Carolina Mudcats
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| Class | Single-A (2021–present) | ||||
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| League | Carolina League (2012–present) | ||||
| Division | North Division | ||||
Previous leagues | Southern League (1991–2011) | ||||
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| Team | Milwaukee Brewers (2017–present) | ||||
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| League titles (2) |
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| Division titles (4) |
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| First-half titles (5) |
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| Second-half titles (4) |
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| Name | Carolina Mudcats (1991–present) | ||||
| Colors | Red, black, white, gray | ||||
| Mascot | Muddy the Mudcat, Mini Muddy | ||||
| Ballpark | Five County Stadium (1991–present) | ||||
Previous parks | Fleming Stadium (1991) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Milwaukee Brewers | ||||
| General manager | Joe Ricciutti | ||||
| Manager | Nick Stanley | ||||
| Website | milb.com/carolina-mudcats | ||||
The Carolina Mudcats are a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League and the Single-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Zebulon, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh, and play their home games at Five County Stadium. "Mudcats" is a Southern synonym for catfish.
The team began play in 1991 after the Columbus Mudcats relocated from Columbus, Georgia. They were members of the Double-A Southern League through 2011. The Mudcats were replaced by a Class A-Advanced team of the Carolina League in 2012. This team carried on as an extension of the previous club. In conjunction with Major League Baseball's reorganization of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Mudcats were dropped to the Low-A classification and placed in the Low-A East, which became the Single-A Carolina League in 2022. Following the 2025 season, the team plans to relocate to nearby Wilson, North Carolina, as the Wilson Warbirds.
The Mudcats won the Southern League championship in 1995 as the Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates and in 2003 as the Double-A affiliate of the Florida Marlins.