Birmingham Barons Founded in 1885 Birmingham, Alabama |
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Current | Double-A (1946–1961; 1964–1965; 1967–1975; 1981–present) | ||||
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League | Southern League (1972–1975; 1981–present) | ||||
Division | North | ||||
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Major league affiliations | |||||
Current | Chicago White Sox (1986–present) | ||||
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Minor league titles | |||||
Dixie Series titles (6) |
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League titles (12) |
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Pennants (10) |
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Nickname | Birmingham Barons (1981–present) | ||||
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Colors | Black, Red, Gray |
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Owner(s)/
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The Logan Family | ||||
Manager | Julio Vinas | ||||
General Manager | Jonathan Nelson |
The Birmingham Barons are a minor league baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox and play at Regions Field in downtown Birmingham.
All Birmingham Barons games are televised live on MiLB.TV. All games are also broadcast on radio on WERC 105.5 FM and AM960. Birmingham Barons Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Curt Bloom is the broadcast commentator for both WERC and MiLB.TV and has been the broadcast commentator since 1992.