Scranton/WB Yankees make debut in Batavia tonight

April 20, 2012 - 2:03 PM

As part of their seasonlong barnstorming tour, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Empire State) Yankees will play seven home games in tiny, 2,600-seat Dwyer Stadium in Batavia, home of the Batavia Muckdogs of the New York-Penn League. The Yankees will be in Batavia all weekend for a four-game series against the Norfolk Tides, Baltimore's top affiliate.

The teams play tonight at 7, Saturday and Sunday at 1 and Monday at noon. Tickets are $9, $8 and $7. The ballpark is easy to get to via the Thruway, about a 45-minute drive from Buffalo. Take Exit 48 for Batavia, go left on Oak Street, left on Richmond Avenue and left on Bank Street to the ballpark.

---Mike Harrington
(www.twitter.com/bnharrington)

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Mike Harrington, a Canisius College graduate who began his career as a News reporter in 1987, has covered the Buffalo Bisons since 1992 and Major League Baseball since 1995. A member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, Harrington has reported on 15 World Series -- including every pitch of the Fall Classic this century -- and all three of the Bisons' championship runs in their modern era. He is a connoisseur of the famous Stadium Mustard at Cleveland's Progressive Field.

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Amy Moritz

Amy Moritz, a native of Lockport, has covered the Bisons for The Buffalo News since 2002. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism/mass communication from St. Bonaventure University and a master’s degree in humanities from the University at Buffalo. An endurance athlete, she has completed several triathlons, half marathons and marathons.

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