The Trois-Rivières Aigles (French: ''Aigles de Trois-Rivières'') are a Canadian professional baseball team based in

Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...

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. They are members of the

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, and play their home games at

Stade Quillorama Stade Quillorama (formerly known as Stade Fernand-Bédard and Stade Stereo+) is a stadium in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home of the Trois-Rivières Aigles of the Frontier League. It was the home ...

. The Aigles are named to honour the previous

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, which called the same ballpark home from 1971 until 1977 as a member of the Eastern League as an affiliate of the

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. In addition, a team in the

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bore that name, winning the 2007 pennant. The Aigles' mascot is Grand Chelem l'aigle (English: ''Grand Slam the Eagle'').

History

After various attempts to place a franchise in Trois-Rivières (including various exhibition games), the Can-Am League finally announced the Aigles' membership on October 3, 2012. Notable co-owners include 2003 National League

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winner

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and

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defenceman

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. On November 14, it was announced that

Pierre-Luc Laforest Pierre-Luc "Pete" Laforest (born January 27, 1978) is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher and was the first manager of the Trois-Rivières Aigles. Career Laforest is a graduate of Fort Scott Community College. He was a draft pick o ...

would serve as the Aigles' inaugural manager. Laforest is best known for his time among the Aigles' provincial rivals the

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, winning the Can-Am League MVP award in 2009 and serving as player/hitting coach in 2011 and 2012 (Laforest has been a member of all four of the Capitales' four consecutive Can-Am league pennant winners). In 2015, the Aigles qualified for the playoffs for the first time in the franchise's history. On September 13, 2015, the Aigles defeated the

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in Game 5 by a score of 7–2 and won the opening series 3 games to 2 and advanced to the championship for the first time in franchise history. They played the

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and defeated them 3 games to 2 to win the 2015 Can-Am League championship, their first in franchise history. The team joined the

for the 2020 season when that league absorbed the Can-Am League in a merger. However, due to the

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and extended closure of the

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, the league announced that the Aigles (along with the

) would be unable to compete for the 2020 season (which was eventually cancelled). The club later announced they intended to organize a separate league in Québec for the summer as an alternative, but these plans were eventually scrapped by both clubs. In 2021, the Aigles again had their season cancelled due to the ongoing closure of the Canada–U.S. border. Canadian players signed by the Titans and the Aigles had the opportunity to join the

, who started the season as a travelling team, known as ''Équipe Québec'' (playing exclusively in the U.S.). While non-Canadian players signed by the Titans and the Aigles were subject to a dispersal draft among the 13 U.S.–based teams. They started the season as a traveling team, and as of July 30, 2021, they have played a total of 21 home games including 10 at

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, and 11 at

. On July 30, Équipe Québec hosted the

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at Stade Canac and won the game 10-8 in front of a full house of 2,800 spectators, the maximum number allowed during sanitary measures. The Aigles intended on returning to competition for their inaugural season in 2022.

Current roster

Notable alumni

* Pete Laforest (2013) * Pedro López (2015) *

(2015) *

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(2015) *

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(2015) *

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(2014–2016) *

Danny Richar Danny Adam Richar (born June 9, 1983) is a Dominican professional baseball player who is currently a free agent. In a three-season Major League Baseball career as a second baseman for the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds, Richar had a .229 ...

(2016) *

Andrew Chin Andrew Chin (born September 22, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 15th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. Career Amateur Chin attended ...

(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 ...

(2019) * Oscar Hernández (2023) * Jesen Therrien (2023–present) * Mario Feliciano (2024)

Season-by-season records

1: In 2021, Équipe Québec, a combination of the Aigles,

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and the

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playing in the Frontier League. With a record of 52–44, they finished first in the Atlantic Division, and lost the Division Series to the

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3-2.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trois-Rivieres Aigles Sport in Trois-Rivières Baseball teams in Quebec Baseball teams established in 2012 Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball teams