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Class | Triple-A (1969–present) | ||||
League | International League (2021–present) | ||||
Division | West Division | ||||
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Team | Kansas City Royals (1969–present) | ||||
Minor league titles | |||||
Class titles (3) |
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League titles (7) |
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Conference titles (4) |
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Division titles (15) |
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First-half titles (1) |
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Team data | |||||
Name | Omaha Storm Chasers (2011–present) | ||||
Previous names |
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Colors | Royal blue, twister gold, blackout black[1] | ||||
Mascots | Stormy, Casey the Lion, Vortex, Sue Nami, and Sizzle[2] | ||||
Ballpark | Werner Park (2011–present) | ||||
Previous parks | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium (1969–2010) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Alliance Baseball | ||||
President | Martie Cordaro[3] | ||||
General manager | Laurie Schlender[3] | ||||
Manager | Mike Jirschele |
The Omaha Storm Chasers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. They are located in Papillion, Nebraska, a suburb southwest of Omaha, and play their home games at Werner Park, which opened in 2011. The team previously played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium from 1969 to 2010.
Omaha has been the only Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals since their inception in the 1969 Major League Baseball expansion. They were originally known as the Omaha Royals when established as a member of the Triple-A American Association in 1969. They joined the Pacific Coast League (PCL) in 1998 and were briefly known as the Omaha Golden Spikes (1999–2001) before reverting to their Royals moniker. Omaha became the Storm Chasers in 2011. In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the team was placed in the Triple-A East, which rebranded as the International League in 2022.
Omaha has won seven league championships. Most recently, they won back-to-back PCL championships in 2013 and 2014. They previously won the PCL title in 2011. They also won the American Association championship in 1969, 1970, 1978, and 1990. Omaha went on to win the Triple-A Classic in 1990 and the Triple-A National Championship Game in 2013 and 2014.