The New Orleans Crawdads are a Reddit League Baseball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Crawdads currently compete in the Western Conference (WC) as a member of the Heartland division. The franchise was founded in 2014 as the Fairbanks Yetis and soon after moved to the city of Indianapolis where they became the Indianapolis Yetis. They played in Indianapolis for 12 years until they re-located to New Orleans in 2029
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Franchise history[]
Notable Current and Former Players[]
Hall of Famers[]
Yetis/Jazz/Crawdads RLB Hall of Famers
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Players and managers listed in bold are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Yetis, Jazz or Crawdads cap insignia.
Retired Numbers[]
9 - Gilberto Salazar
Historical Logos and Uniforms []
Fairbanks Yetis Primary Logo 2014-2015 / Indianapolis Yetis Secondary Logo 2016–2028
Indianapolis Yetis Primary Logo 2016–2028
New Orleans Jazz Primary Logo 2029–2045
New Orleans Crawdads Primary Logo 2046–Present
New Orleans Crawdads Secondary Logo 2046–Present
Fairbanks/Indianapolis Yetis Home/Away Uniform 2014-2028
New Orleans Jazz Home/Away Uniform 2029–2045
New Orleans Crawdads Home Uniform 2046–Present
New Orleans Crawdads Away Uniform 2046–Present
Minor league affiliations[]
| Level | Team | Location |
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| Triple-A | Las Vegas Green Jackets | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Double-A | Baton Rouge Bayous | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Class A-Advanced | Center Olympics | Center, Colorado |
| Class A | Prosser Polecats | Prosser, Washington |
| World Winter League | Sydney Striped Sox | Sydney, Australia |
| Rookie | Newport News City Hawks | Newport News, Virginia |
GM History[]
| Name | Years |
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| NRS Smith | 2014-2015 |
| Rotten Tacos | 2015-2017, 2019-2020 |
| electric keeper | 2018 |
| bmd | 2020-2027 |
| Old Emps | 2028-2042 |
| John Jebediah | 2042-Present |