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The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League and the Single-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. They are located in Kannapolis, North Carolina, and play their home games at Atrium Health Ballpark. The team was established in 1995 as the Piedmont Phillies.
The Carolina League is a Minor League Baseball league which has operated along the Atlantic Coast of the United States since 1945. Having been classified at various levels throughout its existence, [1]: 23 it operated at Class A-Advanced from 1990 until its demotion to Single-A following Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues.
The 2024 Carolina League season was a Single-A baseball season played between April 5 and September 8. Twelve teams played a 132-game schedule, with two teams in each division qualifying for the post-season.
Each of the 12 teams of Minor League Baseball's Carolina League carry a 30-man active roster. [1] Only these players are eligible to play. Teams may have any number of inactive players on their rosters at a given time who do not count toward active roster limits. Injured players may be placed on the injured list (7-day or 60-day). [2]
Their newest affiliate is the Single-A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers of the Carolina League, which became a White Sox' affiliate in 2001. Geographically, Chicago's closest domestic affiliate is the High-A Winston-Salem Dash of the South Atlantic League , which are approximately 560 miles (900 km) away.
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The stadium is located adjacent to the North Carolina Research Campus and is the centerpiece of a $100 million redevelopment of downtown Kannapolis. [5] The ballpark hosts amateur baseball, community events and concerts in addition to the Cannon Ballers. [6] A ten-year naming rights agreement with Atrium Health was announced on February 5, 2020 ...
He was assigned to the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers of the Single-A Carolina League to begin the 2022 season. [62] In mid-August, he was promoted to the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A Southern League. [63] Over 112 games between the two teams, Kath batted .230 with 13 home runs, 45 RBIs, and 21 doubles. [64]