Salt River Rafters

Salt River Rafters
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass A to Triple-A
LeagueArizona Fall League (1993–present)
DivisionEast Division (2011–present)
Major league affiliations
Teams
Minor league titles
League titles (6)
  • 1993
  • 2000
  • 2011
  • 2014
  • 2019
  • 2024
Division titles (13)
  • 1993
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2024
Team data
NameSalt River Rafters (2011–present)
Previous names
  • Surprise Rafters (2007–2010)
  • Grand Canyon Rafters (1997–2006)
  • Tempe Rafters (1993–1996)
  • Grand Canyon Rafters (1992)
BallparkSalt River Fields at Talking Stick (2011–present)
Previous parks
ManagerTyler "Doc" Smarslok

The Salt River Rafters are a baseball team that plays in the East Division of the Arizona Fall League. They play their home games at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community near Scottsdale, Arizona. The ballpark is also the spring training facility of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. The team was established in 1992 as the Grand Canyon Rafters, and has changed locations several times while retaining the same nickname. The Rafters have won five league championships, most recently in 2019. They have won the most division titles, 12, of any team within the Arizona Fall League.

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  3. ^ "Arizona Fall League is just around corner". The Arizona Republic. September 22, 1993. p. D8. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fall League Lineup: Grand Canyon Rafters". Arizona Daily Sun. September 22, 1992. p. 28. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.