The Salt Lake Bees are a Minor League Baseball team affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels. They compete in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, the team plays its home games at Smith's Ballpark, which opened in 1994. With a seating capacity of 15,411, it boasts the largest capacity in the league. Previously known as the Salt Lake Buzz from 1994 to 2000 and the Salt Lake Stingers from 2001 to 2005, the team adopted the Bees moniker in 2006. Since their inception in 1994, they have been a part of the PCL, including the 2021 season when the league was called Triple-A West.
An entrance gate to Smith's Ballpark (former stadium name Spring Mobile Ballpark pictured), home of the Bees
A Salt Lake Bees game in 2015
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is a professional baseball organization below Major League Baseball (MLB), including teams affiliated with MLB clubs.
A Class A-Advanced California League game in San Jose, California, in 1994
Will Rhymes bats during a Class A game between the West Michigan Whitecaps and Kane County Cougars in September 2006
Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania, home of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, in April 2009
A 2011 Double-A game between the Montgomery Biscuits and Carolina Mudcats at Five County Stadium in Zebulon, North Carolina in August 2011