For more team information please visit http://www.theashevilletourists.com, the official website of the Asheville Tourists. The Asheville Tourists Official Store is located at 30 Buchanan Place McCormick Field Asheville, NC, 28801. In 1959 a new South Atlantic League (later the Southern League) franchise came to town. They folded along with their league in 1955. In 1924 the "Asheville Skylanders" started play in the South Atlantic League; however, they soon adopted the Tourists nickname. The following are trademarks or service marks of Minor League Baseball entities and may be used only with permission of Baseball Internet Rights Company, LLC or the relevant Minor League Baseball entity: Minor League Baseball, MiLB, the silhouetted batter logo, The Road to the Show, Pro Debut, and the names, nicknames, logos, uniform designs, color combinations, and slogans designating the Minor League Baseball clubs, leagues and entities, and their respective mascots, events and exhibitions. They continued playing in the Class-D North Carolina State League until 1917, when the league suspended operations due to World War I. ASHEVILLE TOURISTS. On January 5, 2010 it was reported by the Asheville Citizen-Times that Palace Sports and Entertainment have sold the team to former U.S. senator Mike DeWine and his family. [3] This incarnation won the 1939 Piedmont League championship; however the league suspended operations in 1942, due to the outset of World War II.[1]. Merchandise for the Asheville Tourists Official Store is provided in an effort to offer the most extensive selection of officially licensed Tourists products on the internet. Like many teams before it, it assumed the Tourists nickname. The Tourists Trap - Located at McCormick Field. Thank you for supporting the Asheville Tourists. The Asheville Tourists is our minor league baseball team with a downtown stadium. Munch peanuts and Crackerjack and enjoy some good ole baseball. The Tourists played a minor role in the 1988 film Bull Durham. Without the revenue coming in at the McCormick Field these past few months, painful cuts had to be made, DeWine said. Advertisement The Asheville Tourists have been the A-class affiliate of the Colorado Rockies since 1994. Temporarily Closed due to COVID-19. They play in the Class A South Atlantic League and have been a farm team of the Colorado Rockies since 1994. We will be back.”. Minor League Baseball, which began as the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, was founded on Sept. 5, 1901. Lewis McCormick Field is a baseball stadium in Asheville, North Carolina.It is the home field of the Asheville Tourists minor league baseball team. An average of 13 Thirsty Thursdays are on the Tourist's home schedule. 1915 with Moon Head T-Shirt. The Asheville Tourists are a minor league baseball team based in Asheville, North Carolina. Moon as their new mascot. On June 30, 2020, Minor League Baseball announced the 2020 season would be canceled. It has been played continuously for nearly every year since 1909, with early teams such as the Redbirds (1909) and the Mountaineers (1910–1914). He can be reached at dthompson@citizentimes.com, at 828-231-1747, or on Twitter at @acthshuddle. McCormick Field is on the right. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League and have been a farm team of the Colorado Rockies since 1994. It was reported that Brian DeWine, son of Mike, would be the team president.