Brockton Rox (Frontier League)
| Brockton Rox | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| League | Frontier League (North Division) |
| Location | Brockton, Massachusetts |
| Ballpark | Campanelli Stadium |
| Founded | 2024 |
| Former name(s) | New England Chowdahheads (pre-debut) New England Knockouts (2024) |
| Ownership | Bill Janetscheck |
| General Manager | John Wilson |
| Manager | Jerod Edmondson |
| Website | www |
The Brockton Rox are a professional baseball team based in Brockton, Massachusetts. The Rox compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the North Division in the Atlantic Conference and play their home games at Campanelli Stadium.
The team was added to the FL as expansion franchise, the New England Knockouts, prior to the 2024 season. Prior to the 2025 season, the team was renamed, assuming the Brockton Rox name previously used by a collegiate team that played at the same stadium.[1]
History
[edit ]The Frontier League announced late in the 2023 season that it would be placing a team in Brockton for the 2024 Frontier League season to replace the Empire State Greys, a traveling team founded when the Southern Illinois Miners were disbanded after their owners retired. Brockton's most recent professional baseball team had been the former iteration of the Brockton Rox, who were founded as a member of the former Northern League in 2002, and left the Can-Am League following the 2011 season to become a collegiate league team.
A team naming contest was conducted following the 2023 season, with five names chosen as finalists.[2] Of these, the most popular was New England Chowdahheads, and the team initially selected it as their new moniker, announcing it in November 2023.[3] However, reactions from fans and local business leaders in the area were lukewarm at best; as such, the owners of the team reconsidered.[4] On December 15, they announced that they would be dropping the Chowdahheads name in favor of a name that was reflective of Brockton's history of producing championship caliber prizefighters such as Rocky Marciano and Marvelous Marvin Hagler—the New England Knockouts.[4]
On January 29, 2025, it was announced that the Knockouts franchise had been acquired by former Greenville Drive and Salem Red Sox owner, Bill Janetscheck. With the change in ownership, the team announced a re-brand to the Brockton Rox.[5] The previously noted Brockton Rox, which originated as a professional team, had competed in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League from 2012 through 2024, the final season of which they shared Campanelli Stadium with the Knockouts.
Current roster
[edit ]Pitchers
- 16 Trevor Anibal
- 45 Casey Bargo
- 32 Heisell Baro
- 37 Brendan Bell
- 26 Anderson Comas
- 30 Matt Cronin
- 35 Dan Goggin
- 1 Reeves Martin
- 28 Mike McKenna
- 10 Liam O'Sullivan
- 40 Kyle Petri
- 31 Ben Seiler
- 25 Neil Uskali
Utility players
Catchers
- 12 John Cristino
- 23 Brady West
Infielders
- 5 Luis Atiles
- 8 Jake Boone
- 6 Danny Crossen
- 4 J.R. DiSarcina
- 13 Ramon Jimenez
- 7 Noah Lucier
Outfielders
- 2 Victor Castillo
- 9 Jalen Garcia
- 20 Austin White
Manager
- -- Jerod Edmondson
Coaches
- -- Chris Edmondson (hitting)
- -- Chuck Hernandez (pitching consultant)
- -- Dan Sausville (pitching)
Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list
updated July 16, 2024
Transactions
Season-by-season records
[edit ]| Season | W-L record | Win % | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38–56 | .404 | 6th in FL East | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | ||||
| Totals | 38–56 | .404 | — | — |
References
[edit ]- ^ Touri, Amin (January 29, 2025). "Brockton Rox returning to professional baseball with Red Sox Hall of Famer Jim Rice as co-owner" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ Helms, Chris (November 3, 2023). "Name your team: Brockton's pro baseball squad opens voting on five name finalists". Enterprise News. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "New England Chowdahheads Announced as the Newest Member of the Frontier League". ngscsports.com. November 16, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Helms, Chris (December 15, 2023). "Brockton's pro baseball club dumps 'Chowdahheads' name. Here's the new name". Enterprise News. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ Baker, Paul (January 29, 2025). "It's A Rox Revival in Brockton". stadiumjourney.com. Retrieved January 30, 2025.