Hamilton Cardinals
The Hamilton Cardinals is an amateur Canadian baseball team, in the Intercounty Baseball League based in Hamilton, Ontario. Founded in 1958, the club is the second oldest sports team in the city of Hamilton. Players range in age from 19-35. Many are former major leaguers and minor professionals, as well as current and former NCAA or U Sports players. Home games are played at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium. In 2018 the Team came under the direction of a community ownership group led by Carmen's Group. The leadership team consists of PJ Mercanti, CEO Carmens Group, Joe  Mercanti, COO Carmens Group, Peter Mercanti, Founder Carmens & Mama Yolandas Lasagna; Dennis Concordia, Founder POWERGROUP Resources and acting President of the Hamilton Cardinals. We are committed to returning the team to a competitive challenger of the league championship. The team has gone through several name changes over the years, most recently returning to the Cardinals name, after eight seasons as the Thunderbirds. The team became the Hamilton Thunderbirds when Drew Brady purchased the franchise on January 1, 2005, and the club adopted a new look with revitalized facilities and new uniforms. But the club announced at a press conference on  February 1, 2012, that it would again be named the Hamilton Cardinals, because of the club's relationship with Hamilton Cardinals youth rep program. In late 2013 Gary Molinaro purchased the team and appointed his son JP Molinaro the new team president while also hiring Mike Fortuna as the new general manager. The Hamilton Cardinals played 1,490 games with a record of 525 wins and 965 losses before becoming the Thunderbirds, and won the Intercounty title in 1978.