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|class level = [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] (2015–present) |
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|current league = [[Southern League (1964–present)|Southern League]] (2015–present) |
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|division = South Division |
|division = South Division |
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|majorleague = [[Milwaukee Brewers]] (2015–present) |
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|colors = Gulf blue, sand, coral, black{{sfn|Biloxi Shuckers Media Guide|2019|p=9}}<br/>{{Color box|#0068b3}} {{Color box|#f6d39d}} {{Color box|#e76e7c}} {{Color box|#231f20}} |
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|mascot = [[Biloxi Shuckers#Mascot|Schooner]] |
|mascot = [[Biloxi Shuckers#Mascot|Schooner]] |
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|ballpark = [[ |
|ballpark = [[Keesler Federal Park]] (2015–present) |
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|owner = Shuckers Baseball<ref name=2023sale>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/biloxi/news/biloxi-shuckers-welcome-new-ownership|title=Biloxi Shuckers Welcome New Ownership|website=Biloxi Shuckers|publisher=Minor League Baseball|date=February 7, 2023|access-date=February 7, 2023}}</ref> |
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|owner = Biloxi Baseball{{sfn|Biloxi Shuckers Media Guide|2019|p=2}} |
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|gm = Hunter Reed{{ |
|gm = Hunter Reed<ref name=FrontOffice>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/biloxi/about/front-office|title=Front Office|website=Biloxi Shuckers|publisher=Minor League Baseball|access-date=September 23, 2022}}</ref> |
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|manager = [[ |
|manager = [[Joe Ayrault]] |
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|media = [[MiLB.TV]] and [[WGCM (AM)|WGCM]] 1240 AM |
|media = [[MiLB.TV]] and [[WGCM (AM)|WGCM]] 1240 AM |
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The '''Biloxi Shuckers''' are a [[Minor League Baseball]] team of the [[ |
The '''Biloxi Shuckers''' are a [[Minor League Baseball]] team of the [[Southern League (1964–present)|Southern League]] and the [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] affiliate of the [[Milwaukee Brewers]]. They are located in [[Biloxi, Mississippi]], and are named in reference to the city's [[oyster]] industry and [[seafood]] heritage. The Shuckers play their home games at [[Keesler Federal Park]]. |
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The team began play in 2015 after the Southern League's [[Huntsville Stars]] relocated to Biloxi following the 2014 season. With [[Major League Baseball]]'s restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Shuckers were placed in the Double-A South, which became the Southern League in 2022. |
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Biloxi has played in three [[List of Southern League champions|Southern League championship]] series but has not won a league title. As of the completion of the 2023 season, the Shuckers have played 1,078 regular-season games and compiled a [[win–loss record]] of 570–508. They have a postseason record of 14–12. Combining all 1,104 regular-season and postseason games, Biloxi has an all-time record of 584–520. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===Before Biloxi=== |
===Before Biloxi=== |
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Before the arrival of the Shuckers, the only other [[professional baseball]] team from [[Biloxi, Mississippi]], was the [[Gulfport-Biloxi Sand Crabs]], who played in the [[Class C (baseball)|Class C]] [[Cotton States League]] in 1907.<ref name=BRBiloxi>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Biloxi&state=MS&country=US|title=Biloxi, Mississippi Encyclopedia|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=September 23, 2022}}</ref> The Shuckers came to the city 108 years later by way of [[Nashville, Tennessee]], and [[Huntsville, Alabama]]. In 1978, the [[Nashville Sounds]] began play as an [[expansion team]] of the [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[Southern League (1964–present)|Southern League]].<ref name=100greatest>{{cite web |last1=Weiss |first1=Bill |last2=Wright |first2=Marshall |url=http://www.milb.com/milb/history/top100.jsp?idx=69 |title=69. 1980 Nashville Sounds |website=Minor League Baseball |date=2001 |access-date=May 9, 2017}}</ref> In 1984, Sounds president [[Larry Schmittou]] and other members of the team's ownership group purchased the [[Evansville Triplets]] of the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[American Association (1902–1997)|American Association]] with plans to move the team from [[Evansville, Indiana]], to Nashville for the 1985 season.<ref name=AAAsale>{{cite news|last=Bibb|first=John|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30950801/big_leagues_next_schmittou/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Big Leagues Next: Schmittou|work=The Tennessean|location=Nashville|date=July 12, 1984|page=1-F}}</ref> The Southern League wanted Schmittou to surrender his franchise to the league, but he had plans to relocate the Double-A team instead.<ref name=Woody101-102>{{cite book |last=Woody |first=Larry |date=1996 |title=Schmittou: A Grand Slam in Baseball, Business, and Life |location=Nashville |publisher=Eggmann Publishing Company |isbn=1-886371-33-4|pages=101–102}}</ref> After a move to Evansville was denied, the City of Huntsville agreed to build a new ballpark, [[Joe W. Davis Stadium]], which lured the franchise to town where it began play as the [[Huntsville Stars]] in 1985.<ref name=Woody101-102/> |
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Twenty-nine years later, following several failed attempts to replace Huntsville's aging ballpark, the Stars were sold to Biloxi Baseball, under the leadership of majority owner Ken Young, in January 2014.<ref name=KReichard1-11-2014>{{cite web |last=Reichard |first=Kevin |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/201401116946/minor-league-baseball/news/its-official-huntsville-to-biloxi-in-2015 |title=It's Official: Huntsville Stars Sold, Expected to Move to Biloxi in 2015 |website=Ballpark Digest |date=January 11, 2014 |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> Previous owner Miles Prentice and other shareholders retained a minority stake in the team.<ref name=KReichard1-11-2014/> The franchise remained in Huntsville until the end of the 2014 season while a new ballpark could be constructed in Biloxi.<ref name="hsvt140110">{{cite web |first=Mark |last=McCarter |website=The Huntsville Times |publisher=Advance Publications |title=Southern League Makes it Official: Huntsville Stars' Sale and Move to Biloxi Approved |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2014/01/southern_league_makes_it_offic.html |date=January 10, 2014 |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> |
Twenty-nine years later, following several failed attempts to replace Huntsville's aging ballpark, the Stars were sold to Biloxi Baseball, under the leadership of majority owner Ken Young, in January 2014.<ref name=KReichard1-11-2014>{{cite web |last=Reichard |first=Kevin |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/201401116946/minor-league-baseball/news/its-official-huntsville-to-biloxi-in-2015 |title=It's Official: Huntsville Stars Sold, Expected to Move to Biloxi in 2015 |website=Ballpark Digest |date=January 11, 2014 |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> Previous owner Miles Prentice and other shareholders retained a minority stake in the team.<ref name=KReichard1-11-2014/> The franchise remained in Huntsville until the end of the 2014 season while a new ballpark could be constructed in Biloxi.<ref name="hsvt140110">{{cite web |first=Mark |last=McCarter |website=The Huntsville Times |publisher=Advance Publications |title=Southern League Makes it Official: Huntsville Stars' Sale and Move to Biloxi Approved |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2014/01/southern_league_makes_it_offic.html |date=January 10, 2014 |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> |
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The relocated Biloxi team continued to compete in the Double-A Southern League as an affiliate of the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) team, continuing the relationship between Milwaukee and Huntsville that had been in place since 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-extend-player-development-contracts-with-biloxi-and-brevard-county/c-95104518|title=Brewers Extend Player Development Contracts with Double-A Biloxi and Class-A Brevard County|website=Major League Baseball|date=September 17, 2014|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> The club's new moniker was selected by fans in a name-the-team contest. Among the finalists were "Shrimpers", "Black Jacks", "Beacon", "Mullets", and "Schooners".<ref name=hsvt141124>{{cite web |first=Steve |last=Doyle |website=The Huntsville Times |publisher=Advance Publications |title=Baseball on the Half Shell: Huntsville Stars are Now the Biloxi Shuckers |url=https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2014/11/minor_league_baseball_on_the_h.html|date=November 24, 2014 |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> The chosen name, "Biloxi Shuckers", celebrates the city's heritage as a center for the [[oyster]] and [[seafood]] industries.<ref name=hsvt141124/> Their primary logo utilizes a color palette of gulf blue, sand, coral, and black and features an open oyster with a pair of eyes along with the team name.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2014/11/25/new-for-2015-biloxi-shuckers/ |title=New for 2015: Biloxi Shuckers |website=Ballpark Digest |date=November 25, 2014 |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> |
The relocated Biloxi team continued to compete in the Double-A Southern League as an affiliate of the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) team, continuing the relationship between Milwaukee and Huntsville that had been in place since 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-extend-player-development-contracts-with-biloxi-and-brevard-county/c-95104518|title=Brewers Extend Player Development Contracts with Double-A Biloxi and Class-A Brevard County|website=Major League Baseball|date=September 17, 2014|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> The club's new moniker was selected by fans in a name-the-team contest. Among the finalists were "Shrimpers", "Black Jacks", "Beacon", "Mullets", and "Schooners".<ref name=hsvt141124>{{cite web |first=Steve |last=Doyle |website=The Huntsville Times |publisher=Advance Publications |title=Baseball on the Half Shell: Huntsville Stars are Now the Biloxi Shuckers |url=https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2014/11/minor_league_baseball_on_the_h.html|date=November 24, 2014 |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> The chosen name, "Biloxi Shuckers", celebrates the city's heritage as a center for the [[oyster]] and [[seafood]] industries.<ref name=hsvt141124/> Their primary logo utilizes a color palette of gulf blue, sand, coral, and black and features an open oyster with a pair of eyes along with the team name.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2014/11/25/new-for-2015-biloxi-shuckers/ |title=New for 2015: Biloxi Shuckers |website=Ballpark Digest |date=November 25, 2014 |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> |
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Due to construction delays at Biloxi's 6,000-seat [[MGM Park]] in Biloxi,<ref name=hsvt141007>{{cite web |first=Mark |last=McCarter |website=The Huntsville Times |publisher=Advance Publications |title=5 Things to Know About the (Likely Continuing) Future of Professional Baseball in Huntsville |url=https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2014/10/five_things_to_know_about_the.html |date=October 7, 2014 |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> the Shuckers played the first 54 games of their inaugural 2015 season on the road.<ref name=ESPNroadtrip>{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=David |website=ESPN |title=On the Road Again... |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/13337860/biloxi-shuckers-endless-54-game-road-trip-takes-south |date=August 17, 2015 |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> These included several games originally planned to be held in Biloxi for which the Shuckers were designated the "home" team in their opponents' ballparks.<ref name=ESPNroadtrip/> Fifteen games were played at Joe W. Davis Stadium in Huntsville.<ref name=milb150205>{{cite web |website=Biloxi Shuckers |publisher=Minor League Baseball |title=Shuckers Make Provisional Plans for April, May Schedule |url=https://www.milb.com/biloxi/news/gcs-108470894 |date=February 5, 2015 |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> |
Due to construction delays at Biloxi's 6,000-seat [[MGM Park]] in Biloxi,<ref name=hsvt141007>{{cite web |first=Mark |last=McCarter |website=The Huntsville Times |publisher=Advance Publications |title=5 Things to Know About the (Likely Continuing) Future of Professional Baseball in Huntsville |url=https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2014/10/five_things_to_know_about_the.html |date=October 7, 2014 |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> the Shuckers played the first 54 games of their inaugural 2015 season on the road.<ref name=ESPNroadtrip>{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=David |website=ESPN |title=On the Road Again... |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/13337860/biloxi-shuckers-endless-54-game-road-trip-takes-south |date=August 17, 2015 |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> These included several games originally planned to be held in Biloxi for which the Shuckers were designated the "home" team in their opponents' ballparks.<ref name=ESPNroadtrip/> Fifteen games were played at Joe W. Davis Stadium in Huntsville, but under the Shuckers name, not that of the old Stars.<ref name=milb150205>{{cite web |website=Biloxi Shuckers |publisher=Minor League Baseball |title=Shuckers Make Provisional Plans for April, May Schedule |url=https://www.milb.com/biloxi/news/gcs-108470894 |date=February 5, 2015 |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> |
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[[File:Orlando Arcia (28821124048) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|[[Orlando Arcia]] drove in three [[run (baseball)|runs]] in the Shuckers' first game on April 9, 2015, a 4–0 win.<ref name=firstgamebox>{{cite |
[[File:Orlando Arcia (28821124048) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|[[Orlando Arcia]] drove in three [[run (baseball)|runs]] in the Shuckers' first game on April 9, 2015, a 4–0 win.<ref name=firstgamebox>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64532401/southern-league/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Southern League|work=Pensacola News Journal|location=Pensacola|date=April 10, 2015|page=C3}}</ref>|alt=A man wearing a navy blue baseball jersey and cap with gray pants]] |
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The Shuckers played their first game on April 9, 2015, against the [[Pensacola Blue Wahoos]] at [[Admiral Fetterman Field]] in [[Pensacola, Florida]], which they won, 4–0.<ref name=firstgame>{{cite |
The Shuckers played their first game on April 9, 2015, against the [[Pensacola Blue Wahoos]] at [[Admiral Fetterman Field]] in [[Pensacola, Florida]], which they won, 4–0.<ref name=firstgame>{{cite news|last=Vilona|first=Bill|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64532251/aw-shucks/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Aw, Shucks|work=Pensacola News Journal|location=Pensacola|date=April 10, 2015|page=C1}}</ref> [[Orlando Arcia]] led the scoring with three [[runs batted in]], while the Shuckers' pitching staff held their opponents to three [[hit (baseball)|hits]] and [[strike out|struck out]] nine batters.<ref name=firstgamebox/> The team's MGM Park home opener was played on June 6 versus the [[Mobile BayBears]], a 4–3 victory.{{sfn|Biloxi Shuckers Media Guide|2019|p=113}} Going into extra innings, Nick Shaw [[single (baseball)|singled]] home [[Brent Suter]] from second base in the bottom of the fourteenth inning to secure the win.{{sfn|Biloxi Shuckers Media Guide|2019|p=113}} The inaugural home opener was attended by 5,065 people.{{sfn|Biloxi Shuckers Media Guide|2019|p=99}} |
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The Southern League uses a split-season schedule wherein the division winners from each half qualify for the postseason championship playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/southern/events/playoff-procedures|title=Playoff Procedures|work=Southern League|publisher=Minor League Baseball|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> Biloxi won the First Half South Division title, earning them a berth in the postseason.<ref name=2015SC>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-SOUL/y-2015|title=2015 Southern League Standings|website=Stats Crew|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> In the best-of-five division series, they defeated second-half winners Pensacola, 3–0, to win the South Division title and advance to the championship finals.<ref name=2015SC/> There, they lost to the [[Chattanooga Lookouts]], 3–2, in a series that went the full five games.<ref name=2015SC/> Overall, the Shuckers finished their first season with a league-best 78–59 record.<ref name=2015BR>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=99adef41|title=2015 Southern League|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> [[Jorge López (baseball)|Jorge López]] won the [[Southern League Most Outstanding Pitcher Award]] with a league-leading 1.10 [[Walks plus hits per inning pitched|WHIP]] and a .205 [[Batting average against|opponents' batting average]] while tying for the lead with 12 [[Win (baseball)|wins]].<ref name=2015awards>{{cite web|last=Rockwell|first=Curtis|url=https://www.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/09/biloxi_suckers_manager_pitcher.html|title=Biloxi Shuckers Manager, Pitcher Honored by Southern League|website=Gulf Live|publisher=Advance Local Media|date=September 4, 2015|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> [[Manager (baseball)|Manager]] [[Carlos Subero]] was selected as the [[Southern League Manager of the Year]].<ref name=2015awards/> |
The Southern League uses a split-season schedule wherein the division winners from each half qualify for the postseason championship playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/southern/events/playoff-procedures|title=Playoff Procedures|work=Southern League|publisher=Minor League Baseball|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> Biloxi won the First Half South Division title, earning them a berth in the postseason.<ref name=2015SC>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-SOUL/y-2015|title=2015 Southern League Standings|website=Stats Crew|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> In the best-of-five division series, they defeated second-half winners Pensacola, 3–0, to win the South Division title and advance to the championship finals.<ref name=2015SC/> There, they lost to the [[Chattanooga Lookouts]], 3–2, in a series that went the full five games.<ref name=2015SC/> Overall, the Shuckers finished their first season with a league-best 78–59 record.<ref name=2015BR>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=99adef41|title=2015 Southern League|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> [[Jorge López (baseball)|Jorge López]] won the [[Southern League Most Outstanding Pitcher Award]] with a league-leading 1.10 [[Walks plus hits per inning pitched|WHIP]] and a .205 [[Batting average against|opponents' batting average]] while tying for the lead with 12 [[Win (baseball)|wins]].<ref name=2015awards>{{cite web|last=Rockwell|first=Curtis|url=https://www.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/09/biloxi_suckers_manager_pitcher.html|title=Biloxi Shuckers Manager, Pitcher Honored by Southern League|website=Gulf Live|publisher=Advance Local Media|date=September 4, 2015|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> [[Manager (baseball)|Manager]] [[Carlos Subero]] was selected as the [[Southern League Manager of the Year]].<ref name=2015awards/> |
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Shuckers pitchers threw the first [[no-hitter]] in franchise history on August 14, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Maun|first=Tyler|url=https://www.milb.com/southern/news/four-milwaukee-brewers-hurlers-spin-biloxi-shuckers-first-no-hitter-248518642|title=Four Shuckers Spin Team's First No-Hitter|website=Southern League|publisher=Minor League Baseball|date=August 15, 2017|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> [[Hiram Burgos]] (2 [[Innings pitched|IP]]), Forrest Snow (3 IP), [[Nick Ramirez]] (1 IP), and Jorge López (1 IP) combined for the effort in the second game of a seven-inning [[doubleheader (baseball)|doubleheader]] against the [[Tennessee Smokies]] at MGM Park, a 1–0 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2017_08_14_tenaax_blxaax_2&t=g_box&sid=milb|title=Tennessee vs. Biloxi - August 14, 2017|website=Minor League Baseball|date=August 14, 2017|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> The team missed the postseason with a 71–66 campaign.<ref name=2017BR>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=c83475da|title=2017 Southern League|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> |
Shuckers pitchers threw the first [[no-hitter]] in franchise history on August 14, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Maun|first=Tyler|url=https://www.milb.com/southern/news/four-milwaukee-brewers-hurlers-spin-biloxi-shuckers-first-no-hitter-248518642|title=Four Shuckers Spin Team's First No-Hitter|website=Southern League|publisher=Minor League Baseball|date=August 15, 2017|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> [[Hiram Burgos]] (2 [[Innings pitched|IP]]), Forrest Snow (3 IP), [[Nick Ramirez]] (1 IP), and Jorge López (1 IP) combined for the effort in the second game of a seven-inning [[doubleheader (baseball)|doubleheader]] against the [[Tennessee Smokies]] at MGM Park, a 1–0 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2017_08_14_tenaax_blxaax_2&t=g_box&sid=milb|title=Tennessee vs. Biloxi - August 14, 2017|website=Minor League Baseball|date=August 14, 2017|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> The team missed the postseason with a 71–66 campaign.<ref name=2017BR>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=c83475da|title=2017 Southern League|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> |
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Biloxi won both the First and Second Half South Division titles in 2018 on the way to a league-best 81–59 record.<ref name=2018SC>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-SOUL/y-2018|title=2018 Southern League Standings|website=Stats Crew|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> They beat Pensacola, 3–1, to win the South Division title before being defeated in the finals by the [[Jackson Generals]], 3–1.<ref name=2018SC/> Though the team was denied their first league championship, they swept the major Southern League awards that season, winning all three.<ref name=2018MVP>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/corey-ray-wins-2018-southern-league-most-valuable-player-award-292448908|title=Corey Ray Wins 2018 Southern League Most Valuable Player Award|website=Minor League Baseball|date=August 29, 2018|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> [[Southern League Most Valuable Player]] [[Corey Ray]] led the league in [[home run]]s (27), [[stolen base]]s (35), and [[Double (baseball)|doubles]] (32) at the time of his selection.<ref name=2018MVP/> |
Biloxi won both the First and Second Half South Division titles in 2018 on the way to a league-best 81–59 record.<ref name=2018SC>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-SOUL/y-2018|title=2018 Southern League Standings|website=Stats Crew|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> They beat Pensacola, 3–1, to win the South Division title before being defeated in the finals by the [[Jackson Generals]], 3–1.<ref name=2018SC/> Though the team was denied their first league championship, they swept the major Southern League awards that season, winning all three.<ref name=2018MVP>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/corey-ray-wins-2018-southern-league-most-valuable-player-award-292448908|title=Corey Ray Wins 2018 Southern League Most Valuable Player Award|website=Minor League Baseball|date=August 29, 2018|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> [[Southern League Most Valuable Player]] [[Corey Ray]] led the league in [[home run]]s (27), [[stolen base]]s (35), and [[Double (baseball)|doubles]] (32) at the time of his selection.<ref name=2018MVP/> Zack Brown won the Most Outstanding Pitcher Award after leading the circuit with a 2.48 [[earned run average]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/zack-brown-wins-2018-southern-league-most-outstanding-pitcher-292450104|title=Zack Brown Wins 2018 Southern League Most Outstanding Pitcher|website=Minor League Baseball|date=August 29, 2018|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> Third-year manager Mike Guerrero rounded out the honors, winning Manager of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/biloxi/news/mike-guerrero-named-southern-league-manager-of-the-year-292453372|title=Mike Guerrero Named Southern League Manager of the Year|website=Minor League Baseball|date=August 29, 2018|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> |
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The Shuckers hosted the [[Southern League All-Star Game]] at MGM Park on June 18, 2019. The North Division All-Stars defeated the South Division All-Stars, 7–3, with 4,209 people on hand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/gameday/sou-north-all-stars-vs-sou-south-all-stars/2019/06/18/583122#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=583122|title=SOU North All-Stars vs. SOU South All-Stars Box Score - 06/18/19|website=Minor League Baseball|date=June 18, 2019|access-date=April 19, 2020}}</ref> [[Luis Robert]] of the [[Birmingham Barons]] was selected as the game's Most Valuable Player.<ref name=2019ASGstory>{{Cite web|last=Vilona|first=Bill|url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/chicago-white-sox-prospect-luis-robert-earns-southern-league-all-star--308251376|title=Robert Puts on Show at All-Star Game|website=Minor League Baseball|date=June 18, 2019|access-date=April 19, 2020}}</ref> Jeffrey Baez of the Jackson Generals won the previous day's Home Run Derby.<ref name=2019ASGstory/> |
The Shuckers hosted the [[Southern League All-Star Game]] at MGM Park on June 18, 2019. The North Division All-Stars defeated the South Division All-Stars, 7–3, with 4,209 people on hand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/gameday/sou-north-all-stars-vs-sou-south-all-stars/2019/06/18/583122#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=583122|title=SOU North All-Stars vs. SOU South All-Stars Box Score - 06/18/19|website=Minor League Baseball|date=June 18, 2019|access-date=April 19, 2020}}</ref> [[Luis Robert]] of the [[Birmingham Barons]] was selected as the game's Most Valuable Player.<ref name=2019ASGstory>{{Cite web|last=Vilona|first=Bill|url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/chicago-white-sox-prospect-luis-robert-earns-southern-league-all-star--308251376|title=Robert Puts on Show at All-Star Game|website=Minor League Baseball|date=June 18, 2019|access-date=April 19, 2020}}</ref> Jeffrey Baez of the Jackson Generals won the previous day's Home Run Derby.<ref name=2019ASGstory/> |
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Like the previous season, Guerrero led the 2019 Shuckers to win both halves of the season with an overall record of 82–57, second overall in the league.<ref name=2019SC>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-SOUL/y-2019|title=2019 Southern League Standings|website=Stats Crew|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> They bested Pensacola, 3–2, for the South Division title, but they were again defeated by Jackson in the finals, 3–2.<ref name=2019SC/> |
Like the previous season, Guerrero led the 2019 Shuckers to win both halves of the season with an overall record of 82–57, second overall in the league.<ref name=2019SC>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-SOUL/y-2019|title=2019 Southern League Standings|website=Stats Crew|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> They bested Pensacola, 3–2, for the South Division title, but they were again defeated by Jackson in the finals, 3–2.<ref name=2019SC/> Trey Supak, who led the Southern League with 11 wins, a 0.87 WHIP, and a .192 opponents' batting average at the time of his July 26 promotion to the Triple-A [[San Antonio Missions]], was selected as the league's Most Outstanding Pitcher.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/biloxi/news/trey-supak-named-southern-league-s-most-outstanding-pitcher-310372616|title=Trey Supak Named Southern League's Most Outstanding Pitcher|website=Minor League Baseball|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> |
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The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] before being cancelled on June 30.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Message From Pat O'Conner|url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/message-from-minor-league-baseball-president-ceo-pat-o-conner-313052288|website=Minor League Baseball|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref name=2020can>{{cite news |title=2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved|url=https://www.milb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-shelved|website=Minor League Baseball|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref> |
The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] before being cancelled on June 30.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Message From Pat O'Conner|url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/message-from-minor-league-baseball-president-ceo-pat-o-conner-313052288|website=Minor League Baseball|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref name=2020can>{{cite news |title=2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved|url=https://www.milb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-shelved|website=Minor League Baseball|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref> Following the 2020 season, Major League Baseball assumed control of Minor League Baseball in a move to increase player salaries, modernize facility standards, and reduce travel. As a result, the Southern League disbanded and the Shuckers were placed in the [[Double-A South]].<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> Biloxi's 2021 opener in the new league, scheduled for May 4 on the road versus the Birmingham Barons at [[Regions Field]], was postponed due to inclement weather.<ref>{{cite web|last=Greene|first=Garrett|url=https://www.milb.com/biloxi/news/opening-night-in-birmingham-postponed|title=Trash Pandas Season Opener Rained Out|website=Biloxi Shuckers|publisher=Minor League Baseball|date=May 4, 2021|access-date=May 5, 2021}}</ref> The game was made up the next evening as part of a doubleheader, both games of which the Shuckers lost, 6–1 and 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/gameday/shuckers-vs-barons/2021/05/05/645094#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=645094|title=Shuckers vs. Barons Box Score 05/05/21|website=Minor League Baseball|date=May 5, 2021|access-date=May 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/gameday/shuckers-vs-barons/2021/05/05/645089#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=645089|title=Shuckers vs. Barons Box Score 05/04/21|website=Minor League Baseball|date=May 5, 2021|access-date=May 6, 2021}}</ref> On May 15, pitchers [[Ethan Small]] (5 IP), Zach Vennaro (1 IP), [[Nathan Kirby]] (2 IP), and Matt Hardy (1 IP) tossed a combined no-hitter against the [[Mississippi Braves]] in a 1–0 win at MGM Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/gameday/braves-vs-shuckers/2021/05/15/645174|title=Braves vs. Shuckers Box Score 05/15/21|website=Minor League Baseball|date=May 15, 2021|access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref> They ended the season in fourth place in the Southern Division at 45–69.<ref name=BR2021>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=b18dd63f|title=2021 Double-A South|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=September 20, 2021}}</ref> |
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In 2022, the Double-A South became known as the Southern League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.<ref name=SLrename>{{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> The Shuckers finished the first half of the season in second place, two-and-a-half games behind the division winner.<ref name=2022halfs>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/standings/southern/2022?standingsType=overall|title=Southern League Standings|website=Minor League Baseball|access-date=September 19, 2022}}</ref> They placed further back in the second half, and posted an overall record of 67–68.<ref name=2022BR>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=e85cdc98|title=2022 Southern League|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=September 19, 2022}}</ref> [[Catcher]] [[Jakson Reetz]] was chosen for the Southern League MVP Award.<ref name=2022awards>{{cite web|last=Terranova|first=Rob|url=https://www.milb.com/news/double-a-all-stars-mvp-top-prospect-2022|title=Double-A Award Winners and All-Stars|website=Minor League Baseball|date=November 8, 2022|access-date=November 8, 2022}}</ref> |
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In February 2023, Ken Young, the managing partner of Biloxi Baseball, sold the franchise to Shuckers Baseball, which is owned and operated by John Tracy.<ref name=2023sale/> The team did not win either half of the 2023 season and had a composite record of 74–63.<ref name=2023halfs>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/standings/southern/2023|title=Southern League Standings|website=Minor League Baseball|access-date=September 18, 2023}}</ref> Carlos Rodriguez was selected for the 2023 SL Pitcher of the Year Award.<ref>{{cite web|last=Trezza|first=Joe|url=https://www.milb.com/news/double-a-all-stars-and-award-winners-for-2023|title=The 2023 Double-A All-Stars and Award Winners|website=Minor League Baseball|access-date=September 26, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926201452/https://www.milb.com/news/double-a-all-stars-and-award-winners-for-2023|archive-date=September 26, 2023}}</ref> As of the completion of the 2023 season, the Shuckers have played 1,078 regular-season games and compiled a [[win–loss record]] of 570–508. They have a postseason record of 14–12. Combining all 1,104 regular-season and postseason games, Biloxi has an all-time record of 584–520. |
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The Shuckers' MGM Park became known as Keesler Federal Park in 2024 in a corprorate naming rights agreement with [[Keesler Federal Credit Union]].<ref>{{citation|title=It's Official: Biloxi Ballpark Gets New Name|url=https://www.wlox.com/2024/04/29/its-official-biloxi-ballpark-gets-new-name/|website=WLOX|date=April 29, 2024|accessdate=May 19, 2024}}</ref> |
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| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/biloxi/news/2020-season-cancelled-x2793|title=2020 Minor League Baseball Season Cancelled|work=Biloxi Shuckers|publisher=Minor League Baseball|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> |
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| .395 |
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All home and road games are broadcast on [[WGCM (AM)|WGCM]] AM |
All home and road games are broadcast on [[WGCM (AM)|WGCM]] AM 1240 (100.9 FM) and across the Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network.{{sfn|Biloxi Shuckers Media Guide|2019|p=38}} Live audio broadcasts are also available online through the team's website and the MiLB First Pitch and [[TuneIn]] radio apps.{{sfn|Biloxi Shuckers Media Guide|2019|p=38}} All home and road games can be viewed through the [[MiLB.TV]] subscription feature of the official website of Minor League Baseball, with audio provided by a radio simulcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/live-stream-games/subscribe |title=MiLB.tv |website=Minor League Baseball |access-date=September 23, 2022}}</ref> Javik Blake has been the primary [[Sports commentator|play-by-play broadcaster]] since 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/biloxi/news/shuckers-announce-javik-blake-as-new-broadcaster |title=Shuckers Announce Javik Blake as New Broadcaster |website=Biloxi Shuckers |publisher=Minor League Baseball |date=March 30, 2023 |access-date=March 30, 2023}}</ref> |
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== Mascot == |
== Mascot == |
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[[File:Biloxi Shuckers Schooner.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|Schooner, the team mascot|alt=A person wearing a gray and white anthropomorphized seagull costume dressed in a light blue baseball jersey with a white "B" on the right chest on a baseball field.]] |
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The Shuckers' [[mascot]] is an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] [[seagull]] named Schooner. He is gray with a white neck and has blue feathers around his eyes and a yellow beak and legs. Schooner wears the same blue jerseys as the team with the number one and blue and white sneakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wxxv25.com/2016/04/04/shuckers-debut-new-mascot/|title=Shuckers Debut New Mascot|website=WXXV 25|date=April 4, 2016|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> He made his debut on April 2, 2016, during an exhibition game against the Milwaukee Brewers prior to the Shuckers' first full season at MGM Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-170065770 |title=Shuckers to Unveil New Mascot Tomorrow! |website=Biloxi Shuckers |publisher=Minor League Baseball |date=April 1, 2016 |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> |
The Shuckers' [[mascot]] is an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] [[seagull]] named Schooner. He is gray with a white neck and has blue feathers around his eyes and a yellow beak and legs. Schooner wears the same blue jerseys as the team with the number one and blue and white sneakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wxxv25.com/2016/04/04/shuckers-debut-new-mascot/|title=Shuckers Debut New Mascot|website=WXXV 25|date=April 4, 2016|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> He made his debut on April 2, 2016, during an exhibition game against the Milwaukee Brewers prior to the Shuckers' first full season at MGM Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-170065770 |title=Shuckers to Unveil New Mascot Tomorrow! |website=Biloxi Shuckers |publisher=Minor League Baseball |date=April 1, 2016 |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> |
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Six players, two managers, and one executives have won Southern League awards in recognition for their performance with the Shuckers. |
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[[File:Corey Ray (51010448418) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|alt=A man in an olive drab baseball jersey and white pants|[[Corey Ray]] won the 2018 [[Southern League Most Valuable Player Award]].]] |
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|2023||<ref name=2023awards>{{cite web|last=Trezza|first=Joe|url=https://www.milb.com/news/double-a-all-stars-and-award-winners-for-2023|title=The 2023 Double-A All-Stars and Award Winners|website=Minor League Baseball|access-date=September 26, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926201452/https://www.milb.com/news/double-a-all-stars-and-award-winners-for-2023|archive-date=September 26, 2023}}</ref> |
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Class | Double-A (2015–present) | ||||
League | Southern League (2015–present) | ||||
Division | South Division | ||||
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Team | Milwaukee Brewers (2015–present) | ||||
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Division titles (3) |
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Team data | |||||
Name | Biloxi Shuckers (2015–present) | ||||
Colors | Gulf blue, sand, coral, black[1] | ||||
Mascot | Schooner | ||||
Ballpark | Keesler Federal Park (2015–present) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Shuckers Baseball[2] | ||||
General manager | Hunter Reed[3] | ||||
Manager | Joe Ayrault | ||||
Media | MiLB.TV and WGCM 1240 AM |
The Biloxi Shuckers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Biloxi, Mississippi, and are named in reference to the city's oyster industry and seafood heritage. The Shuckers play their home games at Keesler Federal Park.
The team began play in 2015 after the Southern League's Huntsville Stars relocated to Biloxi following the 2014 season. With Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Shuckers were placed in the Double-A South, which became the Southern League in 2022.
Biloxi has played in three Southern League championship series but has not won a league title. As of the completion of the 2023 season, the Shuckers have played 1,078 regular-season games and compiled a win–loss record of 570–508. They have a postseason record of 14–12. Combining all 1,104 regular-season and postseason games, Biloxi has an all-time record of 584–520.
History
Before Biloxi
Before the arrival of the Shuckers, the only other professional baseball team from Biloxi, Mississippi, was the Gulfport-Biloxi Sand Crabs, who played in the Class C Cotton States League in 1907.[4] The Shuckers came to the city 108 years later by way of Nashville, Tennessee, and Huntsville, Alabama. In 1978, the Nashville Sounds began play as an expansion team of the Double-A Southern League.[5] In 1984, Sounds president Larry Schmittou and other members of the team's ownership group purchased the Evansville Triplets of the Triple-A American Association with plans to move the team from Evansville, Indiana, to Nashville for the 1985 season.[6] The Southern League wanted Schmittou to surrender his franchise to the league, but he had plans to relocate the Double-A team instead.[7] After a move to Evansville was denied, the City of Huntsville agreed to build a new ballpark, Joe W. Davis Stadium, which lured the franchise to town where it began play as the Huntsville Stars in 1985.[7]
Twenty-nine years later, following several failed attempts to replace Huntsville's aging ballpark, the Stars were sold to Biloxi Baseball, under the leadership of majority owner Ken Young, in January 2014.[8] Previous owner Miles Prentice and other shareholders retained a minority stake in the team.[8] The franchise remained in Huntsville until the end of the 2014 season while a new ballpark could be constructed in Biloxi.[9]
Milwaukee Brewers (2015–present)
The relocated Biloxi team continued to compete in the Double-A Southern League as an affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball (MLB) team, continuing the relationship between Milwaukee and Huntsville that had been in place since 1999.[10] The club's new moniker was selected by fans in a name-the-team contest. Among the finalists were "Shrimpers", "Black Jacks", "Beacon", "Mullets", and "Schooners".[11] The chosen name, "Biloxi Shuckers", celebrates the city's heritage as a center for the oyster and seafood industries.[11] Their primary logo utilizes a color palette of gulf blue, sand, coral, and black and features an open oyster with a pair of eyes along with the team name.[12]
Due to construction delays at Biloxi's 6,000-seat MGM Park in Biloxi,[13] the Shuckers played the first 54 games of their inaugural 2015 season on the road.[14] These included several games originally planned to be held in Biloxi for which the Shuckers were designated the "home" team in their opponents' ballparks.[14] Fifteen games were played at Joe W. Davis Stadium in Huntsville, but under the Shuckers name, not that of the old Stars.[15]
![A man wearing a navy blue baseball jersey and cap with gray pants](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Orlando_Arcia_%2828821124048%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Orlando_Arcia_%2828821124048%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)
The Shuckers played their first game on April 9, 2015, against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos at Admiral Fetterman Field in Pensacola, Florida, which they won, 4–0.[17] Orlando Arcia led the scoring with three runs batted in, while the Shuckers' pitching staff held their opponents to three hits and struck out nine batters.[16] The team's MGM Park home opener was played on June 6 versus the Mobile BayBears, a 4–3 victory.[18] Going into extra innings, Nick Shaw singled home Brent Suter from second base in the bottom of the fourteenth inning to secure the win.[18] The inaugural home opener was attended by 5,065 people.[19]
The Southern League uses a split-season schedule wherein the division winners from each half qualify for the postseason championship playoffs.[20] Biloxi won the First Half South Division title, earning them a berth in the postseason.[21] In the best-of-five division series, they defeated second-half winners Pensacola, 3–0, to win the South Division title and advance to the championship finals.[21] There, they lost to the Chattanooga Lookouts, 3–2, in a series that went the full five games.[21] Overall, the Shuckers finished their first season with a league-best 78–59 record.[22] Jorge López won the Southern League Most Outstanding Pitcher Award with a league-leading 1.10 WHIP and a .205 opponents' batting average while tying for the lead with 12 wins.[23] Manager Carlos Subero was selected as the Southern League Manager of the Year.[23]
On April 2, 2016, the Shuckers hosted an exhibition game against the Milwaukee Brewers, a 7–4 loss attended by 5,152 people.[24] Brewers appearing in the game included Ryan Braun, Domingo Santana, Jonathan Villar, Martín Maldonado, and Chase Anderson.[24] This was the first time a major league team played in Biloxi since the 1938 Philadelphia Phillies held spring training at Biloxi Stadium.[25][26] Under manager Mike Guerrero,[27] the 2016 Shuckers finished with a 72–67 record but did not win either half of the season.[28]
Shuckers pitchers threw the first no-hitter in franchise history on August 14, 2017.[29] Hiram Burgos (2 IP), Forrest Snow (3 IP), Nick Ramirez (1 IP), and Jorge López (1 IP) combined for the effort in the second game of a seven-inning doubleheader against the Tennessee Smokies at MGM Park, a 1–0 win.[30] The team missed the postseason with a 71–66 campaign.[31]
Biloxi won both the First and Second Half South Division titles in 2018 on the way to a league-best 81–59 record.[32] They beat Pensacola, 3–1, to win the South Division title before being defeated in the finals by the Jackson Generals, 3–1.[32] Though the team was denied their first league championship, they swept the major Southern League awards that season, winning all three.[33] Southern League Most Valuable Player Corey Ray led the league in home runs (27), stolen bases (35), and doubles (32) at the time of his selection.[33] Zack Brown won the Most Outstanding Pitcher Award after leading the circuit with a 2.48 earned run average.[34] Third-year manager Mike Guerrero rounded out the honors, winning Manager of the Year.[35]
The Shuckers hosted the Southern League All-Star Game at MGM Park on June 18, 2019. The North Division All-Stars defeated the South Division All-Stars, 7–3, with 4,209 people on hand.[36] Luis Robert of the Birmingham Barons was selected as the game's Most Valuable Player.[37] Jeffrey Baez of the Jackson Generals won the previous day's Home Run Derby.[37]
Like the previous season, Guerrero led the 2019 Shuckers to win both halves of the season with an overall record of 82–57, second overall in the league.[38] They bested Pensacola, 3–2, for the South Division title, but they were again defeated by Jackson in the finals, 3–2.[38] Trey Supak, who led the Southern League with 11 wins, a 0.87 WHIP, and a .192 opponents' batting average at the time of his July 26 promotion to the Triple-A San Antonio Missions, was selected as the league's Most Outstanding Pitcher.[39]
The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being cancelled on June 30.[40][41] Following the 2020 season, Major League Baseball assumed control of Minor League Baseball in a move to increase player salaries, modernize facility standards, and reduce travel. As a result, the Southern League disbanded and the Shuckers were placed in the Double-A South.[42] Biloxi's 2021 opener in the new league, scheduled for May 4 on the road versus the Birmingham Barons at Regions Field, was postponed due to inclement weather.[43] The game was made up the next evening as part of a doubleheader, both games of which the Shuckers lost, 6–1 and 2–1.[44][45] On May 15, pitchers Ethan Small (5 IP), Zach Vennaro (1 IP), Nathan Kirby (2 IP), and Matt Hardy (1 IP) tossed a combined no-hitter against the Mississippi Braves in a 1–0 win at MGM Park.[46] They ended the season in fourth place in the Southern Division at 45–69.[47]
In 2022, the Double-A South became known as the Southern League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.[48] The Shuckers finished the first half of the season in second place, two-and-a-half games behind the division winner.[49] They placed further back in the second half, and posted an overall record of 67–68.[50] Catcher Jakson Reetz was chosen for the Southern League MVP Award.[51]
In February 2023, Ken Young, the managing partner of Biloxi Baseball, sold the franchise to Shuckers Baseball, which is owned and operated by John Tracy.[2] The team did not win either half of the 2023 season and had a composite record of 74–63.[52] Carlos Rodriguez was selected for the 2023 SL Pitcher of the Year Award.[53] As of the completion of the 2023 season, the Shuckers have played 1,078 regular-season games and compiled a win–loss record of 570–508. They have a postseason record of 14–12. Combining all 1,104 regular-season and postseason games, Biloxi has an all-time record of 584–520.
The Shuckers' MGM Park became known as Keesler Federal Park in 2024 in a corprorate naming rights agreement with Keesler Federal Credit Union.[54]
Season-by-season records
League | The team's final position in the league standings |
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Division | The team's final position in the divisional standings |
GB | Games behind the team that finished in first place in the division that season |
† | League champions (2015–present) |
* | Division champions (2015–present) |
^ | Postseason berth (2015–present) |
Season | League | Regular-season | Postseason | MLB affiliate | Ref. | ||||||
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Record | Win % | League | Division | GB | Record | Win % | Result | ||||
2015 ^ * |
SL | 78–59 | .569 | 1st | 1st | — | 5–3 | .625 | Won First Half South Division title Won South Division title vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 3–0 Lost SL championship vs. Chattanooga Lookouts, 3–2[21] |
Milwaukee Brewers | [22] |
2016 | SL | 72–67 | .518 | 6th | 3rd | 8+1⁄2 | — | — | — | Milwaukee Brewers | [28] |
2017 | SL | 71–66 | .518 | 4th | 2nd | 1+1⁄2 | — | — | — | Milwaukee Brewers | [31] |
2018 ^ * |
SL | 81–59 | .579 | 1st | 1st | — | 4–4 | .500 | Won First and Second Half South Division titles Won South Division title vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 3–1 Lost SL championship vs. Jackson Generals, 3–1[32] |
Milwaukee Brewers | [55] |
2019 ^ * |
SL | 82–57 | .590 | 2nd | 1st | — | 5–5 | .500 | Won First and Second Half South Division titles Won South Division title vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 3–2 Lost SL championship vs. Jackson Generals, 3–2[38] |
Milwaukee Brewers | [56] |
2020 | Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)[41] | Milwaukee Brewers | [57] | ||||||||
2021 | AAS | 45–69 | .395 | 8th | 4th | 23+1⁄2 | — | — | — | Milwaukee Brewers | [47] |
2022 | SL | 67–68 | .496 | 5th | 3rd | 5 | — | — | — | Milwaukee Brewers | [50] |
2023 | SL | 74–63 | .540 | 4th | 3rd | 5 | — | — | — | Milwaukee Brewers | [58] |
Totals | — | 570–508 | .529 | — | — | — | 14–12 | .538 | — | — | — |
Radio and television
All home and road games are broadcast on WGCM AM 1240 (100.9 FM) and across the Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network.[59] Live audio broadcasts are also available online through the team's website and the MiLB First Pitch and TuneIn radio apps.[59] All home and road games can be viewed through the MiLB.TV subscription feature of the official website of Minor League Baseball, with audio provided by a radio simulcast.[60] Javik Blake has been the primary play-by-play broadcaster since 2023.[61]
Mascot
![A person wearing a gray and white anthropomorphized seagull costume dressed in a light blue baseball jersey with a white "B" on the right chest on a baseball field.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Biloxi_Shuckers_Schooner.jpg/200px-Biloxi_Shuckers_Schooner.jpg)
The Shuckers' mascot is an anthropomorphic seagull named Schooner. He is gray with a white neck and has blue feathers around his eyes and a yellow beak and legs. Schooner wears the same blue jerseys as the team with the number one and blue and white sneakers.[62] He made his debut on April 2, 2016, during an exhibition game against the Milwaukee Brewers prior to the Shuckers' first full season at MGM Park.[63]
Roster
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Achievements
Awards
Six players, two managers, and one executives have won Southern League awards in recognition for their performance with the Shuckers.
![A man in an olive drab baseball jersey and white pants](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Corey_Ray_%2851010448418%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Corey_Ray_%2851010448418%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Award | Recipient | Season | Ref. |
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Most Valuable Player | Corey Ray | 2018 | [64] |
Most Valuable Player | Jakson Reetz | 2022 | [51] |
Most Outstanding Pitcher | Jorge López | 2015 | [64] |
Most Outstanding Pitcher | Zack Brown | 2018 | [64] |
Most Outstanding Pitcher | Trey Supak | 2019 | [64] |
Pitcher of the Year | Carlos Rodriguez | 2023 | [65] |
Manager of the Year | Carlos Subero | 2015 | [64] |
Manager of the Year | Mike Guerrero | 2018 | [64] |
Woman of Excellence | Kelsey Thompson | 2019 | [64] |
Postseason All-Stars
Thirteen players have been named to the Southern League Postseason All-Star Team. Nate Griep is the only Shucker to be selected twice.
Season | Player | Position | Ref. |
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2015 | Orlando Arcia | Shortstop | [66] |
2015 | Jorge López | Right-handed pitcher | [66] |
2017 | Johnny Davis | Best hustler | [66] |
2018 | Zack Brown | Right-handed pitcher | [66] |
2018 | Nate Griep | Relief pitcher | [66] |
2018 | Corey Ray | Outfielder | [66] |
2019 | Nate Griep | Relief pitcher | [66] |
2019 | Patrick Leonard | First baseman | [66] |
2019 | Trey Supak | Right-handed pitcher | [66] |
2022 | Jakson Reetz | Catcher | [51] |
2023 | Tyler Black | Utility player | [65] |
2023 | Jackson Chourio | Outfielder | [65] |
2023 | Jeferson Quero | Catcher | [65] |
2023 | Carlos Rodriguez | Starting pitcher | [65] |
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