Surprise Saguaros

The Surprise Saguaros are a baseball team that plays in the West Division of the Arizona Fall League. They play their home games in Surprise, Arizona, at Surprise Stadium. The ballpark is also the spring training facility of the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers.^[7] The team was established in 1992 as the Phoenix Saguaros, and has retained its nickname through multiple location changes. The team has won four league championships, most recently in 2023.

Surprise Saguaros
Founded in 1992 Surprise, Arizona
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class	Class A to Triple-A
League	Arizona Fall League (1994–present)
Division	West Division (2009–present)
Major league affiliations
Teams	Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Guardians Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Texas Rangers (baseball)
Minor league titles
League titles (4)	1995 2013 2022 2023
Division titles (11)	1992 1994 1995 1996 1999 2011 2013 2015 2016 2019 2021
Team data
Name	Surprise Saguaros (2011–present)
Previous names	Peoria Saguaros (2003–2010) Maryvale Saguaros (1998–2002) Mesa Saguaros (1993–1997) Phoenix Saguaros (1992)
Ballpark	Surprise Stadium (2011–present)
Previous parks	Peoria Sports Complex (2003–2010)[1] Maryvale Baseball Park (1998–2002)[2] HoHoKam Park (1997)[3] Phoenix Municipal Stadium (1996)[4] HoHoKam Park (1993–1995)[5] Phoenix Municipal Stadium (1992)[6]
Manager	Carlos Cardoza

Roster

Surprise Saguaros roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 46 Mitch Bratt (TEX) 54 Eric Cerantola (KC) 38 Joseph Hernandez (MIL) 39 Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa (TEX) 43 Bryce Hubbart (CIN) 41 Rylan Kaufman (KC) 35 Zak Kent (TEX) 90 Justin King (MIL) 26 Conor Larkin (TOR) 27 Zach Maxwell (CIN) 98 Andrew Moore (CIN) 47 Trent Palmer (TOR) 88 Jayvien Sandridge (CIN) 18 Adam Seminaris (MIL) 24 Justin Slaten (TEX) 33 Shane Smith (MIL) 15 Carson Spiers (CIN) 29 Fitz Stadler (TOR) 30 Emiliano Teodo (TEX) 34 Ricky Tiedemann (TOR) 40 CJ Van Eyk (TOR) 37 Jacob Wallace (KC) 49 Beck Way (KC) 23 Justin Yeager (MIL) 32 Ángel Zerpa (KC)		Catchers  4 Liam Hicks (TEX)  0 Ian Moller (TEX)  9 Michael Trautwein (CIN) Infielders 00 Eric Brown Jr. (MIL)  2 Austin Callahan (CIN) 19 Cameron Cauley (TEX)  5 Wes Clarke (MIL) 11 Nick Loftin (KC) 13 Damiano Palmegiani (TOR)  1 Peyton Wilson (KC) Outfielders  6 Dasan Brown (TOR) 16 Gavin Cross (KC) 21 Jacob Hurtubise (CIN) 10 Hendry Mendez (MIL) 51 Abimelec Ortiz (TEX) 56 Alejandro Osuna (TEX) 20 Will Robertson (TOR)		Manager -- Carlos Cardoza Coaches -- Austin Bibens-Dirkx (pitching) -- Mike Jacobs -- Bijan Rademacher -- JJ Reimer (hitting) 7-day injured list ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated October 13, 2023 → More rosters: MiLB • Arizona Fall League

MLB alumni

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• Yonder Alonso (first baseman)
• Bryan Anderson (pitcher)
• Tim Beckham (shortstop)
• Mookie Betts (second baseman)
• Bradley Boxberger (pitcher)
• Jason Castro (catcher)
• Alex Cobb (pitcher)
• Zack Cozart (shortstop)
• Delino DeShields (manager)
• Matt Dominguez (third baseman)
• Eduardo Escobar (shortstop)
• Freddie Freeman (first baseman)
• Brandon Gomes (pitcher)
• Chris Heisey (left fielder)
• Brandon Hicks (shortstop)
• Jason Heyward (right fielder)
• Cedric Hunter (center fielder)
• Craig Kimbrel (pitcher)
• Ian Kinsler (second baseman)
• Mike Leake (pitcher)
• Wilton López (pitcher)
• Jerry Manuel (manager)
• Leonys Martín (outfielder)
• Bob Melvin (manager)
• Devin Mesoraco (catcher)
• Justin Miller (pitcher)
• Mike Minor (pitcher)
• Wil Myers (outfielder)
• Mike Olt (third baseman)
• Logan Ondrusek (pitcher)
• Chris Parmelee (first baseman)
• Tony Peña (manager)
• Vinnie Pestano (pitcher)
• Aaron Poreda (pitcher)
• Zach Putnam (pitcher)
• Jimmy Rollins (shortstop)
• Blake Sabol
• Daryl Thompson (pitcher)
• Christian Vázquez (catcher)
• Kolten Wong (second baseman)

See also

• Arizona Fall League § Results by season

References

1. "Fall League teams". November 5, 2003. p. C9. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
2. "1998 Schedule: Arizona Fall League". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1998. p. C6. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
3. "Fall League Rosters". The Arizona Republic. September 1, 1997. p. D2. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
4. "At a Glance: Fall Facts". The Arizona Republic. October 6, 1996. p. C5. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
5. "Arizona Fall League". Tucson Citizen. October 5, 1993. p. 3D. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
6. "Fall League Lineup: Phoenix Saguaros". Arizona Daily Star. September 22, 1992. p. 27. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
7. "Surprise Stadium". surpriseaz.gov. Retrieved November 25, 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Batting and pitching statistics (2005–present)