The Surprise Saguaros are a baseball team that plays in the West Division of the
Arizona Fall League
The Arizona Fall League (AFL) is an off-season baseball league owned and operated by Major League Baseball (MLB) which operates during autumn in Arizona, United States, at six different baseball complexes. Arizona Fall League rosters are filled ...
. They play their home games in
Surprise, Arizona
Surprise is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 143,148 at the 2020 census, up from 117,517 in 2010 and just 30,848 in 2000.
Surprise is the spring training location of the Kansas City Royals and the ...
, at
Surprise Stadium. The ballpark is also the
spring training
Spring training, also called spring camp, is the preseason of the Summer Professional Baseball Leagues, such as Major League Baseball (MLB), and it is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spri ...
facility of the
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The team ...
and
Texas Rangers.
The team was established in 1992 as the Phoenix Saguaros, and has retained its nickname through multiple location changes. The team has won four league championships, most recently in 2023.
Roster
MLB alumni
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Yonder Alonso
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Bryan Anderson
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Tim Beckham
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Mookie Betts
Markus Lynn "Mookie" Betts (born October 7, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder, shortstop, and second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox. ...
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Bradley Boxberger
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Jason Castro
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Alex Cobb
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Zack Cozart
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Delino DeShields
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Matt Dominguez
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Eduardo Escobar
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Freddie Freeman
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Brandon Gomes
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Chris Heisey
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Brandon Hicks
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Jason Heyward
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Cedric Hunter
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Craig Kimbrel
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Ian Kinsler
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Mike Leake
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Wilton López
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Jerry Manuel
Jerry Lorenzo Manuel Sr. (born December 23, 1953), nicknamed "the Sage", is an American former professional baseball second baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, and San Diego Padres ...
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Leonys Martín
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Bob Melvin
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Devin Mesoraco
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Justin Miller
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Mike Minor
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Wil Myers
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Mike Olt
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Logan Ondrusek
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Chris Parmelee
Christopher Matthew Parmelee (born February 24, 1988) is an American former professional baseball right fielder and first baseman. He stands and weighs , and bats and throws left handed. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota ...
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Tony Peña
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Vinnie Pestano
Vincent "Vinnie" William Pestano (born February 20, 1985) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels.
Professional career Cleveland Indian ...
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Aaron Poreda
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Zach Putnam
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Jimmy Rollins
James Calvin Rollins (born November 27, 1978), nicknamed "J-Roll", is an American former professional baseball shortstop, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (–), Los Angeles Dodgers (), and Chicago White S ...
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Blake Sabol
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Daryl Thompson
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Christian Vázquez
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Kolten Wong
See also
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References
External links
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Batting and pitching statistics (2005–present)
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Arizona Fall League teams
Professional baseball teams in Arizona
1992 establishments in Arizona
Baseball teams established in 1992
Sports in Surprise, Arizona