Memphis Redbirds

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Memphis Redbirds Founded in 1998 Memphis, Tennessee
Image:MemphisRedbirds.PNG Team Logo Image:MemphisRedbirdsCap.png Cap Insignia
Class-Level
Triple-A
Minor League affiliations
Pacific Coast League (1998-Present) American Conference - North Division
Major League affiliations
St. Louis Cardinals (1998-Present)
Name
Memphis Redbirds (1998-Present)
Ballpark
AutoZone Park (2000-present) Tim McCarver Stadium (1998-2000)
Minor League titles
League titles	2000
Conference titles	2000
Division titles	2000
Owner(s)/Operated by: Kristi & Dean Jernigan
Manager: Chris Maloney
General Manager: Dave Chase

The Memphis Redbirds are the class AAA minor league baseball affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. They play their home games at AutoZone Park in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. They entered the Pacific Coast League as an expansion team in 1998, and are owned as a non-profit community entity.

The Memphis Redbirds Foundation is a non-profit program that uses its funds to enable children to participate in sports across the Memphis area. The RBI (Returning Baseball to the Inner-City) progam is an instructionals baseball and softball summer program for boys and girls ages 6-15. The STRIPES (Sports Teams Returning In The Public Education System) program runs during the school year, and helps fund baseball and softball teams for middle and junior high schools in the Memphis City School System.

Contents 1 Current AAA Roster (as of September 2007) 1.1 Pitchers 1.2 Catchers 1.3 Infielders 1.4 Outfielders 2 External links

[edit] Current AAA Roster (as of September 2007)

[edit] Pitchers

• Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Hugo Castellanos
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Dove
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Smith
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chris Perez
• Image:Flag of Canada.svg Blake Hawksworth
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Venafro
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Parisi
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mark Worrell

[edit] Catchers

• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Brian Esposito
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Christianson
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Matt Pagnozzi
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Danny Ardoin

[edit] Infielders

• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Ferris
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Travis Hanson
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jarrett Hoffpauir
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Tagg Bozied
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Rico Washington
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mike McCoy

[edit] Outfielders

• Image:Flag of the United States.svg John Rodriguez
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Joe Mather
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Nick Stavinoha

[edit] External links

• Memphis Redbirds web site
• St. Louis Cardinals Minor Leagues at Scout.com
• Memphis Redbirds Roster, Splits, and Situational Stats

v • d • e St. Louis Cardinals
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v • d • e St. Louis Cardinals franchise
AAA	AA	A	Rookie
Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals Quad Cities River Bandits Batavia Muckdogs	Johnson City Cardinals GCL Cardinals VSL Cardinals

v • d • e Pacific Coast League
American Conference - North Division	Iowa Cubs • Memphis Redbirds • Nashville Sounds • Omaha Royals
American Conference - South Division	Albuquerque Isotopes • New Orleans Zephyrs • Oklahoma RedHawks • Round Rock Express
Pacific Conference - North Division	Colorado Springs Sky Sox • Portland Beavers • Salt Lake Bees • Tacoma Rainiers
Pacific Conference - South Division	Fresno Grizzlies • Las Vegas 51s • Sacramento River Cats • Tucson Sidewinders

v • d • e Sports teams based in Tennessee
Baseball	PCL: Memphis Redbirds • Nashville Sounds, SOU: Chattanooga Lookouts • Tennessee Smokies • West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, APP: Elizabethton Twins • Greeneville Astros • Johnson City Cardinals • Kingsport Mets	Image:Flag of Tennessee.svg
Basketball	NBA: Memphis Grizzlies
Football	NFL: Tennessee Titans, NAFL: Memphis Panthers • Nashville Storm, NWFA: Nashville Dream
Hockey	NHL: Nashville Predators, SPHL: Knoxville Ice Bears
Soccer	PDL: Nashville Metros
College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Austin Peay • Belmont • East Tennessee State • Lipscomb • Middle Tennessee State • Tennessee State • Tennessee Tech • Memphis • UT-Chattanooga • UT-Knoxville • UT-Martin • Vanderbilt

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