New Orleans Baby Cakes

New Orleans Baby Cakes
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesTriple-A (1993–2019)
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles (2)
  • 1998
  • 2001
Conference titles (2)
  • 1998
  • 2001
Division titles (3)
  • 1998
  • 2001
  • 2007
Team data
Previous names
  • New Orleans Baby Cakes (2017–2019)
  • New Orleans Zephyrs (1993–2016)
ColorsNavy blue, purple, green, gold
       
MascotsBoudreaux D. Nutria and Clotile
Previous parks

The New Orleans Baby Cakes (formerly the New Orleans Zephyrs) were a Minor League Baseball team in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. They were located in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, and played their home games at the Shrine on Airline.

The team began play in 1993 as a member of the Triple-A American Association (AA) when the Denver Zephyrs relocated to New Orleans. They joined the PCL in 1998. New Orleans has qualified for the postseason on three occasions and has won the PCL championship twice as the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros (1998 and 2001).

At the end of the 2019 season, the team relocated to Wichita, Kansas, where they continue as the Wichita Wind Surge.[1] Initially, the city of New Orleans hoped to bring a Double-A Southern League team to the city and continue operations as the Baby Cakes.[2] However, due to Major League Baseball's reorganization of Minor League Baseball, the campaign ultimately failed.[3]

  1. ^ "Triple-A team moving in 2020 wants name to be about the new, vibrant Wichita". The Wichita Eagle. December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "It's official: Wichita confirms Baby Cakes filed for request to relocate". WDSU. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Reichard, Kevin (February 12, 2021). "Minor League Baseball Overhaul Unveiled". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved February 13, 2021.