The Chicago Dogs are an independent professional baseball team based in

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. They are members of the

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, an official Partner League of

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. They began play in 2018 and play home games at the 6,300-seat

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. The team's branding alludes to the

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, a local street food.

History

2018

In 2018, their first year as a team, the Dogs' manager was

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. Former

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minor league

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Josh Goossen-Brown was the first player signed by the Chicago Dogs. They finished the season in fourth place (out of six teams) in the American Association North Division, with a win–loss record of 45–54.

2019

In 2019, Carlos Zambrano joined the Dogs' roster. Zambrano had pitched in the major leagues for 12 years, most of them as a member of the

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. Butch Hobson continued to serve as the team's manager. The Dogs finished the season in third place in the North Division, with a record of 59–40.

2020

In 2020, the Dogs competed as one of six league teams in a condensed 60-game season as a result of the

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. They were originally slated to play home games at

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(home of the

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) due to capacity restrictions for outdoor events in Illinois. However, these restrictions were lifted on June 26 (as the state officially moved into Phase 4 of their reopening plan, allowing for outdoor spectator sports to resume at limited capacity) and thus enabled the Dogs to play all their home games at

Mascot

The

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of the Chicago Dogs is Squeeze, a fuzzy yellow creature who resembles a squeeze bottle of mustard.

Season-by-season records

Roster

Notable alumni

* Joe Benson (2018) * Scott Barnes (2018) *

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(2018) *

D. J. Snelten Donald Marek Snelten (born May 29, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Dogs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Gi ...

(2019) * Carlos Zambrano (2019) * Casey Crosby (2019–2020) * Victor Roache (2019–2020) *

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(2020) * Joey Terdoslavich (2020) * Eddie Butler (2020) * Jamie Callahan (2020) * Jake Cousins (2020) * Eric Stout (2020) * Michael Crouse (2020–2021) * Anfernee Grier (2021) * Michael Bowden (2021) * Jonathon Crawford (2021) * Connor Grey (2021)

References

External links

* * {{Illinois Sports 2018 establishments in Illinois Baseball teams established in 2018