Tacoma Rainiers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.
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15 Facts About Tacoma Rainiers
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Tacoma Rainiers has competed in the PCL since 1960, including the 2021 season when it was known as the Triple-A West.
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Current PCL franchise was founded in 1960 when the Phoenix Giants, an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, moved to Tacoma Rainiers and became the Tacoma Rainiers Giants, the first team to play at brand-new Cheney Stadium.
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One season, the Tacoma Rainiers franchise found themselves affiliated with the New York Yankees.
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The franchise was renamed the Tacoma Rainiers Tugs, marking the first time the team's nickname did not align with its major league club.
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Scott Brosius, Tacoma Rainiers's current hitting coach, played for Tacoma Rainiers during the Oakland era.
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Tacoma Rainiers was managed by Dan Rohn from 2001 to 2005, a three-time PCL Manager of the Year Award recipient.
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Tacoma Rainiers shared a PCL championship in 2001 with New Orleans after the September 11 attacks forced the cancellation of the championship series.
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Tacoma Rainiers are broadcast on KHHO 850 AM by play-by-play announcer Mike Curto, who has been with the club since 1999.
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Tacoma Rainiers dropped the first two games of the five-game Pacific Conference series at home against Sacramento, before taking the final three games at Raley Field to advance to the championship.
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Tacoma Rainiers went into playoffs with its home ballpark, Cheney Stadium, under construction.
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The first round of playoff games against the Sacramento Rivercats saw the Tacoma Rainiers winning two straight on the road, then coming "home" to the ballpark of its parent club, the Seattle Mariners, at Safeco Field.
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The Tacoma Rainiers then dropped two straight games at Safeco Field, before winning Game 5 to advance to the PCL championship series against the Memphis Redbirds.
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In March 2015, the Tacoma Rainiers announced a set of new logo marks and additions to the club's uniform set.
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