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Sport in Edmonton
There are a variety of sports in Edmonton played professionally, as amateurs, or recreationally.
Professional baseball in Edmonton dates back to 1884 when the Edmonton Legislatures were formed. By 1907 the team had become known as the Edmonton Grays until 1909 when it became the Edmonton Eskimos, then the Edmonton Gray Birds in 1912 and 1913 before operating again as the Eskimos in various leagues until 1961. Alongside the Eskimos were the Edmonton Drakes, Lloydminster Meridians, Edmonton Cubs, Edmonton Navy Cardinals Edmonton Dodgers and the Edmonton Oilers team which existed in 1964.
Starting in 2004, Edmonton was represented in the North American League by the Edmonton Cracker-Cats who rebranded as the Edmonton Capitals in 2009 under the ownership of Daryl Katz. They suspended operations in 2011. The Edmonton Prospects operated in a summer league for collegiate players from 2012 to 2020. In 2022, the Edmonton Riverhawks collegiate baseball team played their first season as a member of the West Coast League.
As a reminder of Edmonton's baseball history, a giant metal baseball bat was erected near downtown. It was once the largest in Canada, until Saskatchewan erected a larger bat in 2014.
Triple-A baseball came to Edmonton in 1981 as the Edmonton Trappers began playing at John Ducey Park. The Trappers became the first Canadian AAA franchise to win a pennant, in 1984. They won three more titles, with the last in 2002 when they defeated the Salt Lake Stingers
The Trappers were affiliated with a total of six different Major League teams. The first was the Chicago White Sox, then the Anaheim Angels, Florida Marlins, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins, and the Montreal Expos were the Trappers' last parent club before the two teams moved together in the same year. The Trappers also played their Major League affiliates twice in Edmonton. First the Angels played the Trappers at Commonwealth Stadium. The Athletics were the second team to play the Trappers. The A's won by a score of 9–7.
The owners were losing money even though the Trappers were doing well in attendance. Though all of the stadiums in the league were bigger than Telus Field, the Trappers finished 10th out of the 16 teams in attendance. In 2005, the team was sold and moved to Texas.[citation needed]
Many MLB players played with the Trappers. These players included Miguel Tejada, Randy Knorr, Jason Giambi and many others. The Trappers sent over 500 players to the MLB.
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Sport in Edmonton
There are a variety of sports in Edmonton played professionally, as amateurs, or recreationally.
Professional baseball in Edmonton dates back to 1884 when the Edmonton Legislatures were formed. By 1907 the team had become known as the Edmonton Grays until 1909 when it became the Edmonton Eskimos, then the Edmonton Gray Birds in 1912 and 1913 before operating again as the Eskimos in various leagues until 1961. Alongside the Eskimos were the Edmonton Drakes, Lloydminster Meridians, Edmonton Cubs, Edmonton Navy Cardinals Edmonton Dodgers and the Edmonton Oilers team which existed in 1964.
Starting in 2004, Edmonton was represented in the North American League by the Edmonton Cracker-Cats who rebranded as the Edmonton Capitals in 2009 under the ownership of Daryl Katz. They suspended operations in 2011. The Edmonton Prospects operated in a summer league for collegiate players from 2012 to 2020. In 2022, the Edmonton Riverhawks collegiate baseball team played their first season as a member of the West Coast League.
As a reminder of Edmonton's baseball history, a giant metal baseball bat was erected near downtown. It was once the largest in Canada, until Saskatchewan erected a larger bat in 2014.
Triple-A baseball came to Edmonton in 1981 as the Edmonton Trappers began playing at John Ducey Park. The Trappers became the first Canadian AAA franchise to win a pennant, in 1984. They won three more titles, with the last in 2002 when they defeated the Salt Lake Stingers
The Trappers were affiliated with a total of six different Major League teams. The first was the Chicago White Sox, then the Anaheim Angels, Florida Marlins, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins, and the Montreal Expos were the Trappers' last parent club before the two teams moved together in the same year. The Trappers also played their Major League affiliates twice in Edmonton. First the Angels played the Trappers at Commonwealth Stadium. The Athletics were the second team to play the Trappers. The A's won by a score of 9–7.
The owners were losing money even though the Trappers were doing well in attendance. Though all of the stadiums in the league were bigger than Telus Field, the Trappers finished 10th out of the 16 teams in attendance. In 2005, the team was sold and moved to Texas.[citation needed]
Many MLB players played with the Trappers. These players included Miguel Tejada, Randy Knorr, Jason Giambi and many others. The Trappers sent over 500 players to the MLB.