The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) is a professional independent baseball league based in the United States. It is an official MLB Partner League based in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. The Atlantic League's corporate headquarters is located at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster,Pennsylvania.
Gastonia is the most populous city in and county seat of Gaston County,North Carolina,United States. It is the second-largest satellite city of the Charlotte area,behind Concord. The population was 80,411 in the 2020 census,up from 71,741 in 2010. Gastonia is the 13th most populous city in North Carolina. It is part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area,which is part of the Charlotte-Concord,NC-SC Combined Statistical Area.
David Brian Cone is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher,and current color commentator for the New York Yankees on the YES Network and WPIX as well as for ESPN on Sunday Night Baseball. A third round draft pick of the Kansas City Royals in 1981 MLB Draft,he made his MLB debut in 1986 and continued playing until 2003,pitching for five different teams. Cone batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Walter Wayne Backman is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman. He is best known for his time with the New York Mets from 1980–1988 and was a member of their 1986 World Series-winning team. He was also the former manager for the Las Vegas 51s,the Mets' Triple-A team,from 2013 to 2016. He served as the bench coach for the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican Baseball League in 2017. As of June 2023,Backman is the manager of the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
Edward John Hearn is an American professional baseball catcher who played for the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1988. He won the 1986 World Series with the Mets.
Timothy Shawn Teufel is an American former professional baseball second baseman and current coach. He played Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1993,most notably as a member of the New York Mets with whom he won a world championship in 1986. He also played for the Minnesota Twins and the San Diego Padres. He is currently a New York Mets minor league instructor and club ambassador. Teufel became known for his batting stance,the "Teufel shuffle",in which he wiggled his buttocks back and forth before the pitcher's delivery.
Sims Legion Park is a 3,000-seat baseball park in Gastonia,North Carolina that is the home field for Gaston College baseball. It has hosted the Gastonia Grizzlies of the Coastal Plain League,as well as American Legion baseball. The Grizzlies moved to Spartanburg,South Carolina starting with the 2021 season and were renamed the Spartanburgers.
Richard Arlen Anderson is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played for the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 1988. He served as the pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers of MLB from 2002 to 2020.
The 1993 New York Mets season was the 32nd season in the history of the franchise. The team sought to improve on its 72-90 mark from 1992. Instead,the Mets slid back and for the first time since 1967 lost 100 games. The Mets finished with a 59-103 record,their fifth worst in history,and finished in last place in the NL East. They played all of their home games at Shea Stadium. As of 2022,this was the most recent 100-loss season for the Mets.
The 1984 New York Mets season was the 23rd regular season for the Mets. They went 90–72 and finished in second place in the National League East. They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played home games at Shea Stadium.
The 1987 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses.
Christopher John Jelic,is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who appeared in four games with the New York Mets in 1990. His one career hit was a home run in the final at-bat of his career.
Alejandro “Alex”Sanabia is a right-handed pitcher for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida/Miami Marlins.
Jason Douglas Rogers is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Gastonia Honey Hunters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers.
John Patrick Reinheimer is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Gastonia Honey Hunters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Mets. He played college baseball at East Carolina University.
The New Britain Bees are an American collegiate summer baseball team based in New Britain,Connecticut. They are a member of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL),a wood-bat league with teams in New Hampshire,Massachusetts,Connecticut,and Vermont. Founded in October 2015,the Bees played the 2016 to 2019 seasons as an independent professional baseball team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. The Bees have played all their home games at New Britain Stadium,where they succeeded the New Britain Rock Cats,who played in the Eastern League before moving to Hartford,becoming the Hartford Yard Goats.
Salvatore J. Romano is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Gastonia Honey Hunters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds,Milwaukee Brewers,and New York Yankees.
Marcus Walter Walden is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox. He made his MLB debut during 2018 after a decade of minor and independent league baseball. He both throws and bats right-handed,and is listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 195 pounds (88 kg).
The Gastonia Honey Hunters are a professional baseball team based in Gastonia,North Carolina. They play in the South Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball,a "partner league" of Major League Baseball,at CaroMont Health Park in Gastonia,North Carolina.
CaroMont Health Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Gastonia,North Carolina which opened in 2021 as the home of the Gastonia Honey Hunters in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball,an official Partner League of Major League Baseball. It is part of a 16-acre (6.5 ha) downtown redevelopment plan known as the Franklin Urban Sports and Entertainment (FUSE) District.
