Profile
General Information
Owner
Chance Deem
Team Name
Portland Beavers
Team Name Inspiration
Many baseball teams have been known as the Portland Beavers; the most recent club, which began operating in 2001, recognized the history of all previous incarnations as its own, stating it was established in 1903, the same year the Pacific Coast League was established. The actual team name, the Beavers, originated in 1906 following a newspaper contest to rename the existing Portland team that was created in 1901 when the Portland Baseball Club was started by a group of Portland businessmen.
Along with the Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Oaks, Sacramento Solons, San Francisco Seals, and Seattle Rainiers, a Portland Beavers club were a charter member of the Pacific Coast League in 1903. Along with Sacramento, Portland was one of two charter cities that had a team in the PCL (as of the 2010 season), the other cities having been taken over by Major League Baseball franchises. Following the 2010 season the franchise was moved to Tucson, Arizona. In 2017, Portland will join their rivals in Sacramento in the United Baseball Federation.
Team Colors
The Portland Beavers colors are set to utilize the team’s colors from the 1930s which feature a crimson primary and black and white as secondary colors.
Mascot
Stadium
Stadium Location
Standing next to Portland’s Memorial Coliseum stands Nike Park. The Beavers’ brand new, state-of-the-art Major League Baseball Stadium. With a beautiful view of downtown Portland and the Willamette River, Nike Park is the jewel of the Pacific Northwest.
Market Analysis
Metropolitan Population, Metropolitan Population Rank
2,389,228 – 23rd largest in the United States
Media Market
24th largest in the United States
Median Household Income, Rank
$46,090 – 141st highest in the United States
Fortune 500 Companies
Precision Cast Parts, Nike, and Addidas
Other Major Sports Teams
Portland Timbers FC – Major League Soccer – Soccer
Portland Thorns – National Women’s Soccer League – Soccer
Portland Trail Blazers – National Basketball Association – Basketball
Portland Winterhawks – Western Hockey League – Hockey
United Baseball Federation 