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| Class | High-A (2021–present) | ||||
| League | South Atlantic League (2021–present) | ||||
| Division | South Division | ||||
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| Team | Tampa Bay Rays (2009–present) | ||||
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| League titles (3) |
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| Division titles (4) |
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| Name | Bowling Green Hot Rods (2009–present) | ||||
| Colors | Navy blue, orange, white | ||||
| Ballpark | Bowling Green Ballpark (2009–present) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Jack Blackstock[1][2] | ||||
| President | Eric Leach[1][2] | ||||
| General manager | Kyle Wolz[1][2] | ||||
| Manager | Rafael Valenzuela | ||||
The Bowling Green Hot Rods are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League and the High-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. They are located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and play their home games at Bowling Green Ballpark, which opened in 2009. The team is named for the city's connections to the automotive and racing industries such as the National Corvette Museum, Holley Carburetor, Beech Bend Raceway, and the Bowling Green Assembly Plant.
Founded in 2009, they were members of the Class A South Atlantic League in their inaugural season and played in the Class A Midwest League from 2010 to 2020. There were elevated to the High-A classification and placed in the High-A East in 2021, but this was renamed the South Atlantic League in 2022.
- ^ a b c "Personnel News: Bowling Green, Reno, Omaha". Ballpark Digest. January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c Compton, Micheal (May 21, 2023). "Wilson Making History as Hot Rods Assistant General Manager". Bowling Green Daily News. p. B1.