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Professional baseball team
Minor league baseball team
Mesa Solar Sox
Class Class A to Triple-A League
Arizona Fall League (1992–present) Division East Division (2009–present) Teams League titles (6) Division titles (10) 1992 1995 1998 1999 2003 2008 2013 2016 2017 2021 Name Mesa Solar Sox (1999–present) Previous names
Sun Cities Solar Sox (1992–1998) Ballpark
Sloan Park (2014–present) Previous parks
Manager James Cooper
The Mesa Solar Sox are a baseball team that plays in the East Division of the
Arizona Fall League . They play their home games in
Mesa, Arizona , at
Sloan Park , which is also the
spring training facility of the
Chicago Cubs .
[4] The team was established in 1992 as the Sun Cities Solar Sox, and played for seven seasons under that name. The Solar Sox have won six league championships, most recently in 2021.
[5]
Notable alumni
Skye Bolt , outfielder for the
Oakland A's
Kris Bryant , third baseman for the
Chicago Cubs
Drew Carpenter , former pitcher for the
Toronto Blue Jays
Jermaine Dye , former outfielder for the
Oakland Athletics and
Chicago White Sox
Scott Effross (born 1993), pitcher for the
Chicago Cubs and
New York Yankees
Sam Fuld , outfielder for the
Chicago Cubs ,
Tampa Bay Rays ,
Oakland Athletics , and
Minnesota Twins
L.J. Hoes , outfielder for the
Houston Astros
Spencer Horwitz (born 1997), first baseman for the
Toronto Blue Jays
Ryan Kalish , former outfielder for the
Boston Red Sox and
Chicago Cubs
Paul Konerko , former first baseman and designated hitter for the
Chicago White Sox
Derrek Lee , former first baseman for the
Chicago Cubs and
Baltimore Orioles
Joc Pederson , outfielder for the
Los Angeles Dodgers ,
Chicago Cubs ,
Atlanta Braves , and
San Francisco Giants
Mike Piazza , MLB Hall of Famer and former catcher for the
New York Mets and
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cody Ross , former outfielder for the
Arizona Diamondbacks
Josh Satin , second baseman for the
New York Mets
Kyle Schwarber , outfielder for the
Chicago Cubs and
Washington Nationals
Josh Zeid , pitcher for the
Houston Astros
Yordan Álvarez , outfielder for the
Houston Astros
Roster
Players
Coaches/Other
Pitchers
Catchers
13 Miguel Palma (
MIA )
54 Connor Pavolony (
BAL )
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
-- Vincent Blue
-- Craig Conklin
-- Forrest Herrmann (pitching)
-- Dan Puente (hitting)
7-day injured list
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated October 13, 2023
→ More rosters:
MiLB •
Arizona Fall League
See also
References
^
"Batter Up! Arizona Fall League" .
The Arizona Republic . October 16, 1999. p. NW 1. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
^ Balazs, Diana (July 11, 1994).
"Sports complex adds pair of fall league teams" .
The Arizona Republic . p. NW 1. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
^
"Arizona Fall League Rosters" .
Arizona Daily Star . September 24, 1992. p. D5. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
^
"Sloan Park" . MLB.com . Retrieved November 25, 2021 .
^ Boor, William (November 20, 2021).
"Mesa flirts with no-no, claims AFL title" . MLB.com . Retrieved November 20, 2021 .
External links
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