Sioux City Explorers
| Sioux City Explorers | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| Colors | Black, red, white | ||||
| Retired numbers | 42 | ||||
| Ownership | John Roost | ||||
| General manager | Tom Backemeyer | ||||
| Manager | Steve Montgomery | ||||
| Media | Sioux City Journal KSCJ | ||||
| Website | xsbaseball | ||||
The Sioux City Explorers are a professional 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 with Diamond Sports, 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 (2010–2025)[2] | ||||
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| 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 |
| 2022 | 49–51 | .490 | 5th, West Division | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | 52–48 | .520 | 2nd, West Division | Defeated Fargo 2-0 in Quarterfinals; lost to Kansas City 2-1 in Semifinals Series |
| 2024 | 48–52 | .485 | 4th, West Division | lost to Fargo 2-1 in Quarterfinals Series |
| 2025 | Ongoing | |||
| Totals | 735–660 | .527 | — | — |
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
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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, 2024–present)
- 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)
- Joey Murray (2024–present)
- Ozzie Martínez (2024–present)
References
- ^ Reichard, Kevin (September 24, 2020). "American Association, Frontier League now MLB Partner Leagues". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "Standings". Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2014.