Mesa Solar Sox

Professional baseball team

Minor league baseball team

Mesa Solar Sox

* Founded in 1992
* Mesa, Arizona

Minor league affiliations
Class| Class A to Triple-A
League| Arizona Fall League (1992–present)
Division| East Division (2009–present)
Major league affiliations
Teams|

* Baltimore Orioles
* Chicago Cubs
* Houston Astros
* New York Yankees
* Oakland Athletics

Minor league titles
League titles (6)|

* 1992
* 1998
* 1999
* 2003
* 2016
* 2021

Division titles (10)|

* 1992
* 1995
* 1998
* 1999
* 2003
* 2008
* 2013
* 2016
* 2017
* 2021

Team data
Name| Mesa Solar Sox (1999–present)

Previous names

| Sun Cities Solar Sox (1992–1998)
Ballpark| Sloan Park (2014–present)

Previous parks

* HoHoKam Stadium (1999–2013)[1]
* Peoria Sports Complex (1994–1998)[2]
* Sun City Stadium (1992–1993)[3]

Manager| James Cooper

The Mesa Solar Sox are a baseball team that plays in the East Division of the Arizona Fall League. They play their home games in Mesa, Arizona, at Sloan Park, which is also the spring training facility of the Chicago Cubs.[4] The team was established in 1992 as the Sun Cities Solar Sox, and played for seven seasons under that name. The Solar Sox have won six league championships, most recently in 2021.[5]

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Skye Bolt, outfielder for the Oakland A's
* Kris Bryant, third baseman for the Chicago Cubs
* Drew Carpenter, former pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Jermaine Dye, former outfielder for the Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox
* Scott Effross (born 1993), pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees
* Sam Fuld, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland Athletics, and Minnesota Twins
* L.J. Hoes, outfielder for the Houston Astros
* Spencer Horwitz (born 1997), first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Ryan Kalish, former outfielder for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs
* Paul Konerko, former first baseman and designated hitter for the Chicago White Sox
* Derrek Lee, former first baseman for the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles
* Joc Pederson, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, and San Francisco Giants
* Mike Piazza, MLB Hall of Famer and former catcher for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers
* Cody Ross, former outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks
* Josh Satin, second baseman for the New York Mets
* Kyle Schwarber, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals
* Josh Zeid, pitcher for the Houston Astros

## Roster[edit]

Mesa Solar Sox roster

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Players | Coaches/Other

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Pitchers

* 37 Carter Baumler (BAL)
* 31 A. J. Blubaugh (HOU)
* 17 Stevie Emanuels (OAK)
* 45 Ray Gaither (HOU)
* 20 Tyler Guilfoil (HOU)
* 43 Nolberto Henriquez (NYY)
* 51 Nick Hull (CHC)
* 35 Chris Kachmar (CHC)
* 46 Adam Laskey (CHC)
* 0 Trey McGough (BAL)
* 26 Jaime Melendez (HOU)
* 44 Zach Peek (BAL)
* 36 Jack Perkins (OAK)
* 61 Jose Romero (CHC)
* 57 Royber Salinas (OAK)
* 40 Tyler Santana (CHC)
* 48 Matt Sauer (NYY)
* 38 Kevin Stevens (NYY)
* 29 Baron Stuart (NYY)
* 3 Carlos Tavera (BAL)
* 52 Yunior Tur (OAK)
* 39 Miguel Ullola (HOU)
* 30 Peter Van Loon (BAL)
* 19 Trystan Vrieling (NYY)
* 77 Jack Weisenburger (OAK)

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Catchers

* 13 Miguel Palma (MIA)
* 54 Connor Pavolony (BAL)

Infielders

* 21 TT Bowens (BAL)
* 25 Billy Cook (BAL)
* 12 Benjamin Cowles (NYY)
* 4 Zach Dezenzo (HOU)
* 11 Caleb Durbin (NYY)
* 23 Brett Harris (OAK)
* 2 Max Muncy (OAK)
* 1 James Triantos (CHC)
* 9 Carter Trice (CHC)

Outfielders

* 22 Kevin Alcántara (CHC)
* 10 Lazaro Armenteros (OAK)
* 8 Kenedy Corona (HOU)
* 27 Christian Franklin (CHC)
* 14 Nelson Medina (NYY)
* 15 John Rhodes (BAL)

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Manager

* \-- James Cooper

Coaches

* \-- Vincent Blue
* \-- Craig Conklin
* \-- Forrest Herrmann (pitching)
* \-- Dan Puente (hitting)

7-day injured list

~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated October 13, 2023

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## See also[edit]

* Arizona Fall League#Results by season

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Batter Up! Arizona Fall League". The Arizona Republic. October 16, 1999. p. NW 1. Retrieved November 25, 2021 - via newspapers.com.
2. ^ Balazs, Diana (July 11, 1994). "Sports complex adds pair of fall league teams". The Arizona Republic. p. NW 1. Retrieved November 25, 2021 - via newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Arizona Fall League Rosters". Arizona Daily Star. September 24, 1992. p. D5. Retrieved November 25, 2021 - via newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Sloan Park". MLB.com. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
5. ^ Boor, William (November 20, 2021). "Mesa flirts with no-no, claims AFL title". MLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Arizona Fall League

East Division|

* Mesa Solar Sox
* Salt River Rafters
* Scottsdale Scorpions

West Division|

* Glendale Desert Dogs
* Peoria Javelinas
* Surprise Saguaros

* Rosters
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Sports teams based in Arizona

Australian rules football|

USAFL
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AFL
Glendale Desert Dogs
Peoria Javelinas
Scottsdale Scorpions
Mesa Solar Sox
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Basketball|

NBA
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Roller derby|

WFDTA
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Soccer|

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College athletics
(NCAA Division I)|

Arizona Wildcats
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Grand Canyon Antelopes
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College athletics
(NAIA)|

* Arizona Christian University
* Benedictine University at Mesa
* Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott
* Ottawa University Arizona
* Park University Gilbert

College athletics
(NJCAA)|

* Arizona Western College
* Central Arizona College
* Chandler-Gilbert Community College
* Cochise College
* Eastern Arizona College
* Estrella Mountain Community College
* GateWay Community College
* Glendale Community College
* Mesa Community College
* Paradise Valley Community College
* Phoenix College
* Pima Community College
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