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Grand Junction Rockies Founded in 1978 Grand Junction, Colorado |
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| Current | Rookie (1978-1985, 1987–present) | ||||
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| League | Pioneer League (1978-1985, 1987–present) | ||||
| Division | South Division | ||||
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| Current | Colorado Rockies (2001–present) | ||||
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| League titles (1) | 1981 | ||||
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| Nickname | Grand Junction Rockies (2012–present) | ||||
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| Ballpark | Suplizio Field (2012–present) | ||||
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| Manager | Frank Gonzales | ||||
| General Manager | Joe Kubly (President) | ||||
The Grand Junction Rockies are a minor league baseball team in the Pioneer League based in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, where they play at Suplizio Field. They are the Rookie affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. The Grand Junction Rockies mascot is Corky Coyote.
The Butte Copper Kings, named for the once-powerful owners of the copper mines of Butte, Montana, began play in the Pioneer League in 1978 as a co-op team with players from the Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers organizations as well as a few free agents.
Beginning in 1987, the franchise had been operated by Silverbow Baseball. It was sold in 1996 to the Goldklang Group in a move necessary to stem conflict-of-interest issues when Silverbow head Jim McCurdy had taken the position of President of the Pioneer League in 1994. Silverbow had attempted to sell the franchise in 1994 to investors from California, but the deal fell through when it was discovered that the would-be owners had lied about their personal financial backgrounds.
Following the 2000 season, the team relocated to Casper, Wyoming as the Casper Rockies (and was renamed the Ghosts before the 2008 season) and affiliated with Colorado.
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