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The Newark Barge Bandits were a North Atlantic Baseball League baseball team that played from 1995 to 1996. They went 37-21 in their first year of existence, winning the league pennant. In 1996, they went 38-35. They played their home games at Colburn Park. [1]

Major league player Kiko Garcia played for them. [2] Pitcher Germaine Hunter was drafted by the Boston Red Sox. Catcher Rob Zachmann was drafted by the Seattle Mariners.

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