Buffalo Bisons

Buffalo Bisons
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassTriple-A (1985–present)
Previous classesDouble-A (1979–1984)
LeagueInternational League (1998–present)
DivisionEast Division
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
TeamToronto Blue Jays (2013–present)
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles (3)
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 2004
Division titles (10)
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2021
Wild card berths (1)
  • 2002
Team data
NameBuffalo Bisons (1979–present)
ColorsScarlet red, reflex blue, white[1]
     
MascotBuster T. Bison
Ballpark
Previous parks
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Robert E. Rich Jr.
PresidentMike Buczkowski
General managerAnthony Sprague[2]
ManagerCasey Candaele
MediaRadio: WWKB
Streaming: MiLB.TV and Bally Live
TV: WNYO (select games)
Websitemilb.com/buffalo

The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen Field, the highest-capacity Triple-A ballpark in the United States.

The current Bisons organization was founded in 1979 and assumed the history of previous franchises that also used the Buffalo Bisons name, most notably the 1886–1970 Buffalo Bisons minor league franchise, and the 1879–1885 Buffalo Bisons major league franchise. The team established the Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985 to honor former players, managers and contributors to baseball in Buffalo.

The team holds the all-time record for single-season attendance in Minor League Baseball, selling 1,240,951 tickets in 1991 while being considered for 1993 Major League Baseball expansion. Forbes valued the Buffalo Bisons at $34 million in 2016, making it the 15th-most valuable Minor League Baseball franchise.[3]

  1. ^ "Buffalo Bisons unveil new team logo". MiLB.com. MLB Advanced Media, LP. November 20, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Personnel News: High Point, Buffalo". Ballpark Digest. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Klebnikov, Sergei (July 8, 2016). "Minor League Baseball's Most Valuable Teams – 15. Buffalo Bisons". Forbes. Retrieved September 23, 2016.