{{Infobox Minor League Baseball | name = Toledo Mud Hens | allyears = 1896–1914, 1916–1952, 1965–present | city = Toledo, Ohio | misc = | logo = Toledo Mud Hens logo.svg | uniformlogo = ToledoMudHensCap.png | class level = Triple-A (1965–present) | past class level = | current league = International League (2022–present) | conference = | division = West Division | past league = | majorleague = Detroit Tigers (1987–present) | pastmajorleague = Since 1965: | classnum = 0 | classchamps = | leaguenum = 4 | leaguechamps = Since 1965:| divnum = 7 | divisionchamps = Since 1965:| nickname = Toledo Mud Hens | pastnames = | colors = Navy, red, white, gold | mascots = Muddy and Muddonna | ballpark = Fifth Third Field (2002–present) | pastparks = Ned Skeldon Stadium (1965–2001) | owner = Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Club (a non-profit corporation) | manager = Anthony Iapoce | gm = Erik Ibsen }} The Toledo Mud Hens' are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. They are located in Toledo, Ohio, and play their home games at Fifth Third Field. A Mud Hens team has played in Toledo for most seasons since 1896, including a 50-year history as a member of the now defunct American Association. The current franchise was established in 1965. They joined Triple-A East in 2021, but this was renamed the International League in 2022. Background Professional baseball had been played off and on in Toledo since 1883, and the Mud Hens era began in 1896 with the "Swamp Angels", who played in the Interstate League. They played in Bay View Park, which was outside the Toledo city limits and therefore not covered by the city's blue laws. The park was located near marshland inhabited by American coots, also known as "mud hens." For this reason, the local press soon dubbed the team the "Mud Hens"—a nickname that has stuck to Toledo baseball teams for all but a few years since. After only one season, the team moved to Armory Park. History 1896–1914 A Mud Hens team played in the Interstate League from 1896 through 1900, then the Western Association in 1901, the American Association from 1902 through 1913, and the Southern Michigan League in 1914. The team used the Swamp Angels nickname during 1901. No team was fielded in 1915. 1916–1952 The