Southern League (1970-1984 & 1991-2016) Born: 1970 – Southern League expansion franchise Re-Branded: November 2, 2016 (Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp) First Game: April 16, 1970 (L 6-5
The Akron Aeros were a long-time Class AA farm club of the Cleveland Indians, playing under the Aeros for sixteen seasons. The ball club was lured from nearby Canton, Ohio in 1997 with the promise of a $31 million new stadium, Canal Park. The franchise remains in the Eastern League to this day and still serves as a Cleveland farm club, but changed its name to the Akron RubberDucks in 2014.
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