Vallejo Admirals
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| League | Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs (2013–present) | ||||
| Location | Vallejo, California | ||||
| Ballpark | Wilson Park | ||||
| Year founded | 2013 | ||||
| Colors | Blue and Gold | ||||
| Ownership | Kevin Reilly | ||||
| Manager | PJ Phillips | ||||
| General Manager | Juan Gomez | ||||
| Media | Tim Fitzgerald | ||||
| Website | www |
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The Vallejo Admirals are an independent professional baseball team based in Vallejo, California. The Admirals compete in the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs.
The Admirals began play as a charter member of the four-team Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs, along with the Hawaii Stars, Na Koa Ikaika Maui and San Rafael Pacifics, former members of the now-defunct North American League.
The Admirals started play at Wilson Park in Vallejo in the spring of 2013. They club was originally owned by Redwood Sports and Entertainment, which also owns the Pacifics.
The Admirals were subsequently sold to Joe Fontana, who named ex-big leaguer Pedro Guerrero field manager in April 2013.
In July 2013, the league suspended the team for failure to pay players, employees and rent, among other financial problems. The problems were blamed on Joe Fontana, the new owner. Under new ownership and a new manager in Tito Fuentes Jr., the team returned to play on July 31, 2013, with an 11–2 win over the East Bay Lumberjacks. The team finished the season in third place overall, winning all of its league playoff games at Wilson Park, but falling to Maui, 8–3, in the semifinals in San Rafael.
Shortstop Jesse Olivar out of Cosumnes River College was named team MVP.
First baseman Nathan Tomaszewski became the first Admirals player in franchise history to be signed by an affiliated club. Tomaszewski was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates following the 2013 season and played one year with Pittsburgh’s rookie affiliate, the Bristol Pirates.
Robert Young, former owner of the two now-defunct Hawaii franchises, purchased the team prior to the 2014 season. With a new manager, Garry Templeton II, the Admirals went 44-34 and finished second place in the Pacific Association. The team had an opportunity to win the second half, assuring them a second consecutive postseason appearance, but fell to San Rafael on the final day of the regular season, 11-8.
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