Knoxville Smokies

Knoxville Smokies
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassDouble-A (1963–present)
Previous classes
LeagueSouthern League (1964–present)
DivisionNorth Division
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
TeamChicago Cubs (2007–present)
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles (4)
  • 1974
  • 1978
  • 2004
  • 2023
Division titles (10)
  • 1974
  • 1978
  • 1984
  • 1993
  • 2004
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2022
  • 2023
First-half titles (8)
  • 1978
  • 1982
  • 1984
  • 1997
  • 1999
  • 2004
  • 2010
  • 2011
Second-half titles (11)
  • 1978
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1991
  • 1993
  • 1998
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2013
  • 2023
  • 2024
Team data
NameKnoxville Smokies (2025–present)
Previous names
  • Tennessee Smokies (2000–2024)
  • Knoxville Smokies (1993–1999)
  • Knoxville Blue Jays (1980–1992)
  • Knoxville Sox (1972–1979)
  • Knoxville Smokies (1925–1967)
  • Knoxville Pioneers (1921–1924)
ColorsRoyal blue, light blue, red, gold, white[1]
         
MascotHomer Hound[2]
BallparkCovenant Health Park (2025–present)
Previous parks
  • Smokies Stadium (2000–2024)
  • Bill Meyer Stadium (1957–1967, 1972–1999)
  • Municipal Stadium (1954, 1956–1957)
  • Chapman Hwy. Park (1953)
  • Smithson Stadium (1931–1943, 1946–1952)
  • Caswell Park (1921–1929)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Boyd Sports[3]
General managerTim Volk[3]
ManagerLance Rymel
MediaMiLB.TV and WNML
Websitemilb.com/knoxville

The Knoxville Smokies are a Minor League Baseball team based in Knoxville, Tennessee. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. The team was based Kodak, Tennessee, a Knoxville suburb, from 2000 to 2024 as the Tennessee Smokies at Smokies Stadium. The team will move into the new Covenant Health Park in Knoxville in 2025.[4][5] The team's nickname refers to the Great Smoky Mountains which permeate the region; mountains in the chain are often clouded in a hazy mist that may appear as smoke rising from the forest.

  1. ^ "Knoxville Smokies Announce Rebrand with New Logos and Jerseys". Tennessee Smokies. Minor League baseball. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Community". Tennessee Smokies. Minor League baseball. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Front Office". Tennessee Smokies. Minor League baseball. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Smokies baseball team delays move to Knoxville until 2025". 4 April 2022.
  5. ^ "With a year till opening day 2025, will Knoxville's Smokies baseball stadium be ready?". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-04-19.