The Kane County Cougars are an independent professional baseball team located in

Geneva, Illinois Geneva is a city in and the county seat of Kane County, Illinois, United States. It is located on the western side of the Chicago suburbs. Per the 2020 census, the population was 21,393. Geneva is part of a tri-city area, located between S ...

and are members of the

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, an official Partner League of

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(MLB). They play their home games at

Northwestern Medicine Field Northwestern Medicine Field (originally Kane County Events Park and formerly Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium and Fifth Third Bank Ballpark) is a baseball field located in Geneva, Illinois. The stadium was built in 1991 and holds 10,923 people. It is the ...

. From 1991 to 2020, they were members of Minor League Baseball's

Midwest League The Midwest League is a Minor League Baseball league established in 1947 and based in the Midwestern United States. A Class A league for most of its history, the league was promoted to High-A as part of Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganizat ...

History

The Midwest League came to Kane County in 1991 when the

Wausau Timbers The Wausau Timbers were a minor league baseball team, located in Wausau, Wisconsin. The Timbers were members of the Class A Midwest League from 1975 to 1990. The franchise was sold in 1991 and moved to Geneva, Illinois, where it became the Kane Co ...

relocated to Geneva, IL. The Wausau (1975–1990) Midwest League franchise was previously based in Decatur, Illinois (1952–74). The team has been known as the Cougars since moving to Kane County. They were affiliated with the

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in 1991 and 1992, with the

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from 1993 to 2002, the

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from 2003 until 2010, the

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for the 2011 and 2012 seasons, and the

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for the 2013 and 2014 seasons before affiliating with the

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in 2015. As a Marlins farm team, some key contributors to the 2003 World Series championship team played in Kane County on their way to the big leagues.

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has had a notable career and 2003 Series MVP

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played for the Cougars in 2000, while

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had the league's best winning percentage and earned run average in 2002. The Cougars play their home games at Northwestern Medicine Field, built in 1991. The franchise attendance record of 523,222 was set in 2001. The Cougars are perennially among the league leaders in attendance. On July 20, 2013 the Cougars became the first Class A team to attract 10 million fans.

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, after 40 years with the

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, was the

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for selected Cougar home games until her retirement after the 2015 season. In 2020, due to the

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, the Cougars' season was cancelled along with the rest of Minor League Baseball. Later that year, the team was cut from the Midwest League and affiliated baseball as part of

's reorganization of the minor leagues. The team considered becoming a member of the

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before joining the American Association, an independent MLB Partner League.

Playoffs

Mascots

The team's mascots are Ozzie T. Cougar and his sister Annie T. Cougar.

Roster

Notable alumni

Notable franchise alumni include: *

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(2021) *

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(2021) *

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(2021) *

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(2019) * José Cuas (2019) *

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(2019) *

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(2017) * Colin Poche (2017) * Kevin Ginkel (2017) *

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(2017) *

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(2016) * Alex Young (2016) *

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(2015–2016) *

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(2015) *

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(2015) * Duane Underwood Jr. (2014) * Jen-Ho Tseng (2014) * Jacob Hannemann (2014) * Paul Blackburn (2014) *

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(2014) *

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(2014) *

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(2014) MLB All-Star, 2016 World Series Champion *

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(2013–2014) * Pierce Johnson (2013–2014) *

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(2013–2014) *

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(2013) * Dillon Maples (2013) * Daniel Vogelbach (2013) MLB All-Star *

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(2013) *

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(2013) * Willson Contreras (2013) 2x MLB All-Star, 2016 World Series Champion *

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(2009–2010) *

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(1999–2000) *

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(1999) *

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(1996) *

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(1995) *

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(1994) 1997 World Series Champion *

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(1994) 2004 World Series Champion *

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(1993) * Charles Johnson (1993) 2x MLB All-Star, 1997 World Series Champion, 4x Gold Glove *

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(1993–1994) 2003 World Series Champion *

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(1992) 2002 World Series Champion * Joe Borowski (1991) 2007 AL Saves Leader * Tom Martin (1991) * Brad Pennington (1991) *

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(1991) 1997 World Series Champion

References

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Statistics from Baseball-Reference
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