Minor league baseball team
Greeneville Astros
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Cap insignia
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Class
| Rookie
(2004?2017)
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League
| Appalachian League
(2004?2017)
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Team
| Houston Astros
(2004?2017)
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League titles
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Division titles
(1)
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Name
| Greeneville Astros (2004?2017)
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Colors
| Navy blue, orange, white
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Previous parks
| Pioneer Park
(2004?2017)
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The
Greeneville Astros
were a
Minor League Baseball
team that played in the
Rookie-level
Appalachian League
from 2004 to 2017. They represented the town of
Greeneville, Tennessee
, though
Pioneer Park
, their home stadium, was located in nearby
Tusculum
on the campus of
Tusculum College
. They were named for their
Major League Baseball
affiliate, the
Houston Astros
.
Over 14 years of competition, the Astros played in 938 regular season games and compiled a 440?498 win?loss record. They qualified for the
postseason
on four occasions and won the
Appalachian League championship
in 2004 and 2015. They had a postseason record of 9?8. Combining all 955 regular season and postseason games, the Astros had an all-time record of 449?506.
Among the players to come through Greeneville before playing in Major League Baseball are
Jose Altuve
,
Carlos Correa
,
Mike Foltynewicz
, and
J. D. Martinez
.
History
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Professional baseball
was first played in
Greeneville, Tennessee
, by the
Greeneville Burley Cubs
in the
Appalachian League
in 1921.
[1]
They remained in the league through 1925 and returned for a second stretch from 1938 to 1942.
[1]
Prior to the 2004 season, the
Houston Astros
moved their
Rookie
Appalachian League affiliate from
Martinsville, Virginia
, where they were known as the
Martinsville Astros
, to Greeneville as the Greeneville Astros.
[2]
While the team bore the name of Greeneville, they would play their home games at
Pioneer Park
located in nearby
Tusculum
on the campus of
Tusculum College
.
[2]
Managed
by
Tim Bogar
,
[3]
the Astros played their first game on June 21, 2004, on the road against the
Elizabethton Twins
at
Joe O'Brien Field
, winning 3?1.
[4]
They completed their inaugural season with a first place 41?26 record,
[5]
the all-time franchise highest.
[6]
Having won the Western Division title, Greeneville then defeated the
Danville Braves
, 2?1, in a best-of-three series to win the
Appalachian League championship
.
[7]
Bogar was selected for the league's Manager of the Year Award, and
outfielder
Mitch Einertson won Player of the Year honors.
[8]
The Astros missed the playoffs for the next eight seasons, often finishing fourth or fifth out of five teams in the Western Division.
[6]
The 2007 team set a franchise record low win?loss record with a 17?51 season.
[6]
Led by Manager of the Year
Josh Bonifay
,
[8]
the 2013 Astros earned a playoff spot with a 38?30 second place finish.
[9]
They won their semifinal match-up versus the
Kingsport Mets
, 2?1, but lost in the finals to the
Pulaski Mariners
, 2?0.
[9]
Another second place finish at 34?33 under Lamarr Rogers in 2015 brought Greenville back to the postseason.
[10]
They defeated Kingsport in the semifinals, 2?1, then won their second Appalachian League championship with a 2?1 series win over the
Princeton Rays
.
[11]
In 2017, the Astros again finished second (33?34) to earn a playoff spot under manager Danny Ortega.
[12]
They were, however, eliminated by the
Elizabethton Twins
, 2?1, in the semifinals with a 6?0 shutout road loss on September 6.
[13]
[14]
The Houston Astros announced two days later that they were eliminating their Appalachian League team in Greeneville so as to strengthen their player development efforts by reducing their farm system from nine teams to eight.
[15]
Over 14 years in Greenville, the Astros led the Appalachian League in total and average attendance at Pioneer Park from 2004 to 2014.
[16]
[17]
[18]
Their all-time regular season record was 440?498 (.469).
In 2018, the
Cincinnati Reds
took Greeneville's place in the Appalachian League with the
Greeneville Reds
.
[1]
Season-by-season results
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Award winners and All-Stars
[
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Notable players
[
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Through the completion of the 2019 season, 53 Greenville Astros have also played in at least one game in
Major League Baseball
during their careers.
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c
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b
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. Retrieved
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.
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.
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"Bryan Abreu Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
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"R.J. Alaniz Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
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. Retrieved
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.
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"Jorge Alcala Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
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. Retrieved
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.
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"Jose Altuve Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
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. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Brandon Barnes Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
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. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Jimmy Barthmaier Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
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. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Jose Cisnero Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
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. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
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"Carlos Correa Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
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. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
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"Jorge De Leon Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
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. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Dean Deetz Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
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. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
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"Delino DeShields Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Michael Feliz Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Mike Foltynewicz Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Enderson Franco Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Victor Garate Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
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"Sammy Gervacio Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Alfredo Gonzalez Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
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"Zac Grotz Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
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"Reymin Guduan Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
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"Jandel Gustave Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"J.C. Gutierrez Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Mike Hauschild Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Elieser Hernandez Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Adrian Houser Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Josh James Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Jordan Jankowski Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Ramon Laureano Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Arcenio Leon Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Jordan Lyles Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Jason Martin Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
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. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"David Martinez Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
- ^
"J.D. Martinez Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
- ^
"Jack Mayfield Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
- ^
"Lance McCullers Jr. Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
- ^
"Joe Musgrove Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Jacob Nottingham Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Troy Patton Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Felipe Paulino Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Brett Phillips Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Richard Rodriguez Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
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"Rio Ruiz Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
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Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
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"Patrick Sandoval Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Troy Scribner Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Myles Straw Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
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"Abraham Toro Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
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"J.R. Towles Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
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"Kyle Tucker Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
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"Jose Urquidy Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Framber Valdez Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
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"Vince Velasquez Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Henry Villar Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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"Tyler White Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
May 25,
2020
.
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