Springfield Ozark Mountain Ducks

The Springfield/Ozark Mountain Ducks were a

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team that previously played in

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, a suburb of

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. The team was a member of the

Texas-Louisiana League The Central Baseball League, formerly the Texas–Louisiana League, was a independent baseball league whose member teams were not affiliated with any Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises. In 1991, potential owners, Dallas businessman Byron P ...

, later named the

Central Baseball League The Central Baseball League, formerly the Texas–Louisiana League, was a independent baseball league whose member teams were not affiliated with any Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises. In 1991, potential owners, Dallas businessman Byron P ...

from 1998 to 2003. The team played in

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. After 2003, they joined the

Frontier League The Frontier League is a professional independent baseball league with teams in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Eastern Canada. Formed in 1993, it is the oldest currently running independent league in the United States. The le ...

for one year in 2004 and disbanded after that when the

Springfield Cardinals The Springfield Cardinals are a Minor League Baseball team based in Springfield, Missouri. They compete as a member of the Texas League's North Division. The Cardinals began play in 2005. The team is owned by the 11-time Major League Baseball ...

came to town. The Mountain Ducks folded after the 2004 season, with the rights to the club's spot in the CBL being sold to the

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of the discontinued

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. Defunct minor league baseball teams Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2004 Defunct independent baseball league teams Defunct baseball teams in Missouri Baseball teams established in 1998 {{Missouri-baseball-team-stub