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24-792: The franchise began as the Binghamton Triplets , a charter member of the New York–Penn League in 1923. They played in Binghamton, New York , at Johnson Field, winning 10 titles over their 46 seasons. After the 1968 season, Boston businessman John Alevizos acquired the franchise and moved it to Gill Stadium , in Manchester, Massachusetts , to become the Manchester Yankees . After 3 seasons in Manchester,

48-485: A minor league baseball team based in Binghamton, New York between 1923 and 1963. The franchise played as members of the New York–Penn League (1923–1937), Eastern League (1938–1963), New York–Penn League (1964–1966) and Eastern League (1967–1968). Binghamton was a minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees , Milwaukee Braves and Kansas City Athletics , winning ten league championships. Binghamton

72-576: A Bratwurst in a Kielbasa, and "The Nice to Meat You Burger". The food was also covered by CNBC Sports Financial Analyst Darren Rovell . For the 2016 season, several different promotions were announced, including (but not limited to) Thirsty Thursdays, Star Wars Night on May 4, Shooter McGavin Bobblehead Night, and An action-filled two days for the Eastern League All-Star Game. Games are broadcast on WHLO AM 640 and

96-785: A coach in the 2017 World Baseball Classic . In the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League , he managed the Caribes de Anzoátegui during the 2017-18 season. In 2018, Odor managed the Lynchburg Hillcats . The next year, he became the manager of the RubberDucks. He won his 245th game for the RubberDucks in June 2023, setting a new franchise record. Cleveland promoted Odor to the major league coaching staff as their infield coach before

120-612: A decade in the red, the Yankees ended their association with the team. As a result, the baseball club became community owned operating as the farm team for the Kansas City Athletics ’s. A Board of Directors was formed and appointed local Binghamton businessman Lou Rappaport as President, and former Business Manager of the Yankees , Jerry Toman as General Manager. Rappaport and Toman led the effort of selling state approved stock certificates (which allowed fans to buy into

144-1008: Is the infield coach for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball . Odor attended the University of New Orleans , and played college baseball for the New Orleans Privateers . In 1987, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League . He began his professional career in the Cleveland Indians organization for the Burlington Indians in 1988. He played for eight seasons in Minor League Baseball for

168-486: The 1968 season and became the Manchester Yankees , and the city was without a team until the Class AA Binghamton Mets began play in 1992. The Triplets played their home games at Johnson Field in nearby Johnson City, New York until the team disbanded in 1968; the old ballpark was then torn down to help construct New York Route 17 . The team wore caps with an intertwined 'T' and 'C' logo (similar to

192-558: The 1996 season, the franchise moved up I-77 to Akron, Ohio, and became the Akron Aeros. Opening Day on April 10, 1997, marked the debut of the Akron Aeros. With 9,086 fans in attendance, the Aeros and Harrisburg Senators played the first game at Canal Park. The Aeros went on to finish the season with a record of 51–90. Despite the last place record, the team drew a Double-A league-leading 473,272 fans to Canal Park that season. In

216-595: The 1998 season, the Aeros put together a 30-game "worst-to-first" turnaround; after finishing the prior year 34½ games back, they proceeded to win the Southern Division that season by 8½ games. However, after losing in the playoffs that year, it would be three more years until the Aeros found their way back to the postseason. On September 6, 1999, the Aeros set an Eastern League attendance record for three straight seasons and once again led all Double-A teams after 522,459 fans attended Canal Park in 1999. In 2002,

240-622: The 2016 Eastern League All-Star Game at Canal Park. In conjunction with Major League Baseball 's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the RubberDucks were placed into the Double-A Northeast . They won the Southwest Division title with a 73–46 record. They qualified for the championship playoffs by possessing the league's best record. Akron defeated the Bowie Baysox , 3–0, in the best-of-five series to win

264-721: The Aeros advanced to the Eastern League Championship Series. Although the Aeros won the ELCS in 2005, they were defeated in three consecutive trips from 2006 to 2008. In 2009, the Aeros again advanced to the league championship and defeated the Connecticut Defenders (three games to one) capping a 95-win season and their third title in the last seven years. Jared Head was named the playoff MVP. In their first three seasons in Canal Park,

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288-546: The Aeros led all of Double-A in attendance, becoming the first team at that level to draw a half-million fans in a single season. The team was sold by Mike Agganis to Ken Babby in October 2012. On October 29, 2013, the Akron Aeros officially changed their name to the Akron RubberDucks. The RubberDucks won their first Eastern League Championship under the new name in 2016, sweeping Trenton 3-0. Akron also hosted

312-863: The Double-A Northeast championship. Rouglas Odor was selected as the league Manager of the Year. 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. Note : Place indicates finish in Eastern League's Northern Division from 1980 to 1982; in divisionless Eastern League from 1983 to 1993; in Eastern League's Southern Division from 1994 to 2009; in Eastern League's Western Division from 2010 to 2020; in Double-A Northeast/Eastern League's Southwest Division in 2021 to present. Over

336-821: The Indians and Milwaukee Brewers organizations, and in the Texas-Louisiana League in 1995. From 1996 to 2001, Odor was the field coordinator of a Venezuelan academy run by the Indians. He became a hitting coach with the Akron RubberDucks . He managed the Burlington Indians from 2002 through 2004. He became the hitting coach of the Columbus Clippers in 2015. Odor joined the Venezuelan national baseball team as

360-736: The Lynn Pirates. After the 1983 season, the franchise was moved to Burlington, Vermont , and became the Vermont Reds playing at Centennial Field . As the Reds, the franchise won 3 more Eastern League titles in 5 seasons. In 1988 they were known as the Vermont Mariners. After the 1988 season, the franchise moved to Canton, Ohio , and became the Canton-Akron Indians playing at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium . After

384-402: The final year of The Triplets. "Supporting a ball club is like marriage," Mr. Rappaport said. "It's for better or worse. You can't drop your wife off when you want to. You love her all the time. (Listed chronologically per tenure as Triplet manager.) Rouglas Odor Rouglas José Odor (born January 26, 1968) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder and coach . Odor

408-587: The franchise then relocated to West Haven, Connecticut , under new ownership, and became the West Haven Yankees playing at Quigley Stadium . While in West Haven, the franchise won 4 Eastern League titles in their 8 seasons. After the 1979 season, the franchise then moved to Lynn, Massachusetts , to become the Lynn Sailors playing at Fraser Field . During the 1983 season they were known as

432-786: The iHeartRadio app. Jim Clark - in his 31st year in 2024 - as well as Marco LaNave call play-by-play. On August 12, 2017, the RubberDucks reported their highest single-game attendance since rebranding of 8,396 fans. Pitchers Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches [REDACTED] 7-day injured list * On Cleveland Guardians 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated November 19, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB  •  Eastern League → Cleveland Guardians minor league players Binghamton Triplets The Binghamton Triplets were

456-454: The off-season between the 2010–2011 season, the Aeros received national attention after introducing a number of new promotions as well as menu items at Canal Park. The team was featured in a segment titled "Back in Black" during The Daily Show performed by comedian Lewis Black . In the segment, Black talks about several of the menu items including The "Three Dog Night" consisting of a hot dog in

480-477: The original Minnesota Twins cap insignia); the letters stood for ' Triple Cities ' (i.e., Binghamton, Johnson City, and Endicott ). While the Triplets were a Yankee farm team , the parent club—featuring such legends as John Malangone, Babe Ruth , Lou Gehrig , Joe DiMaggio , and Mickey Mantle —played one exhibition game each year at Johnson Field. The Yankees bought the Triplets in 1932, but by 1961, after

504-407: The team posted a 93–48 record, the third-highest win total in the Eastern League in 50 years. They built on that success and finally won two league championships (their first since moving to Ohio) in 2003 and 2005. In 2006, the Aeros again posted the best regular-season record in the league, but lost the playoff title to Portland after taking the series to a deciding fifth game. From 2005 to 2008,

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528-707: The team) and made a deal with WNBF-TV to broadcast the games. However, stock sales did not do as well as predicted and Kansas City withdrew from the Triplets in their third year. No other major league team signed on and the Triplets dropped from the Eastern League to the NY-P league, where they were picked up by the Milwaukee Braves for the 1964 Season, and remained with the Braves when they moved to Atlanta in 1965. Ultimately, ticket sales continued to dwindle, radio rights were not longer being purchased, and Rappaport

552-613: Was affiliated with the New York Yankees from 1932 to 1961 and 1965 to 1968; the team also had brief affiliations with the Kansas City Athletics in 1962 and 1963 and the Milwaukee Braves in 1964. The Triplets played in the former New York–Pennsylvania League from 1923 to 1937, the Eastern League from 1938 to 1963 and 1967 to 1968, and the modern New York–Penn League from 1964 to 1966. They won league championships in 1929, 1933, 1935, 1940, 1944, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1965, and 1967. The Triplets moved to Manchester, New Hampshire after

576-518: Was putting in thousands of dollars of his own money to keep the team afloat, which was deep into the red. Not to mention the looming threat of the Johnson Field being torn down to make way for Express Highway 17. But in 1966, to everyone's surprise, the Yankees came back elevating the team back to the Eastern League . Sadly, the city of Binghamton would not approve a new stadium and 1969 was

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