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Travelers history

The Travelers never took another nickname meaning they possess the second longest running nickname in Minor League baseball history only behind the Buffalo Bisions

After the end of the Southern Association in 1962 the Travelers were given the opportunity to move up becoming the Philadelphia Phillies Triple A affiliate for the International league and Pacific Coast League. However in 1966 the Travelers left both leagues instead moving down to the Texas League and becoming the St. Louis Cardinal's Double A affiliate until 2000. This would mark the most successful period for the Travelers as they would win championships in 1971, 1977, 1980, and 1989 while serving as the Cardinal's Double A affiliate. This period came to an end in 2001 when after serving 35 years as the Cardinal's Double A affiliate the Travelers agreed to a two year deal to become the Los Angeles Angels Double A affiliate; this would end the second longest active affiliation at the time. The Travelers would serve as the Angels Double A affiliate from 2001 to 2016 winning the Texas League Championship in 2001 and 2008. In 2016 Travelers signed a contract with the Seattle Mariners becoming their Double A affiliate; this move would mark just the second time in the last half century that the Travelers swapped Major League teams. The 2018 season marked the Arkansas Travelers 53rd season as a part of the Texas League making them the longest tenured active member of the Texas League.