Kalamazoo Kings

Kalamazoo Kings

Independent baseball team
name = Kalamazoo Kings
founded = 2001
city = Kalamazoo, Michigan

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current league = Frontier League
current division= Central
past league =
uniform =
currentname = Kalamazoo Kings (2001-present)
past league =
colors = Red, Black, White
ballpark = Homer Stryker Field
leaguechamps = 1 (2005)
divisionchamps = 2 (2005, 2008)
owner = Bill Wright
manager = Fran Riordan
gm =
media = Kalamazoo Gazette
website = http://www.kalamazookings.com kalamazookings.com

The Kalamazoo Kings are a professional baseball team based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in the United States. The Kings are a member of the Eastern Division of the Frontier League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From the 2001 season to the present, the Kings have played their home games at Homer Stryker Field.

The Kings games are broadcast on Kalamazoo radio station ESPN 1660 WQLR, with veteran play-by-play announcer John R. Leahy on commentary. In 2005, the Kings won their first Frontier League Championship.

A previous Frontier League team named the Kalamazoo Kodiaks had existed in Kalamazoo from 1996-1998 before relocating to London, Ontario and being renamed the London Werewolves.

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References in Popular Culture

The Kalamazoo Kings were referenced in the comic strip Gil Thorp.

Official websites

* [http://www.kalamazookings.com/ Kalamazoo Kings]
* [http://www.frontierleague.com/ Frontier League]

Official websites

* [http://www.oursportscentral.com/sports/?t_id=812 Kings page at OurSports Central]


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