American Minor League baseball team
Minor league baseball team
Lake County Captains
Team logo
Cap insignia
Class High-A (2021–present)Previous classes Class A (1991–2020)League Midwest League (2010–present)Division East Division Previous leagues
South Atlantic League (1991–2009)Team Cleveland Indians / Guardians (1991–present)League titles (1) 2010 Division titles (3) First-half titles (9) 1992 1994 1999 2000 2003 2008 2010 2019 2024 Second-half titles (7) 1995 1996 2002 2003 2012 2014 2022 Name Lake County Captains (2003–present) Previous names
Colors Navy blue, light blue, white Mascots Skipper, Horatio, Skippy, Captain Clipper, and Captain Kenny Ballpark Classic Park (2003–present)Previous parks
Golden Park (1991–2002)Owner(s)/ Operator(s)
Alan Miller, Jon Ryan and Collide NEO General manager Jen Yorko[1] Manager Omir Santos Media MiLB.TV , WFUN 970 AM, and WINT 1330 AM
The Lake County Captains are a Minor League Baseball team in Eastlake, Ohio , a suburb of Cleveland ,[2] [3] [4] that plays in the Midwest League as the High-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians .
The Captains joined the Class A Midwest League following the 2009 season in a shuffle caused by the Columbus Catfish 's move to Bowling Green, Kentucky , for the 2009 season.[5] The move alleviated travel costs and time, as it was the South Atlantic League 's northernmost team.
Prior to the 2003 season, the club was based in Columbus, Georgia , and known as the Columbus RedStixx . The Captains play their home games in Classic Park , which has a capacity of 6,157 and opened in 2003 as Eastlake Stadium. The current stadium name is the result of a naming rights arrangement; the sponsor is Classic Automotive Group, a major area chain of auto dealerships. Classic Park hosted the South Atlantic League All-Star Game on June 20, 2006.
In conjunction with Major League Baseball 's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Captains were organized into the High-A Central.[6] In 2022, the High-A Central became known as the Midwest League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.[7]
Franchise regular season win–loss records[ edit ] Scoreboard prior to a Captains game at Classic Park Columbus Indians (73–69)
Columbus RedStixx (823–711)
1992 : 77–62 (1st Half Southern Division Champions – SAL)
1993 : 86–56
1994 : 87–51 (1st Half Southern Division Champions – SAL)
1995 : 80–62 (2nd Half Southern Division Champions – SAL)
1996 : 79–63 (2nd Half Southern Division Champions – SAL)
1997 : 62–76
1998 : 59–81
1999 : 70–71 (1st Half Southern Division Champions – SAL)
2000 : 67–70 (1st Half Southern Division Champions – SAL)
2001 : 77–59
2002 : 79–60 (2nd Half Southern Division Champions – SAL)Lake County Captains (853–810 entering 2016)
2003 : 97–43 (1st & 2nd Half Northern Division Champions – SAL) (Best regular season record in pro baseball in 2003, min 120 games)
2004 : 73–66
2005 : 72–66
2006 : 64–74
2007 : 64–74
2008 : 75–65 (1st Half Northern Division Champions – SAL)
2009 : 71–66
2010 : 77–62 (1st Half Eastern Division Champions – MWL & Midwest League Champions)
2011 : 53–86
2012 : 71–68 (2nd Half; Clinched MWL Wild Card - Lost in Semifinal Round)
2013 : 54–83
2014 : 65–74 (2nd Half; Clinched MWL Wild Card - Lost in Championship Round)
2015 : 71–66
2016 : 72–68
2017 : 54–85
2018 : 60–79
2019 : 74–64 (1st Half; Clinched MWL Wild Card - Lost in Quarterfinal Round)
2020 : Season Suspended due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 : 65–55
2022 : 76–53 (2nd half East Division Champions - MWL Runner-up)
2023 : 65–64
2024 : TBD (1st half East Division Champions)Win–loss record entering 2024: 2215–2058 (.518) overall
1373–1361 (.502) as the Lake County Captains Longest winning streak: 13 games (May 27 – June 8, 2003)
Longest losing streak: 10 games (June 8–18, 2011) & (April 10–19, 2012)
Pitcher with most wins in a season: Steve Kline , 18 in 1994 (also league leader that year)
Hitter with most home runs in a season: Russell Branyan , 40 in 1996 (also league leader that year) Playoffs (since 2005)[ edit ]
Players
Coaches/Other
Pitchers
41 Dylan DeLucia
23 Trenton Denholm
33 Jay Driver
44 Steve Hajjar
26 Allan Hernández
16 Matt Jachec
35 Zach Jacobs
58 Rorik Maltrud
32 Jake Miller
37 Zane Morehouse
40 Steven Perez
36 Shawn Rapp
38 Carter Spivey
34 Adam Tulloch
40 Matt Wilkinson
39 Juan Zapata
Catchers
10 Cooper Ingle
13 Johnny Tincher
Infielders
7 Maick Collado
27 José Devers
30 Angel Genao
6 Alex Mooney
22 Tyresse Turner
Outfielders
31 Jonah Advincula
4 Justin Boyd
24 Jorge Burgos
1 Jake Fox
27 Esteban Gonzalez
55 Isaiah Greene
9 Guy Lipscomb
Manager
Coaches
12 Kevin Erminio (pitching)
8 Marc Mumper (bench)
2 Ordomar Valdez (hitting)
60-day injured list
7-day injured list
* On Cleveland Guardians 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated July 22, 2024
Transactions
→ More rosters: MiLB • Midwest League
→ Cleveland Guardians minor league players
Notable franchise alumni [ edit ] CC Sabathia Captains Call-Up Club [ edit ] The names of all Captains players and franchise alumni who have advanced to play Major League Baseball are enshrined in the Lake County Captains Call-Up Club at Classic Park. The Call-Up Club also includes former Captains coaches and managers who've made it to Major League Baseball coaching staffs. A new wall of bronze plaques was installed at the main entrance of Classic Park in August of the 2017 season. The previous "Walk of Fame" started in the outfield of Classic Park and was moved to an interior wall of the ballpark near the right field corner of the stadium.
^ "Jen Yorko Named Lake County Captains GM" . Ballpark Digest . August Publications. October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019 .
^ Hill, Benjamin (January 12, 2022). "Explore Classic Park, home of the Lake County Captains" . MLB.com .
^ Zontini, Kirstie (June 11, 2019). "WATCH: ODOT cameras shake violently as earthquake rattles Cleveland suburb" . WHIO-TV .
^ "Former Eastlake mayor becomes target of investigation" . WOIO . Associated Press . January 31, 2005.
^ Czerwinski, Kevin T. (September 2, 2008). "Lake County, Bowling Green shifting to MWL" . Milb.com . Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2011 .
^ Mayo, Jonathan (February 12, 2021). "MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues" . Major League Baseball . Retrieved June 22, 2024 .
^ "Historical League Names to Return in 2022" . Minor League Baseball . March 16, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2024 .
^ Known as Fausto Carmona during his tenure with Lake County
Established in 1894 Former names (all in Cleveland unless noted) - Grand Rapids Rustlers , Lake Shores , Bluebirds , Bronchos , Naps , and Indians Based in Cleveland, Ohio
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