The Bakersfield Train Robbers are a professional baseball team based in
Bakersfield, California. The team is a member of the
Pecos League Pecos may refer to:
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* Pecos River, rises near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
* Pecos, Texas, a city in Reeves County, Texas, United States
* Pecos County, Texas, named for the Pecos River
** Pecos Spring, a spring
* Pecos, New Mexico, ...
, an
independent baseball
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league which is not affiliated with
Major or
Minor League Baseball.
History
Established for the 2013 season, the team played its home games at Lake Shawnee Sports Complex. The team previously called
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Las Vegas is a city in and the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Once two separate municipalities (one a city and the other a town), both were named Las Vegas—West Las Vegas ("Old Town") and East Las Vegas ("New Town ...
, home for two seasons, then played the 2015 season as a travel team before moving to Topeka.
On December 15, 2016, it was announced that the Train Robbers would move to Bakersfield for the 2017 season, filling in the void left by the contraction of the
California League's
Bakersfield Blaze
The Bakersfield Blaze were a minor league baseball team in Bakersfield, California. They played in the Class A – Advanced California League. They played their home games at Sam Lynn Ballpark. Opened in 1941, the stadium is well known for facin ...
.
Roster
Season-by-season results
References
External links
Bakersfield Train Robbers website
{{California sports
Pecos League teams
Professional baseball teams in California
Baseball teams established in 2016
2016 establishments in California
Sports in Bakersfield, California