Clinton LumberKings

For the 1937-1941 Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League team known as the Clinton Giants and Clinton Owls, see Clinton Owls.

Clinton LumberKings Founded in 1954 Clinton, Iowa
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current	Single-A (1954–present)
Minor league affiliations
League	Midwest League (1954–present)
Division	Western Division
Major league affiliations
Current	Seattle Mariners (2009-)
Previous	Texas Rangers (2003-2008) Montréal Expos (2001-2002) Cincinnati Reds (1999-2000) San Diego Padres (1995-1998) San Francisco Giants (1980-1994) Los Angeles Dodgers (1977-1979) Detroit Tigers & Chicago White Sox (co-op) (1976) Detroit Tigers (1971-1975) Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers (1969-1970) Pittsburgh Pirates (1966-1968, 1954-1958) Chicago White Sox (1959-1965)
Minor league titles
League titles (2)	1963 1991
Division titles (3)	1991 1993 2010
Team data
Nickname	Clinton LumberKings (1994–present)
Previous names	Clinton Giants (1980-1993) Clinton Dodgers (1977-1979) Clinton Pilots (1966-1976) C-Sox (1960-1965) Clinton White Sox (1959) Clinton Pirates (1954-1958)
Ballpark	Ashford University Field (1954–present)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Community Owned
Manager	Scott Steinmann
General Manager	Ted Tornow

The Clinton LumberKings are a Midwest League Class A minor league baseball team based in Clinton, Iowa, USA, affiliated with the Seattle Mariners.

History

Clinton joined the Midwest League in 1954 and is the oldest franchise in the league. The team has had several different major league affiliations: the Pirates (1954–58 and 1966–68), the White Sox (1959–65), the Pilots/Brewers (1969–70), the Tigers (1971–75), a Tigers/White Sox co-op (1976), the Dodgers (1977–79), the Giants (1980–94), the Padres (1995–98), the Reds (1999–2000), the Expos (2001–2002), and the Rangers (2003–2008). Since 2009, they have been an affiliate of the Mariners.

Aside from its time as the C-Sox (1960–65) and the Pilots (1966–76), the team used the parent major league team's nickname before adopting the LumberKings name for the 1994 season.

The 2010 LumberKings season is the subject of the 2013 book "Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere" by Lucas Mann.

Their home park is Ashford University Field, built in 1937 as Riverview Stadium.

Roster

Clinton LumberKings roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers -- Ramire Cleto 10px 15 Darin Gillies 17 Spencer Herrmann 29 Nick Kiel 36 Zack Littell 31 Jefferson Medina 34 Osmer Morales 26 Vinny Nittoli 32 Pat Peterson 10px 45 Lukas Schiraldi 22 Dylan Silva 18 Joey Strain -- Lance Thonvold 10px 41 Matt Walker 33 Art Warren 37 Nick Wells  1 Kyle Wilcox		Catchers 12 James Alfonso 23 Arturo Nieto Infielders 13 Rayder Ascanio -- Jordan Cowan 10px 10 Rafael Fernandez 10px  8 Conner Hale  7 Dalton Kelly  3 Chris Mariscal 20 Johmbeyker Morales 14 Logan Taylor -- Ryan Uhl 10px Outfielders 27 Aaron Barbosa  9 Braden Bishop 35 Gus Craig  4 Ricky Eusebio  2 Luis Liberato		Manager 11 Mitch Canham Coaches  5 Luis Caballero (bench coach) 46 Rich Dorman (pitching) 39 Cesar Nicolas (hitting) 10px 7-day disabled list * On Seattle Mariners 40-man roster # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated April 24, 2016 Transactions → More MiLB rosters → Seattle Mariners minor league players

Alumni

Ian Kinsler

• Jason Bay
• Blake Beavan
• Brandon Boggs
• Ben Broussard
• Royce Clayton
• Matt Clement
• John Danks
• Neftalí Feliz
• Craig Gentry
• Orel Hershiser
• Derek Holland
• Bob Howry
• Tug Hulett
• Ian Kinsler
• Ron LeFlore
• Josh Lueke
• Gary Matthews, Jr.
• John Mayberry, Jr.
• Jack Mull (Manager)
• Mitch Moreland
• Mike Myers
• Mike Remlinger
• Dave Rozema
• Mike Scioscia
• Grady Sizemore
• Justin Smoak
• Salomón Torres
• Wilson Valdez
• Edinson Volquez
• Tom Wilhelmsen
• Seon-Ki, Kim

External links

• Clinton LumberKings web site