Ogden Raptors
Independent Pioneer League team based in Ogden, Utah.
The Ogden Raptors are an independent baseball team of the Pioneer League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB) but is an MLB Partner League. They are located in Ogden, Utah and play their home games at Lindquist Field. The Raptors' inaugural season was 1994, and before arriving in Ogden the team was known as the Pocatello Posse and played in Pocatello, Idaho. Notable former players include pitcher Ben Sheets, first baseman Prince Fielder, shortstop J. J. Hardy and third baseman Bill Hall. The Raptors won their first Pioneer League championship on September 17, 2017, beating the Great Falls Voyagers 8–3.
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1994
- City
- Ogden, Utah
- Class level
- Independent (from 2021)
- Past class level
- Rookie Advanced (1994–2020)
- Current league
- Pioneer League (1994–present)
- Pastmajorleague
- Los Angeles Dodgers (2003–2020)
- Milwaukee Brewers (1996–2002)
- Independent (1994–1995)
- Nickname
- Ogden Raptors (1994–present)
- Ballpark
- Lindquist Field (1997–present)
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Background
The Ogden Raptors set a league record for most runs scored in a single game during their second season of play, defeating the Helena Brewers 33–10 on August 27, 1995. Their inaugural 1994 season is chronicled in the book Minor Players, Major Dreams (1997, University of Nebraska Press) by author-in-uniform Brett Mandel. In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Pioneer League, of which the Raptors have been members since 1994, was converted from an MLB-affiliated Rookie Advanced league to an independent baseball league and granted status as an MLB Partner League, with Ogden continuing as members. The official mascot is Oggie, a cartoon green raptor who wears the white home uniform with a "#" as the number and is a regular part of Raptors' home games and events.
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