▁affili ated ▁with ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁C ats ▁played ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁La G ra ve ▁Field . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁Wayne ▁Ter will iger ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁and ▁Stan ▁H ough ▁( 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 7 ), ▁the ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Central ▁Baseball ▁League ▁championship ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁American ▁Association ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁new ▁C ats ▁began ▁play ▁in ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁at ▁L on ▁Gold stein ▁Field , ▁which ▁was ▁their ▁temporary ▁home ▁until ▁the ▁new ▁ball park ▁was ▁constructed . ▁They ▁were ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁C ats , ▁who ▁played ▁mostly ▁in ▁the ▁Texas ▁League ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁Form er ▁C ats ' ▁owner ▁Carl ▁Bell ▁commission ed ▁a ▁new ▁Lag ra ve ▁Field ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁directly ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁stad ium ' s ▁location . ▁Home ▁plate ▁is ▁exactly ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁when ▁the ▁old ▁facility ▁opened . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁C ats ▁opened ▁up ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁their ▁brand ▁new ▁home . ▁The ▁team ' s ▁mas cot ▁was ▁D od ger , ▁whose ▁names ake ▁is ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to