The Rimini Baseball Club, nicknamed the Pirates (),
was a team that played in
Serie A1 Italian Baseball League. The team was based in the city of
Rimini
Rimini ( , ; or ; ) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy.
Sprawling along the Adriatic Sea, Rimini is situated at a strategically-important north-south passage along the coast at the southern tip of the Po Valley. It is ...
and played its home games at the Stadio dei Pirati since 1973.
Rimini has won 13 national championships and three
European Cups during its entire history.
The club participated in the first and highest-tier level of the Italian league pyramid until 2018, then did not participate to the following 2019 Serie A.
History
The club was formed in 1949, inspired by
Eugenio Pagnini, a
modern pentathlete at the
1928
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and
1932 Summer Olympics
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, who taught in Rimini's classical lyceum and had recently returned from a visit to the
United States
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. The club initially played on a field by
Rimini railway station and at the
Stadio Romeo Neri
Stadio Romeo Neri is a multi-use stadium in Rimini, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.
The stadium has a capacity of 9,768 and is largely used for football (soccer), football as the home of Rimini FC 1912.
History
The decision ...
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In 1973, the club moved to a purpose-built stadium. Under the leadership of Rino Zangheri, the club reached its biggest years of notability, with players including
Mike Romano, who left the club for
Novara United
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in 2012. In 1979, the club changed its uniform from white and red (the same colours of
Rimini FC 1912) to black and orange.
Championship titles
*1975; 1979; 1980; 1983; 1987; 1988; 1992; 1999; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2015; 2017
European Cup titles
*1976; 1979; 1989
MLB alumni
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Manny Alexander
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Don August
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Yorman Bazardo
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Matt Beech
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Jim Brower
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Chuck Carr
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Ramón Castro
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Ivanon Coffie
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Chris Colabello
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Francisco Cruceta
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Mark DiFelice
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Mike Ekstrom
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Pete Falcone
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Tony Fiore
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Mark Funderburk
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Amaury García
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Brian Looney
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José Malavé
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Luis Maza
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Juan Melo
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Bry Nelson
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Dave Nilsson
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Ray Olmedo
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Elvis Peña
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Josh Phelps
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Willis Roberts
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Liu Rodríguez
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Alex Romero
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Mike Saipe
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...
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Oscar Salazar
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Alex Serrano
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Jason Simontacchi
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Tom Urbani
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Jim Vatcher
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Rick Waits
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See also
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Rimini Baseball Club players
Rimini ( , ; or ; ) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy.
Sprawling along the Adriatic Sea, Rimini is situated at a strategically-important north-south passage along the coast at the southern tip of the Po Valley. It is o ...
References
2015 Rimini rosterRimini Baseball Club official website
(Italian)
Baseball Reference – Italian Baseball League Encyclopedia and History
Baseball teams in Italy
Sport in Emilia-Romagna
Sport in Rimini
Italian Baseball League teams
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