Greer's distinctive guitar-shaped scoreboard was installed behind the left-center field wall prior to the 1993 season.[20] Another addition in 1993 was that of a second team to play at Greer. From 1993 to 1994, the ballpark simultaneously served as the home field for the Sounds and the Nashville Xpress, the Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins which played in the Southern League. This came about when Charlotte, North Carolina acquired a Triple-A expansion franchise in 1993, leaving the city's Double-A team, the Charlotte Knights, without a home. Sounds President Larry Schmittou offered Greer Stadium as a temporary home for the team. In order to accommodate another club at Greer, the Xpress scheduled its home games during the Sounds' road trips.[2] This marked the first time since the New York Mets and Yankees shared Shea Stadium in 1976 that two teams shared a facility.[21] Baseball America ranked the dual Nashville teams as number one on its list of the "top ten happenings in minor league baseball."[22] In 1995, the Xpress relocated to Wilmington, North Carolina and became the Port City Roosters.[22]
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