Rochester Red Wings

Rochester Red Wings
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassTriple-A (1946–present)
Previous classes
LeagueInternational League (1912–present)
DivisionEast Division
Previous leagues
Eastern League (1899–1911)
Major league affiliations
TeamWashington Nationals (2021–present)
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles (19)
  • 1899
  • 1901
  • 1909
  • 1910
  • 1911
  • 1928
  • 1929
  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1939
  • 1952
  • 1955
  • 1956
  • 1964
  • 1971
  • 1974
  • 1988
  • 1990
  • 1997
Division titles (5)
  • 1988
  • 1990
  • 1993
  • 1995
  • 1997
Wild card berths (2)
  • 2006
  • 2013
Team data
NameRochester Red Wings (1929–present)
Previous names
  • Rochester Tribe (1922–1928)
  • Rochester Colts (1921)
  • Rochester Hustlers (1908–1920)
  • Rochester Bronchos (1899–1907)
ColorsRed, black, yellow, white[1]
       
MascotsSpikes and Mittsy
BallparkInnovative Field (1997–present)
Previous parks
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Rochester Community Baseball, Inc.
General managerDan Mason
ManagerMatthew LeCroy[2]
Websitemilb.com/rochester

The Rochester Red Wings are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. They are located in Rochester, New York, and play their home games at Innovative Field, located in downtown Rochester. Founded in 1899, they are the oldest continuously operating sports franchise in North America below the major league level.

Since the widespread adoption of the minor league farm system in the 1920s, the Red Wings have been affiliated with four Major League Baseball clubs, an unusually stable series of relationships.[3] They were the top farm team of the St. Louis Cardinals for 32 years (1929–1960), Baltimore Orioles for 42 years (1961–2002), and Minnesota Twins for 18 years (2003–2020). They then became the Triple-A affiliate of the Nationals in 2021.

The franchise played from 1929 through 1996 at Silver Stadium (called Red Wing Stadium from 1929 to 1968) and moved to Frontier Field in 1997.

The Red Wings, along with the Pawtucket Red Sox, hold the record for the longest professional baseball game, lasting a total of 33 innings and 8 hours, 25 minutes over the course of three different days. The game was held at Pawtucket's McCoy Stadium, beginning on April 18, 1981. It was suspended just after 4 a.m. the next morning, and Rochester lost, 3–2, when the game resumed on June 23, 1981.

  1. ^ "Wings unveil brand new logos". MLB Advanced Media, LP. November 1, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  2. ^ Mears, Steve (December 15, 2020). "Washington Nationals hold ZOOM calls today for the media!". TalkNats. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Would Wings consider affiliation change? Twins' GM hopes not – Pickin' Splinters".