The St. Cloud Rox are a baseball team that play in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. Their home games are played at the Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud, Minnesota. As of April 9, 2015, 123 former Northwoods League players have gone on to play Major League Baseball. Most notable: Curtis Granderson, Andre Ethier, Jordan Zimmerman, Chris Sale, Max Scherzer, Juan Pierre, Jeff Weaver, & Pat Neshek
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Previous NWL team in St. Cloud. St. Cloud River Bats (1997-2011)
St. Cloud, Minnesota has hosted baseball for decades at a variety of play levels. The most recent history takes place in the Northwoods League. In 1997, one of the founding franchises, the Dubuque Mud Puppies, relocated to St. Cloud, Minnesota and became the St. Cloud River Bats. The St. Cloud River Bats were a premier team in the Northwoods League, winning 3 league championships, one North Division overall championship, and 3 First Half North Division pennants.
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Return of the Rox
In February 2012, the Northwoods League sold the team rights to a local interest group while reserving the rights to the name and logo. The St. Cloud franchise played the 2012 season as the St. Cloud Rox, hearkening back to a popular minor league team that played in the city until 1971.
Radio broadcasts
Rox games can be heard on 1390 KXSS.
Notable alumni
- Austin Barnes, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Chris Ba?ak, New York Yankees
- Buddy Baumann, San Diego Padres
- Mark Canha, Oakland Athletics
- Chris Demaria, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers
- Thomas Diamond, 10th overall pick of the 2004 MLB Draft, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs
- Steve Edlefsen, San Francisco Giants
- John Gaub, Chicago Cubs
- Tom Gorzelanny, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians
- Justin Huisman, Kansas City Royals
- Chris Jakubauskas, Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles
- Jason Jaramillo, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Sean Kazmar, San Diego Padres
- Roger Kieschnick, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Casey McGehee, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Miami Marlins, San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers
- Robb Quinlan, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Tony Renda, Cincinnati Reds
- Matt Reynolds, New York Mets
- Konrad Schmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Jake Smith, San Diego Padres
- Dan Straily, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins
- Robbie Weinhardt, Detroit Tigers
References
External links
- St. Cloud Rox - official site
- Northwoods League - official site
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