Nashville Xpress
| Nashville Xpress | |
|---|---|
| |
| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Double-A |
| League | Southern League |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (0) | None |
| Team data | |
| Name | Nashville Xpress |
| Colors | Red, navy, metallic silver |
| Ballpark | Herschel Greer Stadium |
The Nashville Xpress were a Minor League Baseball team from Nashville, Tennessee, that played from 1993 to 1994. They played baseball at the Double-A (AA) level, the second-most difficult level before Major League Baseball (MLB), against other baseball teams in the Southern League. Their home stadium was called Herschel Greer Stadium. The Xpress were partnered with the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. The team was named "Xpress" for the trains which ran along railway tracks beyond the ballpark's outfield wall.
The Xpress began playing baseball in 1993. This happened after Charlotte, North Carolina, got a Triple-A team in 1993, leaving its Double-A Charlotte Knights without a home. Nashville Sounds president Larry Schmittou let them use Greer as a temporary ballpark. To make it work, the Xpress' home games were scheduled for when the Sounds were playing at their opponents' stadiums. Schmittou was also in charge of running the team.
The Xpresss left Nashville to temporarily play in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1995 and 1996. There, the team was called the Port City Roosters. They got a home in Mobile, Alabama, as the Mobile BayBears in 1997. The team stayed in Mobile through the 2019 season after which they moved to Madison, Alabama, a suburb of Huntsville, where they became known as the Rocket City Trash Pandas.
Larry Schmittou ran the Nashville Express for two years.
The Xpress played their home games at Herschel Greer Stadium.
Greer Stadium had a giant guitar for a scoreboard.
References
- ↑ Taft, Larry (January 29, 1993). "Questions and Answers About Nashville's Double Play". The Tennessean. Nashville. p. 3-C – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Nashville, Tennessee Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Herschel Greer Stadium". Stats Crew. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- 1 2 Taft, Larry (January 29, 1993). "Questions and Answers About Nashville's Double Play". The Tennessean. Nashville. p. 3-C. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Taft, Larry (January 23, 1993). "Before Team Can Come, Owner Must Be Decided". The Tennessean. Nashville. p. 3-C. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Taft, Larry (January 29, 1993). "One Ballpark, Two Teams: Xpress Rolls Into Town". The Tennessean. Nashville. p. 1-C. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wilmington Gets Team". The Tennessean. Nashville. February 8, 1995. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wilmington Names New Team". The Nashville Graphic. Nashville, North Carolina. February 15, 1995. p. 1-B. Retrieved February 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Southern Ball Back in Mobile After 27 Years". The Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. April 15, 1997. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Ary, Patrick (September 5, 2018). "Rocket City Trash Pandas Chosen as New Madison Baseball Team's Name". WHNT. Retrieved April 22, 2020.