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| Class | Triple-A (1985–present) | ||||
| Previous classes | Double-A (1978–1984) | ||||
| League | International League (2021–present) | ||||
| Division | West Division | ||||
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| Team | Milwaukee Brewers (2021–present) | ||||
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| League titles (3) |
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| Conference titles (2) |
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| Division titles (11) |
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| Second-half titles (6) |
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| Name | Nashville Sounds (1978–present) | ||||
| Colors | Navy, red, white[1] | ||||
| Mascot | Booster | ||||
| Ballpark | First Horizon Park (2015–present) | ||||
Previous parks | Herschel Greer Stadium (1978–2014) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | MFP Baseball / Nashville Sounds Baseball Club | ||||
| General manager | Adam English[2] | ||||
| Manager | Rick Sweet | ||||
| Media | MiLB.TV and 94.9 FM The Fan | ||||
| Website | milb.com/nashville | ||||
The Nashville Sounds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Nashville, Tennessee, and are named for the city's association with the music industry, specifically the "Nashville sound", a subgenre of country music which originated in the city in the mid-1950s. The team plays their home games at First Horizon Park, which opened in 2015 on the site of the historic Sulphur Dell ballpark. The Sounds previously played at Herschel Greer Stadium from its opening in 1978 until the end of the 2014 season. They are the oldest active professional sports franchise in Nashville.[1]
Established as an expansion team of the Double-A Southern League in 1978, the Sounds led all of Minor League Baseball in attendance in their inaugural season and continued to draw the Southern League's largest crowds in each of their seven years as members. On the field, the team won six consecutive second-half division titles from 1979 to 1984 and won the Southern League championship twice: in 1979 as the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds and again in 1982 as the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.
The Sounds were replaced by a Triple-A American Association team in 1985. The Triple-A Sounds carried on the history of the Double-A team that preceded them. Nashville rarely contended for the American Association championship, making only three appearances in the postseason during their 13 years in the league. They joined the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in 1998 following the dissolution of the American Association after the 1997 season. Over 23 years in the Pacific Coast League, the team qualified for the postseason on five occasions. They won their lone Pacific Coast League championship in 2005 as the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. In conjunction with Major League Baseball's reorganization of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Sounds were placed in the Triple-A East, which became the International League in 2022.
Nashville has served as a farm club for eight Major League Baseball franchises. A total of 29 managers have led the club and its more than 1,500 players. As of the completion of the 2024 season, their 47th year in Nashville, the Sounds have played 6,566 regular-season games and compiled a win–loss record of 3,398–3,168–2 (.518). They have a postseason record of 49–44 (.527) in 93 games. Combining all 6,659 regular-season and postseason games, the Sounds have an all-time record of 3,447–3,212–2 (.518).
- ^ a b "Team Color". Nashville Sounds. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ "Nashville Sounds Hire Adam English as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer". Nashville Sounds. Minor League Baseball. October 1, 2021. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.