San Diego Surf Dawgs
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The San Diego Surf Dawgs are an independent professional baseball team representing San Diego, California, that played for two seasons in the Golden Baseball League, based out of San Ramon, California, and then later in the short-season instructional Arizona Winter League and Arizona Summer League, based out of Yuma, Arizona, which was not affiliated with either Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball. They were owned by Diamond Sports & Entertainment, previous owners of the GBL and primary investors in the North American League. In November 2022, it was announced the Surf Dawgs franchise will be revived as part of a west coast expansion of the Federal Baseball League.
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League | Federal Baseball League | ||||
Location | San Diego, California | ||||
Ballpark | 2023 venue unknown | ||||
Founded | 2005 | ||||
Folded | 2011 (reforming for 2023) | ||||
League championships | 1 (GBL, 2005; ASL, 2010) | ||||
Division championships | 1 (GBL California, 2005) | ||||
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Colors | Columbia blue, navy blue, gold, white | ||||
Ownership | 2023 ownership group unknown | ||||
Media | The San Diego Union-Tribune, Yuma Sun | ||||
Website | www |
Their home stadiums included Tony Gwynn Stadium, named after former San Diego Padres great Tony Gwynn and located on the campus of San Diego State University, and then Desert Sun Stadium in Yuma, Arizona, as part of the AWL and ASL. They were the inaugural GBL Champions in 2005 managed by former Tucson Padres manager Terry Kennedy. They were awarded the 2010 ASL Championship.