Scottsdale Scorpions

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Current Class A to Triple-A Founded 1992 League Arizona Fall League		League titles (3) 1996 2010 2015 Arena/Stadium Scottsdale Stadium Manager Tom Goodwin

Division East Division (2009–present) Current Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim New York Mets New York Yankees Philadelphia Phillies San Francisco Giants Division titles (6) 1996 2002 2004 2005 2010 2015 Nickname Scottsdale Scorpions (2007–present) Grand Canyon Scorpions (2006) Surprise Scorpions (2005) Scottsdale Scorpions (1992–2004)

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The Scottsdale Scorpions are a baseball team that plays in the East Division of the Arizona Fall League located in Scottsdale, Arizona. They play their home games at Scottsdale Stadium.

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Team history

In the fall of 1994, the team gained worldwide media attention, when Michael Jordan joined the Scorpions after playing his first minor league baseball season with the Double-A Birmingham Barons in Birmingham, Alabama.

The Scorpions won their first championship in 1996 against the Mesa Saguaros.

The Scorpions would make the championship game in 2002, 2004, and 2005 but would fail to win it. For the 2005 season, the team played its games in Surprise, Arizona due to renovations of Scottsdale Stadium. The team returned to Scottsdale Stadium the following year only to be named the Grand Canyon Scorpions. The team would change their name back to the Scottsdale Scorpions in the 2007 season.

They would win the championship in 2010, the first time in fourteen years. They also won the championship in 2015.

Notable alumni

Dusty Baker, manager of the Washington Nationals

Josh Bard, former catcher and current coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers

Tim Tebow, retired National Football League quarterback

Ryan Braun, outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers

Emmanuel Burriss, utility player for the Philadelphia Phillies

Terry Francona, manager of the Cleveland Indians

Nomar Garciaparra, former shortstop and current ESPN baseball analyst

Shawn Green, retired outfielder

Bryce Harper, outfielder for the Washington Nationals

Derek Jeter, retired shortstop for the New York Yankees

Michael Jordan, retired NBA player

James Loney, first baseman for the New York Mets

Evan Longoria, third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays

Russell Martin, catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays

Will Middlebrooks, Free Agent third baseman formerly of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox

Kendrys Morales, designated hitter for the Kansas City Royals

Troy Percival, retired closing pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Albert Pujols, first baseman and designated hitter for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Scott Schoeneweis, retired pitcher

Zack Thornton, pitcher

Mike Trout, outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Brandon Webb, retired pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks

Stenson Award

The Stenson Award was created in 2004 by the Arizona Fall League, in memory of Dernell Stenson, a Scorpions outfielder (Cincinnati Reds), who was killed in a carjacking on November 5, 2003.

References

Scottsdale Scorpions Wikipedia

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