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Binghamton Rumble Ponies
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Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassDouble-A (1987–present)
LeagueEastern League (2022–present)
DivisionNortheast Division
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
TeamNew York Mets (1991–present)
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles (3)
  • 1992
  • 1994
  • 2014
Division titles (3)
  • 1994
  • 2000
  • 2014
Team data
NameBinghamton Rumble Ponies (2017–present)
Previous names
Binghamton Mets (1992–2016) Williamsport Bills (1987–1991)
ColorsNavy blue, red, silver, white
       
Ballpark
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
David Sobotka
General managerJohn "JB" Bayne
ManagerReid Brignac

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies are an American Minor League Baseball team based in Binghamton, New York. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets major-league club. The Rumble Ponies play in Mirabito Stadium, located in Binghamton.

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United States

United States

The United States of America, commonly known as the United States or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City.

Minor League Baseball

Minor League Baseball

Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is professional baseball below Major League Baseball (MLB), including teams affiliated with MLB clubs and independent baseball leagues consisting of unaffiliated teams.

Binghamton, New York

Binghamton, New York

Binghamton is a city in the U.S. state of New York, and serves as the county seat of Broome County. Surrounded by rolling hills, it lies in the state's Southern Tier region near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers. Binghamton is the principal city and cultural center of the Binghamton metropolitan area, home to a quarter million people. The city's population, according to the 2020 census, is 47,969.

Eastern League (1938–present)

Eastern League (1938–present)

The Eastern League (EL) is a Minor League Baseball (MiLB) sports league that has operated under that name since 1938, with the exception of the 2021 season, during which the league operated under the moniker Double-A Northeast. The league has played at the Double-A level since 1963, and consists primarily of teams located in the Northeastern United States.

Double-A (baseball)

Double-A (baseball)

Double-A is the second-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States since 1946, below only Triple-A. There are currently 30 teams classified at the Double-A level, one for each team in Major League Baseball, organized into three leagues: the Eastern League, the Southern League, and the Texas League.

New York Mets

New York Mets

The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other being the American League's (AL) New York Yankees. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed NL teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. The team's colors evoke the blue of the Dodgers and the orange of the Giants.

Mirabito Stadium

Mirabito Stadium

Mirabito Stadium is a stadium located in the northern section of downtown Binghamton, New York. It is home to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Eastern League. Construction began in July 1991 after it was announced that the Williamsport Bills would be moving from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The ballpark opened the following season, in April 1992, and has a seating capacity of 6,012 fans.

History

In 1976, the franchise played as the Williamsport Bills in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It played in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1977 and 1978, then Buffalo, New York, from 1979 through 1984.

It returned to Williamsport in 1987. The team was an affiliate of the Cleveland Indians in 1987 and 1988, and of the Seattle Mariners during the 1989 and 1990 seasons. (The Bills franchise was actually two separate franchises. After the 1988 season, the original owners moved the Bills to Hagerstown, Maryland, while the Eastern League franchise based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, moved back to Williamsport before the 1989 season.)

It was purchased by the New York Mets in 1991, and moved to Binghamton in 1992 as the Binghamton Mets.

Mirabito Stadium
Mirabito Stadium

In 2016, the franchise announced a plan to stay in Binghamton for the foreseeable future, and to change the team's name.[1] The team held a name-the-team contest on its website from May 17 to June 1; the finalists were the Bullheads (for the bullhead catfish abundant in the nearby Susquehanna River), Gobblers (for the rich hunting culture of the area, as well as the turkeys in Binghamton), Rocking Horses (for the Triple Cities' nickname as the "Carousel Capital of The World"), Rumble Ponies (also a carousel tribute), Stud Muffins (for the collections of carousel horses in Binghamton), and Timber Jockeys (for everyone who rides the carousels).[2][3] On November 3, 2016, the team announced that it would be rebranding as the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, and released a new logo.

In 2019, Major League Baseball released a proposal to sever ties with 42 minor-league teams, including the Rumble Ponies and fellow Double-A teams such as the Erie SeaWolves and Chattanooga Lookouts, in 2021.[4][5] On November 10, 2020, the Mets announced they would continue their affiliation with Binghamton, saving the Rumble Ponies from elimination.[6] The team was organized into the Double-A Northeast.[7] In 2022, the Double-A Northeast became known as the Eastern League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.[8]

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Williamsport Bills

Williamsport Bills

The Williamsport Bills were a Class AA Eastern League baseball affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, and New York Mets from 1987 to 1991 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in the United States. They played their games in Bowman Field, which is currently home to the Williamsport Crosscutters, a charter member of the MLB Draft League.

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Williamsport is a city in, and the county seat of, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2020, it had a population of 27,754. It is the principal city of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of about 114,000. Williamsport is the larger principal city of the Williamsport-Lock Haven Combined Statistical Area, which includes Lycoming and Clinton counties.

Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. It is the largest city and county seat of Hudson County As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 292,449, an increase of 44,852 (+18.1%) from the 2010 census count of 247,597, in turn an increase of 7,542 (+3.1%) from the 240,055 enumerated at the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 283,927 in 2021, ranking the city the 75th-most-populous in the country.

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Erie County. It lies in Western New York, at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, on the United States border with Canada. With a population of 278,349 according to the 2020 census, Buffalo is the 78th-largest city in the United States. Buffalo and the city of Niagara Falls together make up the two-county Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which had an estimated population of 1.1 million in 2020, making it the 49th largest MSA in the United States.

Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team in 1977 playing their home games in the Kingdome. Since July 1999, the Mariners' home ballpark has been T-Mobile Park, located in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle.

Hagerstown, Maryland

Hagerstown, Maryland

Hagerstown is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2020 census was 43,527, and the population of the Hagerstown metropolitan area was 293,844. Hagerstown ranks as Maryland's sixth-largest incorporated city and is the largest city in the Panhandle.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Pittsfield’s population was 43,927 at the 2020 census. Although its population has declined in recent decades, Pittsfield remains the third-largest municipality in Western Massachusetts, behind only Springfield and Chicopee.

New York Mets

New York Mets

The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other being the American League's (AL) New York Yankees. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed NL teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. The team's colors evoke the blue of the Dodgers and the orange of the Giants.

Susquehanna River

Susquehanna River

The Susquehanna River is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At 444 miles (715 km) long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the United States. By watershed area, it is the 16th-largest river in the United States, and also the longest river in the early 21st-century continental United States without commercial boat traffic.

Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves

The Erie SeaWolves are an American professional baseball team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. They compete in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) as a member of the Eastern League's Southwest Division, serving as the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. The team was founded in 1989 and began playing in Erie for the 1995 season. The SeaWolves currently play their home games at UPMC Park in downtown Erie, a part of the Louis J. Tullio Plaza along with Erie Insurance Arena and the Warner Theatre.

Chattanooga Lookouts

Chattanooga Lookouts

The Chattanooga Lookouts are a Minor League Baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and are named for nearby Lookout Mountain. The team plays its home games at AT&T Field which opened in 2000 and seats 6,340 fans. They previously played at Engel Stadium from 1930 through 1999, with a one-year break in Montgomery, Alabama's Cramton Bowl in 1943.

Roster

Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 28 Garrison Bryant ~
  • 16 Jose Chacin
  • 13 Justin Courtney
  • 23 Tony Dibrell
  •  4 Jordan Geber
  • 21 David Griffin
  • 10 Josh Hejka
  • 11 Michael Krauza
  • 27 Dedniel Núñez
  • 33 Carlos Ocampo
  • -- Cam Opp
  • 18 Hunter Parsons
  • 11 Oscar Rojas Injury icon 2.svg
  • 43 Antonio Santos
  • 17 Drew Smith # *
  • 30 Alex Valverde ~
  •  8 Jesus Vargas
  • 14 Kyle Wilson Injury icon 2.svg
  • 27 Joe Zanghi

Catchers

  • 24 Gregory Leal
  • 19 Hayden Senger

Infielders

Outfielders

  •  9 Zach Ashford
  •  6 Rowdey Jordan
  •  1 Brandon McIlwain
  • 21 Matt Winaker


Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list

  • -- Brian Metoyer
  • -- Troy Miller
  • -- Marcel Renteria

Injury icon 2.svg 7-day injured list
* On New York Mets 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated August 30, 2022
Transactions
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New York Mets minor league players

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Antonio Santos (baseball)

Antonio Santos (baseball)

Antonio Nathanahel Santos is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He formerly played for the Colorado Rockies.

Drew Smith (baseball)

Drew Smith (baseball)

Andrew David Smith is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Carlos Cortes

Carlos Cortes

Carlos Andres Cortes is an American professional baseball second baseman in the New York Mets organization.

Ronny Mauricio

Ronny Mauricio

Ronny Mauricio is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the New York Mets organization.

Reid Brignac

Reid Brignac

Reid Michael Brignac, is an American professional baseball manager and former professional baseball infielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Miami Marlins, and Atlanta Braves. He is currently the manager of the minor league Binghamton Rumble Ponies.

Mariano Duncan

Mariano Duncan

Mariano Duncan Nalasco is a retired second baseman and shortstop who played for several Major League Baseball teams during his 12-year career. He was the infield coach and first base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers under Managers Grady Little and Joe Torre. Duncan currently serves as the hitting coach for the Brooklyn Cyclones, the New York Mets' High-A team.

Tommy Joseph

Tommy Joseph

Thomas Richard Joseph is an American professional baseball coach and former first baseman, currently the hitting coach for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies.

Jerome Williams (baseball)

Jerome Williams (baseball)

Jerome Lee Williams is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2003 to 2016.

New York Mets

New York Mets

The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other being the American League's (AL) New York Yankees. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed NL teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. The team's colors evoke the blue of the Dodgers and the orange of the Giants.

Minor League Baseball rosters

Minor League Baseball rosters

Listed below are each of the active sports leagues in Minor League Baseball, with linked articles containing rosters for each active team in the league.

List of Eastern League team rosters

List of Eastern League team rosters

Each of the 12 teams of Minor League Baseball's Eastern League carry a 28-man active roster. Only these players are eligible to play.

New York Mets minor league players

New York Mets minor league players

Below are some of the minor-league baseball players in the New York Mets organization.

Season records

Panoramic view of the Binghamton Mets on the field at Mirabito Stadium
Panoramic view of the Binghamton Mets on the field at Mirabito Stadium

(Place indicates finish in Eastern League from 1987 to 1993, in the Northern Division from 1994 to 2009, in the Eastern Division from 2010 to 2020, and in the Northeastern Division from 2021. Italics indicates league champions.)

Williamsport Bills
Binghamton Mets
Binghamton Rumble Ponies

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Mirabito Stadium

Mirabito Stadium

Mirabito Stadium is a stadium located in the northern section of downtown Binghamton, New York. It is home to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Eastern League. Construction began in July 1991 after it was announced that the Williamsport Bills would be moving from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The ballpark opened the following season, in April 1992, and has a seating capacity of 6,012 fans.

Mike Hargrove

Mike Hargrove

Dudley Michael Hargrove is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and manager. He is currently employed as an advisor with the Cleveland Guardians. Hargrove batted and threw left-handed. He played for the Texas Rangers (1974–78), San Diego Padres (1979), and Cleveland Indians (1979–85). After retiring, he went on to manage the Indians, Baltimore Orioles, and Seattle Mariners.

Jay Ward (baseball)

Jay Ward (baseball)

John Francis "Jay" Ward was a Major League Baseball player and coach. He was also a manager in the minor leagues.

Rich Morales

Rich Morales

Richard Angelo Morales is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. An infielder, he appeared in Major League Baseball between 1967–1974 for the Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres. Morales stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg). He threw and batted right-handed.

Clint Hurdle

Clint Hurdle

Clinton Merrick Hurdle is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and manager. Hurdle played for the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals, and managed the Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates.

John Tamargo

John Tamargo

John Felix Tamargo is a former Major League Baseball catcher and coach and long-time minor league manager. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors from 1976 until 1980. He currently serves as the Latin America Field Coordinator for the Seattle Mariners organization.

John Gibbons

John Gibbons

John Michael Gibbons is an American former professional baseball player and former manager of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Gibbons briefly played in the Major Leagues as a catcher with the New York Mets, in the mid-1980s.

Doug Davis (infielder)

Doug Davis (infielder)

Douglas Raymond Davis is an American former professional baseball player and current manager of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders of the Triple-A International League. During his playing career, he appeared in seven games over two seasons as a catcher and third baseman for the California Angels and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

John Stearns

John Stearns

John Hardin Stearns, nicknamed "Bad Dude", was an American professional baseball catcher and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the New York Mets from 1975 to 1984 after playing a single game for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1974.

Ken Oberkfell

Ken Oberkfell

Kenneth Ray Oberkfell is an American former third baseman. He played from 1977 to 1992 for six different teams. Oberkfell primarily played third base but he also played over 400 career games at second base. After retiring as a player, Oberkfell served as a baseball coach. He has primarily coached in the minor leagues, but he spent the part of the 2008 as the New York Mets first base coach and spent the 2011 season as the Mets bench coach.

Jack Lind

Jack Lind

Jackson Hugh Lind is a retired Major League Baseball shortstop, first baseman, second baseman, and third baseman. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Milwaukee Brewers, as well as one season in Japan for the Yomiuri Giants. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the secondary phase of the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft.

Juan Samuel

Juan Samuel

Juan Milton Samuel is a Dominican former professional baseball second baseman / outfielder, who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), for the Philadelphia Phillies (1983–1989), New York Mets (1989), Los Angeles Dodgers (1990–1992), Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds (1993), Detroit Tigers (1994–1995), and Toronto Blue Jays (1996–1998). A three-time National League (NL) All-Star, he appeared in the 1983 World Series with the Phillies. Samuel served as interim manager for the Baltimore Orioles during the 2010 MLB season, as well as many years in the MLB coaching ranks. Known widely for his unique combination of speed and power, Samuel was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame, in 2010.

Playoffs

Season Semifinals Finals
1992 W, 3-1, Harrisburg W, 3-2, Canton-Akron
1994 W, 3-0, New Haven W, 3-1, Harrisburg
1996 L, 3-2, Portland -
1998 L, 3-1, New Britain -
2000 L, 3-1, New Haven -
2004 L, 3-1, New Hampshire -
2013 L, 3-0, Trenton -
2014 W, 3-2, Portland W, 3-0, Richmond
2015 L, 3-0, Reading -
2017 L, 3-1, Trenton -

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Harrisburg Senators

Harrisburg Senators

The Harrisburg Senators are a Minor League Baseball team of the Eastern League, and the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, who play their home games at FNB Field on City Island, which opened in 1987 and has a seating capacity of 6,187.

Portland Sea Dogs

Portland Sea Dogs

The Portland Sea Dogs are a Minor League Baseball team based in Portland, Maine, playing in the Eastern League. Established in 1994, the Sea Dogs are the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.

New Britain Rock Cats

New Britain Rock Cats

The New Britain Rock Cats were a minor league baseball team that competed in the Eastern League. They were the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox for 12 years, the Minnesota Twins for 20 years and the Colorado Rockies for one. They played their home games at New Britain Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. The team moved to Dunkin' Donuts Park in nearby Hartford before the 2016 season, becoming the Hartford Yard Goats.

New Hampshire Fisher Cats

New Hampshire Fisher Cats

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats are a Minor League Baseball team based in Manchester, New Hampshire. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays major league club.

Trenton Thunder

Trenton Thunder

The Trenton Thunder are a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League. They are located in Trenton, New Jersey, and play their home games at Trenton Thunder Ballpark.

Richmond Flying Squirrels

Richmond Flying Squirrels

The Richmond Flying Squirrels are a Minor League Baseball team based in Richmond, Virginia. The team, which is a part of the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants major league club, and plays at The Diamond. The Flying Squirrels have been affiliated with the Giants since 2010, making it the longest-running active affiliation in the Giants organization among teams not owned by the Giants. The Squirrels were previously known as the Connecticut Defenders.

Source: "Binghamton Rumble Ponies", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, October 1st), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binghamton_Rumble_Ponies.

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