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| Bakersfield Blaze |
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| League |
California League |
| Division |
North Division |
| Year founded |
1941 |
| Major League affiliation |
Texas Rangers (baseball) |
| Home ballpark |
Sam Lynn Ballpark |
| Previous home ballparks |
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| City |
Bakersfield, California |
| Current uniform colors |
black, red, yellow |
| Previous uniform colors |
navy blue, red, yellow |
| Logo design |
The wordmark "Blaze" in black outlined in yellow, red, and black. |
| Division titles |
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| League titles |
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| Manager |
Carlos Subero |
| Owner |
DG Elmore
General Manager: Shawn Schoolcraft
Assistant General Manager: Tom Linehan
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The Bakersfield Blaze are a minor league baseball team in Bakersfield, California, USA. They are a "high-A" class team in the California League, and are a farm team of the Texas Rangers. The Bakersfield Blaze play home games at Sam Lynn Ballpark. Opened in 1941, the stadium is well known for facing the setting sun and its shallow 354-foot center field fence, and seats 3,500 fans. Their mascot is Heater the dragon.
Notable Former Bakersfield Players:
Pedro Martinez
Hideo Nomo
Mike Piazza
Jose Offerman
Eric Karros
Don Drysdale
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