Greenville Drive

Greenville Drive
Greenville Drive
Founded in 1977 ; Greenville, South Carolina ;
Minor league affiliations
Class	High-A (2021–present)
Previous classes	Class A (1977–2020)
League	South Atlantic League (2022–present)
Division	South Division
Previous leagues	High-A East (2021); South Atlantic League (1994–2020);
Major league affiliations
Team	Boston Red Sox (2005–present)
Previous teams	New York Mets (1981–2004); Pittsburgh Pirates (1979-1980); Cincinnati Reds (1977-1978);
Minor league titles
League titles (5)	1986; 1991; 1998; 2017; 2023;
Division titles (2)	2017; 2023;
First-half titles (1)	2023;
Team data
Name	Greenville Drive (2006–present)
Previous names	Greenville Bombers (2005); Capital City Bombers (1993–2004); Columbia Mets (1983–1992); Shelby Mets (1981-1982); Shelby Pirates(1979-1980); Shelby Reds (1977–1978);
Mascot	Reedy Rip'it
Ballpark	Fluor Field at the West End (2006–present)
Previous parks	Greenville Municipal Stadium (2005); Capital City Stadium (1983–2004); Veterans Field (1977-1982);
Owner(s)/; Operator(s)	Craig Brown
General manager	Eric Jarinko
Manager	Iggy Suarez

The Greenville Drive are a Minor League Baseball team based in Greenville, South Carolina. They are the High-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and are a member of the South Atlantic League. They play their home games at Fluor Field at the West End, and their mascot is a frog named Reedy Rip'it.

An affiliate of the New York Mets from 1983 to 2004, the team played in Columbia, South Carolina as the Columbia Mets (1983-92) and then as the Capital City Bombers (1993-04). In the team's first season as a Red Sox affiliate, 2005, they were known as the Greenville Bombers.

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