The San Antonio Missions are a Minor League Baseball team that plays in the Texas League, and is the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The team is named after the Spanish missions around which the city was founded. The team's colors are navy blue, white, red and gold, and their mascot is a chili pepper named Ballapeño.
The Missions play their home games at Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium, which opened in 1994. The stadium is located on the west side of San Antonio, Texas, and has a seating capacity of over 6,200 people, with a total capacity of 9,200. The stadium was named in honor of Nelson Wolff, who was the mayor of San Antonio at the time the stadium was built. The stadium was designed and constructed in a style typical of baseball stadiums built during the late-1980s through the mid-1990s.
The San Antonio Missions have a rich history of success. In 1950, they won the Dixie Series, which was a postseason interleague championship between the champions of the Southern Association and the Texas League. They defeated the Nashville Vols 4-3 in the best-of-seven series. The Missions also won the Pan American Series, another postseason interleague championship, in 1961. This championship is between the champions of the Mexican League and Texas League, and they defeated the Veracruz Aguilas 4-2 in the best-of-seven series.
Throughout their history, the Missions have had several major league affiliations, including the St. Louis Browns (which became the Baltimore Orioles), Chicago Cubs, Houston Colt .45s (now the Houston Astros), Cleveland Guardians, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, and San Diego Padres. Many notable players have played for the Missions and have gone on to have successful careers in the major leagues, including Hall-of-Famers Willard Brown and Brooks Robinson.
The San Antonio Missions have a storied history and continue to be a successful minor league baseball team.
