The Sioux City Explorers are a professional baseball team based in Sioux City, Iowa, in the United States. The Explorers are inaugural members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball. Since their inception in 1993, the Explorers have played their home games at Lewis and Clark Park.
The Explorers, frequently called the X's, have played in the American Association since 2006. Previously, they were members of the Northern League.
Season-by-season records
Sioux City Explorers (2010–2025) Season W–L Win % Finish Playoffs2010 49–47 .510 4th, North Division Did not qualify 2011 51–49 .510 3rd, Central Division Did not qualify 2012 45–55 .450 4th, Central Division Did not qualify 2013 38–62 .380 5th, Central Division Did not qualify 2014 47–53 .470 4th, Central Division Did not qualify 2015 75–25 .750 1st, Central Division Defeated St. Paul, 3–1 in first round, lost Championship vs. Laredo 3–12016 54–46 .540 1st, Central Division Lost first round 3–1 vs. Wichita. 2017 46–54 .460 4th, Central Division Did not qualify2018 71–29 .710 1st, South Division Lost in first round to Kansas City T-Bones 3–22019 57–43 .570 2nd, South Division Defeated Kansas City 3–1 in semifinals; lost to St. Paul 3–0 in championship2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 53–46 .535 3rd, South Division Defeated Cleburne in Wild Card game; lost to Kansas City 3-0 in Division Series2022 49–51 .490 5th, West Division Did not qualify2023 52–48 .520 2nd, West Division Defeated Fargo-Moorhead 2-0 in First Round; lost to Kansas City 2-1 in Division Finals2024 48–52 .485 4th, West Division Lost to Fargo-Moorhead 2-1 in First Round202564–36.6401st, West DivisionLost to Sioux Falls 2-1 in First RoundTotals 799–696 .534——
Playoffs 1994 season: Lost to Winnipeg 3–1 in championship 1999 season: Lost to Winnipeg 3–0 in semifinals 2002 season: Defeated Joliet 3–2 in quarterfinals; lost to Winnipeg 3–1 in semifinals 2008 season: Lost to Sioux Falls 3–0 in semifinals 2015 season: Defeated St. Paul 3–1 in semifinals; lost to Laredo 3–1 in championship 2016 season: Lost to Wichita 3–1 in semifinals 2018 season: Lost to Kansas City 3–2 in semifinals 2019 season: Defeated Kansas City 3–1 in semifinals; lost to St. Paul 3–0 in championship 2021 season: Defeated Cleburne in Wildcard game; lost to Kansas City 3–0 in Division Series 2023 season: Defeated Fargo-Moorhead 2–0 in first round; lost to Kansas City 2–1 in Division Finals 2024 season: Lost to Fargo-Moorhead 2–1 in first round 2025 season: Lost to Sioux Falls 2–1 in First Round
Roster
Notable alumni
Ty Griffin (1993) Joe Kraemer (1993-1994) Oil Can Boyd (1994-1995) Carl Nichols (1995) Mark Merchant (1995) Gerald Young (1995-1996) Dana Williams (1996) Julius Matos (1997) Danny Perez (1997) Mike Porzio (1997) Matt Turner (1997) Michael Marchesano (1999–2000) Nate Bland (2000) Mike Busby (2000) Nate Field (2000) Brent Bowers (2001) Jeff Juden (2001) John LeRoy (2001) Cris Colón (2002) Trey Beamon (2003) Mike Figga (2003) José Malavé (2003) John Cotton (2003) Desi Wilson (2003-2004) J. D. Scholten (2003–2004, 2006–2007, 2024–present) Allan Simpson (2007) Charlton Jimerson (2008) Walter Young (2008-2009) Steve Andrade (2009) Jacob Cruz (2010) T. J. Bohn (2010-2011) Emiliano Fruto (2011) Nick Schumacher (2011–2012) Richard Salazar (2011–2012) John Holdzkom (2013) Cody Satterwhite (2013) Alex Burnett (2014) Jesse English (2014) Brock Kjeldgaard (2014-2015) Rene Tosoni (2014-2015) Ryan Court (2015) John Ely (2015) David Herndon (2015) Jeff Marquez (2015) Tommy Mendonca (2014-2016) Derrick Robinson (2016) Tayler Scott (2016) Connor Overton (2016) Cody Forsythe (2016-2017) Tony Campana (2017) John Nogowski (2017, 2023–2024) Bubby Rossman (2017) Josh Vitters (2017) Alex White (2017) Luis Durango (2018) Parker Markel (2018) Patrick Schuster (2018) Dean Green (2018-2019) Anthony Bender (2019) Jason Garcia (2019) Jeremy Hazelbaker (2019) Taylor Jordan (2019) Spencer Jones (2021) Nick Franklin (2021–2022) Blaine Hardy (2022) Nivaldo Rodríguez (2022) Eury Pérez (2023) Luís Madero (2023) Nick Shumpert (2024–2025) Santiago Florez (2024) Joey Murray (2024) Ozzie Martínez (2024)
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