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Cedar Rapids Kernels

Founded in 1890
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Team logo	Cap insignia

Minor league affiliations

Class

High-A (2021–present)

Previous classes

Class A (1934–1937, 1962–2020)
Class B (1896–1899, 1902–1909, 1920–1921, 1938–1942, 1950–1961)
Class C (1949)
Class D (1901, 1913–1917, 1922–1932)

League

Midwest League (1962–present)

Division

West Division

Previous leagues

Central Association (1949)
Western League (1934–1937)
Mississippi Valley League (1922–1932)
Central Association (1913–1917)
Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (1901–1909, 1920–1921, 1938–1942, 1950–1961)
Western Association (1896–1899)
Eastern Iowa League (1895)
Illinois–Iowa League (1890–1891)

Major league affiliations

Team

Minnesota Twins (2013–present)

Previous teams

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1993–2012)
Cincinnati Reds (1980–1992)
San Francisco Giants (1975–1979)
Houston Astros (1973–1974)
St. Louis Cardinals (1965–1972)
Cincinnati Reds (1963–1964)
Milwaukee Braves (1958–1962)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1955–1957)
Chicago Cubs (1953–1954)
Cleveland Indians (1950–1952)
Cleveland Indians (1939–1942)
St. Louis Cardinals (1936–1938)
Cincinnati Reds (1932)

Minor league titles

League titles (14)

1897
1906
1922
1925
1930
1937
1940
1941
1942
1958
1988
1992
1994
2023

Division titles (1)

2023

First-half titles (2)

2022
2023

Team data

Name

Cedar Rapids Kernels (1993–present)

Previous names

Cedar Rapids Reds (1980–1992)
Cedar Rapids Giants (1975–1979)
Cedar Rapids Astros (1973–1974)
Cedar Rapids Cardinals (1965–1972)
Cedar Rapids Red Raiders (1963–1964)
Cedar Rapids Braves (1958–1962)
Cedar Rapids Raiders (1953–1957)
Cedar Rapids Indians (1950–1952)
Cedar Rapids Rockets (1949)
Cedar Rapids Raiders (1934–1942)
Cedar Rapids Bunnies (1904–1932)
Cedar Rapids Rabbits (1896–1903)
Cedar Rapids Canaries (1890–1891)

Colors

Yellow, red, navy blue, green, white^[1]

Ballpark

Veterans Memorial Stadium (2002–present)

Previous parks

Veterans Memorial Stadium (I) (1949–2001)
Belden Hill Park (1913–1942)^[2]

Owner(s)/
Operator(s)

Cedar Rapids Ball Club, Inc.

General manager

Scott Wilson

Manager

Brian Dinkelman

Website

milb.com/cedar-rapids

The Cedar Rapids Kernels are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and play their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Kernels are owned by Cedar Rapids Ball Club, Inc. (also known as Cedar Rapids Baseball Club, Inc.).^[3]^[4]^[5]

Cedar Rapids baseball history

Cedar Rapids first began play in 1890 and have played 110 seasons through 2015. The franchise has been a member of various leagues preceding the Midwest League. They have been a member of the Central Association (1949), Western League (1934–1937), Mississippi Valley League (1922–1932), Central Association (1913–1917), Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (1901–1909, 1920–1921, 1938–1942, 1950–1961), Western Association (1896–1899), Eastern Iowa League (1895) and the Illinois–Iowa League (1890–1891).^[6] The team also had numerous nicknames prior to joining the Midwest League: Cedar Rapids Braves (1958–1962), Cedar Rapids Raiders (1953–1957), Cedar Rapids Indians (1950–1952), Cedar Rapids Rockets (1949), Cedar Rapids Raiders (1934–1942), Cedar Rapids Red Raiders (1963–1964), Cedar Rapids Bunnies (1904–1932), Cedar Rapids Rabbits (1896–1903) and Cedar Rapids Canaries (1890–1891).^[6]

When Cedar Rapids was awarded a Midwest League franchise in 1962, the franchise switched back to the Red Raiders (1962–1964) nickname. Subsequently, the team used the name of the major league franchise it affiliated with: the Cardinals (1965–1972), the Astros (1973–1974), the Giants (1975–1979), and the Reds (1980–1992). The team adopted the current "Kernels" nickname before the 1993 season. On the field, the franchise won Midwest League championships in 1988, 1992, 1994, and 2023.

In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Kernels were organized into the High-A Central.^[7] In 2022, the High-A Central became known as the Midwest League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.^[8]

Ballpark

The team's first home ballpark was Belden Hill Park,^[2] followed by the original Veterans Memorial Stadium,^[9] which opened in 1949. In August 2000 voters approved a referendum to build a new ballpark adjacent to the old one, which was demolished after the 2001 season. The new Veterans Memorial Stadium was completed in time for the opening of the 2002 season, and the Kernels set a franchise attendance record of 196,066 in the new park's inaugural year.

Roster

Cedar Rapids Kernels roster
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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 51 Spencer Bengard 4 Darren Bowen 27 Jordan Carr 35 Ricky Castro 25 Tanner Hall 30 Xander Hamilton 40 John Klein 37 Ty Langenberg 45 Jeremy Lee 32 Rafael Marcano 46 Juan Mendez 26 Samuel Perez 19 Connor Prielipp 16 Nolan Santos 33 Gabriel Yanez		Catchers 13 Nate Baez 41 Matthew Clayton ~ 15 Poncho Ruiz Infielders 22 Rubel Cespedes 20 Kaelen Culpepper 23 Rayne Doncon 11 Kevin Maitán 1 José Salas 38 Rixon Wingrove Outfielders 24 Tyler Dearden 21 Gabriel González 44 Kyle Hess 50 Agustin Ruiz 2 Misael Urbina		Manager 12 Brian Dinkelman Coaches 47 Argenis Angulo (pitching) 49 C.J Baker (hitting) 31 Jonas Lovin (pitching) 39 Jairo Rodriguez (hitting) 60-day injured list 17 Miguelangel Boadas 18 Danny De Andrade -- Matt Gabbert (full season) -- Alejandro Hidalgo 7-day injured list * On Minnesota Twins 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated September 18, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Midwest League → Minnesota Twins minor league players

Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni

Lou Boudreau (1938) Inducted, (1970)
Trevor Hoffman (1991) Inducted, (2018)
John McGraw (1891) Inducted, (1937)
Ted Simmons (1967) Inducted, (2020)

Notable alumni

Casey Kotchman bats against the Clinton LumberKings, September 1, 2002

Barney Pelty (1903)
Bill Wambsganss (1913)
Bill Zuber (1932)
Allie Reynolds (1940–41) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1952 AL ERA Leader
Rocky Colavito (1952) 6 x MLB All-Star; 1959 AL Home Run Leader; 1965 AL RBI Leader
John Roseboro (1955) 4 x MLB All-Star
Denis Menke (1958–59) 2 x MLB All-Star
Tony Cloninger (1959)
Tommie Aaron (1960)
Ron Hunt (1960–61) 2 x MLB All-Star
Nate Colbert (1965) 3 x MLB All-Star
Pedro Borbon (1966)
Jerry Reuss (1967) 2 x MLB All-Star
Ken Reitz (1969) GG; MLB All-Star
Bob Forsch (1970)
Jerry Mumphrey (1972) MLB All-Star
Larry Herndon (1972)
Joe Sambito (1974) MLB All-Star
Bob Brenly (1977) MLB All-Star; MGR: 2001 World Series Champions – Arizona Diamondbacks
Chili Davis (1978) 3 x MLB All-Star
Rob Deer (1979)
Eric Davis (1982) 2 x MLB All-Star
Paul O'Neill (1982) 5 x MLB All-Star
Chris Sabo (1983) 3 x MLB AS; 1988 NL Rookie of the Year
Kal Daniels (1983)
Kurt Stillwell (1984) MLB All-Star
Rob Dibble (1985) 2 x MLB All-Star
Reggie Sanders (1990) MLB All-Star
Bengie Molina (1994–95)
Jason Dickson (1995) MLB All-Star
Jarrod Washburn (1995)
Ramón Ortiz (1997)
Ken Hill (1998) MLB All-Star
John Lackey (2000) MLB All-Star; 2007 AL ERA Leader
Bobby Jenks (2001) 2 x MLB All-Star
Mike Napoli (2001–02) MLB All-Star
Ervin Santana (2002) 2 x MLB All-Star
Casey Kotchman (2002)
Jeff Mathis (2002)
Joel Peralta (2002)
Joe Saunders (2002) MLB All-Star
Alberto Callaspo (2003)
Erick Aybar (2003) MLB All-Star
Howie Kendrick (2004) MLB All-Star; 2019 World Series Champion – Washington Nationals
Sean Rodriguez (2004)
Alexi Casilla (2004–05)
Miguel González (2005)
Nick Adenhart (2006) Died Age 22
Darren O'Day (2006) MLB All-Star
Mark Trumbo (2006–07) MLB All-Star
Jordan Walden (2008) MLB All-Star
Mike Trout (2009–10) 8 x MLB All-Star; 2012 AL Rookie of the Year; 3 x AL Most Valuable Player (2014, 2016, 2019)
Garrett Richards (2010)
Jean Segura (2010) MLB All-Star
Patrick Corbin (2010) 2 x MLB All-Star; 2019 World Series Champion – Washington Nationals
Mike Clevinger (2012)
Byron Buxton (2013)
Joe Mauer (2014) 6 x MLB All-Star; 3 x AL Batting Title (2006, 2008, 2009); 2009 AL Most Valuable Player
Ricky Nolasco (2015)

References

^ "Cedar Rapids Kernels" (PDF). 2018 Media Guide. Cedar Rapids Kernels. 2018. p. 2. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Belden Hill Park Minor League History | Baseball-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
^ "The Official Site of Minor League Baseball | MiLB.com Homepage". Milb.com. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
^ Cedar Rapids Baseball Club ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Cedar Rapids Kernels Baseball Team in Cedar Rapids, IA - 950 Rockford Rd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA - Superpages.com". Superpages.
^ ^a ^b "Cedar Rapids, Iowa Encyclopedia - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
^ Mayo, Jonathan (February 12, 2021). "MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues". Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ "Historical League Names to Return in 2022". Minor League Baseball. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ "1949 Cedar Rapids Rockets Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

Sources

Dinda, Joel (2003), "Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the Midwest League"
Koolbeck, Mike, "History of Cedar Rapids Professional Baseball", published in the Cedar Rapids Kernels Souvenir Program, 2001

External links

Official website
Media related to Cedar Rapids Kernels at Wikimedia Commons

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Established in 1901
Formerly the Washington Senators
Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Twin Cities)

Franchise

Ballparks

Culture and lore

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Little Big League
Major League: Back to the Minors
Continental League
"We're Gonna Win Twins"
"Marching On Together"
AL Central tie-breaker games
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Damn Yankees
2001 Major League Baseball contraction plan
Statue of Calvin Griffith
"And we'll see you tomorrow night!"
0-18 finally ends

Rivalries

Chicago White Sox

Key personnel

Owner Jim Pohlad
President Dave St. Peter
Vice president/Chief baseball officer Derek Falvey
General manager Thad Levine
Manager Rocco Baldelli

World Series
championships (3)

Pennants (6)

American League: 1924
1925
1933
1965
1987
1991

Division titles (13)

West: 1969; 1970; 1987; 1991
Central: 2002; 2003; 2004; 2006; 2009; 2010; 2019; 2020; 2023

Wild Card titles (1)

2017

Minor league affiliates

Selected current minor league players
Triple-A: St. Paul Saints
Double-A: Wichita Wind Surge
High-A: Cedar Rapids Kernels
Single-A: Fort Myers Mighty Mussels
Rookie: FCL Twins; DSL Twins

Seasons (125)
1900s	1900 . 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

v t e Midwest League
East Division	Dayton Dragons Fort Wayne TinCaps Great Lakes Loons Lake County Captains Lansing Lugnuts West Michigan Whitecaps
West Division	Beloit Sky Carp Cedar Rapids Kernels Peoria Chiefs Quad Cities River Bandits South Bend Cubs Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Former teams	Belleville Stags Beloit Snappers Battle Creek Yankees Bowling Green Hot Rods Burlington Bees Canton Citizens Centralia Cubs Centralia Sterlings Centralia Zeros Clinton LumberKings Danville Dodgers Danville Warriors Danville Suns Decatur Commodores Dubuque Packers Hannibal Cardinals Hannibal Citizens Hannibal Stags Kane County Cougars Kenosha Twins Keokuk Cardinals Keokuk Dodgers Kokomo Dodgers Kokomo Giants Lafayette Chiefs Madison Muskies Madison Hatters Mattoon Indians Mattoon Phillies Michigan Battle Cats Michigan City White Caps Midwest Dodgers Mount Vernon Blues Mount Vernon Kings Paducah Chiefs Paris Lakers Quincy Cubs Quincy Gems Rockford Cubbies Rockford Expos Rockford Reds Rockford Royals Southwest Michigan Devil Rays Springfield Cardinals Springfield Sultans Vincennes Citizens Vincennes Velvets Waterloo Diamonds Waterloo Hawks Waterloo Indians Wausau Mets Wausau Timbers West Frankfort Cardinals Wisconsin Rapids Twins
Champions Manager of the Year Award MVP Award Rosters Stadiums Top MLB Prospect Award

Sports teams based in Iowa

Baseball

IL: Iowa Cubs
ML: Cedar Rapids Kernels; Quad Cities River Bandits
AA: Sioux City Explorers
PL: Burlington Bees; Clinton LumberKings
NwL: Waterloo Bucks

Basketball

NBAGL: Iowa Wolves

Football

AFL: Iowa Rampage
IFL: Iowa Barnstormers
NAL: Sioux City Bandits

Hockey

AHL: Iowa Wild
ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders
USHL: Cedar Rapids RoughRiders; Des Moines Buccaneers; Dubuque Fighting Saints; Sioux City Musketeers; Waterloo Black Hawks
NAHL: North Iowa Bulls
NA3HL: Mason City Toros

Roller derby

WFTDA: Cedar Rapids RollerGirls; Cedar Valley Derby Divas; Mid Iowa Rollers; Old Capitol City Roller Girls; Quad City Rollers; Sioux City Roller Dames; Team United Roller Derby
MRDA: Your Mom Men's Derby

Rugby union

USARNC: Palmer Rugby

Soccer

USL2: Des Moines Menace
NPSL: Des Moines United FC; Siouxland United FC
MWPL: Cedar Rapids Inferno; Pearl City Soccer Club; Southeast Soccer Academy
WPSL: Quad Cities Rush; Sioux City Sol
M2: Iowa Demon Hawks; Iowa Raptors FC

College
athletics

NCAA Division I	Drake Bulldogs Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa State Cyclones Northern Iowa Panthers
NCAA Division II	Upper Iowa Peacocks

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