The Greeneville Reds were a Minor League Baseball team of the Rookie-level Appalachian League . They represented the town of Greeneville, Tennessee , though Pioneer Park , their home stadium, was located in the nearby city of Tusculum on the campus of Tusculum College . They were an affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds . The Greeneville Reds replaced the Greeneville Astros (2004–2017) as the city's entry in the league.
17-670: Professional baseball was first played in Greeneville, Tennessee , by the Greeneville Burley Cubs in the Appalachian League in 1921. They remained in the league through 1925 and returned for a second stretch from 1938 to 1942. The Burley Cubs were followed in the same league by the Greeneville Astros , who played in the city from 2004 to 2017. The Houston Astros , parent club of Greeneville, withdrew their affiliate from
34-511: A 28–40 record, placing fifth in the West Division, 15 games back. The Reds finished last again in 2019 after compiling a 26–41 season, 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 games out of first place. 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,
51-534: Is an independent baseball league that began play in 2016. The Empire League plays a 40-game regular season followed by a five-game post season. The four-team league consists exclusively of teams from Upstate New York . League offices are in Tampa, Florida . The Empire League is a replacement of the North Country Baseball League , which folded after one season (and was itself a last-minute replacement for
68-669: Is often applied as an umbrella term for all leagues — major and minor — under the authority of the Commissioner of Baseball . Operating outside the Minor League Baseball organization are many independent minor leagues such as the Atlantic League , American Association , Frontier League , and the feeder league to these the Empire Professional Baseball League . Japan has had professional baseball since
85-462: Is operated by Eddie Gonzalez, former professional baseball player and NAIA All-American at Webber International University . Gonzalez is also a former NCBL executive. The Sullivan Explorers , despite finishing the regular season with a losing record, won the 2016 league championship over the regular season winner Watertown Bucks . Prior to the league's second season, the Watertown Bucks lost
102-588: Is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada consists of the National League (founded in 1876) and the American League (founded in 1901). Historically, teams in one league never played teams in
119-492: The China National Baseball League , Israel Baseball League , and Baseball Philippines . During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, players of black African descent were barred from playing the major leagues , though several did manage to play by claiming to be Cubans or Native Americans . As a result, a number of parallel Negro leagues were formed. However, after Jackie Robinson began playing with
136-676: The 1930s. Nippon Professional Baseball consists of two leagues, the Central League and the Pacific League , each with six teams. South Korea has had professional baseball since 1982. There are 10 teams in KBO League . Taiwan has had professional baseball since the 1990s. The Chinese Professional Baseball League absorbed Taiwan Major League in 2003. There are currently 6 teams in the CPBL. Other Asian leagues include three now defunct leagues,
153-863: The Appalachian League after the 2017 season. The circuit's vacancy was filled by the Cincinnati Reds , who placed a Rookie-level affiliate in Greeneville known as the Greeneville Reds. The Reds played their inaugural game on June 19, 2018, against the Bristol Pirates at Pioneer Park . The 10–2 loss was attended by 2,388 fans. Their first win came two nights later when they defeated the Pirates, 13–12, before 813 in attendance. Led by manager Gookie Dawkins , Greeneville concluded their first season with
170-545: The Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league , and the Reds were replaced by a new franchise in the revamped league designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores. As of the completion of the 2020 season, one Greeneville Reds player had also played in at least one game for a Major League Baseball team. Blake Trahan played four games on a minor league rehab assignment with Greeneville in 2019. Professional baseball Professional baseball
187-646: The East Coast Baseball League, which disbanded before the start of the 2015 season). The league fielded four teams based in the states of New York , New Hampshire and Maine for its inaugural season. It is a low-budget league meant to give players recently graduated from college or with little professional experience an opportunity at staying in shape and providing them the chance at being signed to higher level league contracts with affiliated or independent teams. All league funding comes from advertisement sales, ticket sales and tryout revenue. The league
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#1732881021025204-534: The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, oversees nearly all minor league baseball in the United States and Canada. The minor leagues are divided into classes AAA, AA, High-A, A, and Rookie. These minor-league divisions are affiliated with major league teams, and serve to develop young players and rehabilitate injured major-leaguers. "Affiliated baseball" (archaically, " organized baseball ")
221-846: The Surge would move to Saranac Lake, New York . Due to Covid-19, the 2020 Empire Professional Baseball League was held at Consol Energy Park in Washington, Pennsylvania . In 2021, the Empire Professional Baseball League returned to normal operating procedures with the following teams: the Saranac Lake Surge, the Tupper Lake Riverpigs , the Plattsburgh Thunderbirds and the New Hampshire Wild. In 2022,
238-758: The league announced that one team will be a revival of the New Hampshire Wild, and the sixth team would be the return of the New York Bucks , formerly known as the Watertown Bucks. On May 31, 2018, the league announced the Puerto Rico Islanders will play in Rincon, Puerto Rico , and the Sullivan Explorers would be known as the Aguada Explorers . For 2019, the Explorers would become a traveling team , and
255-573: The lease to their stadium and were replaced by the Plattsburgh Redbirds . The New Hampshire Wild ceased operations and were replaced by a team from Puerto Rico ; however, since a stadium deal in Puerto Rico had not yet been finalized, the team played the 2017 season as a travel team. The league expanded to six teams for the 2018 season with two new franchises selected from four of the nine interested parties visited in 2017. On February 23, 2018,
272-708: The major-league Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, the Negro leagues gradually faded. The process of integration did not go entirely smoothly; there were some ugly incidents, including pitchers who would try to throw directly at a black player's head. Now, however, baseball is fully integrated, and there is little to no racial tension between teammates. Between 1943 and 1954, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League fielded teams in several Midwestern towns. Empire Professional Baseball League The Empire Professional Baseball League (EPBL)
289-564: The other until the World Series , in which the champions of the two leagues played against each other. This changed in 1997 with the advent of interleague play . The Philadelphia Phillies , founded in 1883, are the oldest continuous same-name, same-city franchise in both Major League Baseball and all of American professional sports. In addition to the major leagues, many North American cities and towns feature minor league teams. An organization officially styled Minor League Baseball , formerly
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