▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁team ▁signed ▁a ▁five - year ▁le ase , ▁which ▁guarante es ▁the ▁team ' s ▁ten - year ▁anni versary ▁in ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁A ctor ▁Ty ler ▁Ho ech lin , ▁who ▁star red ▁alongside ▁Tom ▁H anks ▁in ▁the ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁film ▁Road ▁to ▁P erd ition , ▁previously ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁Bom bers . ▁ ▁Form er ▁sports ▁teams ▁The ▁Michigan ▁Battle ▁C ats / B attle ▁Creek ▁Yan ke es / S outh west ▁Michigan ▁Dev il ▁R ays ▁were ▁a ▁Class ▁A ▁minor ▁league ▁baseball ▁team ▁that ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Mid west ▁League ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁team ' s ▁home ▁was ▁C . O . ▁Brown ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁The ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁Cr unch ▁were ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁Ind oor ▁Football ▁League ▁( G LI FL ), ▁that ▁began ▁play ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁They ▁played ▁one ▁season ▁in ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁before ▁ce asing ▁operations ▁due ▁to ▁financial ▁trouble . ▁The ▁team ' s ▁home ▁was ▁Kel log g ▁Arena . ▁ ▁The ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁B elles , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁All - American ▁Girls ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁League , ▁played ▁two ▁seasons , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁before ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁Mus k eg on . ▁ ▁The ▁Battle ▁Creek