Northwest Arkansas Naturals
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Northwest Arkansas Naturals Founded in 1976 Springdale, Arkansas |
|||
|
|||
| Class-Level | |||
|
|||
| Minor League affiliations | |||
|
|||
| Major League affiliations | |||
|
|||
| Name | |||
|
|||
| Ballpark | |||
|
|||
| Minor League titles | |||
| League titles | 1987, 1992, 1999 | ||
| Division titles | 1987, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006 | ||
| Owner(s)/Operated by: Rich Products Corporation | |||
| Manager: | |||
| General Manager: Eric Edelstein | |||
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are a Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team based in Springdale, Arkansas. The team is member of the Texas League, and serves as the Double-A affiliate to the Kansas City Royals. They relocated to Springdale from Wichita, Kansas in 2008. They were previously known as the Wichita Wranglers. The team also had previous incarnations as the Amarillo Gold Sox and Beaumont Golden Gators.
The Naturals play at Arvest Ballpark. The facility is located at the intersection of 56th Street and Watkins, and was completed in early 2008.
The team's nickname plays off the state's nickname as the "Natural State," as well as the Robert Redford film, "The Natural." The Naturals are share an intrastate rivalry with the North Little Rock-based Arkansas Travelers.
[edit] Current roster
|
Northwest Arkansas Naturals roster
|
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaching staff | ||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
|
Manager
Coaches
|
|||
[edit] External links
|
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | AA | A | Rookie |
| Omaha Royals | Northwest Arkansas Naturals |
Wilmington Blue Rocks Burlington Bees |
Burlington Royals Arizona League Royals Idaho Falls Chukars |
|
||||||||
.jpg/25px-Baseball_(crop).jpg){kind=small} |
This article about a baseball team is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
