14 Facts About Louisville Bats

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Louisville Bats are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.

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The Louisville Bats previously played at Cardinal Stadium from 1982 to 1999.

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Louisville Bats won three AA championships: in 1984,1985, and 1995 as the top affiliate of the St Louis Cardinals.

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In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Louisville Bats were shifted to the Triple-A East, but this was renamed the International League in 2022.

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Louisville Bats regularly finished third or fourth in their four-team division over the next six seasons.

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6.

Louisville Bats experienced a number of changes around the turn of the millennium.

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Louisville Bats then became the top farm club of the Milwaukee Brewers in 1998.

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8.

The RiverLouisville Bats were declared the International League champions for 2001.

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The Louisville Bats made three consecutive trips to the postseason from 2008 to 2010 with back-to-back-to-back division titles, but they were eliminated by Durham each time in the semifinals.

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Typically finishing third or fourth out of four teams in the Western Division, Louisville Bats did not again qualify for the Governors' Cup playoffs after 2010.

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11.

Louisville Bats Redbirds based their original visual identity on that of their major league parent, the St Louis Cardinals, from 1982 to 1998.

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12.

Louisville Bats previously served in the role from 1989 to 2009 before leaving to work for the Cincinnati Reds broadcast team from 2010 to 2017.

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13.

Louisville Bats has honored one of its players by retiring their uniform number.

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14.

Louisville Bats has had 17 managers since their inaugural 1982 season.

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