Content deleted Content added
NatureBoyMD (talk | contribs) →top: new gm |
m →A new era – Reno Aces: clean up, typo(s) fixed: 24-2 → 24–2 |
||
| (12 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown) | |||
Line 8:
|class level = [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] (2009–present)
|past class level=
|current league = [[Pacific Coast League]] (
|conference =
|division = West Division
|past league =
|majorleague = [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] (2009–present)
|classnum = 1
Line 45 ⟶ 42:
The Aces were known as the [[Tucson Sidewinders]] from 1998 to 2008. Before that, the team was first known as the [[Tucson Toros]]. They were [[Tucson]]'s Triple-A baseball club, playing at [[Hi Corbett Field]] in midtown Tucson from 1969 to 1997. Part of the old ten-team configuration of the Pacific Coast League, the Toros won the PCL Championship in 1991 and 1993. The Toros were preceded by a number of other Tucson teams between 1915 and 1958, such as the Tucson Cowboys and the Tucson Lizards.
After the
The Sidewinders had humble beginnings, as it was five years before they enjoyed their first winning regular season. They dominated the 2006 season, with the PCL's best record in the regular season and won the Pacific Coast League and National Championships in the postseason.
The Phoenix Firebirds played from 1958 through 1997 as an affiliate of the [[San Francisco Giants]]. The franchise joined the Pacific Coast League as a charter member in 1903 as the [[San Francisco Seals (
The Tucson Toros have been affiliated with the [[Chicago White Sox]] (1969–1972), the [[Oakland Athletics]] (1973–1976), the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] (1977–1979), the [[Houston Astros]] (1980–1996), and the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] (1997 only, with one Diamondbacks prospect, [[Travis Lee]], playing with them by special arrangement).<ref name="history"/> At the time of the change in venue and affiliation (1998), the name Sidewinders was chosen from a contest.
Line 59 ⟶ 56:
[[File:Reno Aces 2012 PCL Champions.jpg|thumb|right|The 2012 PCL champion Aces]]
In 2006 the team was sold to Manhattan Capital Sports Fund
The move forced the [[Reno Silver Sox]] of the independent Golden Baseball League to fold.<ref>Brodesky, Josh. [http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/211061 "Toros could return in new incarnation."] ''The Arizona Daily Star''. 11 November 2007. 26 December 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225030758/http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/211061 |date=December 25, 2007 }}</ref> The franchise dropped the name "Sidewinders" in place of a new identity. Some fans suggested that the team should adopt or purchase the rights to the Silver Sox name from the GBL for the new PCL club, but that was ruled out as that team was, at that point (prior to folding), likely to relocate to [[Carson City, Nevada|Carson City]].<ref>[http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008809160357 "Silver Sox could be headed down the highway."] (''Reno Gazette-Journal'', September 16, 2008)</ref> The Reno Aces introduced their new team name and logo at a press conference on September 23, 2008.<ref>[http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080916/SPORTS/809160358 "Triple-A team gets a name."] (''Reno Gazette-Journal'', September 16, 2008)</ref> The nickname has a dual meaning: "ace" is a baseball slang term for a team's top pitcher, and the ace is the highest card in several card games (a reference to Nevada's legalized gambling history). The logo features the [[Diamonds (suit)|diamonds]] symbol, which can be seen as another gambling reference, as well as to the diamond of a baseball field and
The Reno Aces were due to begin their inaugural season in 2009 on the road against the [[Salt Lake Bees]] on Thursday, April 9. However, the game was postponed due to the death of [[Los Angeles Angels]]' [[Nick Adenhart]] (a Salt Lake alumnus), who was killed by a hit-and-run driver earlier in the day. Adenhart had played for the Bees during the 2008 season, and was remembered the next day in what was originally the second game in a four-game series between the Aces and the Bees. The Bees beat the Aces 6–2 on Friday, April 10.<ref>[http://rgj.com/article/20090411/SPORTS03/904110354/1050/sports03 "Aces trumped in opener"] (''Reno Gazette-Journal'', April 11, 2009)</ref> The Aces won their home opener at [[Greater Nevada Field]] on Friday, April 17, 11–1 against the Salt Lake Bees, to an over-capacity sell-out crowd of 9,167.<ref>[http://www.rgj.com/section/blogs18?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a4d548abf-b85c-46f0-82e9-0140feb1c074Post%3a9d5d63a6-f285-40b0-b194-495d67ce8c7a&sid=sitelife.rgj.com "Aces win the home opener big, 11–1"]{{dead link|date=December 2013}} (''Reno Gazette-Journal'', April 17, 2009)</ref>
Line 71 ⟶ 68:
In conjunction with [[Major League Baseball]]'s restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Aces were organized into the [[Triple-A West]].<ref name=JMayo2-12-2021>{{cite web|last=Mayo|first=Jonathan|title=MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/new-minor-league-baseball-structure|website=Major League Baseball|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref> Reno ended the season in second place in the Western Division with a 69–49 record.<ref name=MILB2021>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/standings/pacific-coast/2021?standingsType=firstHalf&standingsView=division|title=2021 Triple-A West Standings|website=Minor League Baseball|access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref> No playoffs were held to determine a league champion; instead, the team with the best regular-season record was declared the winner.<ref name=MiLB7-14-2021>{{cite news |url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/triple-a-classification-to-add-10-games-to-2021-schedule |title=MiLB Announces 'Triple-A Final Stretch' for 2021 |website=Minor League Baseball |date=July 14, 2021 |accessdate=July 16, 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref name=MiLB7-14-2021/> Reno finished the tournament in 28th place with a 1–5 record.<ref name=2021FinalStretch>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/standings/pacific-coast/2021|title=2021 Triple-A Final Stretch Standings|website=Minor League Baseball|access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref> In 2022, the Triple-A West became known as the Pacific Coast League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.<ref name=PCLrename>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/minor-league-baseball-historical-league-names-to-return-in-2022|title=Historical League Names to Return in 2022|website=Minor League Baseball|date=March 16, 2022|access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
Manager [[Gil Velazquez]] led the 2022 Aces to win the Western Division title with a league-best 85–63 record.<ref name=BR2022>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=39e6d58a|title=2022 Pacific Coast League|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref> They then defeated the [[El Paso Chihuahuas]], winners of the Eastern Division, in a single playoff game, 6–2, to win their second PCL championship.<ref name=2022LC>{{cite web|last=Heneghan|first=Kelsie|url=https://www.milb.com/news/reno-aces-win-2022-pacific-coast-league-championship|title=Hager's Hometown Heroics Vault Aces to Crown|website=Minor League Baseball|date=October 1, 2022|access-date=October 1, 2022}}</ref> Reno faced the [[Durham Bulls]] for the Triple-A championship, but they were defeated, 10–6.<ref name=2022CC>{{Cite web|last=Heneghan|first=Kelsie|url=https://www.milb.com/news/durham-bulls-win-the-triple-a-national-championship|title=Durham Bulls Claim Triple-A Crown Once Again|website=Minor League Baseball|date=October 3, 2022|access-date=October 3, 2022}}</ref>
On April 27, 2023, the Aces defeated the [[Sugar Land Space Cowboys]] by a score of 24–2. The 22-run margin of victory marked the Aces’ largest in a game in team history, and the 24 runs fell one run short of the club record. All nine offensive starts recorded a hit, with [[Dominic Fletcher]], [[Buddy Kennedy]], [[Phillip Evans (baseball)|Phillip Evans]], [[P. J. Higgins]], [[Dominic Canzone]], and [[Jake Hager (baseball)|Jake Hager]] enjoying multi-hit nights.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aces Blast Space Cowboys Into Orbit, Tally 19 Hits in Historic 24-2 Win|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/aces-blast-space-cowboys-into-orbit-tally-19-hits-in-historic-24-2-win/n-5953345|access-date=2023-04-30|website=oursportscentral.com|language=en}}</ref>
==Season-by-season records==
Line 290 ⟶ 289:
| [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]
| <ref name=BR2022/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2023
| PCL
| 88–62
| .587
| {{sort|03.0|3rd}}
| {{sort|01.0|1st}}
| {{sort|00.0|—}}
| {{sort|00.0|—}}
| {{sort|00.0|—}}
| {{sort|00.0|—}}
| [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]
| <ref name=BR2023>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=4ac4afa3|title=2023 Pacific Coast League|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=September 28, 2023|archive-date=September 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928141512/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=4ac4afa3}}</ref>
|- class="sortbottom"
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|'''Totals'''
! —
! 1,053–953
! {{winpct|
! —
! —
Line 310 ⟶ 322:
==Notable alumni==
*[[Trevor Bauer]], pitcher
*[[Corbin Carroll]], outfielder
*[[Patrick Corbin]], pitcher
*[[Adam Eaton (outfielder)|Adam Eaton]], outfielder
| |||