Nashville Xpress
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Nashville Xpress 1993–1994 Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Previous | Double-A (1993–1994) | ||||
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Southern League (1993–1994) | ||||
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| Previous | Minnesota Twins (1993–1994) | ||||
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| League titles (0) | none | ||||
| First half titles (1) | 1993 | ||||
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| Nickname | Nashville Xpress (1993–1994) | ||||
| Colors | red and black |
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| Ballpark | Herschel Greer Stadium (1993–1994) | ||||
The Nashville Xpress were a minor league baseball team of the Southern League from 1993 to 1994. They were located in Nashville, Tennessee and played home games at Herschel Greer Stadium, which opened in 1978. They were the Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins and were named for trains which ran along tracks beyond the ballpark's outfield wall.
Previously known as the Charlotte Knights of Charlotte, North Carolina, the franchise was without a home when Charlotte moved up to a Triple-A franchise. After spending two years in Nashville, the team relocated to Wilmington, North Carolina, becoming the Port City Roosters.
The Xpress shared their ballpark with the Triple-A American Association's Nashville Sounds. This marked the first time since the New York Mets and Yankees shared Shea Stadium in 1976 that two teams shared a facility.Baseball America ranked the dual Nashville teams as number one on its list of the "top 10 happenings in minor league baseball."
After the 1992 season, George Shinn sold his Double-A Southern League Charlotte Knights franchise to Tom Benson who planned on moving the team to New Orleans, Louisiana. However, the sale was cancelled when John Dikeou, owner of the Triple-A American Association's Denver Zephyrs, moved his team there after being displaced by the Colorado Rockies National League expansion team.Nashville Sounds owner Larry Schmittou offered Nashville's Herschel Greer Stadium as a temporary home for the team. In January 1993, Southern League team owners met to explore all options for the homeless franchise. In the end, they decided to accept Schmittou's offer and place the team in Nashville for one season. A one-year management arrangement was decided upon wherein Schmittou and the Sounds' staff would be responsible for taking care of Shinn's team.
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