Salt Lake Bees
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Salt Lake Bees Founded in 1994 Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Current | Triple-A (1994–present) | ||||
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| League | Pacific Coast League (1994–present) | ||||
| Conference | Pacific Conference | ||||
| Division | Southern Division | ||||
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| Current | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2001–present) | ||||
| Previous | Minnesota Twins (1994–2000) | ||||
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| Conference titles (4) |
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| Division titles (8) |
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| Nickname | Salt Lake Bees (2006–present) | ||||
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Salt Lake Stingers (2001–2005) Salt Lake Buzz (1994–2000) Portland Beavers (1978–1993) |
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| Colors | Black, gold, and white |
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| Mascot | Bumble | ||||
| Ballpark |
Smith's Ballpark (1994–present) Spring Mobile Ballpark (2009–2014) Franklin Covey Field (1997–2009) Franklin Quest Field (1994–1997) |
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Owner(s)/
Operator(s) |
Gail Miller, widow of Larry Miller |
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| Manager | Keith Johnson | ||||
| General Manager | Marc Amicone | ||||
The Salt Lake Bees are a minor league baseball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Bees play in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and are the Triple A affiliate of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels. Home games are played at Smith's Ballpark, (previously Franklin Quest Field, Franklin Covey Field, and Spring Mobile Ballpark), in Salt Lake City. Known to fans as the Apiary, it opened in 1994 and seats 15,411 fans, the biggest in the Pacific Coast League. Steve Klauke is the current play-by-play commentator for the Bees.
The current franchise dates from 1994, when Joe Buzas, a former major league player and the owner of the PCL Portland Beavers, moved the team to Salt Lake City. Known as the Salt Lake Buzz from 1994 to 2000, the team changed its name to the Salt Lake Stingers in 2001. The change was forced by a trademark dilution lawsuit filed by Georgia Tech, whose yellowjacket mascot is named Buzz. The name change coincided with a change of major league clubs, from the Twins to the Angels.
The following year, the Angels won the 2002 World Series and made history in Game 7 when rookie pitcher John Lackey was the game's winning pitcher. Called up from the Stingers earlier in the year, he became the first rookie to win a World Series game 7 in nearly a century.
Buzas owned the team until his death in 2003. The team was purchased by the late Larry H. Miller, who also owned the NBA's Utah Jazz. Miller died in February 2009 and the team is currently owned by his widow, Gail Miller.
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