MADISON, AL – From the worst record in Minor League Baseball to the final team standing in the Southern League. The Rocket City Trash Pandas completed a remarkable transformation Wednesday night, defeating the Biloxi Shuckers 3-1 at Toyota Field in the decisive third game of the Southern League Championship Series

MADISON, AL – A Trash Pandas postseason-record crowd of 4,756 filled Toyota Field on Tuesday night—the largest crowd for a Southern League postseason game since 2024 and the third-largest since 2014. Biloxi's 7-0 victory forces a decisive Game 3 on Wednesday, giving Rocket City another opportunity to capture its first

MADISON, AL – Los Angeles Angels right-hander Luke Murphy has been named a 2026 Southern League Postseason All-Star for his standout season with the Rocket City Trash Pandas, where his dominant work out of the bullpen earned him his first Major League promotion. Murphy went 2-1 with a 0.71 ERA

BILOXI, MS — The Rocket City Trash Pandas are coming home with a championship within reach. Nick Rodriguez's ninth-inning RBI single completed a 5-4 comeback victory over the Biloxi Shuckers on Sunday night at Keesler Federal Park, giving Rocket City a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three Southern League Championship Series.

MADISON, AL – Two wins from their first Southern League championship, the Rocket City Trash Pandas will open the best-of-three Championship Series against the Biloxi Shuckers on Sunday, September 20, at Keesler Federal Park. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 pm CT, with right-hander Nate Snead set to start for

KNOXVILLE, TN — The Rocket City Trash Pandas (2-0) punched their ticket to the Southern League Championship Series for the first time in franchise history Thursday night, overpowering the Knoxville Smokies (0-2), 13-3, at Covenant Health Park to complete a two-game sweep of the North Division Series. Four years after

MADISON, AL — Eddie Micheletti Jr. broke a sixth-inning tie with a three-run home run, and four Rocket City relievers combined for four perfect innings as the Trash Pandas (1-0) defeated the Knoxville Smokies (0-1), 9-2, Tuesday night at Toyota Field in Game 1 of the best-of-three Southern League North

CHATTANOOGA, TN — The Rocket City Trash Pandas (72-65, 37-32) clinched the 2026 Southern League North Division Second Half Championship Sunday afternoon, defeating the Chattanooga Lookouts (59-79, 22-47) 12-9 at Erlanger Park to finish 1.5 games ahead of Knoxville. Rocket City completed the regular season with the second-best record in

CHATTANOOGA, TN — Lucas Knowles delivered six scoreless innings as the Rocket City Trash Pandas (36-32, 71-65) blanked the Chattanooga Lookouts (22-46, 59-78), 2-0, Saturday night at Erlanger Park, securing the series victory by taking four of the first five games. Rocket City, which clinched its first Southern League postseason

MADISON, AL – Playoff baseball is returning to Toyota Field! The Rocket City Trash Pandas clinched their second postseason berth in franchise history Friday night following the Birmingham Barons’ loss to the Knoxville Smokies at Regions Field. Rocket City will host Knoxville in Game 1 of the best-of-three Southern League

MADISON, AL – The Rocket City Trash Pandas are excited to unveil their 2027 schedule, marking the club’s seventh season at Toyota Field. For the second consecutive year, the Trash Pandas will open the season at home, welcoming the Atlanta Braves affiliate Columbus Clingstones for a three-game opening homestand from

MADISON, AL – Rocket City Trash Pandas Athletic Trainer Dylan Culwell has been named the 2026 Southern League Athletic Trainer of the Year, earning the honor for the second consecutive season. Presented by the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS), the award recognizes athletic trainers across Minor League Baseball. Culwell

MADISON, AL – Rocket City Trash Pandas right-hander Austin Gordon has been named the Southern League Pitcher of the Month for August, Minor League Baseball announced Thursday. Gordon becomes the fifth Trash Pandas pitcher to earn a league Pitcher of the Month honor, joining Chase Silseth (April 2022), Coleman Crow

ChThere was no dogpile on the mound. No players sprinted from the dugout after the final strike. No catcher leaped into the pitcher’s arms. No one grabbed the baseball and held it aloft as the rest of the team poured onto the field. When Camden Minacci struck out Caleb Bonemer

CHATTANOOGA, TN — Arjun Nimmala delivered the first multi-homer game of his professional career, including a go-ahead two-run blast in the ninth inning, as the Rocket City Trash Pandas (35-31, 70-64) rallied from a four-run deficit to defeat the Chattanooga Lookouts (21-45, 58-77), 7-5, Thursday night at Erlanger Park. The

MADISON, AL – The Rocket City Trash Pandas will welcome the community to Toyota Field for two special events this weekend, hosting a September 11 Memorial Stair Climb on Friday morning and the USA Patriots Amputee Softball Team’s matchup against AUSA Redstone-Huntsville on Saturday evening. On Friday, September 11, Toyota

MADISON, AL – With the Rocket City Trash Pandas in the heart of the Southern League playoff race, tickets for all potential 2026 home playoff games at Toyota Field, presented by Parsons, are on sale now. Should the Trash Pandas advance to the postseason, Rocket City will face first-half North

CHATTANOOGA, TN — The Rocket City Trash Pandas (34-31, 69-64) collected 21 hits and belted three home runs in an 18-9 victory over the Chattanooga Lookouts (21-44, 58-76) on Wednesday night at Erlanger Park, lowering their magic number to clinch a playoff berth to three. Coupled with Birmingham's 4-3 victory

CHATTANOOGA, TN — The Rocket City Trash Pandas (33-31, 68-64) matched a season high with four home runs, including a 431-foot shot from Arjun Nimmala, to defeat the Chattanooga Lookouts (21-43, 58-75), 11-6, Tuesday night at Erlanger Park. The victory lowered Rocket City’s magic number to clinch a playoff berth

MADISON, AL — The Rocket City Trash Pandas (32-31, 67-64) rallied from a three-run deficit to defeat the Montgomery Biscuits (33-30, 68-64), 6-4, Sunday night at Toyota Field, scoring five two-out runs over their final two innings, capped by Eddie Micheletti Jr.’s go-ahead two-run double in the eighth. The victory,

MADISON, AL — Jacob Cozart picked the perfect time for the first multi-home run game of his professional career. Cozart launched a two-run walk-off home run, over the scoreboard, in the bottom of the 11th inning, capping an improbable four-run rally as the Rocket City Trash Pandas (31-27, 66-60) stunned

MADISON, AL – Minor League Baseball announced today that Rocket City Trash Pandas right-hander Austin Gordon has been named the Southern League Pitcher of the Week following seven no-hit innings as part of the third no-hitter in franchise history Wednesday night against the Birmingham Barons at Regions Field. Gordon gives