| Portland Mavericks | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Independent (2021–present) |
| Previous classes | Class A Short Season (1973–1977) |
| League | Mavericks Independent Baseball League (2021–present) |
Previous leagues | Northwest League (1973–1977) |
| Minor league titles | |
| Division titles (4) |
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| Team data | |
| Name | Portland Mavericks (1973–present) |
| Colors | Red, black, white |
| Ballpark | Volcanoes Stadium (2021–present) |
Previous parks | Civic Stadium (1973–1977) |
| Manager | Scott Binder |
The Portland Mavericks are a baseball team located in Keizer, Oregon, who are charter members of the Mavericks Independent Baseball League, a four-team league created in 2021. The entire league, including the Mavericks, will play their games at Volcanoes Stadium in the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.[1] The owners of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, a former San Francisco Giants' Minor League Baseball affiliate, bought the rights to the Mavericks to help create the league after the Giants ended the affiliation in 2020.
Prior to the Mavericks League, the Mavericks were an independent team based in Portland, Oregon. After the 1972 season, the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League left Portland to become the Spokane Indians. The next year, the Mavericks were created as a short-season Class A team in the Northwest League.[2] The team operated as an independent club in Portland for five seasons, until the Pacific Coast League returned in 1978.[3] The Mavericks played their home games in Civic Stadium.[4][5]
- ^ "Volcanoes announce creation of new independent baseball league". Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. Minor League Baseball. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Mavericks slate baseball tryouts". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. June 5, 1973. p. 5B.
- ^ Stone, Larry (July 27, 2014). "Meet the nuttiest baseball team the Northwest has ever seen". Seattle Times. p. A1.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
scexpprwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Mavericks sign stadium lease". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 28, 1976. p. 6B.