San Antonio Missions
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San Antonio Missions Founded in 1888 San Antonio, Texas |
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| Current | Double-A | ||||
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| League | Texas League | ||||
| Division | South Division | ||||
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| Current | San Diego Padres (2007–present) | ||||
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| Dixie Series titles (1) | 1950 | ||||
| League titles (13) |
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| Division titles (21) |
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| Nickname | San Antonio Missions (1933–1942), (1946–1962), (1968–1971), (1988–present) | ||||
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Previous names
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| Ballpark | Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium (1994–present) | ||||
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Previous parks
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V. J. Keefe Field (1968–1993) Mission Stadium (1947–1964) Tech Field (1932–1942, 1946) League Park (1915–1932) Block Stadium (1913–1914) Electric Park (1906) San Pedro Park (1892, 1895–1899, 1907–1918) Muth's Park (1888) |
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Owner(s)/
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Elmore Sports Group | ||||
| Manager | Phillip Wellman | ||||
| General Manager | Dave Gasaway | ||||
| President | Burl Yarbrough | ||||
The San Antonio Missions are a minor league baseball team based in San Antonio, Texas. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres major-league club. The Missions play in Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium, located in San Antonio. Opened in 1994, the park seats over 6,200 fans and holds more than 9,000.
The San Antonio Missions' logo features famous local attraction the Alamo, originally a Spanish mission. The team's official mascot is "Ballapeño", a baseballing jalapeño.
The Missions are owned by the Elmore Sports Group, an organization which also owns the Inland Empire 66ers of the California League, Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Pacific Coast League, Idaho Falls Chukars of the Pioneer League and Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League.
San Antonio was home for one of the charter members of the Texas League back in 1888. Since that inaugural season the town has hosted a number of Texas League franchises, most of them using the "Missions" moniker. Baseball was absent only a few of the early years (1893–94, 1900–1906) and again when World War II occupied most would-be ballplayers between 1943 and 1945.
Initially the team went by the names "Missionaries", "Gentlemen" and "Bronchos"—a Spanish twist on the name "Broncos". During these years, nearly 250 players reached the Major Leagues.
The current "Missions" moniker was coined with the team's first Major League affiliation, a partnership with the St. Louis Browns (later to become the Baltimore Orioles). They remained a Browns affiliate through the Texas League's temporary demise after the 1942 season due to World War II and until 1959, when they struck up a partnership with the Chicago Cubs. While with the Browns/Orioles, the team saw well over 100 players reach the Majors, including Hall-of-Famers Willard Brown (1956) and Brooks Robinson (1956–1957).
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