Beloit Snappers
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Beloit Snappers Founded in 1982 Beloit, Wisconsin |
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| Current | Class A | ||||
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| League | Midwest League | ||||
| Division | Western Division | ||||
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| Current | Oakland Athletics (2013–present) | ||||
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Minnesota Twins (2005–2012) |
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| League titles (1) |
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| Division titles (8) |
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| First half titles (4) |
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| Second half titles (3) |
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| Nickname | Beloit Snappers (1995–present) | ||||
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Previous names
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Beloit Brewers (1982–1994) | ||||
| Colors | Green, navy blue, gold, yellow, white |
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| Mascot | Snappy D. Turtle | ||||
| Ballpark | Harry C. Pohlman Field | ||||
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Owner(s)/
Operator(s) |
Beloit Professional Baseball Association | ||||
| Manager | Scott Steinmann | ||||
| General Manager | Seth Flolid | ||||
Minnesota Twins (2005–2012)
The Beloit Snappers are a Class A minor league baseball team affiliated with the Oakland Athletics, that plays in the Midwest League and is based in Beloit, Wisconsin. The Snappers play their home games at Harry C. Pohlman Field at Telfer Park; built in 1982, the franchise attendance record of 10,127 was set in 1986. Beloit joined the Midwest League as an expansion franchise in 1982. The club was a Milwaukee Brewers farm team from its inception through 2004. Beloit switched to the Minnesota Twins' farm system for the 2005 season. The organization adopted the Snappers nickname in 1995 after using its parent team's nickname for its first 13 seasons. The name derives from the snapping turtle, because Beloit was formerly known as Turtle Village and there is still a Turtle Creek and a town of Turtle. All of these are named for a turtle-shaped Indian mound on the campus of Beloit College.
The 2003 team included two sons of former major league players. Prince Fielder, the son of former American League home run champion Cecil Fielder and Tony Gwynn, Jr., son of Tony Gwynn. Future major leaguer Danny Valencia played for the 2007 team. Another noted Major Leaguer, Jim Morris of The Rookie fame played for the Beloit Brewers when he came out of college in the 1980s. Other former Snappers players who moved on to Major League ball include Greg Vaughn, Geoff Jenkins, Jeff D'Amico, Ron Belliard and Yovani Gallardo. Minnesota Twins players that have come through include Matt Garza and Kevin Slowey.
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