Nashville Sounds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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62 Facts About Nashville Sounds
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The Nashville Sounds previously played at Herschel Greer Stadium from its opening in 1978 until the end of the 2014 season.
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Nashville Sounds were replaced by a Triple-A American Association team in 1985.
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The Triple-A Nashville Sounds carried on the history of the Double-A team that preceded them.
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In conjunction with Major League Baseball's reorganization of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Nashville Sounds were placed in the Triple-A East, which became the International League in 2022.
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Nashville Sounds has served as a farm club for eight Major League Baseball franchises.
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Nashville Sounds has been home to Minor League Baseball teams since the late 19th century.
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The Nashville Sounds Tigers competed in the same league from 1893 to 1894.
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In 1895, the Nashville Sounds Seraphs won the city's first professional championship in the Southern League.
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The Nashville Sounds Centennials played in the Central League in 1897 but relocated to Henderson, Kentucky, during the season before the league's collapse.
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Nashville Sounds placed fourth of five teams in both halves of its inaugural season, which kept the team out of the championship playoffs.
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Nashville Sounds went on to lead the Southern League in attendance in each of their seven seasons of membership.
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Nashville Sounds won their first Southern League championship by defeating Columbus, three games to one.
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Schmittou felt the Nashville Sounds were at a disadvantage against other teams that utilized the designated hitter, so he looked for a new major league affiliate for 1980.
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The Nashville Sounds reached the 1981 championship series via another second-half title and winning the division over Memphis, but they fell to the Orlando Twins in the finals.
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Nashville Sounds attempted to purchase and relocate one of two available Triple-A franchises late in the 1983 season, but each chose to continue in their markets for 1984.
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The Triple-A Nashville Sounds carried on the history of the Double-A team that preceded them.
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Nashville Sounds began Triple-A competition in 1985 as a member of the American Association affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, continuing the major league affiliation that was in place with the Evansville franchise.
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Nashville Sounds rejoined the Cincinnati Reds farm system as their Triple-A affiliate in 1987 in a bid to increase attendance.
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Apart from the 1990 season, the Nashville Sounds finished too far back to qualify for the postseason in the other five years of affiliation with the Reds.
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At the recommendation of the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball and with few options available, the Nashville Sounds signed a new player development contract with the Chicago White Sox, who wanted to move their Triple-A farm club closer than its previous location in Vancouver.
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Nashville Sounds reached the American Association playoffs in each of their first two years with the White Sox.
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American Association, of which the Nashville Sounds had been members since 1985, disbanded after the 1997 season, and its teams were absorbed by the two remaining Triple-A leagues—the International League and Pacific Coast League.
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Nashville Sounds joined the PCL, becoming the easternmost team in the circuit.
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Nashville Sounds entered the Pacific Coast League as the top farm club of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who sought to escape the chilly climate and lengthy travel associated with their previous affiliate in Calgary.
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Nashville Sounds defeated the Albuquerque Isotopes in the conference series but then lost the league finals to the Sacramento River Cats.
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Nashville Sounds became the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2005.
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One factor in the Brewers' choice to partner with Nashville was the hope that the Sounds would soon get a new stadium to replace the then-27-year-old Greer.
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Nashville Sounds lost to the Round Rock Express in the conference series.
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The Nashville Sounds failed to win the division and qualify for the postseason during the next seven years of their Brewers affiliation despite narrow second-place finishes in 2009 and 2014.
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Nashville Sounds had planned to leave Greer Stadium in the mid 2000s for a new ballpark to be called First Tennessee Field, but the project was abandoned when a financing agreement could not be reached.
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Nashville Sounds severed ties with Milwaukee after the 2014 season citing poor on-field performance from recent Brewers Triple-A teams.
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Nashville Sounds affiliated with the Oakland Athletics in 2015 due in part to the organization's commitment to fielding competitive teams at the Triple-A level, an area in which co-owner Frank Ward felt Milwaukee lacked.
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The Sounds introduced a new set of logos that incorporated elements reflecting Nashville's "Music City" moniker, such as guitars, picks, and sound holes, as well as neon signs like those in the city's Broadway entertainment district.
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Nashville Sounds declined to renew their contract with the Athletics after the 2018 season, choosing instead to seek a new major league affiliate.
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Nashville Sounds became the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers in 2019.
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The Nashville Sounds sought out the Rangers after identifying them as one of the most popular MLB teams among local baseball fans—behind the Atlanta Braves and St Louis Cardinals—and for their geographical proximity.
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Nashville Sounds became the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers for a second time in 2021 upon signing a 10-year Professional Development License that runs through 2030.
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The Nashville Sounds entered the rivalry when they and the Memphis Chicks joined the Southern League in 1978 as members of its Western Division.
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Intrastate rivalry was interrupted when Nashville Sounds moved to the American Association in 1985, but it was renewed when they and the Memphis Redbirds joined the Pacific Coast League in 1998.
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Nashville Sounds originally played at Herschel Greer Stadium from 1978 through 2014.
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Nashville Sounds have utilized three distinct color schemes, five primary logos, and numerous uniforms since beginning play in 1978.
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The Nashville Sounds continued to wear the original red-billed blue cap with all uniforms until approximately 1993 when a new cap was introduced.
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The fronts had "Nashville Sounds" written across the chest in red script surrounded by black with the player's number on the front below the team name in red-on-black block characters.
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An alternate black jersey with "Music City" on the front, red piping, no name on the reverse, and "Nashville Sounds" embroidered in red letters under the Athletics sleeve logo was worn.
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Navy blue alternate has "Nashville Sounds" written across the chest in an F-hole-styled red font with a white outline.
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Throwback uniforms honoring the 1978 Nashville Sounds are worn for Thursday home games in conjunction with Throwback Thursday promotions.
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The jerseys, similar to those worn by early Nashville Sounds teams, are white pullover v-necks with bands of red, white, and blue around the neck and sleeve openings.
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Nashville Sounds was followed by Steve Carroll, Steve Selby, Chuck Valenches, and Stu Paul.
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Nashville Sounds is bright red with yellow legs, beak, comb, and palms and red, orange, and yellow tail feathers resembling flames.
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Nashville Sounds wears the same style jerseys as the team with the number zero.
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Nashville Sounds made his debut on April 17,2015, at the Sounds' first game at First Tennessee Park.
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Nashville Sounds's name refers to "boosting" or building enthusiasm for the team, while his appearance is a play on Nashville hot chicken.
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Nashville Sounds was retired when the Sounds left Greer Stadium in 2014, although he continued to make appearances during the 2014 to 2015 offseason.
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Nashville Sounds have honored three players by retiring their uniform numbers.
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The Nashville Sounds' retired numbers are displayed on the concourse near the home plate entrance at First Horizon Park.
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Four former Nashville Sounds have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Closer Trevor Hoffman, who was inducted in 2018, played the majority of the 1992 season with Nashville Sounds while working his way up through the Cincinnati Reds organization.
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Nashville Sounds later made two major league rehabilitation appearances while with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2009.
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Nashville Sounds are represented in the Southern League Hall of Fame.
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Larry Schmittou, who helped bring baseball to Nashville Sounds in 1978 and was a team executive and owner through 1996, was inducted in 2016.
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