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Elly De La Cruz with the Dayton Dragons in 2022. The Dragons have led the Midwest League and all of Single A baseball in total season attendance in each of their 23 season, and the #1 for under Triple - A level Ball for the last 17 seasons. In 2000, Dragons President Robert Murphy received the Midwest League Executive of the Year Award.
Dayton was without minor league baseball until the 1928 Dayton Aviators resumed play. The Aviators were a member of the reformed Central League from 1928 to 1930. [70] Today, Dayton still hosts minor league baseball. The Dayton Dragons, play as a member of the Class A level Midwest League. [71] The franchise began Midwest League play in 2000. [72]
Geographically, Cincinnati's closest domestic affiliate is the High-A Dayton Dragons of the Midwest League, which are approximately 49 miles (79 km) away. Cincinnati's furthest domestic affiliate is the Arizona Complex League Reds of the Rookie Arizona Complex League , which are some 1,595 miles (2,567 km) away.
The Dayton Dragons' series of 815 consecutive sellouts surpassed the Portland Trail Blazers for the longest sellout streak across all professional sports in the U.S. [15] [16] Highest single-season attendance: 593,633 (2004, a Midwest League Record) [17] The facility has 7,320 stadium-style seats. [18]
A Class A league for most of its history, the league was promoted to High-A as part of Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues. The Midwest League began as the Illinois State League (1947–1948) and then became the Mississippi–Ohio Valley League (1949–1955). In 1956, the Mississippi–Ohio Valley League was renamed ...
Stewart made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League Reds with whom he batted .295 over eight games. [8] He was assigned to the Daytona Tortugas to open the 2023 season. [9] In early August, he was promoted to the Dayton Dragons. [10] Over 117 games between the two teams, Stewart batted .275 with 12 home runs and 71 RBIs. [11]
The Aviators continued play in the 1929 Central League, placing third in the final standings of the six-team league. [10] The Dayton Aviators had an overall record of 68-69 and finished 11.5 games behind the first place Canton Terries in the final standings, as the league held no playoffs. The Aviators were managed by Merito Acosta during the ...
Dunn hit .286 over 11 total minor league games. [7] He returned to Daytona in 2021, but missed most of the season due to a shoulder injury and finished the season with a .290 batting average in 33 games olayed. [8] Dunn was assigned to the High-A Dayton Dragons to begin the 2023 season. [9]