Joplin Blasters
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| Joplin Blasters | |||||
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| Minor league affiliations | |||||
| Class | Independent | ||||
| League | American Association | ||||
| Division | South | ||||
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| League titles | none | ||||
| Team data | |||||
| Name | Joplin Blasters | ||||
| Colors | Black, gold, yellow, white[1] | ||||
| Ballpark | Joe Becker Stadium | ||||
Owner/ Operator | WLD Suarez Baseball LLC | ||||
| General manager | Shawn Suarez | ||||
| Manager | Gabe Suarez | ||||
| Website | joplinblasters | ||||
The Joplin Blasters were an American professional baseball team based in Joplin, Missouri. The Blasters were members of the South Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.[2] The team's home games were played at a reconstructed Joe Becker Stadium.[3][4][5] The team was managed by former Chicago Cubs player and minor league managing veteran Carlos Lezcano.[6] A home game on May 21, 2015, against the Wichita Wingnuts inaugurated the franchise and its 100-game regular season.[7] The Blasters organization failed to pay the stadium lease during its final season.[8] During the 2016 fall league meetings, it was confirmed by league commissioner Miles Wolff that the Blasters would not be returning for 2017.[9]
