Hub City Spartanburgers

The Hub City Spartanburgers are a Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team of the South Atlantic League and the High-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. They are located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. They will play their home games starting April 15, 2025, at Fifth Third Park, which opened in 2025 and holds 5,000 people.

History

In May 2023, Diamond Baseball Holdings bought the Down East Wood Ducks of the Single-A Carolina League and announced that the team would move for the 2025 season to a new ballpark to be built in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Tyson Jeffers was announced as Spartanburg's first general manager in October 2023. Renaming of the team to Hub City Spartanburgers was announced in May 2024. In July 2024, MiLB announced that the team would be promoted to class High-A, joining the South Atlantic League while remaining an affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Chad Comer was announced as Spartanburg's first manager in January 2025.

The Spartanburgers won 4-3 in their inaugural game over the Aberdeen IronBirds on April 4, 2025, at Aberdeen's Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium.