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In baseball, a captain is an honorary title sometimes given to a member of the team to acknowledge his leadership. In the early days of baseball, a captain was a player who was responsible for many of the functions now assumed by managers and coaches, such as preparing lineups, making decisions about strategy, and encouraging teamwork. [1]
Jeter is the longest-tenured captain in franchise history, the 2014 season being his 12th as team captain. Howard W. Rosenberg, a baseball historian, found that the official count of Yankees captains failed to include Clark Griffith, the captain from 1903–1905, and Kid Elberfeld, the captain from 1906–1907, while manager Frank Chance may ...
Jason Varitek in 2009 with the captain insignia on his chest. The Boston Red Sox, a professional baseball franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), has given the title of captain to select players since the team's inaugural season as a member of the American League in 1901 (the team was known as the Boston Americans through the 1907 season).
The Lake County Captains are a Minor League Baseball team in Eastlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, [3] [4] [5] that plays in the Midwest League as the High-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. The Captains joined the Class A Midwest League following the 2009 season in a shuffle caused by the Columbus Catfish 's move to Bowling Green ...
The Shreveport–Bossier Captains were a professional baseball team based in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the United States. [1] Following the 2011 season, the team was sold to new ownership and moved to Laredo, Texas, to continue play as the Laredo Lemurs.
The Shreveport Captains (1971–2000) and Shreveport Swamp Dragons (2001–02) were a professional minor-league baseball team based in Shreveport, Louisiana. [ citation needed ] They were affiliated with the California Angels (1971–72), Milwaukee Brewers (1973–74), Pittsburgh Pirates (1975–78) and San Francisco Giants (1979–2002).
In 1964, Topping and Webb sold the team to CBS, [7] during which time the franchise struggled. Selling the team at a loss, [8] CBS sold the team to a group headed by George Steinbrenner in 1973. [9] While Steinbrenner initially owned less than half of the team, he bought out many of his partners, eventually owning 70% of the team.
The following is a list of people who hold, or have previously held, the title of team president within Major League Baseball. This title should not be confused with "President of Baseball Operations" (or variants thereof, such as "Chief Baseball Officer"), which can be found at Category:Major League Baseball presidents of baseball operations .