Mesa Solar Sox

The Mesa Solar Sox are a baseball team that plays in the East Division of the Arizona Fall League. They play their home games in Mesa, Arizona, at Sloan Park, which is also the spring training facility of the Chicago Cubs.^[4] The team was established in 1992 as the Sun Cities Solar Sox, and played for seven seasons under that name. The Solar Sox have won six league championships, most recently in 2021.^[5]

Mesa Solar Sox
Founded in 1992 Mesa, Arizona
Minor league affiliations
Class	Class A to Triple-A
League	Arizona Fall League (1992–present)
Division	East Division (2009–present)
Major league affiliations
Teams	Boston Red Sox Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Angels Oakland Athletics Tampa Bay Rays
Minor league titles
League titles (6)	1992 1998 1999 2003 2016 2021
Division titles (10)	1992 1995 1998 1999 2003 2008 2013 2016 2017 2021
Team data
Name	Mesa Solar Sox (1999–present)
Previous names	Sun Cities Solar Sox (1992–1998)
Ballpark	Sloan Park (2014–present)
Previous parks	HoHoKam Stadium (1999–2013)[1] Peoria Sports Complex (1994–1998)[2] Sun City Stadium (1992–1993)[3]
Manager	James Cooper

Notable alumni

• Skye Bolt, outfielder for the Oakland A's
• Kris Bryant, former third baseman for the Chicago Cubs
• Drew Carpenter, former pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
• Jermaine Dye, former outfielder for the Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox
• Scott Effross (born 1993), pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees
• Sam Fuld, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland Athletics, and Minnesota Twins
• L.J. Hoes, outfielder for the Houston Astros
• Spencer Horwitz (born 1997), first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays
• Ryan Kalish, former outfielder for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs
• Paul Konerko, former first baseman and designated hitter for the Chicago White Sox
• Derrek Lee, former first baseman for the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles
• Joc Pederson, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, and San Francisco Giants
• Mike Piazza, MLB Hall of Famer and former catcher for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers
• Cody Ross, former outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Josh Satin, second baseman for the New York Mets
• Kyle Schwarber, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals
• Josh Zeid, pitcher for the Houston Astros
• Yordan Alvarez, outfielder for the Houston Astros

Roster

Mesa Solar Sox roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 29 Cooper Adams (BOS) 30 Alexander Alberto (TB) 23 Tyler Baum (OAK) 19 Logan Britt (LAA) 28 Micah Dallas (OAK) 51 Jack Dashwood (LAA) 34 Brandon Dufault (LAA) 36 Derrick Edington (TB) 35 Zach Fogell (BOS) 49 T. J. Fondtain (TB) 39 Wander Guante (OAK) 14 Houston Harding (LAA) 22 Jack Hartman (TB) 38 Grant Kipp (CHC) 32 Danny Kirwin (BOS) 47 Jackson Lancaster (TB) 12 Shane Marshall (CHC) 88 Mitch Myers (OAK) 56 Samy Natera Jr. (LAA)  7 Vince Reilly (CHC) 44 Luis Rujano (CHC) 40 Conor Steinbaugh (BOS) 33 Sam Thoresen (CHC) 25 Tyler Uberstine (BOS) 17 Jake Walkinshaw (OAK)		Catchers 16 Moisés Ballesteros (CHC) 55 Brooks Brannon (BOS) Infielders  1 Benjamin Cowles (CHC) 11 Max Ferguson (BOS) 24 Cole Fontenelle (LAA) 15 Mac Horvath (TB)  9 Xavier Isaac (TB)  8 Niko Kavadas (LAA) 46 Nick Kurtz (OAK) 20 Jonathon Long (CHC)  4 David Mershon (LAA) Outfielders 41 Henry Bolte (OAK) 10 Denzel Clarke (OAK) 26 Tre' Morgan (TB) 18 Caden Rose (BOS)		Manager Andy Schatzley Coaches Bruce Billings (pitching) Javier Godard (hitting) Sean Isaac (pitching) Braxton Martinez (hitting) 7-day injured list ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated October 28, 2024 → More rosters: MiLB • Arizona Fall League

See also

• Arizona Fall League#Results by season