Our next stop on the 2022 Ballpark Digest Awards season tour: The 2022 Ballpark Digest Broadcaster of the Year is Adam Marco, Voice of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Triple-A; International League). (more…)
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Personnel news: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Wisconsin Rapids, Clinton
We have personnel news today from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRIders (Triple-A East), Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (Northwoods League) and the Clinton LumberKings (Prospect League). (more…)
Yankees, RailRiders Extend PDC
It’s a technicality, really, so we present it here for the record: The New York Yankees and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Class AAA; International League) extended their player development contract through 2020. (more…)
Battle Over SWB RailRiders Close to Settlement
A seven-year battle of how to divvy up the proceeds of the sale of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Class AAA; International League) is close to settling, with Luzerne County to potentially receive $4 million. (more…)
Coming Up: The SWB Pierogies
This may have made more sense coming out of Winnipeg, but in a year filled with food-related team takeovers, we have a cool one at PNC Field, where the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Pierogies will take the field on Aug. 26. (more…)
Promotions Watch: What-If Nights
The often overlooked aspect of name the team contests is that the monikers that do not win still offer plenty of promotional opportunities. In recent years, more teams across Minor League Baseball are breaking out the losing finalists as part of What-If Night. These revisionist theme nights are the topic of this week’s Promotions Watch. […]
SWB RailRiders ownership unveiled
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Class AAA; International League) unveiled a list of the 21 members of the new ownership with ties to Northeast Pennsylvania. (more…)
Broadcaster news from SWB, West Michigan and Missoula
We have broadcasting news from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Class AAA; International League), West Michigan Whitecaps (Low Class A; Midwest League) and Missoula Osprey (rookie; Pioneer League). (more…)
Personnel moves in Vermont, SWB
We have personnel news from the front offices of the Vermont Lake Monsters (short season A; NY-Penn League) and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Class AAA; International League). (more…)