The Wilmington Waves were a minor league baseball team in Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...

, North Carolina

North Carolina

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. They were a Low-A class team that played in the South Atlantic League

South Atlantic League

The South Atlantic League is a minor league baseball league based chiefly in the Southeastern United States, with the exception of three teams in the Mid-Atlantic States...

, and were a farm team of the Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

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 for the franchise’s only year in Wilmington. They played all of their home games at Brooks Field

Brooks Field (Wilmington)

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, on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, sometimes referred to as UNC Wilmington, is a public, co-educational university located in Wilmington, North Carolina...

. However, because Brooks Field was not easy to spot on campus, attendance for the Waves' home games was substantially low. Because of this handicap, the Waves were given a limited amount of time to find a new stadium or build a new one. But the deadline was not met and, prior the 2002 season, the Wilmington Waves were sold and moved to Albany

Albany, Georgia

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, Georgia, where the franchise became the South Georgia Waves

South Georgia Waves

The South Georgia Waves was a Low-A class minor league baseball team in Albany, Georgia for one season before relocating to Columbus, Georgia where they operated under the same name for the 2003 season before being rebranded the Columbus Catfish...

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List of Wilmington Waves players in the MLB

All players are listed in alphabetical order by their surname, with the year they played for Wilmington in parentheses.

• Reggie Abercrombie
  Reggie Abercrombie
  Reginald Damascus Abercrombie is a former Major League Baseball outfielder now playing for the Sioux Falls Fighting Pheasants of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.-Professional career:...
  
   (2001)
• Willy Aybar
  Willy Aybar
  Willy Del Jesus Aybar is an infielder who currently plays for the Yuma Scorpions in the North American League. Aybar has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, and Tampa Bay Rays...
  
   (2001)
• Joselo Díaz
  Joselo Díaz
  Joselo Soriano Díaz is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently with the independent Long Island Ducks....
  
   (2001)
• Ben Diggins (2001)
• Tom Goodwin
  Tom Goodwin
  Thomas Jones Goodwin is a former Major League Baseball player. He attended Central High School in Fresno, and then went on to play for Fresno State University...
  
   (2001)
• Joel Hanrahan
  Joel Hanrahan
  Joel Ryan Hanrahan , nicknamed The Hammer, is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.-Los Angeles Dodgers:...
  
   (2001)
• Koyie Hill
  Koyie Hill
  Koyie Dolan Hill is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Chicago Cubs.-Baseball career:While attending Wichita State University, Hill compiled a .355 batting average and 186 RBI primarily as a third baseman....
  
   (2001)
• Ruddy Lugo
  Ruddy Lugo
  Ruddy Joraider Lugo is a Dominican-American Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. Lugo is the younger brother of Atlanta Braves shortstop Julio Lugo...
  
   (2001)
• Agustín Montero
  Agustin Montero
  Agustín Alcantara Montero is a minor-league pitcher for the Northwest Independent League....
  
   (2001)
• Jason Repko
  Jason Repko
  Jason Edward Repko is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins. Naturally a centerfielder, his career has been slowed by numerous injuries.-High school years:...
  
   (2001)
• Lino Urdaneta
  Lino Urdaneta
  Lino Urdaneta is a former right-handed relief pitcher.After seven years with the Dodgers and Indians systems, Urdaneta was selected by Detroit in the Rule 5 draft on December 15, 2003...
  
   (2001)
• Shane Victorino
  Shane Victorino
  Shane Patrick Victorino is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. He is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed.-Career:...
  
  (2001)

Year-by-year record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
2001	75-63	5th	Dino Ebel