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The Columbus Clippers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. They are located in Columbus, Ohio, and are named for speedy merchant sailing vessels known as clippers. The team has played their home games at Huntington Park since 2009. They previously played at Cooper Stadium from 1977 to 2008.
The Columbus Clippers played at Cooper Stadium from 1977 to 2008.
Bucky Dent led the 1987 Clippers to win the fourth IL championship in team history.
Mike Sarbaugh managed the Clippers to back-to-back IL and Triple-A championships in 2010 and 2011.
The Clippers have played at Huntington Park since 2009.
The International League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual award given to the best player in Minor League Baseball's International League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, members of the media, coaches, and other representatives from the league's clubs have previously voted as well. Though the circuit was founded in 1884, it did not become known as the International League on a consistent basis until 1912. The first Most Valuable Player Award was not issued until 1932. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was known as the Triple-A East in 2021 before reverting to the International League name in 2022.
Don Buford was the first to win the MVP Award and Rookie of the Year in the same season (1963).
Jim Rice, the 1974 winner, won 1978 American League MVP Award and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Jim Thome, the 1993 MVP, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.