Aberdeen IronBirds

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The Aberdeen IronBirds are a Minor League Baseball team based in Aberdeen, Maryland, serving as a lower-level affiliate in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

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Aberdeen IronBirds canonical 5

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instanceOf Minor League Baseball team
affiliatedWith Baltimore Orioles
affiliateSince 2002
affiliationType player development affiliate
ballpark Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium
ballparkCapacityApprox 6000
ballparkOpened 2002
basedIn Aberdeen, Maryland
city Aberdeen
classificationChange promoted to High-A in 2021 minor league reorganization
classLevel High-A
country United States
county Harford County, Maryland
division North Division of the South Atlantic League
formerClassLevel Class A Short Season
formerLeague New York–Penn League
founded 2002
governingBody Minor League Baseball (MiLB)
hasMascot Ferrous
Ripcord
hasRival Delmarva Shorebirds
Frederick Keys
homeStadium Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium
league South Atlantic League
logoTheme airplane and aviation motif
majorLeagueAffiliate Baltimore Orioles
movedToCurrentBallpark 2002
namedAfter Cal Ripken Jr.
nameEtymology combination of Aberdeen and Iron Man nickname of Cal Ripken Jr.
organizationType professional sports team
owner Cal Ripken Jr.
parentLeague Major League Baseball via Baltimore Orioles
parentOrganization Baltimore Orioles organization
linked to: Baltimore Orioles
playsIn Minor League Baseball
previousLocationOfFranchise Utica, New York
linked to: Utica
previousNameOfFranchise Utica Blue Sox
region Mid-Atlantic
shortName IronBirds
sport baseball
state Maryland
teamColors navy blue
orange
white
uniformColors navy blue
orange
white
website https://www.milb.com/aberdeen

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Ryan Ripken memberOfSportsTeam Aberdeen IronBirds
High-A East hadTeam Aberdeen IronBirds
subject linked to: High-A East (former)