TheGlendale Desert Dogs are a baseball team that plays in the West Division of theArizona Fall League. They play their home games atCamelback Ranch inGlendale, Arizona. The ballpark is also thespring training facility of theChicago White Sox andLos Angeles Dodgers. The team was established in 1992 as the Chandler Diamondbacks, and played for three seasons under that name. The team's nickname has been Desert Dogs since 1995, persisting through several location changes. The Desert Dogs have won six league championships, most recently in 2008. Their five consecutive championships from 2004 to 2008 are an Arizona Fall League record.
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| Class | Class A to Triple-A |
| League | Arizona Fall League (1992–present) |
| Division | West Division (2011–present) |
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| League titles(6) |
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| Division titles(9) |
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| Name | Glendale Desert Dogs (2013–present) |
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| Ballpark | Camelback Ranch (2013–present) |
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| Manager | Iggy Suarez |
The team discontinued use of its original nickname prior to the 1995 season, coincident with a move fromChandler toPhoenix.[2] Earlier that year,Major League Baseball had awarded an expansion franchise to the Phoenix area, which began play in 1998 as theArizona Diamondbacks.
Roster
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Outfielders
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Fall League teams".The Arizona Republic. November 5, 2003. p. C9. RetrievedNovember 21, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^Ednalino, Percy (August 4, 1995)."It boils down to quality: Minus Michael Jordan, Fall League stands on its merits".The Arizona Republic. p. 7. RetrievedNovember 21, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
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