| Gateway Grizzlies | |||||
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| League | Frontier League (West Division) | ||||
| Location | Sauget, Illinois | ||||
| Ballpark | Grizzlies Ballpark | ||||
| Founded | 2001 | ||||
| League championships | 1 (2003) | ||||
| Division championships | 4 (2003, 2007, 2012, 2023) | ||||
| Colors | Navy Blue, White, Green, Orange | ||||
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| Ownership | Richard "Rich" Sauget | ||||
| Manager | Steve Brook | ||||
| General Manager | Kurt Ringkamp | ||||
| Media | Belleville News-Democrat | ||||
| Website | gatewaygrizzlies | ||||
The Gateway Grizzlies are a professional baseball team based in Sauget, Illinois. The Grizzlies compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the West Division in the Midwest Conference. The franchise was founded in 2001 and they play their home games at the 6,000-seat Grizzlies Ballpark, just 8 miles southeast of Downtown St. Louis. Some of the defining features of Grizzlies Ballpark include lawn seats, bleacher seats, box seating, party suites, a hot tub suite, and more.[1]
The Grizzlies won the Frontier Cup in 2003, defeating the Evansville Otters 3 games to 0. The team have a rivalry with the Schaumburg Boomers, with whom they have shared a division since 2011.