Inland Empire 66ers

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The Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. The 66ers are based in San Bernardino, California, and play at San Manuel Stadium.

Franchise history

The 66ers began when the Salinas Spurs moved to San Bernardino and bought the name of the San Bernardino Spirit from the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes who had just left town. The team was bought by Elmore Sports Group soon afterwards. The team originally played at Fiscalini Field until 1996 when the team moved to San Bernardino Stadium, nicknamed "The Ranch" in concert with the team's new name, the San Bernardino Stampede.

Later, the stadium was re-christened San Manuel Stadium sponsored by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians with their casino.

The team name was laterTemplate:When changed to the team's current name, the Inland Empire 66ers, taken from the historic U.S. Route 66 that ran through San Bernardino.

In September 2006, the 66ers announced they were renewing their affiliation with the Los Angeles Dodgers beginning in the 2007 season. That affiliation would last through the end of the 2010 season.

In September 2010, the 66ers agreed to a two-year affiliation with the Los Angeles Angels to be the MLB club's minor league "High A" ball affiliate.

The team was once unique for having a National Public Radio affiliate, KVCR-FM, as the station that broadcast its games on radio. However, in 2008 the team changed its station to commercial talk station KCAA.

In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the 66ers were organized into the Low-A West at the Low-A classification.[1] They retained their affiliation with the Angels.[2] In 2022, the Low-A West became known as the California League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization, and was reclassified as a Single-A circuit.[3]

On March 27, 2024, the club announced that Diamond Baseball Holdings had acquired ownership of the club.[4] On December 15, 2024, following the sale of the Modesto Nuts franchise to Diamond, it was announced the 66ers would become the Class A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners beginning in the 2026 season; the move would consist of the current 66ers franchise assuming the place of the Modesto Nuts in a de facto relocation of the Nuts franchise (which would effectively cease operations at that time following a failure to receive funds to renovate their current stadium); the pre-2025 incarnation of the 66ers would then relocate to Rancho Cucamonga, assuming the identity of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes; that team's pre-2025 team incarnation will then relocate to a new stadium being built in Ontario.[5]

Season-by-season records

  • San Bernardino Spirit (1993–1995)
  • San Bernardino Stampede (1996–2002)
  • Inland Empire 66ers (2003–present)
Season Record Finish Manager Playoffs
1993 62–74 7th Greg Mahlberg —
1994 48–88 9th Greg Mahlberg —
1995 84–54 1st Ron Roenicke League Champions
1996 70–70 7th Del Crandall —
1997 68–72 7th Del Crandall / Dino Ebel Lost League Finals
1998 55–85 9th Mickey Hatcher / Joe Vavra / Tim Wallach —
1999 80–61 2nd Rick Burleson League Champions
2000 77–63 4th Dino Ebel League Champions
2001 76–64 3rd Daren Brown Lost in 1st round
2002 77–63 3rd Daren Brown Lost in 2nd round
2003 78–62 2nd Steve Roadcap League Champions
2004 77–63 3rd Daren Brown Lost in 2nd round
2005 58–82 9th Daren Brown —
2006 72–68 5th Gary Thurman League Champions
2007 72–67 3rd Dave Collins Lost in 1st round
2008 68–73 3rd John Valentin Lost in 1st round
2009 59–81 4th Carlos Subero
2010 50–90 5th Jeff Carter
2011 69–71 5th Tom Gamboa
2012 66–74 5th Bill Haselman
2013 69–71 5th Bill Haselman League Champions
2014 62–78 5th Denny Hocking Lost in 2nd round
2015 61–79 4th Denny Hocking
2016 48–92 5th Chad Tracy

Roster

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Notable alumni

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Hall of Fame alumni

Notable alumni

  • Chin-Feng Chen (1999) First Taiwanese player in MLB history; #43 jersey retired by the team
  • Rafael Furcal (2007, 2010) 3 x MLB All-Star; 2000 NL Rookie of the Year
  • Orel Hershiser (2000) 1988 World Series Most Valuable Player; 1988 NL Cy Young Award

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References

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External links

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