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Team logo
  
Division
  
West Division

Division titles (2)
  
19992004

Manager
  
Ed Romero

Ballpark
  
Pioneer Park (2004–)

Current
  
Rookie

League titles (3)
  
199920042015

Founded
  
1988

Color
  
Navy blue, orange, white


Current
  
Houston Astros (1999–present)

Location
  
Greeneville, Tennessee, United States

Previous
  
Profiles

Greeneville astros top cardinals for first win of season


The Greeneville Astros are a minor league baseball team of the Appalachian League, and a Rookie-level affiliate of the Houston Astros. They are located in Tusculum, Tennessee, and play their home games at Pioneer Park on the campus of Tusculum College.

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The Astros have led the Appalachian League in average attendance every year since their move to Pioneer Park.

In 2007, the first former Greeneville Astros made it to the major leagues. Four players from the 2004 Greenville team were called up to Houston late in the 2007 season: Juan Gutiérrez, Felipe Paulino, Troy Patton, and J. R. Towles.

Greeneville astros fall to bristol pirates in extra innings on hero night


Notable alumni

  • José Altuve, shortstop
  • Felipe Paulino, pitcher
  • Playoffs

  • 2015: Defeated Kingsport 2-1 in semifinals; defeated Princeton 2-1 to win league championship.
  • 2013: Defeated Kingsport 2-1 in semifinals; lost to Pulaski 2-0 in finals.
  • 2004: Defeated Danville 2-1 to win league championship.
  • References

    Greeneville Astros Wikipedia


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