Logo of a minor league baseball team that plays in the AA Texas League, the San Antonio Missions. They are affiliated with the San Diego Padres, and have been in existence since 1988. The city has actually had a AA team since 1888, and there have been a number of versions that used the “Missions” nickname. In those earlier incarnations, they were affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles, and their roster included Brooks Robinson, and also with the Chicago Cubs, with Billy Williams and Ron Santo playing for them. The current franchise won Texas League titles in 2002 and 2003 while affiliated with the Seattle Mariners.