Mississippi Mud Monsters

The Mississippi Mud Monsters are a professional baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi. The Mud Monsters compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the West Division, in the Midwest Conference. The Mud Monsters play its home games at the Trustmark Park, which was previously the home of the Mississippi Braves from 2005 to 2024 in the Southern League, affiliated to the Atlanta Braves.

Mississippi Mud Monsters
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League	Frontier League (Midwest Division)
Location	Pearl, Mississippi
Ballpark	Trustmark Park
Founded	2024
Colors	Teal, black, gold, white
Ownership	Joseph Eng
General manager	Andrew Seymour
Manager	Jay Pecci
Media	HomeTeam Network
Website	mudmonstersbaseball.com

The Mud Monsters were founded during the 2025 Frontier League expansion, along with the Down East Bird Dawgs, based in Kinston, North Carolina. After the 2024 season, the Mississippi Braves merged with the Columbus Clingstones after the Southern League granted them permission due to the Braves' respective financial struggles. The franchise relocated to Columbus, Georgia for the 2025 season and was renamed the Columbus Clingstones.

History

On September 9, 2024, the Frontier League announced that it had awarded an expansion franchise to Pearl, Mississippi after the Atlanta Braves’ Double-A affiliate, the Mississippi Braves, announced their intent to relocate to Columbus, Georgia.^[1] With the addition of the new franchise, there will be professional baseball in Jackson for the 21st straight year, following 20 years of the Mississippi Braves.^[2]

The team is owned by Joseph Eng.^[3] Andrew Seymour was named general manager in December 2024.^[3] On January 13, 2025, the Mud Monsters announced Jay Pecci as their inaugural field manager for the 2025 season, then on January 20, 2025, the Mud Monsters announced their first three player signings for the inaugural 2025 season.^[4]

Name contest

The team debuted with the name "On Deck 2025," the placeholder name until the name was chosen. Fans of the new team were given three choices for names; the "Mississippi Mud Monsters," "Mississippi Grits," and "Mississippi Soul Shakers."^[5][6][7] A name the team contest ran from September 9, and ended on September 26.^[6] It was announced on September 27, 2024 that the "Mud Monsters" was the winning choice with over 5,600 votes.^[8] The logo was revealed on October 10, 2024.^[9] The colors were revealed to be teal and aquamarine.

Current roster

Mississippi Mud Monsters roster

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Active roster				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 21 Chris Barraza 19 Gage Bihm 23 James Boeree 44 Carl Brice 28 Luis Devers  8 Braden Forsyth 20 Andriel Lantigua 33 Brandon Mitchell  9 Jeremy Peguero 41 Ben Riley Flowers 30 Sergio Sanchez 16 Jackson Smith 46 Brenton Thiels  6 Tyree Thompson 45 Brian Williams		Catchers 25 Victor Diaz 17 Nick Hassan Infielders  7 Ryan Cash 24 Samil De La Rosa 18 Kasten Furr 13 Roberto Gonzalez 14 Jack Holman  4 Travis Holt  2 Nilo Rijo Outfielders  1 Kyle Booker  3 Davis Bradshaw 22 Karell Paz  5 Brayland Skinner		Manager -- Jay Pecci Coaches -- Kevin Brown -- Robert Carson III (pitching) -- Jamie McOwen (hitting) Disabled list ‡ Inactive list § Suspended list  updated August 6, 2025 Transactions