would sell bonds and repay

585-585: The Yakima Pippins , reflecting the local area's apple -growing heritage, lasting until the 1941 season due to World War II. In 1946, as the WIL resumed play, Yakima again fielded a team, this time named the Yakima Stars , with their own team airplane. Renaming themselves the Yakima Packers for the 1948 season, the team finally settled on the Yakima Bears in 1949, lasting through the reformation of

624-527: The Bears and the Northwest League approved the offer sheet on June 8, and the city signed an agreement with the team on June 26. Final approval of the move was needed by September 4, 2012, from the league, Minor League Baseball , and Major League Baseball (MLB), with construction scheduled to start in October 2012. Milwaukie still hoped to land a team from the league as well, and their plan had

663-527: The City Council considered authorizing up to $ 30 million in full faith and credit bonds to pay for several projects, including a baseball stadium. Repayment of the bonds would come from revenue generated by the stadium, and if necessary, discretionary funds from the general budget. City officials expected a $ 7.1 million economic impact annually from the stadium, and said the overall cost of the project would be half of what would normally be expected due to

702-547: The NWL All-Star Game in 2017. On August 28, 2019, the Hops clinched a playoff berth for the sixth straight season breaking the Northwest League record previously held by Vancouver at five straight seasons. They faced the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in the divisional round, where they won the series 2–0, and advanced to Northwest League finals for the first time since 2015. In Game 1, Hillsboro entered

741-585: The Northwest League in 1990. The Salem Dodgers moved from Salem after the 1989 season, bringing with them their affiliation with the Los Angeles Dodgers . In 2001, the Bears changed their affiliation to the Arizona Diamondbacks . The Yakima Bears had been frustrated by the lack of progress on a new stadium that would meet minor league standards, even though a new stadium was built and opened in 1993 to meet similar demands, and

780-554: The Northwest League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization. In January 2023, it was announced that Veronica Gajownik had been hired to manage the Hops, which made her the first woman to manage a minor league Class High-A baseball team, and the first openly LGBTQ manager in minor or major league baseball history. The team competes as the "Sonadores de Hillsboro" as part of minor league baseball's "Copa de Diversion" program. The Hops play their home games at Hillsboro Ballpark . Rich Burk

819-588: The WIL into the Northwest League , as the Bears became a charter member of the seven-team Class B NWL in the 1955 season. The team played at Parker Field , constructed in 1937 for the Pippins. The Bears' time in the early years of the NWL were fruitful, as they won six league titles in nine years (1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, and 1964 ). A fire in March 1962 destroyed the wooden grandstand at Parker Field, which

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858-528: The Yakima Bears and the league. Two weeks later, the Council announced they would again look at approving a term sheet with the owners of the Yakima franchise, and that the league had two teams interested in possibly relocating to Hillsboro. The deal with the Bears called for a 20-year lease on a $ 13.4 million stadium, with the team paying rent of $ 150,000 per year. The rent would increase 3% each year, with

897-452: The bottom of the ninth inning trailing 3–1 but put up four runs in the inning including a walk-off 3-run home run by Andy Yerzy . The Hops were defeated in Game 2, losing 9–1, but bounced back in Game 3 with a two-run ninth-inning rally to snag the win. The Hops were shut out in Game 4, losing 6–0. Then in Game 5, Hillsboro captured their third NWL title, and their first since 2015, winning

936-488: The city at $ 150,000 per year, giving the ballpark its new name of Ron Tonkin Field. Tonkin Field hosted the Northwest League's all-star game in 2017. It was announced in March 2023 that the Hillsboro Hops will build a new ballpark for the 2025 season instead of renovating Ron Tonkin Field. Ron Tonkin Field has a capacity of approximately 4,500 spectators. Of that total, there are 3,534 permanent seats, with

975-578: The city's Gordon Faber Recreation Complex . Ron Tonkin Field hosts the only professional baseball team in the Portland metropolitan area . Following the Portland Beavers exit after the 2010 season when a new ballpark was not built, minor league baseball’s Northwest League approached the city of Hillsboro about relocating a team to the city. Once the Beavers left, the Portland market was

1014-436: The existing infrastructure at the complex. The council announced they might vote at their May 15 meeting to authorize the $ 15 million project, start negotiating a lease agreement with the team, and hire SRG Partnership to design the stadium with Hoffman Construction building the $ 13.4 million stadium. However, the city council did not consider the matter at that meeting as planned, as negotiations were still continuing with

1053-676: The formation of the Yakima Valley Pippins of the West Coast League . The history of baseball in Yakima stretches back 104 years ago to 1920 with the short-lived Yakima Indians of the Class B level Pacific Coast International League . The Indians lasted only two seasons, closing in 1921 as the league became the Western International League in 1922. Yakima entered the WIL in 1937 as

1092-455: The founding sponsors. Yakima Bears The Yakima Bears were a minor league baseball team in the northwest United States, located in Yakima, Washington . The Bears competed at the Class A Short Season level as members of the Northwest League from 1990 to 2012. Following the 2012 season, the franchise relocated to Hillsboro, Oregon , and became Hillsboro Hops . After 23 summers without minor league baseball, Yakima returned to

1131-509: The money using revenue from the facility, including leasing the field to the minor league team. Early projections hoped to have attendance between 100,000 and 180,000 total for the 38 home games. While the league had two teams in-mind for relocation, the Yakima Bears became the leading candidate, as the team previously failed to land a new stadium at Clark College in the Vancouver, Washington , area. The other team interested in relocation

1170-404: The most populous in the country without a professional baseball team. The league and city then started discussions around September 2011 about Hillsboro building a stadium in the city’s Gordon Faber Recreation Complex near Sunset Highway . The city announced in March 2012 that it was in discussions with the Northwest League to bring a Single A team to the city. Milwaukie on the eastern side of

1209-478: The remaining capacity in the form of a standing-room-only area and a berm in the outfield sponsored by Frontier Communications . The berm seating is located along the entire outfield as well as at the end of the baselines. Most of the grandstand is covered, with the seating 14 rows deep. Additionally, there is a standing room only area and a beer garden. The beer garden, the Bridgeport Brew Pen,

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1248-692: The series 3–2. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minor League Baseball season was cancelled. In conjunction with Major League Baseball 's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Hops were organized into the High-A West along with five other teams previously of the Northwest League. They continued as the High-A affiliate of the Diamondbacks. In 2022, the High-A West became known as

1287-498: The support of Portland Mayor Sam Adams . MLB gave the final approval in August 2012 for the relocation, clearing the way for construction to begin. A ground-breaking ceremony with local leaders and team ownership was held on September 21, 2012. In February 2013, the main piece of public art was revealed to be a sculpture entitled Barometer to be created by Devin Laurence Field. Construction ended in mid-June 2013 with

1326-416: The team received an offer sheet from Hillsboro , a suburb west of Portland, in June 2012 with plans to start play there in a new ballpark in 2013. Four months later on October 16, the team announced its upcoming move to Hillsboro and was renamed the Hillsboro Hops for the 2013 season. The Hops proceeded to win the 2014 and 2015 Northwest League championships. The Bears were replaced one year later with

1365-416: The team retaining concession revenues and the city keeping parking revenues, among other provisions. The city was also to consider contracting with Hoffman Construction to build the stadium, and hire SRG Partnership for the design. The city expects to sell naming rights to the stadium, with the city keeping 70% of the proceeds. On June 5, the city council approved the offer sheet with Short Season, LLC in

1404-401: Was managed by J. R. House , whose coaching staff included fellow-former major leaguers Doug Drabek and Mark Grace . Hillsboro swept the championship series against the three-time NWL defending champion Vancouver Canadians . The team set another franchise attendance record in 2015 with 143,412 (an average of 3,774 for 38 dates) while winning a second consecutive league title. The Hops hosted

1443-644: Was quickly rebuilt. In April 1964, the team was renamed the Yakima Braves , due to an agreement with the Milwaukee Braves , their parent club since 1958 . The team played as the Braves for three seasons, through 1966. The 1966 season was the first for the NWL as a short season league. The Bears played at Yakima County Stadium . The park still is in use today, located at 1220 Pacific Avenue, Yakima, Washington. The stadium remains in use today and

1482-605: Was signed as the team's radio announcer on KPOJ (620 AM). Pitchers Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches 60-day injured list [REDACTED] 7-day injured list * On Arizona Diamondbacks 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated September 23, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB  •  Northwest League → Arizona Diamondbacks minor league players The team name

1521-556: Was the Boise Hawks . By April 2012, the Hillsboro City Council approved issuing a request for proposals to design and build a stadium, and hired a sports attorney to assist in the process. The new 4,500-seat stadium, to be built on field four at the complex, is planned to have covered seating, a new orientation to face east, a beer garden , an entry plaza with artwork, and more concession stands . On April 16,

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