Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino
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- Location: San Bernardino, CA
- League: California League 2003-2019; Low-A West 2021; California League 2022-
- Affiliation: Seattle Mariners 2003-2006; Los Angeles Dodgers 2007-2010; Los Angeles Angels 2011-present
- Ballpark: San Manuel Stadium
Team History[edit]
The Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino, of the Single-A California League and briefly in Low-A West, took that full moniker in 2016. The Los Angeles Angels farmhands play their home games at San Manuel Stadium in San Bernardino, CA.
Before 2016, the ball club was simply known as the Inland Empire 66ers, with no other geographic identifier. That year, they agreed to tack "of San Bernardino" onto their official name during negotiations for a new lease and accompanying ballpark repairs - resulting in, at 32 characters (not counting spaces!), the longest brand in minor league ball.
On the question of their brands, the 66ers and Angels went in exactly opposite directions in the same season. That was the year the Angels officially dropped the much-criticized "of Anaheim" from their official branding.[1] Some sources had used the "of San Bernardino" reference long before, when the Halos were still officially the "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim".
The franchise that moved from Salinas in 1993 originally went by San Bernardino - with the nickname Spirit its first two years and Stampede from 1996 through 2002. The change to "Inland Empire" followed the loss of Riverside from the Cali League ranks and may have been intended to appeal to Riverside fans - but in 2002 the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Lake Elsinore Storm, and High Desert Mavericks all also played in cities considered to be within the Empire.
MLB's 2021 Minor League Reorganization lowered the 66ers, and most of the Cali league, one level.
The 66ers play Copa de la Diversión Hispanic engagement campaign games as Cucuys de San Bernardino (a cucuy is similar to the American "boogeyman" - a mythical monster that takes away unruly children).
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