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| Class | High-A (2021–present) | ||||
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| League | Midwest League (1962–present) | ||||
| Division | West Division | ||||
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| Team | Minnesota Twins (2013–present) | ||||
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| Name | Cedar Rapids Kernels (1993–present) | ||||
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| Colors | Yellow, red, navy blue, green, white[1] | ||||
| Ballpark | Veterans Memorial Stadium (2002–present) | ||||
Previous parks | Veterans Memorial Stadium (I) (1949–2001) Belden Hill Park (1913–1942)[2] | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Cedar Rapids Ball Club, Inc. | ||||
| General manager | Scott Wilson | ||||
| Manager | Brian Dinkelman | ||||
| Website | milb.com/cedar-rapids | ||||
TheCedar Rapids Kernels are aMinor League Baseball team of theMidwest League and theHigh-A affiliate of theMinnesota Twins. They are located inCedar Rapids, Iowa, and play their home games atVeterans Memorial Stadium. The Kernels are owned by Cedar Rapids Ball Club, Inc. (also known as Cedar Rapids Baseball Club, Inc.).[3][4][5]
Cedar Rapids first began play in 1890 and have played 110 seasons through 2015. The franchise has been a member of various leagues preceding the Midwest League. They have been a member of theCentral Association (1949),Western League (1934–1937),Mississippi Valley League (1922–1932),Central Association (1913–1917),Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (1901–1909, 1920–1921, 1938–1942, 1950–1961),Western Association (1896–1899), Eastern Iowa League (1895) and theIllinois–Iowa League (1890–1891).[6] The team also had numerous nicknames prior to joining the Midwest League: Cedar Rapids Braves (1958–1962), Cedar Rapids Raiders (1953–1957), Cedar Rapids Indians (1950–1952), Cedar Rapids Rockets (1949), Cedar Rapids Raiders (1934–1942), Cedar Rapids Red Raiders (1963–1964), Cedar Rapids Bunnies (1904–1932), Cedar Rapids Rabbits (1896–1903) and Cedar Rapids Canaries (1890–1891).[6]
When Cedar Rapids was awarded a Midwest League franchise in 1962, the franchise switched back to the Red Raiders (1962–1964) nickname. Subsequently, the team used the name of the major league franchise it affiliated with: theCardinals (1965–1972), theAstros (1973–1974), theGiants (1975–1979), and theReds (1980–1992). The team adopted the current "Kernels" nickname before the 1993 season. On the field, the franchise wonMidwest League championships in 1988, 1992, 1994, and 2023.
In conjunction withMajor League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Kernels were organized into theHigh-A Central.[7] In 2022, the High-A Central became known as the Midwest League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.[8]
The team's first home ballpark was Belden Hill Park,[2] followed by the originalVeterans Memorial Stadium,[9] which opened in 1949. In August 2000 voters approved a referendum to build a new ballpark adjacent to the old one, which was demolished after the 2001 season. The new Veterans Memorial Stadium was completed in time for the opening of the 2002 season, and the Kernels set a franchise attendance record of 196,066 in the new park's inaugural year.
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