There are 87 article(s) tagged Memphis Redbirds:

• January 2019

  • Memphis to host 2019 Triple-A Championship Game; Johnson named Redbirds manager

    The Memphis Redbirds will host the 2019 Triple-A National Championship Game, and Ben Johnson was named the team's manager Friday in a day of announcements for the local Cardinals affiliate.

    By Don Wade January 19, 2019

  • Cardinals make it official: Ben Johnson named Redbirds manager for 2019 season

    The long-awaited announcement of Ben Johnson as the Memphis Redbirds manager for the 2019 was finally announced by the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday afternoon.

    By Don Wade January 18, 2019

  • Long time coming: Stubby Clapp back with St. Louis Cardinals as coach

    After leading the Memphis Redbirds to consecutive Pacific Coast League titles, Stubby Clapp is heading to St. Louis to become the Cardinals' first base coach. And his return to the big leagues has been 18 years in the making.

    By Don Wade January 18, 2019

• December 2018

  • Memphis Sports Hall of Fame aims for midyear opening

    A planned Memphis Sports Hall of Fame at AutoZone Park is picking up momentum with a project manager on board, an exhibit designer being recruited and fundraising coming in 2019.

    By Wayne Risher December 29, 2018

  • AutoZone Park renovations will help baseball, soccer coexist

    Clubhouse and office renovations are slated for AutoZone Park to accommodate the Memphis Redbirds and the inaugural season of Memphis 901 FC, the city's new soccer team.

    By Don Wade December 28, 2018

  • Memphis Redbirds’ new manager will be Germantown’s Ben Johnson

    Germantown’s Ben Johnson will be the next manager of the Memphis Redbirds, The Daily Memphian has confirmed.

    By Don Wade December 18, 2018

• October 2018

  • An assist from the skipper: Stubby Clapp helped Redbirds’ rebirth

    Brand identity. A pro sports franchise can’t live without it.

    By Don Wade October 29, 2018

  • Redbirds’ Stubby Clapp to be a coach for St. Louis Cardinals in 2019

    In two years as manager of the Memphis Redbirds, Stubby Clapp won multiple championships and sent many players up to the St. Louis Cardinals. Now, it’s his turn.

    By Don Wade October 29, 2018

  • Redbirds’ favorite son, Stubby Clapp, on verge of return to majors

    Stubby Clapp and the boys were still in the Memphis Redbirds’ clubhouse, spraying champagne like a bunch of kids with squirt guns at summer camp. Clapp had just led the team to a second straight Pacific Coast League title amid massive roster turnover that had robbed him of his starting rotation and the heart of his lineup.

    By Don Wade October 16, 2018

• September 2018

  • Memphis Springboard

    Father and son were both still in uniform. Dad had just managed the Memphis Redbirds to their second straight Pacific Coast League championship. His uniform was damp with champagne.

    By Don Wade September 20, 2018

  • Memphis Redbirds finish ‘magical’ season with resounding victory in Triple-A title game

    The Memphis Redbirds were leading the Durham Bulls 8-0 in the fifth inning of the Gildan Triple-A National Championship Game Tuesday night when NBC Sports Network took a moment to interview John Mozeliak, the St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations.

    By Don Wade September 19, 2018

  • Of bunts and bombs

    There is more than one way to win a championship ring. The Memphis Redbirds’ pursuit of a second consecutive Pacific Coast League title featured a game-winning hit from a pitcher, a walk-off suicide squeeze bunt and two home runs in the championship-clinching game from a player who earlier had been demoted to Double-A Springfield.

    By Don Wade September 17, 2018