New England Knockouts

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New England Knockouts
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Information
League Frontier League  (East Division)
Location Brockton, Massachusetts
Ballpark Campanelli Stadium
Founded2024
Former name(s)New England Chowdahheads (pre-debut)
OwnershipBrian Kahn
ManagerJerod Edmondson
General ManagerJohn Wilson
Website www.knockoutsbaseball.com

The New England Knockouts are a professional baseball team based in Brockton, Massachusetts. The Knockouts are set to begin play during 2024 as members of the Frontier League (FL), [1] one of several independent baseball leagues throughout the United States and Canada that serve as Major League Baseball (MLB) Partner Leagues.

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The Knockouts are set to first compete during the 2024 Frontier League season, in the East Division, playing their home games at Campanelli Stadium, a facility they share with the Brockton Rox of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.

History

The Frontier League announced late in the 2023 season that it would be placing a team in Brockton for the 2024 Frontier League season to replace the Empire State Greys, a traveling team founded when the Southern Illinois Miners were disbanded after their owners retired. Brockton's most recent professional baseball team had been the Brockton Rox, who were founded as a member of the former Northern League in 2002, and left the Can-Am League following the 2011 season to become a collegiate league team.

A team naming contest was conducted following the 2023 season, with five names chosen as finalists. [2] Of these, the most popular was New England Chowdahheads, and the team initially selected it as their new moniker, announcing it in November 2023. [3] However, reactions from fans and local business leaders in the area were lukewarm at best; as such, the owners of the team reconsidered. [4] On December 15, they announced that they would be dropping the Chowdahheads name in favor of a name that was reflective of Brockton's history of producing championship caliber prizefighters such as Rocky Marciano and Marvelous Marvin Hagler; the team thus became the Knockouts. [4]

Current roster

Active rosterCoaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 45 Casey Bargo
  • 32 Heisell Baro
  • 37 Brendan Bell
  • 24 Richard Brito
  • -- Anderson Comas ‡
  • 30 Matt Cronin
  • 29 Nic Daniels
  • 35 Dan Goggin
  •  6 Courtney Mack
  • 27 James Marinan
  •  1 Reeves Martin
  • -- Darlin Noboa ‡
  • 10 Liam O'Sullivan
  • 31 Ben Seiler
  • 34 Brad VanAsdlen
  • 15 Luke Williamson



 

Catchers

  • 12 John Cristino
  • 23 Brady West

Infielders

  •  5 Luis Atiles
  •  8 Jake Boone
  •  4 J.R. DiSarcina
  • 13 Ramon Jimenez
  •  7 Noah Lucier
  • 14 Zach May

Outfielders

  •  9 Jalen Garcia
  • 22 Mark Herron Jr.
  • 20 Austin White
 

Manager

  • -- Jerod Edmondson

Coaches

  • -- Chris Edmondson (hitting)
  • -- Chuck Hernandez (pitching consultant)
  • -- Dan Sausville (pitching)

Injury icon 2.svg Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list

 updated May 28, 2024
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References

  1. "Knockouts Unveil Logos, Paying Homage to Brockton & its Boxing History". frontierleague.com (Press release). February 27, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. Helms, Chris (November 3, 2023). "Name your team: Brockton's pro baseball squad opens voting on five name finalists". Enterprise News. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
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