The Binghamton Rumble Ponies are an

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Minor League Baseball team based in

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. The team, which plays in the

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, is the Double-A affiliate of the

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major-league club. The Rumble Ponies play in

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, located in Binghamton.

History

In 1976, the franchise played as the Williamsport Bills in

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. It played in

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, from 1979 through 1984. It returned to Williamsport in 1987. The team was an affiliate of the

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in 1987 and 1988, and of the

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during the 1989 and 1990 seasons. (The Bills franchise was actually two separate franchises. After the 1988 season, the original owners moved the Bills to

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, while the Eastern League franchise based in

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, moved back to Williamsport before the 1989 season.) It was purchased by the

in 1991, and moved to Binghamton in 1992 as the Binghamton Mets. NYSEG-Stadium

In 2016, the franchise announced a plan to stay in Binghamton for the foreseeable future, and to change the team's name. The team held a name-the-team contest on its website from May 17 to June 1; the finalists were the Bullheads (for the bullhead catfish abundant in the nearby

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), Gobblers (for the rich hunting culture of the area, as well as the turkeys in Binghamton), Rocking Horses (for the Triple Cities' nickname as the "Carousel Capital of The World"), Rumble Ponies (also a carousel tribute), Stud Muffins (for the collections of carousel horses in Binghamton), and Timber Jockeys (for everyone who rides the carousels). On November 3, 2016, the team announced that it would be rebranding as the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, and released a new logo. In 2019, Major League Baseball released a proposal to sever ties with 42 minor-league teams, including the Rumble Ponies and fellow Double-A teams such as the

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and Chattanooga Lookouts, in 2021. On November 10, 2020, the Mets announced they would continue their affiliation with Binghamton, saving the Rumble Ponies from elimination. The team was organized into the Double-A Northeast. In 2022, the Double-A Northeast became known as the Eastern League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.

Roster

Season records

(Place indicates finish in Eastern League from 1987 to 1993, in the Northern Division from 1994 to 2009, in the Eastern Division from 2010 to 2020, and in the Northeastern Division from 2021. ''Italics indicates league champions.'') ;Williamsport Bills *1987: 60–79 (7th), managers Steve Swisher & Orlando Gomez *1988: 66–73 (6th), manager Mike Hargrove *1989: 63–77 (7th), manager Jay Ward *1990: 61–79 (7th), manager Rich Morales *1991: 60–79 (7th), manager Clint Hurdle ;Binghamton Mets *''1992: 79–59 (2nd), manager Steve Swisher'' *1993: 68–72 (5th), manager Steve Swisher *''1994: 82–59 (1st), manager John Tamargo'' *1995: 67–75 (4th), manager John Tamargo *1996: 76–66 (2nd), manager John Tamargo *1997: 66–76 (4th), manager

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*1998: 82–60 (2nd), manager John Gibbons *1999: 54–88 (6th), manager Doug Davis *2000: 82–58 (1st), manager Doug Davis *2001: 73–68 (4th), manager Howie Freiling *2002: 73–68 (3rd), manager Howie Freiling *2003: 63–78 (5th), manager John Stearns *2004: 76–66 (2nd), manager Ken Oberkfell *2005: 63–79 (6th), manager Jack Lind *2006: 70–70 (3rd), manager Juan Samuel *2007: 61–81 (6th), manager Mako Oliveras *2008: 73–69 (3rd), manager Mako Oliveras *2009: 54–86 (6th), manager Mako Oliveras *2010: 66–76 (5th), manager

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*2011: 65–76 (5th), manager

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*2012: 68–74 (5th), manager Pedro López *2013: 86–55 (2nd), manager Pedro López *''2014: 83–59 (1st), manager Pedro López'' *2015: 77-64 (2nd), manager Pedro López *2016: 63-77 (5th), manager Pedro López ;Binghamton Rumble Ponies *2017: 85-54 (2nd), manager Luis Rojas *2018: 64-76 (5th), manager Luis Rojas *2019: 67-73 (4th), manager

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*2020: Season canceled due to

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*2021: 47-60 (4th), manager Lorenzo Bundy *2022: 53-83 (6th), manager Reid Brignac

Playoffs

References

External links

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Statistics from ''Baseball-Reference''
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