From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Augusta GreenJackets
Augusta GreenJackets
Augusta GreenJackets (Greenjackets are what the Master winner gets) Founded in 1994 Augusta, Georgia
Team Logo Class-level •
Cap Insignia
Minor league affiliations • • Major league affiliations • • Boston Red Sox (1999-2004) • Pittsburgh Pirates (1994-1998) Name • Ballpark • • Heaton Stadium Minor league titles League titles Division titles (4) 1989, 1995, 1999, 2008 2008
The Masters golf tournament held in Augusta, where the winner receives a green jacket. Before the Giants took over the club’s affiliation after the 2004 season, the GreenJackets were a part of the Boston Red Sox organization. The Red Sox replaced the Pittsburgh Pirates in Augusta, but as the club with the briefest affiliation, the GreenJackets have third baseman Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia as the only prospects to make the Red Sox roster, although knuckle baller Tim Wakefield pitched here in 1989 with the Pirates organization. The Red Sox’ relationship with Augusta met with immediate success when the Greenjackets won the South Atlantic League championship in their first year as an affiliate team.
Stadium
Built primarily as a baseball facility between 1994 and 1995, Lake Olmstead Stadium has been transformed by the GreenJackets into a versatile entertainment center for Augusta and the surrounding communities. The stadium seats 4,400, with nearly 1,000 box seats, 830 reserved seats, over 2,000 general admission seats, and also offers a large 500 person picnic area down the left field line and a Grill and Bar area down the right field line. Lake Olmstead Stadium has been the site of events associated with The Masters golf tournament, many concerts, the Annual Masters Beach Blast Concert, and other special events as well.
Owner(s)/Operated by: Cal Ripken Jr. Manager: Dave Machemer General Manager: Nick Brown
Notable former players
Besides Wakefield and Youkilis, other Major League Baseball players that performed at Lake Olmstead Stadium include Moisés Alou, Jason Kendall, Orlando Merced, Hanley Ramirez, Brian Horwitz, and Carlos García.
The Augusta GreenJackets are a minor league baseball team that plays in Augusta, Georgia, as a Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Lake Olmstead Stadium has been the home of the Greenjackets since the 1995 season, although Augusta has fielded a team in the South Atlantic League since 1988. The team is so named in honor of
Current Roster
Augusta GreenJackets roster
1
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Players Pitchers • 28 T.J. Brewer • 5 Madison Bumgarner • -- Steven Calicutt † • 16 Craig Clark • 37 Andrew De La Garza • 47 Waldis Joaquin • 41 Paul Lussier • 38 Daryl Maday • 14 David Mixon • 51 Ryan Paul Catchers • 35 Matthew Klimas • 48 Nestor Rojas • -- Elio Sarmiento Infielders • 23 Charlie Culberson • 32 Andrew Davis • 29 Thomas Neal • 21 Nick Noonan • 31 Angel Villalona Outfielders Coaching staff Manager • 10 Andrew Skeels Coaches • 17 Lipso Nava
(hitting)
Augusta GreenJackets
• 33 Wilmin Rodriguez • 46 Daniel Turpen • -- Trey Webb
† disabled list ‡ temporary inactive list [1] updated July 16, 2008
• 19 Garrett Baker • -- Tayler Creswell • 2 Shane Jordan • 22 James Simmons • 10 Skyler Stromsmoe
• 25 Ross Grimsley
(pitching)
See also
• Category:Sports in Augusta, Georgia
External links
• Official website • Red Sox connection
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_GreenJackets" Categories: South Atlantic League, Sports in Augusta, Georgia, Professional baseball teams in Georgia (U.S. state), San Francisco Giants This page was last modified on 16 May 2009, at 04:28 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers
2