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Eugene Emeralds
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| Eugene Emeralds | ||
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| League | Northwest League | |
| Division | Western | |
| Year founded | 1955 | |
| Major League affiliation | San Diego Padres | |
| Home ballpark | Civic Stadium | |
| Previous home ballparks | Bethel Park | |
| City | Eugene, Oregon | |
| Current uniform colors | white, metallic gold, emerald green, navy blue | |
| Previous uniform colors | red, white and blue; green, white and black; red and white; royal blue, emerald green and white | |
| Logo design | Script gold "E" | |
| Division titles | (in current version) 8 (1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2000) | |
| League titles | (in current version) 3 (1974, 1975, 1980) | |
| Manager | Greg Riddoch | |
| Owner | David Elmore | |
The Eugene Emeralds are a minor league baseball team in Eugene, Oregon, USA. They are a Class A team in the Northwest League, and have been a farm team of the San Diego Padres since 2001. The Emeralds play home games at Civic Stadium. Having opened in 1938, Civic Stadium seats 6,800 fans.
Originally created in 1955 as a charter teams of the re-formed Northwest League in 1955, the Emeralds won the inaugural pennant and remained in the NWL until 1969 when they were promoted to AAA status, playing the Pacific Coast League and affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Emeralds returned to the Northwest League and single-A short season status when the Phillies retracted their affiliation in 1974.
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