page_title: Durham Bulls
section_title: Tampa Bay Rays affiliation
hierarchical_section_title: Durham Bulls / Alumni / Tampa Bay Rays affiliation
caption_attribution_description: José Guillén swinging at a pitch.
context_page_description: The Durham Bulls are an American professional minor league baseball team that currently plays in the International League. The Bulls play their home games at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, situated in the downtown area of Durham, North Carolina. Durham Bulls Athletic Park is often called the "DBAP" or "D-Bap". The Bulls are the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays.
  Originally established in 1902 as the Durham Tobacconists and disbanded and restarted numerous times over the years, the Bulls became internationally famous following the release of the 1988 movie Bull Durham starring Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon.
  Since 1991, the team has been owned by the Raleigh-based Capitol Broadcasting Company. The Durham Bulls are operated by the operating entity Durham Bulls Baseball Club, Inc. which is also owned by the Capitol Broadcasting Company.
context_section_description: Winston Abreu
  Chris Archer
  Rocco Baldelli
  Grant Balfour
  Joe Beimel
  Reid Brignac
  Mickey Callaway
  Jorge Cantú
  Russ Canzler
  Norm Charlton
  Robinson Chirinos
  Carl Crawford
  Alex Cobb
  Steve Cox
  Wade Davis
  Dane De La Rosa
  Elijah Dukes
  Brandon Gomes
  Jonny Gomes
  José Guillén
  Brandon Guyer
  Toby Hall
  Jason Hammel
  Dirk Hayhurst
  Jeremy Hellickson
  Michel Hernandez
  J. P. Howell
  Aubrey Huff
  Jason Isringhausen
  Edwin Jackson
  John Jaso
  Desmond Jennings
  Dan Johnson
  Elliot Johnson
  Matt Joyce
  Scott Kazmir
  Casey Kotchman
  José Lobatón
  Evan Longoria
  Mikie Mahtook
  Michael Marjama
  Hideki Matsui
  Jake McGee
  Mike Montgomery
  Matt Moore
  Jim Morris
  Taylor Motter
  Jeff Niemann
  Ray Olmedo
  Fernando Perez
  David Price
  Cesar Ramos
  Shawn Riggans
  Sean Rodriguez
  Justin Ruggiano
  Juan Salas
  James Shields
  Kelly Shoppach
  Andy Sonnanstine
  Mitch Talbot
  Dale Thayer
  Alexander Torres
  Stephen Vogt
  Ben Zobrist
  Delmon Young
  BJ Upton
  Dan Wheeler
  Randy Winn
  The most notable baseball player to have once played for the Bulls is Hall of Famer Joe Morgan. Morgan spent part of the 1963 season with the Bulls before earning a promotion to the Houston Colt 45s (Houston Astros). His number 18 was retired by the team on August 9, 2002, during a postgame ceremony which he attended. Danny Gans, a Las Vegas entertainer and former minor league baseball player, played Bulls' third baseman in Bull Durham. In 2012, Hideki Matsui, former New York Yankee & 2009 World Series MVP,  also played for the team.
caption: José Guillén
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