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The Bakersfield Blaze are a minor league baseball team in Bakersfield, California, United States. They are a Class A – Advanced team in the California League and are a farm team of the Seattle Mariners. The Bakersfield Blaze play their home games at Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark. Opened in 1941, the stadium is well known for facing the setting sun and its shallow 354-foot center field fence, and seats 3,500 fans. Near the end of the 2008 season, it was rumored that the Blaze would move to the Carolina League after the following season. However, Minor League Baseball president Pat O'Conner announced in February 2009 that they would remain in the California League. The Blaze were sold to local Bakersfield businessmen Gene Voiland and Chad Hathaway just prior to the 2012 season. The new ownership renovated Sam Lynn Ballpark in time for Opening Day and announced in November 2012 that a new ballpark would be ready for the 2014 season. However, financing plans for a new stadium failed to meet the $30 million target and team ownership was reclaimed by former owner D. G. Elmore. As a result, the California League is looking for a new home for the team. ==Notable former Bakersfield players== *Rocco Baldelli *Johnny Callison *John Danks *Chris Davis *Don Drysdale *Scott Feldman *Mike Garcia *Jonny Gomes *Josh Hamilton *Tommy Hunter *Eric Karros *Mark Langston *Pedro Martínez *Ramón Martínez *Travis Metcalf *Jon Moscot *Joe Nathan *Hideo Nomo *José Offerman *Mike Piazza *James Shields *Edinson Volquez *John Wetteland *C. J. Wilson *Ron Cey *Steve Yeager *Didi Gregorius *Yasmani Grandal *Billy Hamilton 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bakersfield Blaze」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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