The Goodyear Centennials were a
professional
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baseball
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team in the
United States
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. The team was based in
Goodyear, Arizona
Goodyear ( O'odham: ''Valin Thak'') is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is a suburb of Phoenix and at the 2020 census had a population of 95,294, up from 65,275 in 2010 and 18,911 in 2000. It was the third-fastest-growing ...
and a member of the independent
Freedom Pro Baseball League
The Freedom Pro Baseball League was an independent baseball league based in Arizona that played in 2012 and 2013. The league started with four teams, the Scottsdale Centennials, Peoria Explorers, Phoenix Prospectors, and the Prescott Federals in ...
, which was not affiliated with
Minor League Baseball. They played their home games at
Goodyear Ballpark
Goodyear Ballpark is a stadium in Goodyear, Arizona (a western suburb of Phoenix) and part of a $108 million[Scottsdale Stadium
Scottsdale Stadium is a ballpark located in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. Designed by the owner of the Baltimore Orioles’ Camden Yards, the stadium was expanded to its current state in 1992 and holds 12,000 people. It has been the spring ...]
in
Scottsdale, Arizona
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before moving to Goodyear in 2013.
2013 roster
References
External links
Goodyear Centennials
{{Freedom Professional Baseball League
Freedom Pro Baseball League teams
Baseball teams established in 2012
Professional baseball teams in Arizona
Goodyear, Arizona
Defunct independent baseball league teams
Defunct baseball teams in Arizona
Baseball teams disestablished in 2013