Greenville Drive

• Location: Greenville, SC
• League: South Atlantic League 2006-2019; High-A East 2021; South Atlantic League 2022-
• Affiliation: Boston Red Sox 2006-present
• Ballpark: Fluor Field at the West End

Team History

The Greenville Drive, of the High-A South Atlantic League and briefly in High-A East, and their ballpark are widely credited with turning around the city's downtown.[1] The Boston Red Sox farmhands play their home games at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, SC.

Fluor mirrors Boston's Fenway Park in many ways. MLB's 2021 Minor League Reorganization drove the "Sally" League, and with it the Drive, up one level.

The former Capital City Bombers moved from Columbia, SC, into the new downtown Greenville ballpark in 2006, after playing 2005 in Greenville Municipal Stadium as the Greenville Bombers.

The dilapidated state of the old park had cost Greenville its place in Double-A ball after two decades in the Southern League. The Atlanta Braves had tried unsuccessfully for years to get either a new facility or at least renovations before they moved their owned-and-operated Double-A club to Mississippi as the Mississippi Braves. The net effect to Greenville was a drop of two minor league levels, although the reorganization later gave one of those back. In a second silver lining, Fluor is widely credited with revitalizing downtown Greenville - something Municipal Stadium, being neither downtown nor much of a candidate for renovation, had never done.

Despite the city name, team colors don't include green.

The Drive play Copa de la Diversión Hispanic engagement campaign games as Ranas de Rio (the River Frogs).

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
2006	67-73	11th	Luis Alicea		Randy Phillips	Bob Kipper
2007	58-81	14th	Gabe Kapler		Randy Phillips	Walter Miranda
2008	70-69	8th	Kevin Boles		Billy McMillon	Bob Kipper	Mickey Jiang
2009	73-65	5th	Kevin Boles	Lost League Finals	Billy McMillon	Bob Kipper	Mickey Jiang
2010	77-62	3rd	Billy McMillon	Lost League Finals	Luis Lopez	Kevin Walker
2011	78-62	4th	Billy McMillon		Luis Lopez	Dick Such
2012	66-73	9th	Carlos Febles		Darren Fenster	Dick Such
2013	51-87	14th	Carlos Febles		U L Washington	Paul Abbott
2014	60-79	10th	Darren Fenster		Nelson Paulino	Paul Abbott	Mickey Jiang
2015	72-68	6th	Darren Fenster		Nelson Paulino	Walter Miranda
2016	70-69	8th (t)	Darren Fenster		Lee May Jr.	Walter Miranda	Nate Spears
2017	79-60	1st	Darren Fenster	League Champs	Wilton Veras	Walter Miranda	Corey Wimberly
2018	64-75	12th	Iggy Suarez		Wilton Veras	Bob Kipper
2019	56-82	13th	Iggy Suarez		Nelson Paulino	Bob Kipper
2020	Season cancelled
2021	67-53	4th	Iggy Suarez		Nate Spears	Bob Kipper	John Shelby III
2022	52-78	11th	Iggy Suarez		Nate Spears	Bob Kipper	Joe Cronin, Matt Wheeler
2023	63-69	9th	Iggy Suarez	League Champs	Chris Hess	Bob Kipper	Taylor Jackson, Alex Reynolds
2024			Iggy Suarez		JP Fasone	Bob Kipper	Taylor Jackson, Ty Snep, Alex Reynolds

External Link

Official Website of the Greenville Drive