Great Falls Voyagers
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Great Falls Voyagers Founded in 1969 Great Falls, Montana |
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| Current | Advanced Rookie (1948–1963, 1969–present) | ||||
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| League | Pioneer League (1948–1963, 1969–present) | ||||
| Division | North Division | ||||
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| Current | Chicago White Sox (2003–present) | ||||
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| League titles (12) |
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| Ballpark | Centene Stadium (1948–1963, 1969–present) | ||||
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Great Falls Baseball Club, Inc. | ||||
| Manager | Tim Esmay | ||||
| General Manager | Scott Reasoner | ||||
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The Great Falls Voyagers are a minor league baseball team based in Great Falls, Montana. The team has played continuously in the Pioneer League since 1969, and previously played in the league from 1948 to 1963. The Voyagers have been the Advanced Rookie affiliate of the Chicago White Sox since 2003. Previously, the team was affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1984–2002), San Francisco Giants (1969–83), and Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1952–63). The team was not affiliated with any Major League Baseball team from 1964 to 1968. The Voyagers play their home games at Centene Stadium.
The "Voyagers" name refers to the Mariana UFO incident in August 1950 when Nicholas "Nick" Mariana, the general manager of the Great Falls Electrics, saw two spinning objects approaching at a seemingly high speed. Mariana recorded 16 seconds of footage of the unidentified flying objects at Legion Park.
On December 18, 2012, Pete Rose, Jr., the son of major league career hits leader Pete Rose, was named the Voyagers' manager. He replaced Ryan Newman. Under Rose Jr. the Voyagers held a 48-28 record and made it to the Pioneer League playoffs where they were eliminated by the Helena Brewers. On January 20, 2014 it was announced that then hitting coach Charlie Poe would manage the Voyagers for the 2014 season, ending Rose Jr.'s tenure as manager.
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