Tacoma Rainiers

Tacoma Rainiers
Tacoma Rainiers
Founded in 1960 ; Tacoma, Washington ;
Minor league affiliations
Class	Triple-A (1960–present)
League	Pacific Coast League (1960–present)
Major league affiliations
Team	Seattle Mariners (1995–present); Oakland Athletics (1981–1994); Cleveland Indians (1979–1980); New York Yankees (1978); Minnesota Twins (1972–1977); Chicago Cubs (1966–1971); San Francisco Giants (1960–1965);
Minor league titles
League titles (6)	1961; 1969; 1978; 2001; 2010; 2021;
Division titles (10)	1969; 1971; 1978; 1981; 2001; 2005; 2009; 2010; 2016; 2021;
Team data
Name	Tacoma Rainiers (1995–present); Tacoma Tigers (1980–1994); Tacoma Tugs (1979); Tacoma Yankees (1978); Tacoma Twins (1972–1977); Tacoma Cubs (1966–1971); Tacoma Giants (1960–1965);
Colors	Navy blue, red, white;
Ballpark	Cheney Stadium (1960–present)

The Tacoma Rainiers are a Minor League Baseball team from Tacoma, Washington.^[1] They play baseball at the Triple-A (AAA) level, the most difficult level before Major League Baseball, against other baseball teams in the Pacific Coast League (a group of 10 baseball teams at the same level).^[1] The Rainiers are partnered with the Seattle Mariners, a Major League Baseball team. When a player shows that he plays well at this level, he may be moved up to play for the Mariners.

The team started playing baseball in 1960 as the Tacoma Giants. The team changed their name to the Tacoma Cubs in 1966, Tacoma Twins in 1972, Tacoma Yankees in 1978, Tacoma Tugs in 1979, and Tacoma Tigers in 1980. They became the Tacoma Rainiers in 1995 because Mount Rainier is located near Tacoma.

The Rainiers have played at a stadium called Cheney Stadium since 1960.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Tacoma, Washington Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2025.

Other websites

[BRTacoma-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Tacoma, Washington Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2025.

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