A white egg-shaped oval outlined in navy blue and gold with the wordmark "Mud Hens" in white and navy blue. Centered above the wordmark is a red ribbon with the word "Toledo" on it in white. Centered above the ribbon is a modernized Muddy holding a baseball bat.

Division titles

League titles

1967, 2005, 2006

Manager

Larry Parrish

Owner

The Toledo Mud Hens are a minor league baseball team located in Toledo, Ohio. The Mud Hens play in the International League, and are currently associated with the major-league team the Detroit Tigers. The current team is one of several that have existed in Toledo over more than a century; the name "Mud Hens" was first used in 1896, after the team was bought by Charles Strobel. The park where the team played that year was adjacent to marshland which was inhabited by coots, also known as marsh hens or mud hens, from which the team adopted their name.

They are the current back-to-back Governors' Cup champions of the International League.

The Mud Hens currently play at Fifth Third Field, at 406 Washington Street. The stadium, built in 2002, was named the best minor league ballpark in America by Newsweek. Fifth Third Field is in virtually the same location, between Washington and Monroe Streets in downtown Toledo, as the first professional baseball stadium in the city, built in 1883. The new stadium replaced Ned Skeldon Stadium, located in suburban Maumee, as the Mud Hens Home -- the older facility being best described as "quaint" or "rustic."

The mascot's name is Muddy, and the female mascot is named Muddonna. The logo for the Mud Hens has undergone several updates, "Mortimer" Mud Hen was used in the 1940's and 1950's. The logo was re-created by Gabriel Pinciotti in 1965, and since then has remained close to the his design. The latest update took place for the 2006 season. The logo and name continues to be amongst the most popular and best selling in Minor League Baseball history.

The Mud Hens were the favorite team of the character Max Klinger, played by actor (and Toledo native) Jamie Farr on the television series M*A*S*H. The Mud Hens are also mentioned in the children's book Maniac Magee. In the motion picture Major League they were referenced as coach Lou Brown's former team. One of the most famous Mud Hens alumni is Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett.

1 Titles
2 Players
- 2.1 Alumni
- 2.2 Active roster
3 External links

[edit] Titles

The Mud Hens have won the Governors' Cup, the championship of the IL, 3 times, and played in the championship series 4 times.

1967 - Defeated Columbus
1980 - Lost to Columbus
2005 - Defeated Indianapolis
2006 - Defeated Rochester

[edit] Players

[edit] Alumni

[edit] Active

[edit] With Tigers

Alexis Gomez 2005-2006
Curtis Granderson 2005
Jason Grilli 2005
Omar Infante 2002-2003
Brandon Inge 2000, 2002-2003
Wilfredo Ledezma 2005-2006
Mike Maroth 2001-2002
Zach Miner 2005-2006
Craig Monroe 2002-2004
Nate Robertson 2003
Fernando Rodney 2002-2003, 2005
Ramon Santiago 2006
Marcus Thames 2004-2005
Jamie Walker 2003
Joel Zumaya 2005

[edit] Without Tigers

Frank Catalanotto 1997-1998 Toronto Blue Jays
Tony Clark 1994-1996,1999-2000 Arizona Diamondbacks
Damion Easley 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks
Juan Encarnacion 1998 St. Louis Cardinals
Robert Fick 1999-2000 Washington Nationals
Gabe Kapler 1999 Boston Red Sox
Nook Logan 2003-2006 Washington Nationals
Brian Moehler 2001-2002 Florida Marlins
Jamie Moyer 1992 Philadelphia Phillies
Mike Myers 1995 New York Yankees
Eric Munson 2002 Houston Astros
Phil Nevin 1995, 1997 Minnesota Twins
Carlos Pena 2003, 2005 Boston Red Sox
Mark Redman 2001 Kansas City Royals
Cody Ross 2003 Florida Marlins
Randall Simon 2001 Philadelphia Phillies
Jeff Weaver 2000 St. Louis Cardinals

[edit] Retired

[edit] Free Agents

[edit] Active roster

Updated November 10, 2006

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

15 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Larry Parrish

Coaches

Disabled list (0)

Rehab assignment (0)

[edit] External links

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