Minor League Baseball News
Yankees new affiliate of Scranton organization
Sep 21, 2006, 17:50 GMT
Scranton, PA - The New York Yankees are the new affiliate of the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, an International-League team which was previously the top minor league club for the Philadelphia Phillies, will now be controlled by the California-based Mandalay Sports Entertainment.
According to a report in the Scranton Times-Tribune, Mandalay also has the option to purchase the franchise for $16.4 million.
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