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Arkansas Travelers

Dickey-Stephens Park, North Little Rock

Class AA Texas League

Attendance avg.: 5,034

Attendance rank: 3rd out of 8

Organist: Trey Trimble, 29

Pay: "The gas to get there and back."

Background: Influenced by his grandfather's bluegrass band, Trimble began to play the banjo at 7. He learned to play the piano by listening to his mother play Fur Elise, then emulating it by ear on his own. He cannot read sheet music and developed his talent by recreating video game theme music and TV show tunes on the piano by ear. When he was 20, his grandmother urged him to audition for the Travs organist job when she saw the job's ad in a newspaper. This will be Trimble's ninth year. He still plays in a band and at his church in Cabot.

Rochester Red Wings

Frontier Field, Rochester, N.Y.

Class AAA International League

Attendance avg.: 5,360

Attendance rank: 9th out of 14

Organist: Fred Costello, 73

Pay: $77 per game

Background: Costello started playing the accordion when he was 7, and by 18 he played in Rochester night clubs with traveling jazz and blues bands. He joked he switched to piano to have a place to set a drink. After 12 years, 41 states, and the birth of his first child, he called then-Rochester general manager Don Labbruzzo and offered to be the team's organist for $50 a game. "We can be like the Yankees!" Labbruzzo replied. At 41 years, Costello is the most tenured ballpark organist in the country. He declined opportunities to play for the Yankees, Mets and Marlins and still plays in night clubs in Rochester. On July 4, he will play in his 3,000th consecutive game.

Sacramento River Cats

Raley Field, West Sacramento, Calif.

Class AAA Pacific Coast League

Attendance avg.: 7,587

Attendance rank: 4th out of 16

Organist: Gus Pearson, 82

Pay: $150-250 per game

Background: Growing up in Duluth, Minn., Pearson learned to play the accordion and moved to California to pursue a career as a musician. His day job, demonstrating Wurlitzer organs to customers, led him to be the company's national salesman, and by the 1950's, Pearson was selling organs to baseball ballparks. He played the organ for the San Francisco Giants from 1959 to 1963, until his frequent traveling forced him to quit. He's played on every continent except Antarctica, even at the White House in 1976 to celebrate the U.S. Bicentennial. He has played with the River Cats since 2005.

Eugene Emeralds

PK Park, Eugene, Ore.

Class A Short Season Northwest League

Attendance avg.: 3,200

Attendance rank: 4th out of 8*

Organist: Liz Wigham, 51

Pay: $50 per game

Background: Classically trained, Wigham aspired to be a concert pianist until a skiing accident when she was 16 forced her to have reconstructive surgery on her left hand. She married, had kids, then began playing for local schools that didn't have someone to play piano for their musical productions. That helped regain strength in her left hand. Two years ago, Wigham and her family were at an Emeralds game when she heard the organist. Thinking it would be fun, she auditioned for the job. This will be her second season.

Louisville Bats

Louisville Slugger Field, Louisville, Ky.

Class AAA International League

Attendance avg.: 6,324

Attendance rank: 7th out of 14

Organist: Bob Ramsey

Pay: $50-60 a game

Background: Ramsey has been playing at Bats home games since 1987, and the team permits him to miss a few while he performs with his traveling band.

Albuquerque Isotopes

Isotopes Park, Albuquerque, N.M. Class AAA Pacific Coast League Attendance avg.: 7,393

Attendance rank: 5th out of 16 Organist: Todd Lowry Pay: N/A

*The Eugene Emeralds started their 2017 season on June 15.