Sioux City Explorers

Sioux City Explorers
Sioux City Explorers
Information
League	American Association of Professional Baseball (2006–present) (West Division)
Location	Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark	Lewis and Clark Park
Founded	1993
Nickname(s)	The X's
Division championships	5
Former league(s)	Northern League (1993–2005);
Former ballparks	none;
Colors	Black, red, white;
Retired numbers	42
Ownership	John Roost
Manager	Steve Montgomery
General Manager	Tom Backemeyer
Media	Sioux City Journal; KSCJ
Website	xsbaseball.com

The Sioux City Explorers are a professional minor league baseball team based in Sioux City, Iowa, in the United States. The Explorers are inaugural members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball.^[1] Since their inception in 1993, the Explorers have played their home games at Lewis and Clark Park.

The Explorers, frequently called the X's, have played in the American Association since 2006. Previously, they were members of the Northern League.

Season-by-season records

Sioux City Explorers (2010–2020)^[2]
Season	W–L	Win %	Finish	Playoffs
2010	49–47	.510	4th, North Division	Did not qualify
2011	51–49	.510	3rd, Central Division	Did not qualify
2012	45–55	.450	4th, Central Division	Did not qualify
2013	38–62	.380	5th, Central Division	Did not qualify
2014	47–53	.470	4th, Central Division	Did not qualify
2015	75–25	.750	1st, Central Division	Defeated St. Paul, 3–1 in first round, lost Championship to Laredo Lemurs 3–1
2016	54–46	.540	1st, Central Division	Lost in first round 3–1 to Wichita.
2017	46–54	.460	4th, Central Division	Did not qualify
2018	71–29	.710	1st, South Division	Lost in first round to Kansas City T-Bones 3–2
2019	57–43	.570	2nd, South Division	Defeated Kansas City 3–1 in semifinals; lost to St. Paul 3–0 in championship
2020	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	53–46	.535	3rd, South Division	Defeated Cleburne in Wild Card game; lost to Kansas City 3-0 in Division Series
Totals	586–509	.535	—	—

Playoffs

1994 season: Lost to Winnipeg 3–1 in championship
1999 season: Lost to Winnipeg 3–0 in semifinals
2002 season: Defeated Joliet 3–2 in quarterfinals; lost to Winnipeg 3–1 in semifinals
2008 season: Lost to Sioux Falls 3–0 in semifinals
2015 season: Defeated St. Paul 3–1 in semifinals; lost to Laredo 3–1 in championship
2016 season: Lost to Wichita 3–1 in semifinals
2018 season: Lost to Kansas City 3–2 in semifinals
2019 season: Defeated Kansas City 3–1 in semifinals; lost to St. Paul 3–0 in championship
2021 season: Defeated Cleburne in Wildcard game; lost to Kansas City 3-0 in Division Series

Roster

Sioux City Explorers roster
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Active roster				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 10 Brandon Brosher 15 Austin Drury 26 Santiago Florez 36 Nate Gercken 81 Pedro Gonzalez ‡ 21 Jaren Jackson 30 Kyle Marman 22 Kade Mechals 11 Braunny Munoz 12 Joey Murray 23 John Sheaks 50 Rayne Supple 35 Heitor Tokar 16 Jared Wetherbee 28 Zach Willeman		Catchers 24 Wilfredo Gimenez ‡ 99 Ryan January ‡ 33 Jake Ortega Infielders 17 Daniel Lingua 7 Ozzie Martínez 24 John Nogowski 76 Preston Palmeiro ‡ 44 Daniel Perez 6 Nick Shumpert Outfielders 1 Chase Harris 8 Daniel Montano 5 Scott Ota 2 Zac Vooletich		Manager 55 Steve Montgomery Coaches Bruce Fischbach (trainer) -- Josh Hinz (hitting) 40 Bobby Post (pitching) Disabled list ‡ Inactive list § Suspended list Roster updated June 17, 2024 Transactions

Notable alumni

Ty Griffin (1993)
Joe Kraemer (1993-1994)
Oil Can Boyd (1994-1995)
Carl Nichols (1995)
Mark Merchant (1995)
Gerald Young (1995-1996)
Dana Williams (1996)
Julius Matos (1997)
Danny Perez (1997)
Mike Porzio (1997)
Matt Turner (1997)
Michael Marchesano (1999–2000)
Nate Bland (2000)
Mike Busby (2000)
Nate Field (2000)
Brent Bowers (2001)
Jeff Juden (2001)
John LeRoy (2001)
Cris Colón (2002)
Trey Beamon (2003)
Mike Figga (2003)
José Malavé (2003)
John Cotton (2003)
Desi Wilson (2003-2004)
J. D. Scholten (2003–2004, 2006–2007)
Allan Simpson (2007)
Charlton Jimerson (2008)
Walter Young (2008-2009)
Steve Andrade (2009)
Jacob Cruz (2010)
T. J. Bohn (2010-2011)
Emiliano Fruto (2011)
Nick Schumacher (2011–2012)
Richard Salazar (2011–2012)
John Holdzkom (2013)
Cody Satterwhite (2013)
Alex Burnett (2014)
Jesse English (2014)
Brock Kjeldgaard (2014-2015)
Rene Tosoni (2014-2015)
Ryan Court (2015)
John Ely (2015)
David Herndon (2015)
Jeff Marquez (2015)
Tommy Mendonca (2014-2016)
Derrick Robinson (2016)
Tayler Scott (2016)
Connor Overton (2016)
Cody Forsythe (2016-2017)
Tony Campana (2017)
John Nogowski (2017, 2023–present)
Bubby Rossman (2017)
Josh Vitters (2017)
Alex White (2017)
Luis Durango (2018)
Parker Markel (2018)
Patrick Schuster (2018)
Dean Green (2018-2019)
Anthony Bender (2019)
Jason Garcia (2019)
Jeremy Hazelbaker (2019)
Taylor Jordan (2019)
Spencer Jones (2021)
Nick Franklin (2021–2022)
Blaine Hardy (2022)
Nivaldo Rodríguez (2022)
Eury Pérez (2023)
Luís Madero (2023)
Nick Shumpert (2024–present)
Santiago Florez (2024–present)
Joey Murray (2024–present)
Ozzie Martínez (2024–present)

References

^ Reichard, Kevin (2020-09-24). "American Association, Frontier League now MLB Partner Leagues". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
^ "Standings". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2014-09-07.

External links

Official website

[1] Reichard, Kevin (2020-09-24). "American Association, Frontier League now MLB Partner Leagues". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved 2021-02-18.

[2] "Standings". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2014-09-07.

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