2024 Birmingham Barons
The 2024 Birmingham Barons was the 11th Barons team to play in downtown Birmingham's Regions Field. The season marked the 1st season under the ownership of Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH) of Menlo Park, California, and the team's 37th year as a Chicago White Sox AA affiliate. The Barons played as part of the North Division of Minor League Baseball's 8-team "Southern League" (formerly "Double-A South"). Division rivals included the Chattanooga Lookouts, Rocket City Trash Pandas, and Tennessee Smokies.
Field manager Sergio Santos took over the reins from Lorenzo Bundy. He was joined by returning hitting coach Nicky Delmonico and new pitching coach John Ely. Carson Wooten was the Barons' athletic trainer, with Angel Rosado as bench coach and Juan Maldonado as performance coach.
On May 18 the Barons took their turn appearing as the "Malmö Oak Milkers" as part of Minor League Baseball's season-long promotional agreement with Oatly Group AB Of Malmö, Sweden.
The Barons capped their 2024 season on September 24 with a 2-1 win over the Montgomery Biscuits in game 2 of the Southern League Championship, giving the Barons their 7th pennant since rejoining the league in 1981, and their 1st since 2013.
Roster
- Pitchers: Mason Adams, Eric Adler, Ky Bush, Adisyn Coffey, Josimar Cousin, Andrew Dalquist, Jake Eder, Caleb Freeman, Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa, Jairo Iriarte, Gil Luna, Connor McCullough, Jordan Mikel, Jake Palisch, Garrett Schoenle, Tristan Stivors, Drew Thorpe
- Catchers: Troy Claunch, Ivan Gonzalez, Edgar Quero, Michael Turner
- Infielders: Brooks Baldwin, Christopher De Guzman, Tim Elko, Jason Matthews, Mitch Roman, Alsander Womack
- Outfielders: Jacob Burke, Duke Ellis, Tyler Neslony, Terrell Tatum, Wilfred Veras
Schedule
References
- Silver, S. R. (April 2, 2024) "Birmingham Barons 2024 Season Preview." Southsidesox.com
- "MiLB’s Newest Team, The Malmö Oat Milkers, to Play in Birmingham." (May 13, 2024) Barons.com news release
- Avallone, Michael (September 25, 2024) "Barons score first Southern League crown since 2013." MiLB.com
External links
- Birmingham Barons website