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The Laredo Lemurs were a professional baseball team based in Laredo, Texas, that played in the independent American Association from 2012 to 2016. The team played their home games at the Uni-Trade Stadium in Laredo, replacing the Laredo Broncos of United League Baseball.[1] The team withdrew from the league prior to the start of the 2017 season.
Laredo Lemurs | |||||
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League | American Association (2012–2016) (South Division) | ||||
Location | Laredo, Texas | ||||
Ballpark | Uni-Trade Stadium | ||||
Founded | 2011 | ||||
Folded | 2017 | ||||
League championships | 2015 | ||||
Colors | Black, gold, silver, white | ||||
Ownership | Arianna Torres | ||||
Manager | Pete Incaviglia | ||||
Website | www |
Until the 2012 season, the team was located in Shreveport, Louisiana, and was known as the Shreveport-Bossier Captains. In late 2011, the franchise announced its move to Laredo, and the team was renamed.[2] Media coverage suggested that the move was motivated by a deteriorating ballpark and the "inability of the local market to support professional baseball."[3]
In September 2013, the Lemurs' Tano Tijerina, a former minor-league pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers' system, and the incoming County Judge for Webb County, was the starting pitcher in the inaugural "Family Chevrolet Sister Cities Baseball Classic" at Uni-Trade Stadium.[4][5]
On May 3, 2017, the Lemurs announced that they would be withdrawing from the American Association and would not operate a team in 2017.[6]
The franchise did not return in any capacity and was subsequently replaced in 2018 by the bi-national Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League.
Laredo Lemurs | ||||
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Season | Record | Win % | Finish | Playoffs |
2012 | 54–46 | .540 | 1st in South Division | Lost first round to Wichita Wingnuts 0–3 |
2013 | 52–47 | .525 | 2nd in South Division | Did not qualify for playoffs |
2014 | 58–42 | .580 | 2nd in South Division | Lost to Wichita Wingnuts 1–3 |
2015 | 57–43 | .570 | 2nd in South Division | League Champions, 3–1[7] |
2016 | 57–42 | .576 | 2nd in South Division | Did not qualify for playoffs |
Totals | 278–220 | .553 | 4–7 |
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