Everett AquaSox

The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is the High-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seating capacity of 3,682. Everett has won three division titles and one Northwest League championship.

Everett AquaSox
Founded in 1995 Everett, Washington
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class	High-A (2021–present)
Previous classes	Class A Short Season (1995–2020)
League	Northwest League (1995–present)
Major league affiliations
Team	Seattle Mariners (1995–present)
Minor league titles
League titles (1)	2010
Division titles (3)	2002 2010 2016
First-half titles	none
Second-half titles (1)	2023
Team data
Colors	Navy, aqua, light green, orange, white
Mascot	Webbly
Ballpark	Funko Field (1995–present)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	7th Inning Stretch, LLC[1]
General manager	Danny Tetzlaff[2]
Manager	Ryan Scott
Website	milb.com/everett

History

Following the 1983 season, Bob and Margaret Bavasi purchased the struggling Walla Walla, Washington, based Blue Mountain Bears.^[3] Antiquated facilities compounded by dwindling attendance in Walla Walla prompted the new owners to move the franchise. The Bavasis, who had secured affiliation with the San Francisco Giants, ultimately selected Everett as the relocation destination.^[4] Playing as the Everett Giants, the club was affiliated with San Francisco for eleven years until 1994. After the 1994 season, Everett signed a player development contract with the Seattle Mariners as their Class A Short Season affiliate and adopted a new unique name, the AquaSox. Since the 2021 season, the team has played at the High-A classification as a Mariners affiliate, initially in the High-A West.^[5][6] In March 2022, the High-A West was rebranded back to the Northwest League, as MLB moved to revert all of its Minor Leagues to their historical names.^[7]

Stadium

Due to the Northwest League's reclassification in 2021 as a High-A league, which included an expanded schedule and new venue requirements, the AquaSox began exploring a replacement for Funko Field. In September 2022, the City of Everett and Snohomish County approved funds to study a new stadium, which is estimated to cost $80 million and seat 3,500 spectators.^[8] A site adjacent to Angel of the Winds Arena in downtown Everett was selected for the study; other proposed sites included the Everett Mall, Kasch Park, and a city-owned lot near Interstate 5.^[9][10]

On December 18, 2024, the Everett City Council voted to select the downtown Everett site for a new baseball stadium that meets the updated MLB standards and could host a United Soccer League team. The site is between Pacific and Hewitt avenues on the east side of Broadway.^[11] The stadium is estimated to cost a minimum of $102 million, of which $10 million would be paid by the AquaSox; up to $95 million in public funding sources were identified in the study, including state grants and municipal bonds.^[12][13] The stadium's design is scheduled to be completed in 2025 or 2026, with plans to open in time for the 2027 Northwest League season.^[13]

Identity

One of the team logos, used on road caps and jerseys, is based on the "trident" insignia used by the Mariners in the early 1980s (rotated to look like the letter "E" for Everett, instead of "M" for Mariners). Their mascot is Webbly, a frog.^[14] According to long-time team radio broadcaster Pat Dillon, "The frog is a cross between a Pacific tree frog and a Central American red-eyed tree frog—and Brooks Robinson."^[15] Previously, the mascot for the Everett Giants was a giant hot dog named Frank.

Season-by-season record

Northwest League (1995–present)

Season	PDC	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	Post-season	Manager	Attendance
Everett AquaSox
1995	SEA	North	2nd	37	39	.487		Orlando Gomez	89,950
1996	SEA	North	4th	33	42	.440		Roger Hansen	87,846
1997	SEA	North	3rd	29	47	.382		Orlando Gomez	79,918
1998	SEA	North	3rd	34	42	.447		Terry Pollreisz	119,396
1999	SEA	North	3rd	41	35	.540		Terry Pollreisz	103,455
2000	SEA	East	4th	37	39	.487		Terry Pollreisz	114,024
2001	SEA	West	3rd	36	39	.480		Terry Pollreisz	114,727
2002	SEA	West	1st	44	32	.579	Lost to Boise in championship series 0-3	Roger Hansen	110,373
2003	SEA	West	4th	32	44	.421		Pedro Grifol	110,043
2004	SEA	West	2nd	41	35	.539		Pedro Grifol	104,010
2005	SEA	West	3rd	42	34	.553		Pedro Grifol	108,884
2006	SEA	West	4th	31	45	.408		Dave Myers	106,675
2007	SEA	West	3rd	35	41	.461		Mike Tosar	106,683
2008	SEA	West	4th	32	44	.421		Jose Moreno	95,294
2009	SEA	West	2nd	39	37	.513		John Tamargo	89,929
2010	SEA	West	1st	48	27	.640	Defeated Vancouver in division series 2–1 Defeated Spokane in championship series 2-1	Jose Moreno	89,929
2011	SEA	West	3rd	37	39	.487		Scott Steinmann	96,345
2012	SEA	West	3rd	46	30	.605	Lost to Vancouver in division series 2–0	Rob Mummau	95,929
2013	SEA	North	1st	44	32	.579	Lost to Vancouver in division series 2–0	Rob Mammau	92,489
2014	SEA	North	4th	28	48	.368		Dave Valle	92,642
2015	SEA	North	1st	42	34	.553	Lost to Tri-City in division series 0-2	Rob Mammau	100,613
2016	SEA	North	1st	45	31	.592	Defeated Spokane in division series 2–0 Lost to Eugene in championship series 1-2	Rob Mammau	104,162
2017	SEA	North	4th	36	40	.474		Jose Moreno	110,161
2018	SEA	North	2nd	38	38	.500	Lost to Spokane in division series 2–1	Jose Moreno	111,599
2019	SEA	North	3rd	37	39	.487		Louis Boyd	116,630

Division winner

League champions

Roster

Everett AquaSox roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 20 Juan Burgos 18 Tyler Cleveland 13 Ty Cummings 48 Gleiner Diaz 15 Ryan Hawks 39 Joseph Hernandez 14 Chris Jefferson 10 Jimmy Kingsbury 25 Holden Laws 32 Nick Payero 40 Shaddon Peavyhouse 17 Marcelo Perez 37 Stefan Raeth 46 Allan Saathoff 30 Gabriel Sosa 23 Anthony Tomczak 28 C.J. Widger		Catchers 19 Freuddy Batista  9 Connor Charping 27 Andrew Miller Infielders  8 Michael Arroyo 16 Caleb Cali  1 Colt Emerson 29 Hunter Fitz-Gerald 11 Josh Hood 38 Gabriel Moncada  5 Axel Sanchez Outfielders  6 Colin Davis  7 Bill Knight 22 Lázaro Montes  4 Jared Sundstrom		Manager 12 Ryan Scott Coaches 31 Seth Mejias-Brean (hitting) 56 Cameron Ming (pitching)  2 Sergio Plasencia (bench) 60-day injured list 28 Nick Davila 89 Ty Duvall    Jordan Jackson    Brandon Schaeffer 7-day injured list * On Seattle Mariners 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated September 5, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Northwest League → Seattle Mariners minor league players

References

1. "7th Inning Stretch, LLC". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2. "Everett AquaSox Front Office". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
3. French, Joan (November 10, 1983). "Walla Walla Pro Baseball Sale Becomes Final". Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. Retrieved July 24, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
4. "Another Bavasi Trying Baseball as a Club Owner". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. United Press International. May 6, 1984. p. 4F. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Mayo, Jonathan (February 12, 2021). "MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues". Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
6. Johns, Greg (December 9, 2020). "Mariners invite 4 clubs to return as affiliates". MLB. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
7. Hill, Benjamin (March 16, 2022). "Historical Team Names Return to the Minors". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
8. Watanabe, Ben (September 28, 2022). "City, county studying new outdoor stadium for Everett AquaSox". The Everett Herald. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
9. Cornfield, Jerry; Watanabe, Ben; Patterson, Nick (March 20, 2023). "Drive to build new AquaSox ballpark gets $7.4M boost from state". The Everett Herald. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
10. Nash, Ashley (November 30, 2023). "Everett AquaSox stadium upgrade gets $1.1M green light from city". The Everett Herald. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
11. Halverson, Alex (December 18, 2024). "Everett moves forward with downtown AquaSox stadium". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
12. Geschke, Will (December 12, 2024). "Everett committee finds downtown AquaSox stadium more viable". The Everett Herald. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
13. Geschke, Will (December 18, 2024). "Everett council chooses downtown site for potential AquaSox stadium". The Everett Herald. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
14. "Everett Aquasox Mascot Appearances". Everett AquaSox. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
15. Caputo, Paul (May 2, 2015). "Soggy Froggy, Man: The Story Behind the Everett AquaSox". SportsLogos.net. SportsLogos.net. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

External links

• Official website

Preceded by Everett Giants	Northwest League franchise (1995–present)	Succeeded by