Greeneville Astros

• Location: Greeneville, TN
• League: Appalachian League 2004-2017
• Affiliation: Houston Astros 2004-2017
• Ballpark: Pioneer Park

Team History

After over 60 years without professional baseball, Greeneville, Tennessee got a team when the Martinsville Astros of the Appalachian League became the Greeneville Astros in 2004. Led by skipper Tim Bogar, they captured a league crown in their first season. Outfielder Mitch Einertson led the circuit with 22 home runs and 60 RBIs and was named Appalachian League Player of the Year. Reliever Enyelbert Soto notched a league best 13 saves and has an ERA of just 0.84.

In 2005, Russ Nixon replaced Bogar at the helm of the club. On the field, the team struggled to a sub-.500 record, and outfielder Josh Flores provided one of the few bright spots, hitting .335 and making the league's All-Star team. Former big league shortstop Ivan DeJesus took over as the Astros manager in 2006.

After the 2017 season Houston left Greeneville and the Appalachian League [1] and the Cincinnati Reds stepped in, renamed the team the Greeneville Reds.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
2004	41-26	1st	Tim Bogar	League Champs	Pete Rancont
2005	29-37	3rd	Russ Nixon		Pete Rancont
2006	34-33	4th (t)	Ivan DeJesus		Pete Rancont
2007	17-51	9th	Rodney Linares		Stubby Clapp
2008	30-36	7th	Rodney Linares		D.J. Boston	Travis Driskill
2009	27-40	9th	Rodney Linares		Stubby Clapp	Rick Aponte
2010	31-35	8th	Ed Romero			Dave Borkowski
2011	25-43	8th	Omar Lopez		Josh Bonifay	Rick Aponte
2012	36-32	5th (t)	Omar Lopez		Cesar Cedeno	Héctor Mercado
2013	38-30	4th	Josh Bonifay	Lost League Finals	Cesar Cedeno	Joshua Miller
2014	32-34	8th	Josh Bonifay		Cesar Cedeno	Joshua Miller	Wladimir Sutil
2015	34-33	4th	Lamarr Rogers	League Champs	Cesar Cedeno	Joshua Miller
2016	33-34	6th	Josh Bonifay		Cesar Cedeno	Bill Murphy	Wladimir Sutil
2017	33-34	5th (t)	Danny Ortega	Lost in 1st round	Cesar Cedeno	Erick Abreu