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]
| 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, cardinal, light gray, dark gray, gold | ||||
| Ballpark | Eastwood Field (1999–present) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | HWS Group | ||||
| General manager | Heather Sahli | ||||
| Manager | Quinton McCracken | ||||
| Website | mlbdraftleague.com/mahoning-valley | ||||
In 2004, the Scrappers won the New York–Penn League championship.
Season by season results
editRegular season
edit| 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 | |
Post-season
edit- 1999: Defeated Batavia Muckdogs, 2 games to 0; lost to Hudson Valley Renegades, 2 games to 1, in NYPL Championship Series
- 2000: Defeated Batavia Muckdogs, 2 games to 0; lost to Staten Island Yankees, 2 games to 1, in NYPL Championship Series
- 2004: Defeated Auburn Doubledays, 2 games to 0; defeated Tri-City ValleyCats, 2 games to 0, in NYPL Championship Series
- 2009: Defeated Brooklyn Cyclones, 2 games to 0;[6] lost to Staten Island Yankees, 2 games to 1 in NYPL Championship Series[7]
- 2017: Lost to Vermont Lake Monsters, 2 games to 0
- 2018: Lost to Tri-City ValleyCats, 2 games to 0
Roster
edit| Players | Coaches/Other | |||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager Coaches
~ Development list | ||
Broadcasters and radio
editYoungstown, Ohio station WBBW (1240 AM) originally broadcast Scrappers games from 1999 to 2001 with John Batcho calling the games.[citation needed]
Youngstown station WNIO (1390 AM) broadcast Scrappers games from 2002 to 2009.[citation needed] Mike Pilch called their games in 2006 and 2007 while the broadcasts right were with Clear Channel.[citation needed]
Warren, Ohio station WHTX (1570 AM) broadcast Scrappers games from 2010 to 2012.[8]
Warren station WHKZ (1440 AM The Word) broadcast Scrappers games in 2013.[citation needed]
Austin Pollack was named the play-by-play broadcaster in January 2015. Pollack will broadcast all 76 games for the Scrappers.[citation needed]
As of the 2015 season, the Scrappers' flagship radio station was again WBBW (Sportsradio 1240 AM). All of the games were be carried live.[9]
Scrappers games from 2021-2022 were 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.[citation needed]
Former Channel 27 news anchor Robb Schmidt, is the current[when?] 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.[citation needed]
Alumni
edit- Greg Allen (Indians)
- Josh Bard (Mariners)
- Shane Bieber (Indians)
- Jordan Brown (Indians)
- Asdrúbal Cabrera (Indians)
- Fausto Carmona (Indians)
- Lonnie Chisenhall (Indians)
- Ryan Church (Diamondbacks)
- José Constanza (Braves)
- Trevor Crowe (Indians)
- Chad Durbin (Indians)
- Ben Francisco (Phillies)
- Ryan Garko (Rangers)
- Chris Gimenez (Indians)
- Erik González (Indians)
- David Huff (Indians)
- Joe Inglett (Astros)
- Josh Judy (Indians)
- Jason Kipnis (Indians)
- Kevin Kouzmanoff (Athletics)
- Aaron Laffey (Mariners)
- Jensen Lewis (Indians)
- Francisco Lindor (Indians)
- Héctor Luna (Marlins)
- Víctor Martinez (Tigers)
- John McDonald (Blue Jays)
- Francisco Mejía (Indians)
- Eli Morgan (Indians)
- Tyler Naquin (Indians)
- Cord Phelps (Indians)
- Jose Ramirez (Indians)
- CC Sabathia (Yankees)
- Anthony Santander (Orioles)
- Tony Sipp (Indians)
- Mitch Talbot (Indians)
- Brian Tallet (Cardinals)
- Josh Tomlin (Indians)
- Wyatt Toregas (Pirates)
- Joey Wendle (Athletics)
- Tony Wolters (Rockies)
- Bradley Zimmer (Indians)
References
edit- ^ "Mahoning Valley Scrappers Retain Affiliation With Major League Baseball in New MLB Draft League". Mahoning Valley Scrappers. Minor League Baseball. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ Stats | New York-Penn League Stats. Minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-21.
- ^ Indians announce 2010 staff alignment for player development system | indians.com: Official Info. Cleveland.indians.mlb.com (2013-05-24). Retrieved on 2013-08-21.
- ^ Mahoning Valley Scrappers Field Staff
- ^ Ruman, Steve. [tribtoday.com/sports/local-sports/2022/09/scrappers-rollercoaster-season-comes-to-an-end/ "Scrappers' rollercoaster season comes to an end"]. Tribune Chronicle. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Article | Mahoning Valley Scrappers News. Minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-21.
- ^ Article | Mahoning Valley Scrappers News. Minorleaguebaseball.com (2009-09-17). Retrieved on 2013-08-21.
- ^ Scrappers Games to Broadcast on 1570 WHTX
- ^ 2014 Scrappers Games to Broadcast on Sports Radio 1240 AM Presented by M.V.P.B.A. Scrappers Backers