Binghamton Rumble Ponies

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Binghamton Rumble Ponies
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Team logoCap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class Double-A (1987–present)
League Eastern League (2022–present)
DivisionNortheast Division
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
Team New York Mets (1991–present)
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles (3)
  • 1992
  • 1994
  • 2014
Division titles (4)
  • 1994
  • 2000
  • 2014
  • 2023
Second-half titles (1)
  • 2023
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
Manager Reid 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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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 NYSEG-Stadium.jpg
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. The Mets' High-A affiliate, the Brooklyn Cyclones, are also named after an amusement park ride, specifically, the Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster at Luna Park.

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]

Roster

Binghamton Rumble Ponies roster
PlayersCoaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 33 Daison Acosta
  • -- Coleman Crow
  • 12 Benito Garcia
  •  9 Jordan Geber
  • 29 Paul Gervase
  • 27 Dominic Hamel
  • 11 Brendan Hardy
  • 37 Daniel Juarez
  • 36 Joey Lancellotti
  • 23 Trey McLoughlin
  • 26 Matt Minnick
  • 18 Luis Moreno
  • 24 Wilkin Ramos
  •  2 Marcel Rentería
  • 16 Junior Santos
  • 17 Christian Scott
  • 30 Tyler Stuart
  • 34 Joander Suarez
  • 35 Dylan Tebrake
  • 22 Blade Tidwell

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

  •  1 Drew Gilbert
  •  8 Rowdey Jordan
  •  9 Matt Rudick
  • 32 Agustin Ruiz
  • 13 Rhylan Thomas


Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list

  • 29 Troy Miller

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 29, 2023
 Transactions
→ More rosters: MiLB  •  Eastern League
→ New York Mets minor league players

Season records

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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

Playoffs

SeasonSemifinalsFinals
1992W, 3–1, Harrisburg W, 3–2, Canton-Akron
1994W, 3–0, New Haven W, 3–1, Harrisburg
1996L, 3–2, Portland -
1998L, 3–1, New Britain -
2000L, 3–1, New Haven -
2004L, 3–1, New Hampshire -
2013L, 3–0, Trenton -
2014W, 3–2, Portland W, 3–0, Richmond
2015L, 3–0, Reading -
2017L, 3–1, Trenton -
2023W, 2–0, Somerset L, 2–0, Erie

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