Durham Bulls

The Durham Bulls are a minor league baseball team based in Durham. The team, which plays in the International League, is the AAA (Triple-A) affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays major-league club. The Bulls play in Durham Bulls Athletic Park, often called the "DBAP" or "D-Bap", located in downtown Durham.

The team became internationally famous in 1988 following the release of the movie Bull Durham, which starred Kevin Costner as a veteran catcher, Tim Robbins as a talented young pitcher, and Susan Sarandon as their love interest.

At the time of Bull Durham, both the real Bulls and their movie counterparts played in the high-A Carolina League, two steps below their current position in the Triple-A IL. The team moved up in 1998, when the Triple-A leagues expanded by two teams to accommodate affiliates for the major league expansion Devil Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks. Currently in their 10th Triple-A season, they have already won two Governors' Cups.

For more information:
Durham Bulls
409 Blackwell Street
Durham, NC 27701
Mail: PO Box 507
Durham, NC 27702
Phone: 919-687-6500
Tickets: 919-956-BULL