Missoula Osprey
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The Missoula Osprey is a minor league baseball
team, affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks
in Missoula, Montana
. The team plays its home games at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field
. The club is a member of the Pioneer League, a short-season league which is designated Rookie Advanced.
The Osprey have played in Missoula since 1999. Previously, the franchise played in Lethbridge
, Alberta
from 1992 to 1998, and in Pocatello, Idaho
from 1987 to 1991.
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
team, affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...
in Missoula, Montana
Missoula, Montana
Missoula is a city located in western Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the population of Missoula County at 109,299. Missoula is the principal city of the Missoula Metropolitan Area...
. The team plays its home games at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field
Ogren Park at Allegiance Field
Ogren Park at Allegiance Field is a stadium in Missoula, Montana. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Missoula Osprey Pioneer League baseball team. Built in 2004, it seats 3,500 people. The park replaced Lindbord-Cregg Field. The field dimensions are to the left field...
. The club is a member of the Pioneer League, a short-season league which is designated Rookie Advanced.
The Osprey have played in Missoula since 1999. Previously, the franchise played in Lethbridge
Lethbridge
Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
from 1992 to 1998, and in Pocatello, Idaho
Pocatello, Idaho
Pocatello is the county seat and largest city of Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the principal city of the Pocatello metropolitan area, which encompasses all of Bannock...
from 1987 to 1991.
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