Editing Denver Zephyrs (section)

===Denver Zephyrs (1984–1992)===
[[File:Denver Mile High Stadium postcard (c. 1970s-1980s).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|The Zephyrs played at [[Mile High Stadium]], shown here configured for an [[National Football League|NFL]] game.]]
In 1984, the team name was changed to the Denver Zephyrs,<ref name=BR-Denver/> after the famous [[Denver Zephyr|passenger train]]. [[Barry Larkin]] (1986) was league MVP while with the Zephyrs, as were [[Greg Vaughn]] (1989), [[Jim Olander]] (1991), and [[Jim Tatum (baseball)|Jim Tatum]] (1992).<ref name=AAMVP/> [[ESPN]] broadcaster [[Orestes Destrade]] also played for the Zephyrs. On June 3, 1987, Zephyrs player [[Joey Meyer (baseball)|Joey Meyer]] hit the longest verified home run in American professional baseball history at 582 feet.<ref name="mlbcom-2021">{{cite news |last1=Monagan |first1=Matt |title=Longest HR ever is not one you think |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/the-longest-home-run-ever |access-date=3 March 2021 |work=MLB.com |date=March 2, 2021}}</ref>

The Zephyrs' only championship under the new nickname was the 1991 American Association title.<ref name=AAChamps/> They went on to win the 1991 [[Triple-A Classic]] against the [[International League]]'s [[Columbus Clippers]], 4–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.triple-abaseball.com/PostSeasonOthers.jsp|title=Triple-A Baseball Interleague Post-Season Play Results|website=Triple-A Baseball|access-date=May 20, 2016|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415031051/https://www.triple-abaseball.com/PostSeasonOthers.jsp|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

[[Major League Baseball]] came to Denver with the arrival of the [[Colorado Rockies]] [[expansion team]] of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] in 1993. After 39 seasons of play, the Zephyrs relocated to [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], after the 1992 season where they continued as the [[New Orleans Zephyrs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=New%20Orleans&state=LA&country=US|title=New Orleans, Louisiana Encyclopoedia|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref>