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team based in

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. They are currently playing as an independent team. They begin play as an expansion team in the

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in 2013, where they played from 2013 to 2015, and were founding members of the

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, where they played from 2016 to 2018, then were members of the

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from 2019 to 2021. They play their home games at

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and were named after the former Class-D Far West League affiliate of the

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that played from 1950 to 1951. They were the 2017 GWL Champions.

History

2013

The Rogues were founded in 2012 by Consolidated Sports Holdings International, Inc, based in

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. The chief investor is Bill Yuill, chairman and C.E.O. of The Monarch Corporation of

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. The president is Gary Gelinas. The first general manager was Chuck Heeman, former G.M. of fellow

franchise the Klamath Falls Gems. The Rogues replaced the now-defunct

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, who played at Harry & David Field previously.

2014

The Medford Rogues went 26–28 in their 2nd season of WCL play. They missed the play-offs by 5 games behind the wild card leader. Yuto Kata played as a support batter by sacrifice bunting 19 times and setting the WCL record for the most sacrifice bunts by any one batter in one season. Also, Spencer Smith got hit by pitch 18 times setting the record for the most times hit by the pitch by any batter. The Rogues put 41,490 people in the seats in 32 home openings with 1,297 a night.

2015

The Rogues welcomed Ian Church as their new general manager for the 2015 WCL season, replacing Chuck Heeman. On September 23, 2015, the Rogues announced that they would be joining the

, a new collegiate summer league with teams from Oregon and California. They became the sixth team to join the league along with the

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and the new

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2016

The Rogues named Carolyn Birch as interim general manager in the spring of 2016. They opened play in the

on June 3, 2016, with a victory over the Portland Pickles. It was also announced that the Rogues will be the inaugural hosts of the annual GWL All-Star Game scheduled for July 25 and 26.

2017

The Rogues finished the regular season at 40–20, their best record in history. But Carolyn Birch stepped down as general manager in the final game of the regular season against Chico on August 5, 2017. Also, Jonathan Kurman took over as play-by-play commentator near season's end after Brian Schnee (who started the season with the Rogues) became news/sports anchor at

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News 10. The Rogues took their semi-final series with the Portland Pickles 2 games to one and faced off against their chief rivals the Chico Heat in a rematch of last year's GWL Championship Series. They swept the Heat 5–3 in Game 1 in Chico and 7–2 in Game 2 in Medford to capture their first championship in franchise history dating back to their inaugural season in the WCL in 2013. Following the season, head coach Josh Hogan stepped down to accept the head coaching position. He was replaced by former

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and

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standout Tyler Graham. In addition, Dave May, was named the team's new Chief Operating Officer.

2018

On October 4, 2018, the Rogues ownership, CSH International, announced that the Rogues are exploring other options with regards to their future as the Great West League ceased operations the same day. On December 12, they announced that they were sold by CSH to local businessman Treg Scott effective December 31 and are joining the

2019

On January 14, 2019, the Rogues announced the hiring of former St. Mary's High School baseball coach Sean Gallagher as their new head coach. On February 19, 2019, the Rogues announce general manager and COO Dave May had purchased an ownership stake in the team.

2020

The Rogues hired former

standout Bill Rowe. The GSCBL season for 2020 was cancelled due the

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. However, the Rogues played an abbreviated season with lesser known teams.

2021

The Rogues had the opportunity to finally have a full GSCBL season along with a few non-league opponents.

2022

Owners Dave and Tabitha May took full control of the Rogues and play as an independent team and will play an independent schedule featuring teams from many different leagues.

2023

The Rogues announced on their Facebook page that head coach Bill Rowe was stepping down and associate head coach Parker Berberet would take the reigns of the team.

Front Office Staff Rogues Front Office
Medford Rogues website

* Dave May – Co-Owner/President * Tabitha May – Co-Owner/Director of Operations * Jeff Weiss – General Manager * B.G. Gould – Director of Baseball Operations * Rob Patterson – Team Physician * Gregory Roberts – Public Address Announcer

Broadcast Team

* None at this time

References

External links

Medford Rogues official website
{{Great West League Summer baseball leagues Sports in Medford, Oregon Amateur baseball teams in Oregon 2012 establishments in Oregon Baseball teams established in 2012