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The Asheville Tourists are an affiliated minor league baseball team. Based in Asheville, North Carolina, they are a member of the South Atlantic League.

Nate Shaver Returns to Manage Tourists in 2026

January 28, 2026 - ASHEVILLE, NC - The Houston Astros have announced the Asheville Tourists' coaching staff for the 2026 season, and back at the helm for his sixth year as manager is Nate Shaver. Last year, Shaver advanced to fourth place on the all-time wins list as a Tourists skipper, notching 270 career victories. Winning 35 games this season would move Shaver into third place, putting him in good company alongside South Atlantic League Hall of Famers Joe Mikulik and Ray Hathaway. TJ Burgmann also returns as the team's hitting coach f... Full Story

Bush Earns All-Star Recognition

September 18, 2025 - ASHEVILLE, NC - All-Star voting for the South Atlantic League, one of three leagues in the High-A circuit, has concluded. Among the short list of premier ball players who shone during this year's campaign is Will Bush of the Asheville Tourists. Named an All-Star for the first time in his three-year professional career, Bush spent 73 games with Asheville in 2025. Listed as a catcher, Bush saw nearly as much action at first base, 31 games, as he did behind the plate, 36 games. He was also the designated hitter for seven con... Full Story

Snot Otters Nominated as Top MiLB Alternate Identity

September 17, 2025 - ASHEVILLE, NC - The Asheville Snot Otters have been nominated as the top Minor League Baseball Alternate Identity of the 2025 season. Online voting is currently underway, and fans can vote as many times as they would like at https://www.milb.com/fans/best-alternate-identity. Voting ends Sept. 23 at midnight ET, and the winner will be revealed at the third-annual MiLB Awards Show on MLB Network, Sept. 29, at 9 pm ET. The Asheville Tourists took the field as the Asheville Snot Otters on June 6 to a sold-out crowd. Wha... Full Story

Asheville Closes Season with Loss

September 7, 2025 - BOWLING GREEN, KY - In the final game of the 2025 season, the Asheville Tourists were beaten on Sunday afternoon by the Bowling Green Hot Rods 6-2 at Bowling Green Ballpark. The Tourists (52-76) finished the campaign dropping the final 12 of 16 games. After jumping out to a lead in the first inning, the offense sputtered and did not score the rest of the game. Yamal Encarnacion and Jason Schiavone each hit solo homers. On the hill, Dylan Howard (L, 1-1) surrendered the lead in the second inning. He also allowed anot... Full Story

• Nate Shaver Returns to Manage Tourists in 2026 - January 28, 2026
  
• Bush Earns All-Star Recognition - September 18, 2025
  
• Snot Otters Nominated as Top MiLB Alternate Identity - September 17, 2025
  
• Asheville Closes Season with Loss - September 7, 2025
  
• Tourists Snap Five-Game Losing Streak - September 6, 2025
  
• Offense-Blanked Tourists Lose Final Series Of The Year - September 5, 2025
  
• Tourists Blown out in Game 3 - September 4, 2025
  
• Late Bomb Forces Extras, Asheville Falls - September 3, 2025
  
• Tourists Earn Six More Hits, Score One Less Run in Barnburner - September 2, 2025
  
• Two Homers Not Enough in Final Home Game for Asheville - August 31, 2025
  
• Seven-Run Eight Gives Asheville Magic at McCormick - August 30, 2025
  
• Hub City Blanks Asheville - August 29, 2025
  
• Wild Ninth Inning Ends with Asheville Loss - August 28, 2025
  
• Bats Break out in Blowout Win - August 27, 2025
  
• Eighth Inning Crushes Asheville in Loss - August 26, 2025
  
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Asheville Tourists as the Snot Otters
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League: South Atlantic League
Home: Asheville, North Carolina
Class: High A
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Website: Asheville Tourists site
Schedule: Full Asheville Tourists Schedule Statistics: Full Asheville Tourists Statistics

Sun., Sep 7	L	Asheville 2 at Bowling Green 6	Final
Sat., Sep 6	W	Asheville 8 at Bowling Green 0	Final
Fri., Sep 5	L	Asheville 0 at Bowling Green 10	Final
Thu., Sep 4	L	Asheville 4 at Bowling Green 9	Final
Wed., Sep 3	L	Asheville 5 at Bowling Green 6	Final (10)
Tue., Sep 2	L	Asheville 1 at Bowling Green 2	Final
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OurSports Central provides coverage of the following independent and minor league teams near the Asheville Tourists:

• Greeneville Flyboys (ApL) - Greeneville, Tennessee
  
• Greenville Drive (SAL) - Greenville, South Carolina
  
• Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) - Greenville, South Carolina
  
• Greenville Triumph SC (USL1) - Greenville, South Carolina
  
• Hub City Spartanburgers (SAL) - Spartanburg, South Carolina
  

• Asheville's McCormick Field to host Big South Baseball championships - SAL Asheville Citizen-Times (September 18)
  
• Hot Rods beat Asheville 6-2 to close out regular season - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (September 8)
  
• Hot Rods take aim at another title - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (September 7)
  
• Hot Rods drop 8-0 decision to Tourists - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (September 7)
  
• Six-run inning, shutdown pitching lifts Hot Rods to 10-0 win - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (September 6)
  
• Colmenarez homers twice in Hot Rods' 9-4 win - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (September 5)
  
• Hot Rods claim 6-5 walk-off win against Tourists - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (September 4)
  
• Flewelling's 2-run triple lifts Hot Rods to 2-1 win - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (September 3)
  
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