Louisville Bats

• Location: Louisville, KY
• League: International League 2002-2019; Triple-A East 2021; International League 2022-
• Class: AAA minor league
• Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds 2002-present
• Ballpark: Louisville Slugger Field

Team History

Bats logo 2002-2015

The Louisville Bats, of the International League and briefly in Triple-A East, play their home games at Louisville Slugger Field in Louisville, KY. The hugely successful club's lease largely funds the Louisville Downtown Development Corporation.

In 2002, the Louisville RiverBats moved into "The Slug" - a new but much smaller ballpark that makes million-fan seasons unlikely - dropped "River" for just "Bats" and switched from the Brewers to the Reds.

Each year, the Bats play a Kentucky Derby Week game as the "Derby City Mint Juleps".

They play Copa de la Diversión Hispanic engagement campaign games as Murciélagos de Louisville - a literal translation of Louisville Bats (the flying mammal, not the wooden tool used to hurt baseballs).

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching	Coach
2002	79-65	2nd	Dave Miley		Brook Jacoby	Mack Jenkins
2003	79-64	1st	Dave Miley (62-47); Mack Jenkins (1-0); Rick Burleson (16-17)	Lost in semifinals	Adrian Garrett	Mack Jenkins
2004	67-77	2nd	Rick Burleson		Adrian Garrett	Mack Jenkins
2005	66-78	4th	Rick Sweet		Adrian Garrett	Mack Jenkins
2006	75-68	3rd	Rick Sweet		Adrian Garrett	Ted Power
2007	74-70	7th	Rick Sweet		Adrian Garrett	Ted Power
2008	88-56	1st (t)	Rick Sweet	Lost in 1st round	Adrian Garrett	Ted Power
2009	84-58	1st	Rick Sweet	Lost in 1st round	Adrian Garrett	Ted Power
2010	79-64	3rd	Rick Sweet	Lost in 1st round	Adrian Garrett	Ted Power
2011	73-71	8th	Rick Sweet		Adrian Garrett	Ted Power
2012	51-93	14th	David Bell		Ryan Jackson	Ted Power
2013	69-75	9th	Jim Riggleman		Tony Jaramillo	Ted Power
2014	68-75	9th	Jim Riggleman		Tony Jaramillo	Ted Power
2015	64-80	11th	Delino DeShields		Tony Jaramillo	Ted Power
2016	71-73	6th	Delino DeShields		Jody Davis	Ted Power / Jeff Fassero
2017	56-86	13th	Delino DeShields		Jody Davis	Jeff Fassero	Darryl Brinkley
2018	61-76	13th	Pat Kelly (4-6) / Dick Schofield (57-70)		Leon Durham	Jeff Fassero	Dick Schofield/Darren Bragg
2019	59-81	13th (t)	Jody Davis		Leon Durham	Jeff Fassero	Dick Schofield
2020	Season cancelled
2021	51-68	15th	Pat Kelly	4-5	Alex Pelaez	Seth Etherton	Kevin Mahar
2022			Pat Kelly		Alex Pelaez	Seth Etherton	Dick Schofield, Mike Jacobs

External Links

• The Official Website of the Louisville Bats