The Lake Elsinore Storm are a Minor League Baseball team based in Lake Elsinore, California . The Storm compete in the California League as the Single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres . The team plays its home games at Lake Elsinore Diamond , which opened in 1994; the park seats 7,866 fans.
5-815: This team relocated three times and has been traced back to the Redwood Pioneers , then the Palm Springs Angels , and finally the Lake Elsinore Storm. As the Palm Springs Angels and later as the Storm, it had previously been the "high-A" affiliate of the Angels until the end of the 2000 season (along with their former mascot, Hamlet), when it and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes switched affiliations. Some former members of
10-740: A Padres daytime home game. Usually, its opponent has been the California League farm team of the Padres' same-day opponents. In 2011, Nate Freiman played for the Storm setting single-season club records with 22 home runs and 111 RBIs. On September 7, 2019, the Storm defeated the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 11-2 to win the California League South Division Finals and advance to their sixth California League Championship Series. They faced
15-771: The Visalia Rawhide , the champions of the North Division, losing the series 3-1. In conjunction with Major League Baseball 's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Storm were organized into the Low-A West at the Low-A classification. In 2022, the Low-A West became known as the California League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization, and
20-473: The Storm later became members of the Angels 2002 World Series championship team. On May 18, 2007, the Storm set a league record for most lopsided victory, beating the Lancaster JetHawks by a 30–0 score. Since the 2004 opening of Petco Park , the new home field of the Padres, the Storm have played one home game there toward the end of each season, as the second half of a doubleheader following
25-638: Was reclassified as a Single-A circuit. Pitchers Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches 60-day injured list [REDACTED] 7-day injured list * On San Diego Padres 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated September 1, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • California League → San Diego Padres minor league players Redwood Pioneers Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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