The Sioux City Explorers are a professional minor league baseball team based in

Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County ...

, in the

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. The Explorers are members

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, an official Partner League of

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

. Since their inception in 1993, the Explorers have played their home games at

Lewis and Clark Park Lewis and Clark Park, officially known as MercyOne Field at Lewis and Clark Park, is a stadium in Sioux City, Iowa. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Sioux City Explorers minor league baseball team and the Mornings ...

. The Explorers, frequently called the X's, have played in the American Association since 2006. Previously, they were members of the Northern League.

Season-by-season records

Playoffs

*1994 season: Lost to

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

3–1 in championship *1999 season: Lost to

3–0 in semifinals *2002 season: Defeated Joliet 3–2 in quarterfinals; lost to

3–1 in semifinals *2008 season: Lost to

Sioux Falls Sioux Falls () is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 130th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into Lincoln County to the south, which continues up t ...

3–0 in semifinals *2015 season: Defeated

St. Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

3–1 in semifinals; lost to Laredo 3–1 in championship *2016 season: Lost to Wichita 3–1 in semifinals *2018 season: Lost to Kansas City 3–2 in semifinals *2019 season: Defeated Kansas City 3–1 in semifinals; lost to

3–0 in championship *2021 season: Defeated Cleburne in Wildcard game; lost to Kansas City 3-0 in Division Series

Roster

Notable alumni

Joe Kraemer Joseph Wayne Kraemer (born September 10, 1964) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played professionally from 1985 to 1994 and in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1989 and 1990. Early life He attended both Portland State Univ ...

(1993-1994) *

Oil Can Boyd Dennis Ray "Oil Can" Boyd (born October 6, 1959) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Boyd played for the Boston Red Sox (1982–1989), Montreal Expos (1990–1991), and Texas Rangers (1991). In a 10-season career, Boyd collect ...

(1994-1995) *

Carl Nichols Carl Edward Nichols (born October 14, 1962) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher. He played parts of six seasons in the major leagues, from 1986 until 1991, for the Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros, appearing in a total of 96 game ...

(1995) * Gerald Young (1995-1996) * Dana Williams (1996) *

Julius Matos Julius Matos (born December 12, 1974) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in 76 games for the San Diego Padres during the 2002 San Diego Padres season and 28 games for the Kansas City Royals during the 2003 K ...

(1997) *

Danny Perez Danny Perez is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Perez was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the twenty-first round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft. He played at the Major League level with the team in 1996. Perez played at t ...

(1997) * Mike Porzio (1997) * Matt Turner (1997) *

Nate Bland Nathan Garrett Bland (born December 27, 1974) is a former professional baseball pitcher. Career Bland played high school baseball at Mountain Brook High School in Birmingham, Alabama and was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of ...

(2000) *

Mike Busby Michael James Busby (born December 27, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based ...

(2000) *

Nate Field Nathan Patrick Field (born December 11, 1975) is an American former professional baseball scout for the Boston Red Sox, a member of Boston's professional scouting department, and a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He bats and throw ...

(2000) *

Brent Bowers Brent Raymond Bowers (born May 2, 1971) is an American former professional baseball player. Bowers played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1996 season. He also played in the Korea Baseball Organization i ...

(2001) *

Jeff Juden Jeffrey Daniel Juden (born January 19, 1971) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, Milwauke ...

(2001) * John LeRoy (2001) * Cris Colón (2002) *

Trey Beamon Clifford "Trey" Beamon (born February 11, 1974) is an American former professional baseball player. He spent three seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a left fielder and right fielder. Beamon bats from the left side, throws with his right ...

(2003) *

Mike Figga Michael Anthony Figga (born July 31, 1970) is a retired catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles. In a three-year career, Figga hit .213 with one home run. Early life and education Born in ...

(2003) * José Malavé (2003) *

Desi Wilson Desi Bernard Wilson (born May 9, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants in 1996, primarily as a first baseman. He also played one season in Japan ...

(2003-2004) *

Allan Simpson Larry Allan Simpson (born August 26, 1977) is a former baseball pitcher. Simpson pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies Double-A affiliate, the Reading Phillies in . Simpson has pitched in the majors for the Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, a ...

(2007) * Charlton Jimerson (2008) * Walter Young (2008-2009) * Steve Andrade (2009) *

Jacob Cruz Jacob Cruz (born January 28, 1973), is an American professional baseball former outfielder and current coach. He is an assistant hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB) and previously played professionally in Sout ...

(2010) * T. J. Bohn (2010-2011) * Emiliano Fruto (2011) * John Holdzkom (2013) *

Alex Burnett Alex James Burnett (born July 26, 1987) is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He is tall and weighs . He was drafted in the 12th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft by the Minnesota Twins. Minor l ...

(2014) * Jesse English (2014) *

Brock Kjeldgaard Riley "Brock" Kjeldgaard (KELL-guard) (born January 22, 1986) is a Canadian professional baseball player who is currently a free agent. Kjeldgaard was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He attended college at Indian Hills Community College in Iowa. Care ...

(2014-2015) *

Rene Tosoni Rene Michael Tosoni (born July 2, 1986) is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins in 2011 and has also played in International competitions with the Canada national bas ...

(2014-2015) *

Ryan Court Ryan A. Court (born May 28, 1988) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for one season for the Seattle Mariners. Career Arizona Diamondbacks Court attended Dundee-Crown High School in Ca ...

(2015) * John Ely (2015) *

David Herndon Kenneth David Herndon (born September 4, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies. Career Minor leagues The 6'5", 230 pound Herndon was originally drafted ...

(2015) * Jeff Marquez (2015) *

Tommy Mendonca Thomas Wilkey Mendonca (born April 12, 1988) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. Mendonca won the 2008 College World Series Most Outstanding Player award while a sophomore at Fresno State University. Amateur career Mendonc ...

(2014-2016) * Derrick Robinson (2016) *

Tayler Scott Tayler James Scott (born June 1, 1992) is a South African professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres and in Nippon Profess ...

(2016) *

Tony Campana Anthony Edward Campana (born May 30, 1986) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Career Chicago Cubs C ...

(2017) * John Nogowski (2017) *

Bubby Rossman Charles Irvin "Bubby" Rossman (born June 29, 1992) is an American-Israeli professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He played college baseball for Cerritos College and California State University, Dominguez Hills. He was selected in the ...

(2017) *

Josh Vitters Joshua Warren Vitters (born August 27, 1989) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs in 2012. Amateur career Vitters was an AFLAC All-American Prep Third Baseman fo ...

(2017) * Alex White (2017) *

Luis Durango Luis A. Durango (born April 23, 1986) is a Panamanian former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and Houston Astros and was also a member of the Panama national baseball team. Durang ...

(2018) * Dean Green (2018-2019) *

Anthony Bender Anthony Wayne Bender (born February 3, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for Santa Rosa Junior College. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals wi ...

(2019) * Jason Garcia (2019) *

Jeremy Hazelbaker Jeremy Philip Hazelbaker (born August 14, 1987) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks, and in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) fo ...

(2019) * Taylor Jordan (2019)

References

External links

* {{Iowa Sports American Association of Professional Baseball teams Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010) teams Sports in Sioux City, Iowa Professional baseball teams in Iowa