The Wilmington Waves were a minor league baseball team in Wilmington,

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in the 2001 baseball season. They were a Low-A class team that played in the

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, and were a farm team of the

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for the franchise’s only year in Wilmington. They played all of their home games at Brooks Field, on the campus of the

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. However, at least in part because Brooks Field is not easy to spot on campus nor centrally located on it, attendance for the Waves' home games was substantially low. Because of this, the Waves were given a limited amount of time to find a new stadium or build a new one. The deadline was not met and, prior to the 2002 season, the Wilmington Waves were sold and moved to Albany,

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, where the franchise became the

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List of Wilmington Waves players in the MLB

All players are listed in alphabetical order by their surname, with the year they played for Wilmington in parentheses. *

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(2001) * Willy Aybar (2001) *

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(2001) * Agustín Montero (2001) *

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(2001) * Lino Urdaneta (2001) *

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(2001)

Year-by-year record

References

{{reflist Defunct South Atlantic League teams Los Angeles Dodgers minor league affiliates Sports in Wilmington, North Carolina 2001 establishments in North Carolina 2001 disestablishments in North Carolina Baseball teams established in 2001 Sports clubs disestablished in 2001 Professional baseball teams in North Carolina