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New Orleans Zephyrs

The New Orleans Zephyrs are a minor league baseball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. It plays in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League and is affiliated with the Washington Nationals (formerly the Montreal Expos). The Expos affiliation began in 2005; the other parent clubs during since the franchise arrived in New Orleans were the Astros and the Brewers. The Zephyrs play in Zephyr Field, located in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie.

The Zephrys arrived in New Orleans in 1993, having been forced out of their previous home, Denver, by the expansion Colorado Rockies of the National League. This was the second time the team had been pushed out by a major league team. When the Philadelphia A's moved to Kansas City in 1955, the Yankees' AAA club, the Kansas City Blues, became the Denver Bears. The Bears later changed their nickname to the Zephyrs.

It is unclear how Hurricane Katrina will affect the club, as they completed their 2005 season just before Katrina hit and they don't begin play until April 2006. However, there is reason for optimism, as the team's facilities in the western suburbs of New Orleans were mostly unscathed.

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