Saskatoon Legends
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The Saskatoon Legends were a minor league baseball
team during the 2003 season. They played in the Canadian Baseball League
, which was not a part of Minor League Baseball
and therefore not affiliated with Major League Baseball
or its member clubs. The Legends played out of Cairns Field
. The team featured a mixture of former major league players mixed with up and coming prospects. The names from that team that some may recognize are former Montreal Expos
pitcher Floyd Youmans
, Celebrity Entertainer Jonathan Aldridge and current Sioux Falls Canaries' outfielder Ben Van Iderstine.
The team was largely a success on the field, however that success did not translate into success with attendance. The team challenged the Calgary Outlaws
for the West Division title, right up until the all-star break which unfortunately was the end of the season. They finished the abbreviated season with a 22-15 record, good for second place in the West Division. The team did little to help matters at the box office, as most people were unaware of the games as there was not much advertising in the city.
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
team during the 2003 season. They played in the Canadian Baseball League
Canadian Baseball League
The Canadian Baseball League, was an independent minor league that operated in 2003. The league's only Commissioner was Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame member Ferguson Jenkins...
, which was not a part of Minor League Baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
and therefore not affiliated with Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
or its member clubs. The Legends played out of Cairns Field
Cairns Field
Cairns Field is a stadium in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home of the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets of the Western Major Baseball League and the Saskatoon Tigers of Saskatoon Senior Baseball League...
. The team featured a mixture of former major league players mixed with up and coming prospects. The names from that team that some may recognize are former Montreal Expos
Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
pitcher Floyd Youmans
Floyd Youmans
Floyd Everett Youmans is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is likely best remembered as one of the players dealt by the New York Mets to the Montreal Expos for Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter.-New York Mets:...
, Celebrity Entertainer Jonathan Aldridge and current Sioux Falls Canaries' outfielder Ben Van Iderstine.
The team was largely a success on the field, however that success did not translate into success with attendance. The team challenged the Calgary Outlaws
Calgary Outlaws
The Calgary Outlaws were an independent minor league baseball team in the Canadian Baseball League. Based in Calgary, Alberta, they shared Foothills Stadium with the Calgary Dawgs. In 2003, the only Canadian Baseball League season, they had the best record when the league was suspended at the...
for the West Division title, right up until the all-star break which unfortunately was the end of the season. They finished the abbreviated season with a 22-15 record, good for second place in the West Division. The team did little to help matters at the box office, as most people were unaware of the games as there was not much advertising in the city.
All-Time Roster
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Date Of Birth | Current/Last Known Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Aldridge | INF | 5'10 | 150 | 10/20/1975 | Saskatoon Legends (2003) |
| Henrry Alvarez | C | 6'2 | 185 | 10/20/1979 | Saskatoon Legends (2003) |
| Bobby Brown | OF | 5'11 | 180 | 05/24/1974 | Sioux City Explorers Sioux City Explorers The Sioux City Explorers are a professional baseball team based in Sioux City, Iowa, in the United States. The Explorers are a member of the North Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball.They were originally to be... - Northern League (2006) |
| Derek Cockroft | P | 6'4 | 225 | 11/23/1980 | Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory... Eagles - Australian Capital Territory A Grade League (2004) |
| Bienvenido Feliz (Note: The CBL mis-spelt his name Felix in all official releases) | P | 6'1 | 210 | 06/04/1977 | Newark Bears Newark Bears The Newark Bears are an American professional baseball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are a member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. Since the 1999 season, the Bears have played their home games at Bears &... - Atlantic League Atlantic League of Professional Baseball The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball is a professional, independent baseball organization located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, especially the greater metropolitan areas of the Northeast megalopolis. It operates in cities not served by Major or Minor League... (2005) |
| David Garcia | P | 6'5 | 203 | 11/08/1980 | Saskatoon Legends (2003) |
| Craig Kilshaw | P | 6'3 | 195 | 02/14/1980 | Saskatoon Legends (2003) |
| Joe Kirby | INF | 6'0 | 180 | 03/23/1979 | Brock University Badgers Brock Badgers The Brock Badgers are the athletics teams that represent Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. To date the Badgers have won 27 National Championships and 48 Ontario Championships, and are members of the OUA, CIS, CUFLA and CURC.... - Ontario University Athletics Ontario University Athletics Ontario University Athletics is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public... (2007) |
| Ryan Koback | P | 6'6 | 245 | 12/31/1981 | Saskatoon Yellow Jackets Saskatoon Yellow Jackets The Saskatoon Yellow Jackets are a baseball team which plays in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The team is a member of the Western Major Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league operating in the prairie provinces of Canada.... - Western Major Baseball League Western Major Baseball League The Western Major Baseball League or WMBL is a collegiate summer baseball league. The league can trace its roots back to 1948, as it has gone by many names over the years, including the Alberta-Saskatchewan Baseball league, Western Canadian Baseball League and Saskatchewan Baseball League before... (2006) |
| Javier Lorenzo | P | 6'0 | 168 | 12/26/1978 | Saskatoon Legends (2003) |
| Alejandro Martínez | INF | 6'1 | 215 | 05/22/1977 | Laredo Broncos Laredo Broncos The Laredo Broncos were a professional baseball team based in Laredo, Texas, in the United States. The Broncos are a member of United League Baseball, an independent professional league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball... - United League United League Baseball United League Baseball was an independent baseball league that operated in Texas. It later merged with the Northern League and the Golden Baseball League to form the North American League.- History :... (2009) |
| Sean Murphy | INF | 5'10 | 180 | 05/03/1972 | Elmira Pioneers Elmira Pioneers The Elmira Pioneers are an amateur baseball team based in Elmira, New York. They currently compete in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. Prior to the 2006 baseball season, the team was a professional ballclub with a rich history of league... - Northeast League (2003) |
| Jose Olmeda | INF | 6'1 | 170 | 07/07/1977 | Edinburg Coyotes Edinburg Coyotes The Edinburg Roadrunners are a professional baseball team based in Edinburg, Texas, in the United States. The Roadrunners are a member of the Eastern Division in the North American League, an independent professional league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League... - United League United League Baseball United League Baseball was an independent baseball league that operated in Texas. It later merged with the Northern League and the Golden Baseball League to form the North American League.- History :... (2006) |
| Darwin Peguero | P | 6'0 | 192 | 12/05/1978 | Newark Bears Newark Bears The Newark Bears are an American professional baseball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are a member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. Since the 1999 season, the Bears have played their home games at Bears &... - Atlantic League Atlantic League of Professional Baseball The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball is a professional, independent baseball organization located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, especially the greater metropolitan areas of the Northeast megalopolis. It operates in cities not served by Major or Minor League... (2005) |
| Frankie Perez | OF | 5'11 | 185 | 10/26/1978 | Saskatoon Legends (2003) |
| JD Scholten | P | 6'6 | 228 | 03/04/1980 | Sioux City Explorers Sioux City Explorers The Sioux City Explorers are a professional baseball team based in Sioux City, Iowa, in the United States. The Explorers are a member of the North Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball.They were originally to be... - American Association American Association (21st century) The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, based in Durham, North Carolina, is a professional baseball league founded in 2005 and independent of Major League Baseball... (2007) |
| Chris Seaton | P | 6'0 | 195 | 09/22/1978 | Schaumburg Flyers Schaumburg Flyers The Schaumburg Flyers were a professional baseball team based in Schaumburg, Illinois, in the United States. The Flyers were to be a charter member of the North American League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, however, the team folded in March of 2011, before they began play in... - Northern League (2003) |
| Hirotaka Shimizu | OF | 5'11 | 172 | 01/18/1978 | Sichuan Dragons Sichuan Dragons Sichuan Dragons is a baseball team based in Chengdu, Sichuan and a member of the China Baseball League. They play out of Jinnui Stadium.-Roster:*Pitchers**Kun Chen**Bo Zhao*Infielders**Fei Feng, SS... - Chinese Baseball League (2006) |
| Matt Teahen | INF | 6'0 | 210 | 02/27/1979 | Mid-Missouri Mavericks Mid-Missouri Mavericks The Mid-Missouri Mavericks are a former minor league baseball team which played in Columbia, Missouri, in the United States. The team was a member of the independent Frontier League, and has no association with a Major League Baseball team. From 2003 through 2005 the team played at Taylor... - Frontier League Frontier League The Frontier League, based in Sauget, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States, Western Pennsylvania, and Southern Ontario. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either... (2004) |
| Angel Tovar | P | 6'4 | 195 | 04/25/1978 | Olmecas de Tabasco Olmecas de Tabasco The Olmecas de Tabasco are a AAA-level baseball team based in Tabasco playing in the Mexican League. Their homefield is the Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero in Villahermosa.-External links:*... - Mexican League Liga Mexicana de Beisbol The Mexican League is a summer minor league baseball league with teams based across Mexico. Along with the International League and the Pacific Coast League, it is one of three leagues playing at the triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball. It is the only Minor League... (2007) |
| Carlos Urquiola (Note: The CBL mis-spelt his last name Uraviola in all official releases.) | INF | 5'8 | 150 | 04/22/1980 | Ceci & Negri Parma Ceci & Negri Parma Parma Baseball is a baseball team in Serie A1, Italy's professional baseball league.... - Serie A1 Serie A1 (baseball) The Italian Baseball League is a professional baseball league that is governed by FIBS , which has its headquarters in Rome... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... (2005) |
| Ben Van Iderstine | OF | 6'2 | 200 | 01/20/1978 | Sioux Falls Canaries - American Association (2009) |
| Kenny White | P | 6'1 | 170 | 11/27/1978 | Gary Railcats - Northern League (2004) |
| Floyd Youmans Floyd Youmans Floyd Everett Youmans is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is likely best remembered as one of the players dealt by the New York Mets to the Montreal Expos for Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter.-New York Mets:... |
P | 6'1 | 190 | 05/11/1964 | Saskatoon Legends (2003) |
External links
- Official Site (Courtesy Of The Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
- http://jonathanaldridge.com/