Pensacola Blue Wahoos

• Location: Pensacola, FL
• League: Southern League 2012-2019; Double-A South 2021; Southern League 2022-
• Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds 2012-2018; Minnesota Twins 2019-2020; Miami Marlins 2021-present
• Ballpark: Blue Wahoos Stadium

Team History

Members of the Blue Angels throw out the first pitch at a Blue Wahoos game in 2013

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos, of the Southern League and briefly in Double-A South, replaced an independent team when owner Quint Studer bought and moved the Carolina Mudcats. The Miami Marlins farmhands play their home games at Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola, FL.

Studer's indy team, the Pensacola Pelicans, had played eight seasons by the bay after the city went 40 years with no professional ball. His new team's name was chosen through a name-the-team contest, beating out finalists Aviators, Redbones, Salty Dogs, Loggerheads and Mullets.

In 2015, PGA star and Pensacola native Bubba Watson purchased a minority share in the Wahoos.

On April 22, 2017, Tyler Mahle threw the first perfect game in the Southern League since 1970.[1]

MLB's 2021 Minor League Reorganization left the Wahoos in Double-A but moved them into the Marlins' farm system. The Marlins became Pensacola's third different parent already, following the Cincinnati Reds (2012-2018) and Minnesota Twins (2019), but it makes sense in the context of the reorganization as both parents shortened distances to farm clubs: the Twins by moving their Double-A players from Pensacola to Wichita, KS, and the Marlins by putting their Triple-A players in Jacksonville, FL instead of Wichita while keeping their Double-A prospects in Florida - albeit four hours farther away.

Studer, who started his career teaching in Janesville, WI, put together the deal that saved minor-league baseball for nearby Beloit, WI, and is now the majority owner of both clubs.

The Wahoos plan to join the Copa de la Diversión Hispanic engagement campaign in 2023. They are the first club to take Copa nickname suggestions.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
2012	68-70	7th	Jim Riggleman		Tony Jaramillo	Tom Brown
2013	59-79	8th (t)	Delino DeShields		Dick Schofield	Tom Brown
2014	60-80	9th(t)	Delino DeShields		Alex Pelaez	Jeff Fassero
2015	63-75	8th	Pat Kelly	Lost in 1st round	Alex Pelaez	Jeff Fassero
2016	81-59	2nd	Pat Kelly	Lost in 1st round	Alex Pelaez	Danny Darwin	Todd Takayoshi
2017	74-66	3rd	Pat Kelly	League Co-Champs	Gookie Dawkins	Danny Darwin	Dick Schofield
2018	69-68	4th	Jody Davis	Lost in 1st round	Mike Devereaux	Danny Darwin/Tony Fossas / James Baldwin	Lenny Harris
2019	76-63	4th	Ramon Borrego	Lost in 1st round	Steve Singleton	Cibney Bello Justin Willard
2020	Season cancelled
2021	57-54	5th	Kevin Randel		Scott Seabol	Tim Norton	Jose Ceballos
2022			Kevin Randel		Scott Seabol	Dave Eiland	Frank Moore

Further Reading

• Matt Monagan: "Are these the worst uniforms ever? 'It was just a vision in my head. Which I'm not sure is a good thing.'", mlb.com, August 10, 2021. [2]

External Link

• The Pensacola Blue Wahoos
• Reds affiliate heading to Pensacola