Durham Bulls

The Durham Bulls are a minor league baseball team based in Durham, North Carolina. The team, which plays in the International League, is the AAA (Triple-A) affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays major-league club. The Bulls play in Durham Bulls Athletic Park, located in downtown Durham. Their mascot is Wool E. Bull. The team became more widely known in 1988 following the movie Bull Durham, which starred Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon; as a result, the Durham Bulls are arguably now the most famous minor-league club in history.

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Minor league baseball - Durham, North Carolina - International League - Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Durham Bulls Athletic Park - 1988 - Bull Durham - Kevin Costner - Susan Sarandon

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At the time of Bull Durham, the real Bulls played in the high-A Carolina League, a much lower league than they do today. The team jumped to Triple-A in 1998, when the Triple-A leagues expanded by two teams to accommodate the creation of the Devil Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Carolina League - 1998 - Devil Rays - Arizona Diamondbacks

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