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

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. 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 Morningsi ...

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

Northern League Northern League may refer to: Sport Baseball * Northern League (baseball, 1902–71), a name used by several minor leagues that operated in the upper midwestern U.S. and Manitoba from 1902 to 1971 * Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010), an indep ...

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 ...

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 3–0 in semifinals *2015 season: Defeated St. Paul 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 St. Paul 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 (1993-1994) * Oil Can Boyd (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 gam ...

(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 The 1992 Major League Baseball draft took place on June 1, 1992, through a ...

(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 ...

(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 (2000) * Brent Bowers (2001) * Jeff Juden (2001) * John LeRoy (2001) * Cris Colón (2002) * Trey Beamon (2003) * Mike Figga (2003) *

José Malavé José Francisco Malavé ah-lah-VEY(born May 31, 1971) is a Venezuelan former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1996 to 1997 with the Boston Red Sox. He was born in Cumaná, Sucre. In parts of two seasons, Malavé was a .226 hi ...

(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, and ...

(2007) *

Charlton Jimerson Charlton Maxwell Jimerson (born September 22, 1979) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder. He played college baseball at the University of Miami. Early life Growing up in Hayward, California, Jimerson endured a turbulent childhood. His ...

(2008) * Walter Young (2008-2009) * Steve Andrade (2009) * Jacob Cruz (2010) * T. J. Bohn (2010-2011) *

Emiliano Fruto Emiliano Ricardo Fruto roo'-toh/small> (born June 6, 1984) is a Colombian former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Seattle Mariners in its 2006 season. Listed at 6' 3" ft. .90 m. 230 lb. 07 k./small>, Fruto batted and ...

(2011) *

John Holdzkom John Stephen Holdzkom (born October 19, 1987) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2014. Career New York Mets Holdzkom was drafted by the Seattl ...

(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 lea ...

(2014) * Jesse English (2014) * Brock Kjeldgaard (2014-2015) * Rene Tosoni (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 Car ...

(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 (2014-2016) *

Derrick Robinson Derrick Lamar Robinson (born September 28, 1987) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds in 2013. Career Kansas City Royals Robinson was drafted by the Kansas Ci ...

(2016) * Tayler Scott (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 Cam ...

(2017) *

John Nogowski John Francis Nogowski (born January 5, 1993) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 34th round of the ...

(2017) * Bubby Rossman (2017) * Josh Vitters (2017) * Alex White (2017) * Luis Durango (2018) * Dean Green (2018-2019) * Anthony Bender (2019) *

Jason Garcia Jason Emilio Garcia (born November 21, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles. Professional career Boston Red Sox Garcia was drafted by the ...

(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 Taylor Jordan (born January 17, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). Profe ...

(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