The Monterey Amberjacks are a United States professional
baseball
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team based in
Monterey, California
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, which began play in 2017. The team is a member of the
Pecos League
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, an
independent baseball league
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Inde ...
which is not affiliated with
Major League Baseball
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or
Minor League Baseball
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. They play their home games at Frank E. Sollecito, Jr. Ballpark, surrounded by Lake El Estero, with the beach at Monterey Bay Park a short distance beyond the left field fence.
The Monterey Amberjacks did not participate in the
Pecos League
The Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs is an independent professional baseball league headquartered in Houston, which operates in cities in desert mountain regions throughout California, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, ...
2024 season, but will return for 2025.
Year-by-year records
Notable alumni
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Jared Koenig (2017)
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Logan Gillaspie
Logan Craig Gillaspie (born April 17, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles.
Amateur career
Gillaspie attended Fronti ...
(2017)
References
External links
Monterey Amberjacks website
Pecos League teams
Professional baseball teams in California
Baseball teams established in 2016
2016 establishments in California
Sports in Monterey County, California
Monterey, California
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