Scottsdale Scorpions

Scottsdale Scorpions Founded in 1992 Scottsdale, 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	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim New York Mets New York Yankees Philadelphia Phillies San Francisco Giants
Minor league titles
League titles (3)	1996 2010 2015
Division titles (6)	1996 2002 2004 2005 2010 2015
Team data
Nickname	Scottsdale Scorpions (2007–present) Grand Canyon Scorpions (2006) Surprise Scorpions (2005) Scottsdale Scorpions (1992–2004)
Ballpark	Scottsdale Stadium (1992–present)
Manager	Tom Goodwin

Michael Jordan, #35

The Scottsdale Scorpions are a baseball team that plays in the East Division of the Arizona Fall League located in Scottsdale, Arizona. They play their home games at Scottsdale Stadium.

Team history

In the fall of 1994, the team gained worldwide media attention, when Michael Jordan joined the Scorpions after playing his first minor league baseball season with the Double-A Birmingham Barons in Birmingham, Alabama.

The Scorpions won their first championship in 1996 against the Mesa Saguaros.

The Scorpions would make the championship game in 2002, 2004, and 2005 but would fail to win it. For the 2005 season, the team played its games in Surprise, Arizona due to renovations of Scottsdale Stadium. The team returned to Scottsdale Stadium the following year only to be named the Grand Canyon Scorpions. The team would change their name back to the Scottsdale Scorpions in the 2007 season.

They would win the championship in 2010, the first time in fourteen years. They also won the championship in 2015.

Notable alumni

Scott Schoeneweis

• Dusty Baker, manager of the Washington Nationals
• Josh Bard, former catcher and current coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Tim Tebow, retired quarterback
• Ryan Braun, outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers
• Emmanuel Burriss, utility player for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Terry Francona, manager of the Cleveland Indians
• Nomar Garciaparra, former shortstop and current ESPN baseball analyst
• Shawn Green, retired outfielder
• Bryce Harper, outfielder for the Washington Nationals
• Derek Jeter, retired shortstop for the New York Yankees
• Michael Jordan, retired NBA player
• James Loney, first baseman for the New York Mets
• Evan Longoria, third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays
• Russell Martin, catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
• Will Middlebrooks, Free Agent third baseman formerly of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox^[1]
• Kendrys Morales, designated hitter for the Kansas City Royals
• Troy Percival, retired closing pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Albert Pujols, first baseman and designated hitter for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Scott Schoeneweis, retired pitcher
• Mike Trout, outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Brandon Webb, retired pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks

Stenson Award

The Stenson Award was created in 2004 by the Arizona Fall League, in memory of Dernell Stenson,^[2] a Scorpions outfielder (Cincinnati Reds), who was killed in a carjacking on November 5, 2003.^[3]

Roster

Scottsdale Scorpions roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 54 Victor Alcántara (LAA) 38 Victor Arano (PHI) -- Nestor Cortes (NYY) 43 J. P. Feyereisen (NYY) 35 Adam Hofacket (LAA) 60 James Kaprielian (NYY) 55 Brody Koerner (NYY) 20 Grayson Long (LAA) 58 Rodolfo Martinez (SF) 53 Tyler Mizenko (SF) 45 Marcos Molina (NYM) 67 Miguel Nunez (PHI) 82 Corey Oswalt (NYM) 40 Eduardo Paredes (LAA) 47 Tyler Rogers (SF) 49 David Roseboom (NYM) 11 Jeff Singer (PHI) 68 Chris Stratton (SF) 50 Dillon Tate (NYY) 44 Corey Taylor (NYM)		Catchers  8 Aramis Garcia (SF)  7 Thomas Nido (NYM)  9 Taylor Ward (LAA) 39 Eliezer Zambrano (SF) Infielders 18 Miguel Andújar (NYY) 33 Greg Bird (NYY)  2 Gavin Cecchini (NYM)  3 David Fletcher (LAA) 32 Ryder Jones (SF)  6 Scott Kingery (PHI) 30 Matt Oberste (NYM) 17 Gleyber Torres (NYY) 31 Mitch Walding (PHI) Outfielders 23 Aaron Brown (PHI) 26 Hunter Cole (SF) 24 Michael Hermosillo (LAA) 10 Champ Stuart (NYM) 15 Tim Tebow (NYM) 41 Tyler Wade (NYY)		Manager 22 Tom Goodwin Coaches 20 Carlos Mendoza (hitting) 37 Damon Minor (hitting) 28 Steve Schrenk (pitching) 48 Michael Wuertz (pitching) 7-day disabled list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated October 24, 2016 Transactions → More MiLB rosters

Footnotes

1. http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=519025#/career/R/hitting/2016/ALL
2. Dernell Stenson Stats. Baseball Almanac website. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
3. Stenson Award. Baseball Almanac website. Retrieved 2010-12-31.

External links

• Official website of the Scottsdale Scorpions
• Official Arizona Fall League website