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Revision as of 12:39, 17 May 2011
The Princeton Rays (formerly the Princeton Devil Rays) are the Tampa Bay Rays' minor league affiliate in the Advanced-Rookie Appalacian League.
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Franchise History
Princeton began play in the Advanced-Rookie Appalachian League in 1988 as an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. With backing from Allen Coppinger (a supporter of the Bluefield team that resided in the same county) and then-Appalachian League President Bill Halstead, Princeton sent a small delegation to the Winter Meetings being held in Dallas, TX in 1987. Officials from the Pittsburgh Pirate visited the following month, and quickly announced intentions to field a team in the town. Given only 5 months to prepare, the community managed to be ready for the beginning of the 1988 season, including building a new ballpark, Hunnicutt Field.
The relationship with Pittsburgh lasted for only two years. In 1990 Princeton fielded a Co-Op team, dubbed the Princeton Patriots, stocked with players from the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves organizations.
In 1991, Princeton regained full affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds and took the named of the new parent club. Later that year, then-team president Hames Thompson hired the franchise's first full-time employee, Jim Holland, to be the General Manager, who has presided in that position to the present day.[1]
Affiliation History
Team Affiliations
| Year(s) | Parent Club(s) | 1988-89 | Pittsburgh | 1990 | Co-Op (Atlanta, Chicago Cubs & Philadelphia) | 1991-96 | Cincinnati | 1996-Present | Tampa Bay |
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Affiliation with Tampa Bay
Princetons's affiliation with Tampa Bay was announced on September 26, 1996[2], and has continued to the present.
Stadium
Ownership
References
- ↑ "Franchise History of Pro Baseball in Princeton". princetondevilrays.com. Princeton Devil Rays. Archived from the original on December 7, 2004. http://replay.web.archive.org/20041207155910/http://www.princetondevilrays.com/history.html. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
- ↑ Topkin, Marc (September 27, 1996). "Rays add rookie team in Princeton, W.Va.". St. Petersburg Times: p. 4C.
External Links
- Princeton Devil Rays on Baseball-Reference Bullpen
- Princeton Rays on Baseball-Reference Bullpen
- Princeton Rays on Wikipedia
- Princeton Devil Rays on SABR Encyclopedia
- Princeton Rays on SABR Encyclopedia
- Princeton Rays Official Site
