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Founded as members of the International League in 1989, the team was known as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons during their affiliation with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1989 to 2006. They became known as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees in 2007 after affiliating with the New York Yankees. They rebranded as the RailRiders in 2013.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has played at PNC Field, formerly Lackawanna County Stadium, since 1989. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are a Minor League Baseball team that plays in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. They were established in 1989 as members of the International League (IL).
PNC Field is a 10,000-seat minor league baseball stadium that is located in Moosic, Pennsylvania, in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area that was built in 1989 and rebuilt in 2013. The stadium is home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. The stadium also hosts high school sports games.
Oct. 6—The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders drew more fans in fewer dates than last year and saw attendance improve more than all but four teams in its league, figures show. The Triple-A minor ...
Feb. 18—After a 577-day hiatus, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are scheduled to play a game. The club will open its 2021 season at home against the Worcester Red Sox on April 6, the start ...
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders hitting coach Trevor Amicone was there working with the hitters, including Everson Pereira, then a 19-year-old outfield prospect for whom the Yankees had high ...
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders celebrating on the field after winning the 2016 Triple-A Championship. Since 2011, the game has been held in a different Triple-A city each year. The first city to host under this new format was Albuquerque, New Mexico, home of the PCL's Albuquerque Isotopes, who played at Isotopes Park. [7]
The New York Yankees farm system consists of six Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic as well. Three teams are owned by the major league club, while three others—the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Somerset Patriots, and Hudson Valley Renegades—are independently owned.