Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | |||||
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Minor league affiliations | |||||
Class | Triple-A (1989–present) | ||||
League | International League (1989–present) | ||||
Division | East Division | ||||
Major league affiliations | |||||
Team | New York Yankees (2007–present) | ||||
Previous teams | Philadelphia Phillies (1989–2006) | ||||
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Class titles (1) |
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League titles (2) |
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Division titles (13) |
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Wild card berths (3) |
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Team data | |||||
Name | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (2013–present) | ||||
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Colors | Navy blue, cranberry, gold, white | ||||
Mascot | CHAMP[1] | ||||
Ballpark | PNC Field (2013–present) | ||||
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Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Diamond Baseball Holdings | ||||
General manager | Katie Beekman[1] | ||||
Manager | Shelley Duncan |
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, often abbreviated to SWB RailRiders, are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They are located in Moosic, Pennsylvania, in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, and are named in reference to Northeastern Pennsylvania being home to the first trolley system in the United States. The RailRiders have played their home games at PNC Field since its opening in 1989.
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. The RailRiders became members of the Triple-A East in 2021, but this league was renamed the International League in 2022.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has won two International League championships (2008 and 2016) and one Triple-A National Championship (2016).