Sioux City Explorers

Sioux City Explorers
Sioux City Explorers
Information
League	American Association of Professional Baseball (2006–present) (West Division)
Location	Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark	Lewis and Clark Park
Founded	1993
Nickname(s)	The X's
Division championships	5
Former league(s)	Northern League (1993–2005);
Former ballparks	none;
Colors	Black, red, white;
Retired numbers	42
Ownership	John Roost
General manager	Tom Backemeyer
Manager	Steve Montgomery
Media	Sioux City Journal; KSCJ
Website	xsbaseball.com

The Sioux City Explorers are a professional minor league baseball team based in Sioux City, Iowa, in the United States. The Explorers are inaugural members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball.^[1] Since their inception in 1993 with Diamond Sports, the Explorers have played their home games at Lewis and Clark Park.

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The Explorers, frequently called the X's, have played in the American Association since 2006. Previously, they were members of the Northern League.

Sioux City Explorers (2010–2020)^[2]
Season	W–L	Win %	Finish	Playoffs
2010	49–47	.510	4th, North Division	Did not qualify
2011	51–49	.510	3rd, Central Division	Did not qualify
2012	45–55	.450	4th, Central Division	Did not qualify
2013	38–62	.380	5th, Central Division	Did not qualify
2014	47–53	.470	4th, Central Division	Did not qualify
2015	75–25	.750	1st, Central Division	Defeated St. Paul, 3–1 in first round, lost Championship to Laredo Lemurs 3–1
2016	54–46	.540	1st, Central Division	Lost in first round 3–1 to Wichita.
2017	46–54	.460	4th, Central Division	Did not qualify
2018	71–29	.710	1st, South Division	Lost in first round to Kansas City T-Bones 3–2
2019	57–43	.570	2nd, South Division	Defeated Kansas City 3–1 in semifinals; lost to St. Paul 3–0 in championship
2020	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	53–46	.535	3rd, South Division	Defeated Cleburne in Wild Card game; lost to Kansas City 3-0 in Division Series
Totals	586–509	.535	—	—

Active roster				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 28 Zach "Goat" Willeman 10 Brandon Brosher 15 Austin Drury 36 Nate Gercken 4 Jeremy Goins ‡ 21 Jaren Jackson 30 Kyle Marman 11 Braunny Munoz 12 Joey Murray 35 Brendan O'Donnell 50 J. D. Scholten 23 John Sheaks 16 Jared Wetherbee		Catchers 24 Wilfredo Gimenez ‡ 25 Jake Green 99 Ryan January ‡ 33 Jake Ortega Infielders 9 Cameron Cannon 17 Daniel Lingua 7 Ozzie Martínez 24 John Nogowski 76 Preston Palmeiro ‡ 44 Daniel Perez 6 Nick Shumpert Outfielders 3 Justin Connell 18 D'Shawn Knowles 8 Daniel Montano 5 Scott Ota 2 Zac Vooletich		Manager 55 Steve Montgomery Coaches Bruce Fischbach (trainer) -- Josh Hinz (hitting) 40 Bobby Post (pitching) Disabled list ‡ Inactive list § Suspended list Roster updated August 10, 2024 Transactions

Season-by-season records