Nashville Blues
From NABA
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Established in 1899 | |
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American Grand Finals championships (9) | 1914, 1911, 1935, 1949, 1958, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990 |
Platinum pennants (14) | 1905, 1911, 1914, 1916, 1926, 1935, 1949, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2015 |
Golden pennants (10) | 1955, 1958, 1970, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2005 |
Silver pennants (7) | 1992, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2014 |
Bronze pennants (0) | N/A |
The Nashville Blues are an American professional baseball franchise based in Nashville, Tennesee. They play in the North American Baseball Association's American League. Originally located in Buffalo, they relocated to Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 1929. Here, they were called the Tennessee Smokies. Upon looking for a new stadium in the early 1990s, the team decided to move a few miles north to Nashville, Tennessee. After a long dispute with the city of Murfreesboro, who were eager to build a new stadium in their city limits, the team also decided to rebrand, becoming the Nashville Blues after a fan naming contest. The Blue Period is a name referring to the almost-30 years of the team has not gotten a championship since their move, with many fans jokingly using 'Murfreesboro' to reference a Promised Land or heavenly area.
2018 Roster
as of 1/2/18 game time
Pitchers | ||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | Closer | |
Starters | Justin Henderson | Sandy Llanos | John Hoyt | Bryant Goudeau | Shamar Bingham | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Relievers | Ricky Rodriguez | Chris Young | Leslie Ritter | Arturo Ruiz | Josh Jones | Chris Howard | RJ Santos | Kevin Sutton | -- | Jonathan Napp |
Position Players | |||||||||
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Position | Starter | Secondary | Tertiary | ||||||
Catcher | Leo Lupi | Edwin Dolan | Brian Olson | ||||||
First Baseman | Manny Sanches | Ricky Alvarez | Nanni Rebagliati | ||||||
Second Baseman | Jorge Aceituno | Jose Meraz | Alex Rivera | ||||||
Third Baseman | Armando Baca | Jose Meraz | Carlos Raygoza | ||||||
Shortstop | Travis Caudill | Leonardo Sandoval | Alex Rivera | ||||||
Left fielder | Kyle Johnson | Penn Curry | Ricky Alvarez | ||||||
Center fielder | Mike Sutherland | Penn Curry | Ricky Alvarez | ||||||
Right fielder | Chad Caldwell | Ricky Alvarez | Jonathan Cruz |