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Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox Minor League Baseball The Amarillo Sod Poodles, nicknamed the Soddies, are a Minor League Baseball team of the Texas League and the Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. They are located in Amarillo, Texas, and play their home games at Hodgetown in downtown Amarillo.

History

On June 21, 2017, David G. Elmore, president of Elmore Sports Group, announced the relocation of the San Antonio Missions Double-A franchise to Amarillo in 2019, with the team set to compete in the Texas League under a new nickname. This move was part of a larger relocation wherein the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Pacific Coast League relocated to San Antonio in 2019, continuing the use of the Missions nickname at the Triple-A level, and the Helena Brewers of the rookie level Pioneer League moved to Colorado Springs.

The organization officially states that team's name was decided in a name-the-team contest. Five finalists were selected: "Boot Scooters," "Bronc Busters," "Jerky," "Long Haulers," and "Sod Poodles." The names received negative feedback from locals over their absurd nature, but the team indicated their intention to adopt an unusual, family-friendly name. Brandiose, a branding firm in San Diego, were asked to create a new identity for the team. Their staff selected the Sod Poodles name after visiting Amarillo and researching its history. The name is in reference to the prevalence of prairie dogs in West Texas. The name was meant to convey the values of sticking together, being family oriented, and self sufficient.

Amarillo's home ballpark was named Hodgetown in honor of Amarillo pharmacist, businessman, philanthropist, and 26th Mayor of Amarillo Jerry Hodge.

As the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, the Sod Poodles played their first game, a 5–2 loss, on April 4, 2019, against the Corpus Christi Hooks at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi. Their first win came the next evening when they defeated the Hooks, 7–5. The winning run was scored in the top of the seventh inning when Matthew Batten tripled and later scored on a Buddy Reed single. In their inaugural home opener on April 8, the Sod Poodles lost to the Midland RockHounds, 9–4 in 10 innings. The opener was attended by 7,175 people.

In the 2019 Texas League South Series, the Sod Poodles fell behind 2 games to none against the Midland RockHounds, before winning 3 straight games in Midland to advance to the Championship Series against the Tulsa Drillers, who defeated the Arkansas Travelers 3 games to 2.

In the 2019 Championship Series, Amarillo won game 1 by a score of 13-6 at Hodgetown, while falling 18-9 in game 2. As the series shifted to Tulsa, the Drillers took a 2 games to 1 in game 3 with a 2-0 win. The Sod Poodles battled back with a game 4 victory by a score of 3-0. In game 5, the Sod Poodles were down 3-1 in the top of the ninth before Taylor Trammell hit a grand slam to take a lead that the Sod Poodles would never relinquish, en route to a Texas League championship in their inaugural season.

On December 9, 2020, the Arizona Diamondbacks extended an invitation to the Sod Poodles to become their Double-A affiliate as a part of Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues. In a further change, they were organized into the Double-A Central. In 2022, the Double-A Central became known as the Texas League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.

In 2022, Veronica Gajownik coached for the Sod Poodles.

In March 2023 the Sod Poodles won top team name in MiLB as voted by subscribers of The Athletic. The franchise won the 2023 Minor League Baseball Organization of the Year Award.

Season-by-season records

Texas League

Season	PDC	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	Postseason	Manager	Attendance
Amarillo Sod Poodles
2019 Шаблон:Dagger	SD	South	2nd	72	66	.522	Won First-Half Southern Division title Won Southern Division title vs. Midland RockHounds, 3–2 Won TL championship vs. Tulsa Drillers, 3–2	Phillip Wellman	427,791
2021	ARI	South	3rd	59	61	.492	—	Shawn Roof	316,288
2022	ARI	South	2nd	68	68	.500	—	Shawn Roof	379,039
2023 Шаблон:Dagger	ARI	South	1st	77	61	.558	Won Second-Half Southern Division title Won Southern Division title vs. San Antonio Missions, 2–1 Won TL championship vs. Arkansas Travelers, 2–1	Shawn Roof	355,440

* Division winner

Шаблон:Dagger League champions

Minor league affiliations

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Triple-A	Reno Aces	Pacific Coast League	Reno, Nevada	Blake Lalli
Double-A	Amarillo Sod Poodles	Texas League	Amarillo, Texas	Shawn Roof
High-A	Hillsboro Hops	Northwest League	Hillsboro, Oregon	Vince Harrison
Single-A	Visalia Rawhide	California League	Visalia, California	Javier Colina
Rookie	AZL D-backs	Arizona League	Scottsdale, Arizona	Rolando Arnedo
	DSL D-backs 1	Dominican Summer League	Boca Chica, Santo Domingo	Jaime Del Valle
	DSL D-backs 2			Ronald Ramirez

External links

• Official website