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Nashville, Tennessee, has hosted Minor League Baseball (MiLB) teams since the late 19th century but has never been home to a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. The city's professional baseball history dates back to 1884 with the formation of the Nashville Americans, who were charter members of the original Southern League in 1885 and played ...
The city's professional baseball history dates back to 1896 with the formation of the Knoxville Indians who played two seasons in the Southeastern League. [6] They were followed by the Knoxville Reds (1902–1905). In 1904, the Reds won the city's first professional championship in the Tennessee–Alabama League. [6]
Pages in category "Baseball players from Nashville, Tennessee" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Baseball players from Nashville, Tennessee (75 P) Pages in category "Baseball players from Tennessee" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 273 total.
The Sounds' original "Slugger" logo, used from 1978 to 1998 The Nashville Sounds Minor League Baseball team was established in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1978, after Larry Schmittou and a group of investors purchased the rights to operate an expansion franchise of the Double-A Southern League. The Sounds played their home games at Herschel Greer Stadium from its opening in 1978 until the end of ...
Lonas Edgar Bailey, Jr. (April 15, 1931 – March 23, 2007) was an American professional baseball player and later served on the Knoxville, Tennessee city council. [1] [2] He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1953 through 1966. [1] A six-time All-Star, Bailey was one of the top catchers in the National League in the late 1950s ...
Kathleen Malach (1926–2011), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player; Billy Meyer (1893–1957), Major League Baseball player and manager; Robert Neyland (1892–1962), University of Tennessee football coach; Kevin O'Connell (b. 1985), NFL player; Rafaello Oliveira (b. 1982), mixed martial artist and Ultimate Fighting ...
Two Outlaws also played in Major League Baseball during their careers. Shae Simmons, who played for Nashville in 2011, played for the Atlanta Braves in 2014 and 2016 and the Seattle Mariners in 2017. [11] [12] Bruce Maxwell, of the 2011 Outlaws, played for the Oakland Athletics from 2016 to 2018.