Former Minor League Baseball team in Nashville, Tennessee
Minor league baseball team
Nashville Xpress
1993–1994
Nashville, Tennessee
Team logo
Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class
Double-A
League
Southern League
Major league affiliations
Team
Minnesota Twins
Minor league titles
League titles (0)
None
First-half titles (1)
1993
Team data
Name
Nashville Xpress
Colors
Red, navy, metallic silver[1]
Ballpark
Herschel Greer Stadium
The Nashville Xpress were a Minor League Baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins from 1993 to 1994. They were located in Nashville, Tennessee, and played their home games at Herschel Greer Stadium, sharing the ballpark with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds of the American Association. The Xpress were named for the trains which ran along tracks beyond the outfield wall and the team's sudden arrival and expected departure.
Formerly known as the Charlotte Knights, the Xpress were formed after the 1992 season when Charlotte, North Carolina, acquired a Triple-A expansion team in the International League, leaving the Southern League franchise in need of a new home. Larry Schmittou, president of the Triple-A Nashville club, offered to let the displaced team play at Greer Stadium until a permanent home could be found. Schmittou and the Sounds' staff served as caretakers of the team during the 1993 and 1994 seasons. Afterwards, the Xpress left Nashville to play on an interim basis in Wilmington, North Carolina, where they were known as the Port City Roosters in 1995 and 1996. The franchise eventually landed in Mobile, Alabama, as the Mobile BayBears in 1997. The team currently plays in Madison, Alabama, as the Rocket City Trash Pandas.
The Xpress were managed by Phil Roof in both the 1993 and 1994 seasons. A total of 60 players competed in at least one game for Nashville. The club played 282 regular season games and compiled a win–loss record of 146–136. Their only postseason appearance occurred in 1993 when they won the First Half Western Division title only to be swept 3–0 in the division finals.
^Taft, Larry (January 29, 1993). "Questions and Answers About Nashville's Double Play". The Tennessean. Nashville. p. 3-C – via Newspapers.com.
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