Mesa Solar Sox

Mesa Solar Sox Founded in 1992 Mesa, Arizona
Team logo
Class-level
Current	Class A to Triple-A
Minor league affiliations
League	Arizona Fall League (1992–present)
Division	East Division (2009–present)
Major league affiliations
Current	Chicago Cubs Cleveland Indians Miami Marlins Oakland Athletics Toronto Blue Jays
Minor league titles
League titles (4)	1992 1998 2003 2016
Division titles (6)	1992 1995 1998 2003 2013 2016
Team data
Nickname	Mesa Solar Sox (1999–present)
Previous names	Sun Cities Solar Sox (1992–1998)
Ballpark	Sloan Park (2014-present)
Previous parks	HoHoKam Stadium (1997–2013)
Manager	Mark Johnson

The Mesa Solar Sox are a baseball team that plays in the East Division of the Arizona Fall League. They play their home games in Mesa, Arizona at Sloan Park, which is also the spring training facility of the Chicago Cubs.

Notable alumni

• Mike Piazza, former catcher for the New York Mets
• Paul Konerko, former First baseman and Designated hitter for the Chicago White Sox
• Jermaine Dye, former outfielder for the Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox
• Derrek Lee, former First baseman for the Baltimore Orioles
• Sam Fuld, outfielder for the Oakland Athletics
• Ryan Kalish, former outfielder for the Boston Red Sox
• Josh Satin, Second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds
• Drew Carpenter, former Pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
• Kris Bryant, third base for the Chicago Cubs
• Cody Ross, former outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Joc Pederson, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• L.J. Hoes, outfielder for the Houston Astros
• Kyle Schwarber, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs

Roster

Mesa Solar Sox roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 31 Sam Bragg (OAK) 25 James Buckelew (MIA) 26 Trey Cochran-Gill (OAK) 45 Dylan Covey (OAK) 46 Matt Dermody (TOR) 41 James Farris (CHC) 29 Trevor Frank (CLE) 38 Jarlin García (MIA) 28 Conner Greene (TOR) 48 Cameron Hill (CLE) 35 Tim Mayza (TOR) 47 Ryan McNeil (CHC) 21 Frankie Montas (OAK) -- Ryan Newell (MIA) 43 Michael Peoples (CLE) 52 Steve Perakslis (CHC) 16 Justin Shafer (TOR) 37 David Speer (CLE) 44 Drew Steckenrider (MIA) 40 John Stilson (TOR) 36 Duane Underwood Jr. (CHC)		Catchers  3 Victor Caratini (CHC) 10 Eric Haase (CLE)  5 Danny Jansen (TOR)  8 Austin Nola (MIA) Infielders 14 Brian Anderson (MIA)  4 Franklin Barreto (OAK) 13 Yu-Cheng Chang (CLE) 12 Ian Happ (CHC) -- Juan Kelly (TOR) 15 Yairo Munoz (OAK) 11 Max Schrock (OAK) Outfielders 22 Anthony Alford (TOR)  2 Greg Allen (CLE) 27 Eloy Jiménez (CHC) 19 Dexter Kjerstad (MIA)  1 Yefri Pérez (MIA)  7 Bradley Zimmer (CLE)		Manager 20 Ryan Christenson Coaches 26 Vince Horsman (pitching) 50 Brian Lawrence (pitching)  2 Paul Phillips (hitting) 7-day disabled list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated October 26, 2016 Transactions → More MiLB rosters

References

• "HoHoKam Park." About.com. August 27, 2007.

External links

• Official Mesa Solar Sox website
• Official Arizona Fall League website