Sydney, New South Wales

Note: This page links to Sydney, the city in Australia. For the town in Nova Scotia, Canada, see Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.28 million. It is the state capital of New South Wales, and is the site of the first European colony in Australia, established in 1788 at Sydney Cove.

The 2014 Major League Baseball season opened in Sydney on March 22-23 with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The Dodgers won both games, led by the pitching of Clayton Kershaw and Hyun-jin Ryu.

Teams that have played here

• Sydney Metros, Australian Baseball League 1989-90
• Sydney Wave, Australian Baseball League 1990-92
• Sydney Blues, Australian Baseball League 1991-97
• Sydney Storm, Australian Baseball League 1997-99
• Sydney Blue Sox, Australian Baseball League 2010-

People born here

• Chris Adamson, minor league manager
• Tim Auty, minor league outfielder
• Grant Balfour, pitcher
• Matt Bennett, minor league pitcher
• Jake Burns, minor league catcher
• Tim Cox, minor league pitcher
• Craig Cusbert, Australian national team pitcher
• Mark Doubleday, drafted infielder
• Trent Durrington, infielder
• Paul Elliott, minor league manager
• Andrew Graham, minor league catcher and manager
• Lionel Harris, Australian national team outfielder
• Vaughan Harris, Hoofdklasse pitcher
• Shane Hogan, signed infielder
• David Hynes, Australian national team outfielder
• Brent Iddon, minor league pitcher
• David Kandilas, minor league outfielder
• Darren Kirwin, Australian national team pitcher
• Michael Lennox, minor league pitcher
• Craig Lewis, minor league pitcher
• Fred Lindberg, minor league pitcher
• Wayne Lundgren, minor league pitcher
• Lauren Murphy, women's national team pitcher
• Montague Alfred Noble, executive
• Trent Oeltjen, outfielder
• Darren Phillips, minor league catcher
• Jason Pospishil, minor league outfielder
• Ryan Rowland-Smith, pitcher
• James Searle, Australian baseball pioneer
• Tim Stanford, minor league pitcher
• John Stephens, pitcher
• Jordan Thliveris, Greek national team infielder
• Brad Thomas, pitcher
• Aaron Thorne, minor league pitcher
• Scott Tunkin, Australian national team infielder
• Todd Van Steensel, minor league pitcher
• David Welch, minor league pitcher
• Luke Wilkins, minor league pitcher
• Ian Young, Great Britain national team infielder

People who died here

• Greg Jelks, infielder
• Leigh Neuage, minor league pitcher

Educational establishments

• St. Ives High School
• University of Sydney