Hillsboro Hops
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Hillsboro Hops Hillsboro, Oregon Founded in 2013 |
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| Current | Class A-Short Season (2013–present) | ||||
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| League | Northwest League (2013–present) | ||||
| Division | Southern Division | ||||
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Arizona Diamondbacks (2013–present) |
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| League titles (2) |
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| Division titles (2) |
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| Nickname | Hillsboro Hops (2013–present) | ||||
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| Colors |
Navy blue, green, light blue, white |
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| Mascot | Barley | ||||
| Ballpark | Ron Tonkin Field (2013–present) | ||||
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Owner(s)/
Operator(s) |
Short Season, LLC | ||||
| Manager | Shelley Duncan | ||||
| General Manager | K.L. Wombacher | ||||
Navy blue, green, light blue, white
The Hillsboro Hops are a minor league baseball team in the northwest United States, located in Hillsboro, Oregon, a suburb northwest of Portland. The team was founded in 2013 after the Yakima Bears moved to Hillsboro after the 2012 season.
The team is in the short-season Class A Northwest League, is a farm team of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Home games are played at Ron Tonkin Field, a new stadium opened in 2013.
As early as 2011, the Yakima Bears started exploring options to relocate after a lack of progress on a new stadium that would meet minor league standards, and a declining local economy.
After a proposal to move to Vancouver, Washington, fell through, the team received an offer to move to Hillsboro, Oregon, in June 2012, with plans to start play there in 2013. The city and team reached a deal, with city council approval on June 5, and approval by the league and the franchise on June 8, 2012. The city signed the agreement with the team on June 26, with approval by Major League Baseball coming in August. Ground breaking for a new 4,500-seat stadium took place on September 21, 2012, and the new name of the Hops was announced on October 16, 2012.
The Hillsboro Hops replaced the Triple-A Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League, who relocated to Tucson at the end of the 2010 season. The Portland area went without minor league baseball in 2011 and 2012. The Hops opened the 2013 season at Salem on June 14 followed by the home opener on June 17.
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