Greensboro Grasshoppers

• Location: Greensboro, NC
• League: South Atlantic League 2005-2019; High-A East 2021-present
• Affiliation: Florida Marlins/Miami Marlins 2005-2018; Pittsburgh Pirates 2019-present
• Ballpark: First Horizon Park

Team History

The Greensboro Grasshoppers, formerly of the South Atlantic League and now High-A East, are in the same league with perhaps their most logical natural rival for the first time since 1968. The Pittsburgh Pirates farmhands play their home games at First National Bank Field in Greensboro, NC.

MLB's 2021 Minor League Reorganization raised the 'Hoppers one level into the same post-Affiliate Era league with the logical regional rival Winston-Salem Dash. The move also befits the fact that the stadium was built to then-Double-A standards. Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan offered a friendly wager on their first season series, putting up a pair of Wrangler jeans, and Winston-Salem's Allen Joines covered with a dozen hot Krispy Kremes; the 'Hoppers August 12th victory clinched the Kremes for Vaughan.

The 'Hoppers' 16 years with the Florida/Miami Marlins was their longest partnership, pre-dating both their current nickname and ballpark, but they dropped the Fish for the Bucs after the 2017-2018 affiliation cycle.

"Grasshoppers" is now second only to "Patriots" on the Greensboro baseball team nickname list – but it has a long way to go to catch the leader's 35 seasons. Their last nickname before "Grasshoppers" was "Bats".

Unlike the Greenville Drive or Bowling Green Hot Rods, Greensboro's colors do include green.

The 'Hoppers play Copa de la Diversión Hispanic engagement campaign games as Ocelotes de Greensboro (Greensboro Ocelots, the ocelot being a type of panther).

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
2005	67-71	11th	Brandon Hyde		Bo Porter	Steve Foster
2006	68-69	9th	Brandon Hyde		Josue Espada	Steve Foster
2007	71-69	8th	Edwin Rodriguez		Anthony Iapoce	John Duffy
2008	66-72	11th	Edwin Rodriguez		Jorge Hernandez	John Duffy
2009	66-74	13th	Darin Everson		Bobby Bell	Charlie Corbell
2010	66-74	8th	Andy Haines		Kevin Randel	Charlie Corbell
2011	79-60	2nd (t)	Andy Haines	League Champs	Kevin Randel	Willie Glen
2012	80-59	3rd	Dave Berg	Lost League Finals	Frank Moore	Blake McGinley
2013	65-72	9th	Jorge Hernandez		Frank Moore	Blake McGinley
2014	87-53	2nd(t)	Dave Berg	Lost in 1st round	Frank Moore	Jeremy Powell	Jose Ceballos
2015	51-88	14th	Kevin Randel		Luis Quinones	Jeremy Powell
2016	65-75	12th	Kevin Randel		Rigoberto Silverio	Brendan Sagara	Jose Ceballos
2017	75-61	2nd	Todd Pratt	Lost in 1st round	Frank Moore	Mark DiFelice	Angel Espada
2018	60-76	13th	Todd Pratt		Frank Moore	Mark DiFelice	Angel Espada
2019	79-59	3rd	Miguel Perez		Chris Petersen	Stan Kyles
2020	Season cancelled
2021	74-46	2nd	Kieran Mattison	Lost League Finals	Ruben Gotay	Matt Ford	Blake Butler

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Greensboro Grasshoppers