Birmingham Barons
Founded in 1885 Birmingham, Alabama
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class	Double-A (1946–1961; 1964–1965; 1967–1975; 1981–present)
Previous classes	Class-A1 (1936–1945) Class-A (1902–1935) Class-B (1892–1901)
League	Southern League (2022–present)
Division	North Division
Previous leagues	Double-A South (2021) Southern League (1972–1975; 1981–2020) Dixie Association (1971) Southern League (1964–1965; 1967–1970) Southern Association (1901–1961) Southern League (1885; 1887–1889; 1892–1893; 1896; 1898)
Major league affiliations
Team	Chicago White Sox (1986–present)
Previous teams	Detroit Tigers (1957–1961; 1981–1985) Oakland Athletics (1968–1975) Kansas City Athletics (1964–1965; 1967) New York Yankees (1953–1956) Boston Red Sox (1948–1952) Philadelphia Athletics (1947) Pittsburgh Pirates (1946) Cincinnati Reds (1939–1945) Chicago Cubs (1938)
Minor league titles
Dixie Series titles (6)	1929 1931 1948 1951 1958 1967
League titles (12)	1928 1936 1948 1951 1958 1967 1983 1987 1989 1993 2002 2013
Pennants (10)	1888 1892 1906 1912 1914 1928 1929 1931 1958 1959
Division titles (8)	1983 1987 1989 1991 1993 2002 2013 2021
First-half titles (10)	1983 1987 1989 1991 2000 2002 2008 2009 2011 2013
Second-half titles (6)	1990 1993 2001 2003 2004 2005
Team data
Name	Birmingham Barons (1981–present)
Previous names	Birmingham A's (1967–1975) Birmingham Barons (1901–1961; 1964–1965) Birmingham Reds (1898) Birmingham Bluebirds (1896) Birmingham Blues (1893) Birmingham Grays (1892–1893) Birmingham (1889) Birmingham Maroons (1888) Birmingham Ironmakers (1887) Birmingham Coal Barons (1885)
Colors	Black, red, gray
Mascot	Babe Ruff (1992-present) Lillie Mays (2006-present) WickyWood (1981-1992)
Ballpark	Regions Field (2013–present) Rickwood Field (1910–1961, 1964–1965, 1981–1987, 1996–present)
Previous parks	West End Park (aka "The Slag Pile") (1885-1910) Rickwood Field (1910–1961, 1964–1965, 1981–1987) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (1988–2012)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Diamond Baseball Holdings[1]
General manager	Jonathan Nelson
Manager	Sergio Santos

The Birmingham Barons are a Minor League Baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox and plays at Regions Field in downtown Birmingham. The current edition of the Barons was previously located in Montgomery, Alabama, and known as the Montgomery Rebels.^[2]

History

Most of the professional baseball teams that have played in Birmingham have used the name Barons. The current team began playing in Birmingham in 1981, having previously played in Montgomery, Alabama as the Montgomery Rebels. Like previous Barons teams, they played at Rickwood Field on a full-time basis from 1981 to 1987. Since then, they have only played at Rickwood on special occasions. From 1988 to 2012, the team played at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the suburb of Hoover, Alabama, where former basketball star Michael Jordan played with the team in 1994. Since 2013, the team plays at Regions Field in the downtown part of Birmingham.

In 2023, Diamond Baseball Holdings purchased the team from The Logan Family.^[1]

Playoffs and championships

• Southern League playoff appearances (16): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
• Southern League championships (6): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2013
• Dixie Series championships (6): 1929, 1931, 1948, 1951, 1958, 1967^[3]

Television and radio

All Birmingham Barons games are televised live on MiLB.TV.^[4] All games are also broadcast on radio on either WJQX 100.5 FM, WJOX-FM 94.5 FM or WJOX-AM 690 AM.^[5] Birmingham Barons Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Curt Bloom is the broadcast commentator for both WERC and MiLB.TV and has been the voice of the Barons since 1992.^[6]

Roster

Notable Barons/A's