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|name = Lexington Legends |founded = 2001 |city = Lexington, Kentucky |misc = |logo = Lex Legends.png |uniformlogo = Lex Legends cap.png |class level = Single A (2001–present) |past class level = |current league = South Atlantic League (2001–present) |conference = |division = Southern Division (2009–present) |past league = |majorleague = Kansas City Royals (2013–present) |pastmajorleague = Houston Astros (2001–2012) |nickname = Lexington Legends (2001–present) |pastnames = |ballpark = Whitaker Bank Ballpark (2001–present) |pastparks = |leaguenum = 2 |leaguechamps = {{hlist|2001|2018}} |divnum = 2 |divisionchamps = {{hlist|2001|2018}} |owner = Susan Martinelli Shea / STANDS LLC |president = Andy Shea |gm = Gary Durbin |manager = Brooks Conrad }} The Lexington Legends are a Minor League Baseball team in the South Atlantic League (SAL), and the Class A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. The team is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and plays their home games at Whitaker Bank Ballpark, located in a commercial area on the northeast side of the city just inside New Circle Road. The team's mascot is "Big L", a mustachioed baseball player and his best friend is Pee Wee. HistoryThe Class-A Kissimmee Cobras moved from the Florida State League to Lexington following the 2000 season. The 2001 season began under manager J. J. Cannon. The team finished their first regular season with record of 92 wins and 48 losses and in first place of the sixteen-team South Atlantic League. In the postseason, the Legends defeated the Hagerstown Suns in the first round and advanced to play the Asheville Tourists in the League Championship Series. However, the series was cancelled after the Legends won the first two games of the series due to the September 11 attacks and the Legends were declared champions after having gone up 2-0 before game three was canceled {{Citation needed|reason=The table below indicates that both teams were declared co-champions, not that the Legends were declared outright champions|date=March 2019}}. Cannon returned to manage in 2002 and led the team to another winning record, but the Legends failed to qualify for the playoffs. Lexington made a return trip to the playoffs in 2003, but were defeated by the Lake County Captains in the first round. In 2004, the Legends finished with a record of 68-72, their first losing record in team history. The following season, the Legends posted an 81-58 regular season record and finished in first-place under manager Tim Bogar. On May 31, 2006, Roger Clemens announced that he would come out of retirement to pitch for the Houston Astros for the remainder of the 2006 season. Planning to keep himself to a strict 60-pitch limit, Clemens returned to baseball with the Legends, where his oldest son Koby played. Father and son denied reports that Koby would catch his dad for the return. "He doesn't listen to me", Roger Clemens said. "We'd be shaking each other off and arguing too much."[1] In his first game, Clemens threw 62 pitches, allowed no walks, and only 1 run while striking out 6 batters in three innings of work with the Legends, who won the game 5–1. The team received national attention again in 2006 following a controversial game against the Asheville Tourists on June 25. In the fifth inning of the game, Tourists manager Joe Mikulik went on an extended tirade after being ejected from the game following an argument with an umpire. The event received coverage on various television programs, including NBC's The Tonight Show, ESPN's Pardon the Interruption and SportsCenter, and MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Roger Clemens' appearance as a Legend as well as Joe Mikulik's meltdown are chronicled in the 2011 documentary film Legendary: When Baseball Came to the Bluegrass{{Citation needed|reason=Need citation of these mentions|date=March 2019}}. On September 19, 2012, WLEX-TV in Lexington reported that the Legends would change their affiliation from Major League Baseball's Houston Astros to the Kansas City Royals.[2] Season by season resultsSince their inception, the Lexington Legends franchise has played 13 seasons - all in the South Atlantic League. As of the completion of the 2016 season, the club has played in 2,225 regular season games and compiled a record of 1,079–1,146, or a .485 winning percentage. The team has a postseason record of 9-5.
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Current roster{{Lexington Legends roster}}Legends Hall of FameThe Legends have honored ten past members of the organization by inducting them in the Legends Hall of Fame.[3] These individuals are: {{div col|colwidth=27em}}
References
1. ^Bailey, Rick "Pitch and catch at the park, Clemens style FATHER, SON 'GET AT IT' IN 90-MINUTE SESSION." Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved on June 2, 2006. 2. ^"Lexington Legends Switching Major League Affiliation" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924045448/http://www.lex18.com/news/lexington-legends-switching-major-league-affiliation/ |date=September 24, 2012 }} WLEX-TV 18. Retrieved on September 19, 2012 3. ^"Lexington Legends Hall of Fame." Minor League Baseball. Retrieved on September 11, 2010. External links
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