Ogden Raptors
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassIndependent (from 2021)
Previous classesRookie Advanced (1994–2020)
LeaguePioneer League (1994–present)
DivisionSouth Division
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles (2)
  • 2017
  • 2023
Division titles (11)
  • 1996
  • 2005
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2014
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2023
Team data
NameOgden Raptors (1994–present)
Previous names
MascotOggie
BallparkLindquist Field (1997–present)
Previous parks
Serge B. Simmons Field (1994–1996)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Ogden Professional Baseball Inc.
General managerTrevor Wilson
ManagerKash Beauchamp

The Ogden Raptors are an independent baseball team of the Pioneer League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB) but is an MLB Partner League. They are located in Ogden, Utah and play their home games at Lindquist Field.

Pitcher Ben Sheets, first baseman Prince Fielder, shortstop J. J. Hardy and third baseman Bill Hall formerly played for the Raptors. Hall of Famer Frank Robinson played for the Ogden Reds, a previous Ogden franchise in the Pioneer League. The Raptors' inaugural 1994 season is chronicled in the book Minor Players, Major Dreams (1997, University of Nebraska Press) by author-in-uniform Brett Mandel.

During their second season of play the Raptors set a league record for most runs scored in a single game, defeating the Helena Brewers 33–10 on August 27, 1995.[1]

The official mascot of the Ogden Raptors minor league baseball team is Oggie. Oggie is a cartoon green raptor who wears the white home uniform with a "#" as the number. He is a regular part of Raptors' home games and events.

Before they arrived in Ogden, the team was known as the Pocatello Posse and played in Pocatello, Idaho.

On September 17, 2017, the Raptors beat the Great Falls Voyagers 8–3 to win their first ever Pioneer League championship.[2]

In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Pioneer League, of which the Raptors have been members since 1994, was converted from an MLB-affiliated Rookie Advanced league to an independent baseball league and granted status as an MLB Partner League, with Ogden continuing as members.[3]

Playoffs

  • 1996: Lost to Helena 2–0 in finals.
  • 1998: Lost to Idaho Falls in semifinals.
  • 2000: Lost to Idaho Falls 2–1 in semifinals.
  • 2002: Lost to Provo 2–1 in semifinals.
  • 2003: Lost to Provo 2–1 in semifinals.
  • 2005: Lost to Orem 2–1 in semifinals.
  • 2008: Lost to Orem 2–1 in semifinals.
  • 2009: Lost to Orem 2–0 in semifinals.
  • 2010: Defeated Orem 2–1 in semifinals; lost to Helena 2–0 in finals.
  • 2011: Defeated Orem 2–1 in semifinals; lost to Great Falls 2–0 in finals.
  • 2012: Defeated Grand Junction 2–1 in semifinals; lost to Missoula 2–1 in finals.
  • 2014: Lost to Orem 2–1 in semifinals.
  • 2016: Lost to Orem 2–1 in semifinals.
  • 2017: Defeated Orem 2–0 in semifinals; defeated Great Falls 2–1 in finals.
  • 2018: Lost to Grand Junction 2–1 in semifinals.
  • 2019: Lost to Idaho Falls 2–1 in finals.
  • 2021: Lost to Boise Hawks in Wild Card game.
  • 2022: Lost to Grand Junction 2–1 in semifinals.
  • 2023: Defeated Rocky Mountain 2–1 in semifinals; defeated Billings Mustangs 2–0 in finals.

Major League alumni

Craig Breslow
Joc Pederson

Roster

Ogden Raptors roster
Active (25-man) roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 13 Pablo Arevalo
  • 23 Brock Gilliam
  • 17 Damian Henderson
  • -- Matt Hess
  •  9 Dan Kubiuk
  •  3 Brandon McCabe
  • 31 Jake Mullholland
  • 11 Riley Ottesen
  • 29 Foster Pace
  • 38 Jon Rice
  • 55 Marshall Shill
  • 21 Mitchell Stone
  • 12 Chase Stratton
  • 30 Gerrit van Zijll
  • 26 Quinn Waterhouse



  

Catchers

  • 27 Coleton Horner
  • -- Mason Ross
  • 33 Logan Williams

Infielders

  • 35 Landen Barns
  • 15 Dakota Conners
  • 14 Sal Gozzo
  •  8 Rafael Narea
  • 54 Dane Tofteland

Outfielders

  •  7 Reese Alexiades
  • 30 Brian Dansereau
  • 10 Cameron Phelts
  • 18 Juan Teixeira
  •  5 Nick Ultsch
  

Manager

Coaches

  • -- Evan Parker (pitching)
  • -- Mason Ross (assistant)

Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list

Roster updated August 7, 2023
 Transactions

References

  1. ↑ Pioneer League: Team Batting Records
  2. ↑ "CHAMPIONS: Ogden Raptors win the 2017 Pioneer League Championship". www.standard.net. Archived from the original on 2017-09-18.
  3. ↑ "Pioneer League named MLB Partner League". Baseball America. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
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