Lexington Legends

The Lexington Legends baseball team has seen its share of ups and downs – including a head-scratching name change (anybody remember the Counter Clocks?) But now as the city gets ready to celebrate 25 seasons of professional baseball, WUKY’s Saving Stories has this look back at how it all began. Nunn Center for Oral History director Dr. Doug Boyd shares audio from a 2019 interview with Alan Stein, who along with other prominent members of the community, led an effort to bring minor league baseball to Lexington. In this portion of the conversation Stein recalls a literal 11th hour curveball his group had to handle before presenting its best case to an MLB franchise expansion committee. It’s a story you have to hear to believe.

For a second time, Alan Stein has brought the Legends to Lexington. The minor league baseball team opened play as a Houston Astros affiliate in 2001, following years of effort and planning led by Alan. He stepped away from the team in 2011. Now, after a year of being called the Lexington CounterClocks, the Legends are back in 2024. Alan is part of a new ownership group that has brought back the old nickname, and hopes to bring back the fan base with some new ideas as well as some familiar favorites. This conversation covers the recent developments that resulted in the “Legendary” comeback.

We now know the name of that second professional baseball team that will be playing in Lexington this spring and summer. At a press conference earlier Tuesday it was announced the ballpark, formerly Lexington Legends Field, will now be known as Wild Health Field, and the newest tenant will be the Kentucky Wild Health Genomes.

Reed Rohlman’s walk-off two run home run in the bottom of the 13th inning propelled the Lexington Legends to back-to-back South Atlantic League…

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Freshmen at Lexington’s STEAM Academy are taking part in a Shark Tank-style competition for the Lexington Legends Thursday and Friday. The event, dubbed…

The Lexington Legends announced this week donations for 2014 totaling more than $715,000. In its 14-year history, the minor league organization has…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The traditional sounds of baseball haven’t changed much over the years: the singing of the national anthem, the crack of the bat, food…