The Shreveport-Bossier Captains were a professional baseball team based in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the United States. Following the 2011 season, the team was sold to new ownership and moved to Laredo, TX to continue play at the Laredo Lemurs. The Captains were a member of the South Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. The Lemurs will continue play in the A...
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The Shreveport-Bossier Captains were a professional baseball team based in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the United States. Following the 2011 season, the team was sold to new ownership and moved to Laredo, TX to continue play at the Laredo Lemurs. The Captains were a member of the South Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. The Lemurs will continue play in the AA's South Division. From the 2003 season to the 2011 season, the Captains played their home games at Shreveport's Fair Grounds Field.
The latest incarnation of the Captains was founded in 2003 as the Shreveport Sports, after the Class-AA Texas League Shreveport Swamp Dragons moved to Frisco, Texas, to become the RoughRiders. On January 8, 2009, the Captains unveiled their new name (a tribute to Captain Henry Miller Shreve, the founder of Shreveport), logo, and color scheme; unlike prior teams, this incarnation of the Captains also encompasses...
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