Tacoma Rainiers

Tacoma Rainiers
Tacoma Rainiers
Founded in 1960 ; Tacoma, Washington ;
Minor league affiliations
Class	Triple-A (1960–present)
League	Pacific Coast League (1960–present)
Division	West Division
Major league affiliations
Team	Seattle Mariners (1995–present)
Previous teams	Oakland Athletics (1981–1994); Cleveland Indians (1979–1980); New York Yankees (1978); Minnesota Twins (1972–1977); Chicago Cubs (1966–1971); San Francisco Giants (1960–1965);
Minor league titles
League titles (6)	1961; 1969; 1978; 2001; 2010; 2021;
Conference titles (3)	2001; 2005; 2010;
Division titles (10)	1969; 1971; 1978; 1981; 2001; 2005; 2009; 2010; 2016; 2021;
First-half titles (3)	1982; 1987; 1990;
Second-half titles (1)	1981
Team data
Name	Tacoma Rainiers (1995–present)
Previous names	Tacoma Tigers (1980–1994); Tacoma Tugs (1979); Tacoma Yankees (1978); Tacoma Twins (1972–1977); Tacoma Cubs (1966–1971); Tacoma Giants (1960–1965);
Colors	Navy blue, red, white;
Mascot	Rhubarb the Reindeer
Ballpark	Cheney Stadium (1960–present)
Owner(s)/; Operator(s)	The Baseball Club of Tacoma
General manager	Aaron Artman
Manager	John Russell

The Tacoma Rainiers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. They are located in Tacoma, Washington, and play their home games at Cheney Stadium, which opened in 1960. Tacoma has competed in the PCL since 1960, including the 2021 season when it was known as the Triple-A West. The team operated under several monikers before becoming the Rainiers in 1995.

Tacoma has won the PCL championship six times (1961, 1969, 1978, 2001, 2010, and 2021).

^ Tacoma Rainiers [@RainiersLand] (January 17, 2018). "Before there was Rhubarb the Reindeer, there was the Tacoma Tiger. A 350-pound jungle cat known for sleeping anywhere he wanted in Cheney Stadium. #WaybackWednesday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[1] Tacoma Rainiers [@RainiersLand] (January 17, 2018). "Before there was Rhubarb the Reindeer, there was the Tacoma Tiger. A 350-pound jungle cat known for sleeping anywhere he wanted in Cheney Stadium. #WaybackWednesday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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