Mesa Solar Sox

The Mesa Solar Sox are a baseball team that plays in the East Division of the Arizona Fall League. They play their home games in Mesa, Arizona, at Sloan Park, which is also the spring training facility of the Chicago Cubs.^[4] The team was established in 1992 as the Sun Cities Solar Sox, and played for seven seasons under that name. The Solar Sox have won six league championships, most recently in 2021.^[5]

ClassClass A to Triple-A

LeagueArizona Fall League (1992–present)

DivisionEast Division (2009–present)

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Mesa Solar Sox
Founded in 1992 Mesa, Arizona

Minor league affiliations
Class	Class A to Triple-A
League	Arizona Fall League (1992–present)
Division	East Division (2009–present)
Major league affiliations
Teams	Miami Marlins Chicago Cubs New York Yankees Oakland Athletics Tampa Bay Rays
Minor league titles
League titles (6)	1992 1998 1999 2003 2016 2021
Division titles (10)	1992 1995 1998 1999 2003 2008 2013 2016 2017 2021
Team data
Name	Mesa Solar Sox (1999–present)
Previous names	Sun Cities Solar Sox (1992–1998)
Ballpark	Sloan Park (2014–present)
Previous parks	HoHoKam Stadium (1999–2013)^[1] Peoria Sports Complex (1994–1998)^[2] Sun City Stadium (1992–1993)^[3]
Manager	James Cooper

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Notable alumni

Skye Bolt, outfielder for the Oakland A's
Kris Bryant, former third baseman for the Chicago Cubs
Drew Carpenter, former pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
Jermaine Dye, former outfielder for the Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox
Scott Effross, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees
Sam Fuld, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland Athletics, and Minnesota Twins
L.J. Hoes, outfielder for the Houston Astros
Spencer Horwitz, first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays
Ryan Kalish, former outfielder for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs
Paul Konerko, former first baseman and designated hitter for the Chicago White Sox
Derrek Lee, former first baseman for the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles
Joc Pederson, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, and San Francisco Giants
Mike Piazza, MLB Hall of Famer and former catcher for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers
Cody Ross, former outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Josh Satin, second baseman for the New York Mets
Kyle Schwarber, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals
Josh Zeid, pitcher for the Houston Astros
Yordan Alvarez, outfielder for the Houston Astros

Roster

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Mesa Solar Sox roster
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Pitchers 23 Mark Adamiak (ATH) 4 Mason Auer (TBR) 37 Cory Avant (ATH) 32 Jackson Baumeister (TBR) 46 Jadon Bercovich (TBR) 26 Bryce Cunningham (NYY) 21 Nathan Dettmer (ATH) 12 Will Johnston (ATH) 29 Holt Jones (MIA) 34 Brady Kirtner (NYY) 36 Andrew Lindsey (TBR) 30 Thomas Mangus (CHC) 54 Luis Martinez-Gomez (CHC) 20 Aiden May (MIA) 99 Karson Milbrandt (MIA) 5 Koen Moreno (CHC) 53 Hueston Morrill (NYY) 43 Mathew Peters (CHC) 15 Blaze Pontes (ATH) 50 Darwin Rodriguez (MIA) 49 Jonathan Russell (TBR) 44 Jack Sellinger (MIA) 38 Cade Smith (NYY) 41 Adam Stone (NYY) 22 JP Wheat (CHC) Catchers 7 Owen Ayers (CHC) 25 Manuel Palencia (NYY) 28 Logan Poteet (CHC) Infielders 11 Starlyn Caba (MIA) 9 Ed Howard (CHC) 2 Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (ATH) 16 Cole Mathis (CHC) 19 Coby Morales (NYY) 10 Max Muncy (ATH) 55 Brayden Taylor (TBR) 14 Enmanuel Tejeda (NYY) 47 Tommy White (ATH) Outfielders 24 Brailer Guerrero (TBR) 1 Ryan Lasko (ATH) 8 PJ Morlando (MIA) 13 Aidan Smith (TBR) 3 Fenwick Trimble (MIA)	Manager –– Aaron Leanhardt Coaches –– Brett Schneider (hitting) –– Paul Abbott (pitching) –– Alexander Rosario (pitching) –– Nick Lovullo 7-day injured list ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated October 10, 2025 → More rosters: MiLB • Arizona Fall League

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