The Birmingham Barons are a minor league baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox major-league club.
The Barons currently play in Regions Park, located in Hoover, Alabama; the park seats 10,800 fans. They moved there in 1987 from historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham's West End community. They still play one "throwback" game called the Rickwood Classic each season in period uniforms at the old facility. In November 2010, the team announced plans to return to Birmingham. The $64 million Regions Field is expected to be completed by opening day of the 2013 season.
The Barons were briefly involved in a media frenzy by virtue of being the minor-league club that Michael Jordan played for in 1994 after his first retirement from the NBA.
Read more about Birmingham Barons: Early History, The 1920s and 30s, Rickwood's Grand Years, The New Southern League, The Hoover Met, Recent Accomplishments, Playoffs and Championships, Major League Affiliations, Roster, Famous Barons/Birmingham A's
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