Johnson City Cardinals

Johnson City Cardinals Founded in 1937 Johnson City, Tennessee
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current	Rookie
Minor league affiliations
League	Appalachian League
Division	Western Division
Major league affiliations
Current	St. Louis Cardinals
Minor league titles
League titles (9)	1940 1958 1964 1975 1976 2010 2011 2014 2016
Division titles (7)	1986 1987 1994 2010 2011 2014 2016
Team data
Nickname	Johnson City Cardinals (1975-present)
Previous names	Johnson City Yankees (1964-1974) Harlan Yankees (1963) Harlan Smokies (1961-1962) Johnson City Phillies (1957-1960) Johnson City Cardinals (1939-1955) Johnson City Soldiers (1937-1938)
Ballpark	TVA Credit Union Ballpark
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	St. Louis Cardinals / Johnson City Sports Foundation
Manager	Roberto Espinoza
General Manager	Chuck Arnold

The Johnson City Cardinals are a rookie league baseball team based in Johnson City, Tennessee.^[1] The Cardinals are affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals organization and play with the Appalachian League.^[1] The team has won nine league championships, most recently in 2016.^[2] They play their home games at TVA Credit Union Ballpark.^[3]

Playoffs

Since 1986, Johnson City has reached the playoffs by virtue of winning their division or clinching a playoff spot eight times. The results of their postseason play during this time are as follows.^[4]

• 1986: Lost to Pulaski 2–1 in finals.
• 1987: Lost to Burlington 2–0 in finals.
• 1994: Lost to Princeton 2–1 in finals.
• 2010: Defeated Burlington 2–0 in semifinals; defeated Elizabethton 2–0 to win championship.
• 2011: Defeated Danville 2–1 in semifinals; defeated Bluefield 2–1 to win championship.
• 2012: Lost to Burlington 2–1 in semifinals.
• 2014: Defeated Elizabethton 2–1 in semifinals; defeated Danville 2–1 to win championship.
• 2016: Defeated Elizabethton 2–1 in semifinals; defeated Burlington 2–0 to win championship.

Roster

Johnson City Cardinals roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 35 Estarlin Arias 51 Daniel Castano 36 Noel Gonzalez 29 Julio Mateo 52 Levi MaVorhis 39 Yeison Medina 15 David Oca 23 Ian Oxnevad 22 Frederis Parra 43 Ramon Santos 28 Austin Sexton 31 Anthony Shew 34 Keaton Siomkin 37 Leland Tilley 19 Ross Vance -- Ben Yokley (Military leave)		Catchers 18 Joshua Lopez 48 Andrew Knizner  4 Stephen Zavala Infielders 47 Luis Bandes 50 Allen Cordoba  3 J.R. Davis 25 Bryce Denton -- Luke Doyle §  7 Joey Hawkins 11 Caleb Lopes 33 Hunter Newman Outfielders  5 DeAndre Asbury-Heath 16 Shane Billings 26 Matt Fielder 49 Jonathan Rivera		Manager  8 Chris Swauger Coaches -- Roberto Espinoza (Hitting) -- Cale Johnson (Pitching) 7-day disabled list * On St. Louis Cardinals 40-man roster # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated September 4, 2016 Transactions → More MiLB rosters → St. Louis Cardinals minor league players

Notable alumni

Many of the players fielded by Johnson City have gone on to distinguish themselves in Major League Baseball.^[5]

• Matt Adams
• Rick Ankiel
• Ron Blomberg
• Glenn Brummer
• Vince Coleman
• Danny Cox
• Coco Crisp
• Tony Cruz
• Curt Ford
• Ron Guidry
• Tom Herr
• Stan Javier
• Terry Kennedy
• Pete Kozma
• Ray Lankford
• Joe Magrane
• Kyle McClellan
• Yadier Molina
• Jason Motte
• Bobby Murcer
• Rocky Nelson
• Ken Oberkfell
• Terry Pendleton
• Tommy Pham
• Colby Rasmus
• Trevor Rosenthal
• Kevin Siegrist
• Oscar Taveras
• Jack Wilson
• Dmitri Young

References

1. "Johnson City, Tennessee Register City Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
2. Sutton, Bob (September 7, 2016). "Cardinals sweep way to Appy crown". milb.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
3. "Howard Johnson Field". milb.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
4. "2016 Appalachian League Media Guide". milb.com. pp. 47–59. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
5. "Notable Alumni". milb.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.

External links

• Official website of the Johnson City Cardinals
• St. Louis Cardinals Minor Leagues at Scout.com