Scranton/WB RailRiders News

Learning Curve: RailRiders seeking interns

2020 All-Star Season begins April 9 at PNC Field

By Media Relations | December 10, 2019 11:08 AM ET

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, are accepting resumes for their 2020 internship program.

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Giving Thanks: Student luncheon a success

230 Life Skills and Special Education students and teachers attend SWB Pinstripes Foundation event

By Media Relations | November 21, 2019 10:32 AM ET

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and their charitable arm, the SWB Pinstripes Foundation, hosted the first of two holiday luncheons on Wednesday, November 20, at PNC Field in the Geisinger Champions Club.

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SWB Pinstripes Foundation hosting holiday luncheons at PNC Field

Life Skills and Special Education students welcomed on 11/20 & 12/12

By Media Relations | November 19, 2019 10:16 AM ET

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and their charitable arm, the SWB Pinstripes Foundation, will host two luncheons this holiday season. The first, a Thanksgiving meal, is slated for Wednesday, November 20, at 11:30 AM in the Geisinger Champions Club at PNC Field and will serve 200 middle and high school-aged Life Skills and Special Education students from across Northeastern Pennsylvania.

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Greatest Show: Nitro Circus at PNC Field

Thrill-loving daredevils hit Moosic June 5 in gravity-defying show

By Media Relations | November 12, 2019 10:10 AM ET

When the spring temperatures heat up, so will the action as Nitro Circus is headed across North America with its explosive 'You Got This' tour. Nitro Circus has announced a tour stop at PNC Field on Friday, June 5, 2020, and the only way to truly experience it is live.

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Alum Report: Three RailRiders on Premier12™ roster

Kratz, Feyereisen and Payton playing for Team USA

By Media Relations | October 10, 2019 11:49 AM ET

USA Baseball has announced its roster for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12™. Erik Kratz, J.P. Feyereisen and Mark Payton are on the 28-man roster.

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Honor Roll: Beekman nominated for top award

IL nominates RailRiders GM for Woman Executive of the Year award

By Media Relations | September 26, 2019 2:56 PM ET

The International League announced today that Katie Beekman, the new General Manager of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, is their nominee for the Rawlings Woman Executive of the Year. The Rawlings Award honors an outstanding woman executive from either Major League or Minor League Baseball and will be officially presented during the 2019 Baseball Winter Meetings in San Diego on December 9.

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On the Rise: SBJ touts SWB market

NEPA, home to RailRiders and WBS Penguins, placed 8th on new list

By Media Relations | September 25, 2019 1:45 PM ET

Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal has tabbed Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as a Top-10 minor league sports market in its latest rankings. The RailRiders and Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins Northeast Pennsylvania community is eighth out of 211 markets across the United States with a composite score of 81.40 out of 100.

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Summer of Stars: Keystone Mid Summer Classic Unveiled

Details for 2020 Triple-A All-Star Week announced

By Media Relations | September 20, 2019 11:08 AM ET

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have announced details for the Keystone Mid Summer Classic, set for July 2020 at PNC Field, featuring the Triple-A All-Star Game presented by the Lackawanna County Visitor's Bureau on July 15.

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GuideRail Feature: Ready for Prime Time

(Tim Dougherty)

By Joe Vasile | September 16, 2019 2:16 PM ET

Listed at just 5-foot-9 and 163 pounds, if you bumped into RailRiders pitcher Deivi Garcia on the street you would never guess that you were experiencing a brush with one of the hottest prospects in baseball

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En español: reportaje sobre Deivi García

(Tim Dougherty)

By Joe Vasile con traducción de Khaleel Dinally | September 16, 2019 2:13 PM ET

Con solo 5 pies 9 pulgadas y 163 libras, si te topas con el lanzador de RailRiders Deivi García en la calle, nunca adivinarías que estás experimentando un roce con uno de los mejores prospectos del béisbol. Pero cuando el derecho de 20 años se viste de rayas y sube al montículo del lanzador, no hay duda.

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