The Bakersfield Blaze are a minor league baseball team in Bakersfield, California, United States. They are a Class A – Advanced team in the California League and are a farm team of the Cincinnati Reds. The Bakersfield Blaze play their home games at Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark. Opened in 1941, the stadium is well known for facing the setting sun and its shallow 354-foot center field fence, and seats 3,500 fans. Their mascot is "Heater" the Dragon (not to be confused with the former mascot of the 2000 Western Baseball League's Chico Heat, later the Chico Outlaws of the 2011 North American League).
Near the end of the 2008 season, it was rumored that the Blaze would move to the Carolina League after the following season. However, Minor League Baseball president Pat O'Conner announced in February 2009 that they would remain in the California League at the very least. In September 2009, a further announcement was made that the Blaze would remain in Bakersfield for at least through the 2010 season.
Read more about Bakersfield Blaze: Notable Former Bakersfield Players, Year-by-year Record, Current Roster
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