Mahoning Valley Scrappers | |||||
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Minor league affiliations | |||||
Class | Collegiate summer (2021–present) | ||||
Previous classes | Class A Short-Season (1999–2020) | ||||
League | MLB Draft League (2021–present) | ||||
Previous leagues | New York–Penn League (1999–2020) | ||||
Major league affiliations | |||||
Team | Unaffiliated (2021–present) | ||||
Previous teams | Cleveland Indians (1999–2020) | ||||
Minor league titles | |||||
League titles (1) | 2004 | ||||
Division titles (6) |
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Team data | |||||
Name | Mahoning Valley Scrappers (1999–present) | ||||
Colors | Navy blue, gold, silver | ||||
Ballpark | Eastwood Field (1999–present) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | HWS Group | ||||
General manager | Heather Sahli | ||||
Manager | Dmitri Young |
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League. They are located in Niles, Ohio, a city in the valley of the Mahoning River, and play their home games at Eastwood Field. From 1999 to 2020, they were a Minor League Baseball team that played as members of the New York–Penn League. The club was the Class A Short Season affiliate of the Cleveland Indians from its inception until Major League Baseball's reorganization of the minors following the 2020 season. [1]
In 2004, the Scrappers won the New York–Penn League championship.
Season | Affiliation | Manager | Record | |
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1999 | Indians | Ted Kubiak | 43–33, 1st place McNamara | |
2000 | Indians | Ted Kubiak | 48–28, 1st place Pinckney | |
2001 | Indians | Dave Turgeon | 26–49, 7th place Pinckney-Stedler | |
2002 | Indians | Chris Bando | 46–30, 2nd place Pinckney | |
2003 | Indians | Ted Kubiak | 38–36, 2nd place Pinckney | |
2004 | Indians | Mike Sarbaugh | 42–34, 2nd place Pinckney | |
2005 | Indians | Rouglas Odor | 33–43, 3rd place Pinckney | |
2006 | Indians | Rouglas Odor | 36–34, 3rd place Pinckney | |
2007 | Indians | Tim Laker | 37–37, 2nd place Pinckney | |
2008 | Indians | Travis Fryman | 31–44, 5th place Pinckney | |
2009 | Indians | Travis Fryman | 49–27, 1st place Pinckney [2] | |
2010 | Indians | Travis Fryman [3] | 30–46, 6th place Pinckney | |
2011 | Indians | David Wallace [4] | 41–34, 3rd place Pinckney | |
2012 | Indians | Ted Kubiak | 30–45, 5th place Pinckney | |
2013 | Indians | Ted Kubiak | 30–44, 5th place Pinckney | |
2014 | Indians | Ted Kubiak | 33-42, 5th place Pinckney | |
2015 | Indians | Travis Fryman | 31-44, 6th place Pinckney | |
2016 | Indians | Edwin Rodriguez | 37-38, 4th place Pinckney | |
2017 | Indians | Luke Carlin | 44-29, 1st place Pinckney | |
2018 | Indians | Jim Pankovits | 42-33, 1st place Pinckney | |
2019 | Indians | Jim Pankovits | 37-39, 4th place Pinckney | |
2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2021 | None | Coco Crisp | 27-28-2, 3rd place League | |
2022 | None | Homer Bush | 32-47, 6th place League [5] | |
2023 | None | Dmitri Young | 30-42, 5th place League |
Players | Coaches/Other | |||
Pitchers
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Infielders
Outfielders
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Coaches
~ Development list |
As of the 2015 season, the Scrappers' flagship radio station is Youngstown, Ohio station WBBW (Sportsradio 1240 AM). All of the games will be carried live. [8]
Austin Pollack was named the play-by-play broadcaster in January 2015. Pollack will broadcast all 76 games for the Scrappers. Warren, Ohio station WHKZ (1440 AM The Word) broadcast Scrappers games in 2013.
Warren, Ohio station WHTX (1570 AM) broadcast Scrappers games from 2010 to 2012. [9]
Youngstown, Ohio station WNIO (1390 AM) broadcast Scrappers games from 2002 to 2009.
Former Channel 27 news anchor Robb Schmidt, is the current P.A. announcer. Schmidt took over the position from John Brown, who was a communications student at Youngstown State University and served as announcer in 2009 and 2010. Brown replaced current Cleveland Indians announcer Ryan Pritt.
Mike Pilch called their games in 2006 and 2007 while the broadcasts right were with Clear Channel.
Youngstown, Ohio station WBBW (1240 AM) originally broadcast Scrappers games from 1999 to 2001 with John Batcho calling the games.
Scrappers games from 2021-2022 have been broadcast by Your Sports Network (YSN) digitally on YSNLive.com. Ron Potesta covered play by play duties in 2021 before Richie Juliano assumed the responsibilities of the “Voice of the Scrappers” in 2022.
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