The Duluth Huskies are an
amateur baseball team playing in the
Northwoods League
The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league. All players in the league must have National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. The league is amateur, and players are not ...
, a
collegiate summer baseball league. They have been operating in
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth ( ) is a Port, port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota, St. Louis County. Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population ...
since 2003. The Huskies play home games at
Wade Stadium
Wade Stadium is a baseball park located near the intersection of Grand Avenue and 34th Avenue West in the West Duluth neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota. The stadium was built in 1941 and holds 4,200 people. It is the home of the Duluth Huskies ...
in Duluth, which was built in 1941. The team plays 72 games throughout the summer, 36 home and 36 away. The team mascot is Harley D. Huskie. Huskies Games are streamed on Northwoods League TV.
Seasonal record
Huskies in professional baseball
Joe Bisenius
Joseph Richard Bisenius (born September 18, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current area scout for the Minnesota Twins. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington National ...
, who pitched for Duluth in 2003, became the first Huskies player to appear in
the Major Leagues, when he pitched for the
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has ...
on April 5, 2007, against the
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Eas ...
.
The following is a list of Huskies players to appear in Major League Baseball.
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Cody Asche, Huskies 2009–2010,
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has ...
,
Chicago White Sox
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Aaron Barrett, Huskies 2008,
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. They play their home games at Na ...
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Joe Bisenius
Joseph Richard Bisenius (born September 18, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current area scout for the Minnesota Twins. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington National ...
, Huskies 2003,
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has ...
,
Washington Nationals
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Steve Edlefsen
Steven Bradley Edlefsen (born June 27, 1985) is a former professional baseball relief pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants in Major League Baseball between 2011 and 2012.
Prior to playing professionally, Edlefsen attended Jefferson H ...
, Huskies 2004,
San Francisco Giants
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Doug Mathis
Douglas Alan Mathis (born June 7, 1983) is a former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization for their Triple–A affiliate in Oklahoma City. He played in Major League Baseball, the KBO L ...
, Huskies 2004,
Texas Rangers
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Mark Melancon
Mark David Melancon ( ; born March 28, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, San Fr ...
, Huskies 2004,
New York Yankees
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,
Houston Astros
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,
Boston Red Sox
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,
Pittsburgh Pirates
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,
Washington Nationals
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,
San Francisco Giants
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Fernando Rodriguez, Huskies 2003,
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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,
Houston Astros
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,
Oakland Athletics
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Drew Smyly
Todd Andrew Smyly (born June 13, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, San ...
, Huskies 2009,
Detroit Tigers
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,
Tampa Bay Rays
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Cal Stevenson
Cal Stevenson (born September 12, 1996) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants. Stevenson pl ...
(born 1996), baseball outfielder for the
San Francisco Giants
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Zach Walters
Zach Walters, alias ''Jungle Boy'', (born February 4, 1981) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2009, holding the African and NABA light heavyweight titles. Walters is now a boxing trainer and promoter. He owns ...
, Huskies 2009,
Washington Nationals
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,
Cleveland Indians
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,
Los Angeles Dodgers
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External links
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Amateur baseball teams in Minnesota
Sports in Duluth, Minnesota