Grosseto

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Grosseto are an Italian baseball team founded in 1952 and based out of Grosseto, Tuscany. They won league titles in 1986, 1989, 2004 and 2007. They also won Gold at the 2005 European Cup.

The team had numerous major leaguers over the years, including Anthony Ferrari, Jaime Navarro, Mike Smith, Tomás Pérez, Carlos Quintana and Craig Stimac.

Grosseto had financial problems and in 2013 the team dropped down to Serie C. In 2014 they won the Serie A2 championship and were runners up in 2015. After the 2015 season Grosseto Baseball ceased operations but resurfaced in 2020 in Serie B.

The Grosseto stadium, Stadio Jannella has continued to be used by other teams. In 2013 Mastiff Arezzo gained promotion to the IBL and relocated into the ballpark. They only lasted a single season in the IBL and have since returned to Arezzo. In 2017 the Jolly Roger of Castiglione della Pescaia, a Serie A2 team, moved into the Grosseto stadium.

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Retired Numbers[edit]

Yearly Record in Playoff Era[edit]

Year Record Manager Playoffs European Competition
1986 43-5 Vincenzo Luciani Champions
1987 32-10 Vincenzo Luciani Runner-Up Runner-Up
1988 31-11 Vincenzo Luciani 1st Round
1989 32-10 Vincenzo Luciani Champions
1990 53-13 Vincenzo Luciani Runner-Up
1991 22-14 1st Round
1992 12-24
1993 18-18
1994 26-22
1995 31-23 Giuseppe Massellucci Semi Final
1996 29-25
1997 26-28 Lambert Ford Champions
1998 32-16 Luis Lunar Semi Final
1999 29-19 Luis Lunar Semi Final 3rd Place
2000 27-21 Giuseppe Massellucci Semi Final Runner-Up
2001 33-21 Marco Mazzieri Semi Final
2002 35-19 Marco Mazzieri Semi Final
2003 35-15 Pedro Medina Semi Final
2004 47-7 Pedro Medina Champions
2005 30-24 Pedro Medina Champions
2006 28-20 Mauro Mazzotti Runner Up Runner-Up
2007 26-16 Mauro Mazzotti Champions 5th Place
2008 28-14 Mauro Mazzotti Semi Final 3rd Place
2009 17-25 Mario Labastidas/Paul Minozzi
2010 20-22 Ruggero Bagialemani
2011 18-24 Enrico Vecchi
2012 11-31 Mike Hartley
2013 Serie C Danilo Biagioli
2014 Serie A2 Paolo Minozzi Champions
2015 Serie A2 Carlo Del Santo Runner-Up
2020 Serie B Stefano Cappuccini
2021 19-11 Jairo Rafael Ramos Gizzi