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===Seattle Mariners (2007–2016)=== The Diamond Jaxx entered into an affiliation with the [[Seattle Mariners]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bevitz|first=Ryan|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52764261/mariners-and-jaxx-agree-on-affiliation/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Mariners and Jaxx Agree On Affiliation|work=The Jackson Sun|location=Jackson|date=September 29, 2006|page=1A}}</ref> The finished that season with a 60–79 record.<ref name=SC2007>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-SOUL/y-2007|title=2007 Southern League Standings|website=Stats Crew|access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref> In October 2007, team owners Lozinak Baseball Properties entered into an agreement to sell the Diamond Jaxx to a group of [[Middle Tennessee]]-based investors headed by Reese Smith III and David Freeman.<ref name=JS10-2-07>{{cite news|last=Hunter|first=Ned B.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52764700/deal-in-works-to-buy-jaxx/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Deal in Works to Buy Jaxx|work=The Jackson Sun|location=Jackson|date=October 2, 2007|page=1A}}</ref><ref name=TN12-3-07>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52765355/marlins-to-deal-willis-cabrera-to/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Marlins to Deal Willis, Cabrera to Tigers|work=The Tennessean|location=Nashville|date=December 3, 2007|page=C3}}</ref> The new owners planned to keep the team in Jackson and sought to improve attendance.<ref name=JS10-2-07b>{{cite news|last=Hunter|first=Ned B.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52764874/jaxx-ctd/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Jaxx|work=The Jackson Sun|location=Jackson|date=October 2, 2007|page=2A}}</ref> The sale was approved at the [[Winter Meetings]] that December.<ref name=TN12-3-07/> [[File:Daren Brown 8-4-2013.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|alt=A man in a blue baseball jersey with "Seattle" on the chest in white standing with his hands on his hips|[[Daren Brown]] led the Generals to win the 2016 [[List of Southern League champions|Southern League championship]].]] Jackson won the First Half Northern Division title in 2008, but lost the division series to Carolina, 3–0.{{sfn|Southern League Media Guide|2019|p=138}} The 2010 team, lost the Northern Division title to the [[Tennessee Smokies]], winners of both halves, 3–1.{{sfn|Southern League Media Guide|2019|p=139}} During the 2010 playoffs, the team announced plans to rebrand for the 2011 season by becoming the Jackson Generals.<ref name=JS9-7-10>{{cite news|last=Shields|first=Brandon|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52765735/jaxx-changing-name-to-jackson-generals/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Jaxx Changing Name to Jackson Generals|work=The Jackson Sun|location=Jackson|date=September 7, 2010|page=1A}}</ref> The moniker was previously used by the original [[Jackson Generals (KITTY League)|Jackson Generals]], who represented the city in the [[Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League]] from 1935 to 1942 and 1950 to 1954.<ref name=BRcity/> The Generals hosted their second Southern League All-Star Game on June 21, 2011. The North Division All-Stars defeated the South Division, 6–3, before a crowd of 5,516 at Pringles Park.<ref name=2011box>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/gameday/sou-south-all-stars-vs-sou-north-all-stars/2011/06/21/301903#game_state=final,game_tab=,game=301903|title=SOU South All-Stars vs. SOU North All-Stars Wrapup - 06/21/11|website=Minor League Baseball|date=June 19, 2013|access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref> After missing the playoffs in 2011, the 2012 Generals won the First Half Northern Division title and posted a league-leading 79–61 record.{{sfn|Southern League Media Guide|2019|p=139}} They then defeated the [[Chattanooga Lookouts]], 3–1, to advance to their first league championship series since 2005.{{sfn|Southern League Media Guide|2019|p=139}} They lost the finals to the [[Mobile BayBears]], 3–1.{{sfn|Southern League Media Guide|2019|p=139}} [[Brandon Maurer]] was selected as the season's Most Outstanding Pitcher.<ref name=SLawards/> Losing campaigns from 2013 to 2015, including a franchise-low 53–84 (.387) record in 2015, kept the Generals from the playoffs for three consecutive years, the longest postseason drought in franchise history.<ref name=BR2015>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=99adef41|title=2015 Southern League|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref> The 2016 Generals, managed by [[Daren Brown]], led the league with a franchise-best 84–55 (.604) mark, winning the first half title.<ref name=BR2016>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=2ec04914|title=2016 Southern League|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref> They won the Northern Division title against the [[Montgomery Biscuits]], 3–1, before winning their second Southern League crown over the [[Mississippi Braves]], 3–0.{{sfn|Southern League Media Guide|2019|p=140}} Jackson swept the Southern League awards with [[outfielder]] [[Tyler O'Neill]] winning the MVP Award, [[Ryan Yarbrough]] as the Most Outstanding Pitcher, and Brown winning the Manager of the Year Award.<ref name=SLawards/> The Generals ended their affiliation with the Seattle Mariners after the playoffs, intending to partner with a new major league team.<ref name=JS9-20-16>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=David|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52766886/generals-have-new-affiliate/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Generals Have New Affiliate|work=The Jackson Sun|location=Jackson|date=September 20, 2016|page=B3}}</ref> Over 10 years as a Mariners affiliate, the Diamond Jaxx/Generals accumulated a record of 674–712. Over all 19 years in Jackson, the team had an all-time record of 1,329–1,310.
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