The Johnson City Doughboys are a summer collegiate baseball team of the Appalachian League. They are located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and play their home games at TVA Credit Union Ballpark.
| Johnson City Doughboys | |
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| League | Appalachian League |
| Location | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Ballpark | TVA Credit Union Ballpark |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Colors | Black, gold, white |
| Ownership | Boyd Sports, LLC |
| General Manager | Kiva Fuller[1] |
| Website | Official website |
History
editFrom 1975 to 2020, Johnson City, Tennessee, was home to the Johnson City Cardinals, a Rookie affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals playing in the Appalachian League.[2] In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league, and the Johnson City Cardinals were replaced by a new franchise in the revamped league designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores.[3]
The new team became known as the Johnson City Doughboys.[4] The nickname is in reference to a statue behind their home stadium, TVA Credit Union Ballpark, named Spirit of the American Doughboy.[5] The statue honors U.S. infantrymen who died during World War I. Doughboys was a nickname for American soldiers during World War I until about the 1940s.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Johnson City Front Office". Johnson City Doughboys. Major League Baseball. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Johnson City, Tennessee Register City Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "MLB, USA Baseball Announce New Format for Appalachian League". Major League Baseball. September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "New for 2021: Johnson City Doughboys". Ballpark Digest. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ Avento, Joe (February 2, 2021). "Doughboys Announced as Name for Johnson City's New Appy League Team". Johnson City Press. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "Johnson City's Appy League Team to Be Known as the Doughboys". WJHL. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.