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Chicago Dogs
Chicago Dogs
Information
League	American Association of Professional Baseball (East Division)
Location	Rosemont, Illinois
Ballpark	Impact Field
Founded	2018
Colors	Light blue, red, white ;
Ownership	Shawn Hunter
Manager	Jeff Isom
Media	AA Baseball TV
Website	thechicagodogs.com

The Chicago Dogs playing against the Sioux City Explorers at Impact Field in 2018

The Chicago Dogs are an independent professional baseball team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball.^[1] They began play in 2018^[2]^[3] and play home games at the 6,300-seat Impact Field.^[4]^[5] The team's branding alludes to the Chicago-style hot dog, a local street food.^[6]

History

2018

In 2018, their first year as a team, the Dogs' manager was Butch Hobson. Former Chicago White Sox minor league pitcher Josh Goossen-Brown was the first player signed by the Chicago Dogs. They finished the season in fourth place out of six teams in the American Association North Division with a record of 45–54.^[7]

2019

In 2019, Carlos Zambrano joined the Dogs' roster. Zambrano had pitched in the major leagues for 12 years, most of them as a member of the Chicago Cubs.^[8] Butch Hobson continued to serve as the team's manager.^[9] Keon Barnum hit 31 home runs, breaking a record held by C.J. Ziegler of Wichita in 2013. The Dogs finished the season in third place in the North Division with a record of 59–40.^[10]

2020

In 2020, the Dogs competed as one of six league teams in a condensed 60-game season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[11] They were originally slated to play home games at Franklin Field (home of the Milwaukee Milkmen) due to capacity restrictions for outdoor events in Illinois.^[12] However, these restrictions were lifted on June 26 (as the state officially moved into Phase 4 of their reopening plan, allowing for outdoor spectator sports to resume at limited capacity) and thus enabled the Dogs to play all their home games at Impact Field.^[13]

2021

The Dogs won the East Division with a record of 54–46, clinching their first regular season division title and playoff berth in franchise history. The Dogs lost the Divisional series to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.

Mascot

The mascot of the Chicago Dogs is Squeeze, a fuzzy yellow creature who resembles a squeeze bottle of mustard.^[14]^[15]

Season-by-season records

Season	League	Division	Record	Div. Finish	Ovr. Finish	Win%	Playoffs	Manager
2018	AA	North	45–54	4th	8th	.455	Did not qualify	Butch Hobson
2019	AA	North	59–41	3rd	3rd	.590	Did not qualify	Butch Hobson
2020	AA	N/A	26–32	6th	6th	.448	Did not qualify	Butch Hobson
2021	AA	North	63–37	1st	2nd	.630	Lost Division Championship; Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 3–2	Butch Hobson
2022	AA	East	54–46	1st	3rd	.540	Lost Division Series; Milwaukee Milkmen 2–1	Butch Hobson
2023	AA	East	56–44	1st		.560	Won Division Series; Cleburne Railroaders 2–1 Won Division Championship; Milwaukee Milkmen 2–1 Lost Wolff Cup Finals; Kansas City Monarchs 3–1	Butch Hobson
2024	AA	East	55–45	3rd		.545	Won Division Series; Cleburne Railroaders 2–1 Lost Division Championship; Kane County Cougars 2–0	Jeff Isom

NOTE: Division realignment in 2022

Roster

Chicago Dogs roster
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Active (25-man) roster				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 35 John Baker 37 Jake Carroll 15 Jackson Dannelley 14 Zach Davidson 28 Cal Djuraskovic 25 Lukas Galdoni 23 Thomas King ‡ 32 Steven Lacey 30 Joey Marciano 29 Brady Miller 27 Chad Pike 50 Brian Schlitter 11 Kenny Serwa 16 Augie Voight ‡		Catchers 6 Nick Dalesandro 20 Bryan Reyes 4 Gus Sosa Infielders 17 Brantley Bell 19 Derek Maiben 3 Nick Novak 13 Zion Pettigrew 8 Dusty Stroup 5 Jacob Teter Outfielders 36 Narciso Crook 22 Chase Harris 9 Johnni Turbo		Manager -- Jeff Isom Coaches 31 Stu Cliburn (pitching) -- Thomas Incaviglia (hitting) Edgardo Lopez (clubhouse manager) Disabled list ‡ Inactive list § Suspended list Roster updated August 10, 2024 Transactions