The Gold Coast Cougars were the re-branded
Daikyo Dolphins
The Daikyo Dolphins were formerly the Gold Coast Clippers, a foundation team in the now defunct Australian Baseball League. The Clippers changed their name to the Daikyo Dolphins following the signing of a major sponsorship deal with Japanese r ...
after major sponsor Daikyo had to end sponsorship of the team due to financial problems with the Australian arm of the company.
History
See also
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Sport in Australia
Sport is an important part of Australia that dates back to the early colonial period. Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football, Rugby league in Australia, rugby league, Rugby union in Australia, rugby union, Soccer in Au ...
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Australian Baseball
In Australia, baseball is a game that is played in all states and territories of the country.
History
Baseball was believed to have been brought to Australia with American gold miners in the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s, where miners wou ...
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Australian Baseball League (1989-1999)
The Australian Baseball League (ABL) is a professional baseball league in Australia. The league is governed by the Australian Baseball Federation (ABF). It uses the same name as a now-defunct competition held during the 1990s, and though it sh ...
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Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...
- MLB affiliate
External links
The Australian Baseball League: 1989-1999
Australian Baseball League (1989–1999) teams
Defunct baseball teams in Australia
Sporting teams based on the Gold Coast, Queensland
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