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The Omaha Storm Chasers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. They are located in Papillion, Nebraska, a suburb southwest of Omaha, and play their home games at Werner Park, which opened in 2011. The team previously played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium from 1969 to 2010.
Omaha has been the only Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals since their inception in the 1969 Major League Baseball expansion. They were originally known as the Omaha Royals when established as a member of the Triple-A American Association in 1969. They joined the Pacific Coast League (PCL) in 1998 and were briefly known as the Omaha Golden Spikes (1999–2001) before reverting to their Royals moniker. Omaha became the Storm Chasers in 2011. In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the team was placed in the Triple-A East, which rebranded as the International League in 2022.
Omaha has won eight league championships. Most recently, they won the International League championship in 2024. They previously won the PCL championship in 2011 and back-to-back in 2013 and 2014. They also won the American Association championship in 1969, 1970, 1978, and 1990. Omaha went on to win the Triple-A Classic in 1990 and the Triple-A National Championship Game in 2013 and 2014.
Omaha has been home to Minor League Baseball teams since the late 19th century. The city's professional baseball history dates back to 1879 with the formation of the Omaha Green Stockings, who were charter members of the Northwestern League. They were followed by other teams, such as the Omahogs, Lambs, Indians, Rangers, Rourkes, Buffaloes, Crickets, and Packers, that competed in either the Western League or Western Association through 1936. The Omaha Cardinals were the city's team from 1947 to 1959 as members of the Class A Western League before joining the Triple-A American Association in 1955. After having no team in 1960, the Omaha Dodgers represented the city in the American Association from 1961 to 1962. The league disbanded after the 1962 season, leaving Omaha without professional baseball for the next six years.
The Omaha Royals were established in 1969 as members of the American Association (AA) to serve as the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, who were a product of the 1969 Major League Baseball expansion. Omaha's team was named for and owned by their Major League Baseball (MLB) affiliate. Their home ballpark was Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, which was built in 1948.
Managed by Jack McKeon in their inaugural 1969 season, the Royals won the American Association championship with an 85–55 record, six games ahead of the second-place Tulsa Oilers. McKeon was selected for the AA Manager of the Year Award. In 1970, he led the Royals to win the Eastern Division title with a 73–65 record. In the best-of-seven postseason playoffs, Omaha defeated the Denver Bears, 4–1, to win their second league championship. They then advanced to the Junior World Series to face the Syracuse Chiefs, champions of the Triple-A International League, but they lost the series, 4–1. McKeon won a second Manager of the Year Award, and outfielder George Spriggs was selected as the AA Most Valuable Player (MVP). Though Omaha was unable to qualify for the playoffs over the next five seasons, two Royals were chosen for league awards during this stretch: second baseman Jim Wohlford as the 1972 Rookie of the Year and Mark Littell as the 1973 Most Valuable Pitcher. Many players from those early teams helped the Major League Royals win four out of five AL West titles from 1976 to 1980, culminating in a World Series appearance in 1980.
In 1976 and 1977, the Royals won back-to-back Eastern Division titles but lost both seasons' league championships to Denver. Outfielder Clint Hurdle was selected as the 1977 AA Rookie of the Year. Behind manager John Sullivan, Omaha won the 1978 Western Division title before winning their third American Association championship over the Indianapolis Indians, 4–1. The team next qualified for the playoffs in 1981 and 1982 but lost in the championship round each time, first to Denver and then Indianapolis. Joe Sparks won the Manager of the Year Award in 1981, and third baseman Manny Castillo was the same season's MVP.
In February 1985, Kansas City sold the Omaha Royals to Chicago businessman Irving "Gus" Cherry for an undisclosed sum, citing financial losses from operating their own Triple-A club; their major league affiliation continued. Meanwhile, in the midst of another postseason drought from 1983 to 1987, Mark Huismann won the 1985 Most Valuable Pitcher Award.
Omaha Storm Chasers
The Omaha Storm Chasers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. They are located in Papillion, Nebraska, a suburb southwest of Omaha, and play their home games at Werner Park, which opened in 2011. The team previously played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium from 1969 to 2010.
Omaha has been the only Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals since their inception in the 1969 Major League Baseball expansion. They were originally known as the Omaha Royals when established as a member of the Triple-A American Association in 1969. They joined the Pacific Coast League (PCL) in 1998 and were briefly known as the Omaha Golden Spikes (1999–2001) before reverting to their Royals moniker. Omaha became the Storm Chasers in 2011. In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the team was placed in the Triple-A East, which rebranded as the International League in 2022.
Omaha has won eight league championships. Most recently, they won the International League championship in 2024. They previously won the PCL championship in 2011 and back-to-back in 2013 and 2014. They also won the American Association championship in 1969, 1970, 1978, and 1990. Omaha went on to win the Triple-A Classic in 1990 and the Triple-A National Championship Game in 2013 and 2014.
Omaha has been home to Minor League Baseball teams since the late 19th century. The city's professional baseball history dates back to 1879 with the formation of the Omaha Green Stockings, who were charter members of the Northwestern League. They were followed by other teams, such as the Omahogs, Lambs, Indians, Rangers, Rourkes, Buffaloes, Crickets, and Packers, that competed in either the Western League or Western Association through 1936. The Omaha Cardinals were the city's team from 1947 to 1959 as members of the Class A Western League before joining the Triple-A American Association in 1955. After having no team in 1960, the Omaha Dodgers represented the city in the American Association from 1961 to 1962. The league disbanded after the 1962 season, leaving Omaha without professional baseball for the next six years.
The Omaha Royals were established in 1969 as members of the American Association (AA) to serve as the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, who were a product of the 1969 Major League Baseball expansion. Omaha's team was named for and owned by their Major League Baseball (MLB) affiliate. Their home ballpark was Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, which was built in 1948.
Managed by Jack McKeon in their inaugural 1969 season, the Royals won the American Association championship with an 85–55 record, six games ahead of the second-place Tulsa Oilers. McKeon was selected for the AA Manager of the Year Award. In 1970, he led the Royals to win the Eastern Division title with a 73–65 record. In the best-of-seven postseason playoffs, Omaha defeated the Denver Bears, 4–1, to win their second league championship. They then advanced to the Junior World Series to face the Syracuse Chiefs, champions of the Triple-A International League, but they lost the series, 4–1. McKeon won a second Manager of the Year Award, and outfielder George Spriggs was selected as the AA Most Valuable Player (MVP). Though Omaha was unable to qualify for the playoffs over the next five seasons, two Royals were chosen for league awards during this stretch: second baseman Jim Wohlford as the 1972 Rookie of the Year and Mark Littell as the 1973 Most Valuable Pitcher. Many players from those early teams helped the Major League Royals win four out of five AL West titles from 1976 to 1980, culminating in a World Series appearance in 1980.
In 1976 and 1977, the Royals won back-to-back Eastern Division titles but lost both seasons' league championships to Denver. Outfielder Clint Hurdle was selected as the 1977 AA Rookie of the Year. Behind manager John Sullivan, Omaha won the 1978 Western Division title before winning their third American Association championship over the Indianapolis Indians, 4–1. The team next qualified for the playoffs in 1981 and 1982 but lost in the championship round each time, first to Denver and then Indianapolis. Joe Sparks won the Manager of the Year Award in 1981, and third baseman Manny Castillo was the same season's MVP.
In February 1985, Kansas City sold the Omaha Royals to Chicago businessman Irving "Gus" Cherry for an undisclosed sum, citing financial losses from operating their own Triple-A club; their major league affiliation continued. Meanwhile, in the midst of another postseason drought from 1983 to 1987, Mark Huismann won the 1985 Most Valuable Pitcher Award.