Tennessee Smokies
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The Tennessee Smokies are a Minor League Baseball team based in Kodak, Tennessee, a suburb of Knoxville. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. They play at Smokies Stadium, directly off Interstate 40 at Exit 407, which seats up to 8,000 fans. The team was based in Knoxville and called the Knoxville Smokies among other names for many years before moving to Kodak and changing its name prior to the 2000 season. The team's nickname refers to the Great Smoky Mountains mountain range which permeates the region; mountains in the chain are often clouded in a hazy mist that may appear as smoke rising from the forest. The team plans to move into a new facility in Knoxville beginning in the 2025 season when they will be renamed the Knoxville Smokies once again.[4][5]
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Minor league affiliations | |||||
Class | Double-A (1963–present) | ||||
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League | Southern League (2022–present) | ||||
Division | North Division | ||||
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Major league affiliations | |||||
Team | Chicago Cubs (2007–present) | ||||
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Minor league titles | |||||
League titles (4) |
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Division titles (10) |
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First-half titles (8) |
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Second-half titles (10) |
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Team data | |||||
Name | Tennessee Smokies (2000–present) | ||||
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Colors | Royal blue, light blue, red, tan, white[1] | ||||
Mascot | Homer Hound[2] | ||||
Ballpark | Smokies Stadium (2000–present) | ||||
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Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Boyd Sports[3] | ||||
General manager | Tim Volk[3] | ||||
Manager | Lance Rymel | ||||
Media | MiLB.TV and WNML |