Kingsport, TN

Kingsport is located in northeastern Tennessee, on the border of Virginia, 30 miles northwest of Johnson City, TN.

Teams that have played here

• Kingsport Indians, Appalachian League (1921-1925)
• Kingsport Cherokees, Appalachian League (1938-1941, 1943-1952, 1955)
• Kingsport Dodgers, Appalachian League (1942)
• Kingsport Cherokees, Mountain States League (1953-1954)
• Kingsport Orioles, Appalachian League (1957)
• Kingsport Pirates, Appalachian League (1960-1963)
• Kingsport Royals, Appalachian League (1969-1973)
• Kingsport Braves, Appalachian League (1974-1979)
• Kingsport Mets, Appalachian League (1980-1982, 1984-2019)
• Kingsport Axmen, Appalachian League (2021-)

Persons who were born here

• Hunter Bledsoe, minor league infielder
• Ken Bonifay, minor league infielder
• Mark Conkin, college coach
• Glen Cullop, minor league pitcher
• Larry Kiser, minor league pitcher
• Lloyd Lucas, minor league player
• John Whited, minor league infielder

Persons who died here

• George Diehl, pitcher
• Dave Hillman, pitcher
• Jim Kelly, outfielder
• Tracy Stallard, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Dobyns-Bennett High School
• Sullivan South High School
• Sullivan West High School