Memphis Captains

The Memphis Captains are an American professional baseball team based in the. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team plays their home games at International Paper Park, located 12.4 miles (19 km) from in, which they share with fellow MLB franchise Memphis Wolves, which is a member of the National League (NL) Central division. The Captains play spring training games at Sahuarita Lake Park in.

The Captains were founded in 1955 as a expansion team by Val Pascual, previously a player for the original 1902-1953 St. Louis Browns, and Sid Rakestraw, a local real estate magnate. The team's name originated from Rakestraw's prior job as a riverboat captain. The team is currently owned by Armen Tavitian.