Rochester Red Wings
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Rochester Red Wings Founded in 1886 Rochester, New York |
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| Current | Triple-A (1899–present) | ||||
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| League | International League | ||||
| Division | North Division | ||||
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| Current | Minnesota Twins (2003–present) | ||||
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| League titles (20) |
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| Nickname | Rochester Red Wings (1929–present) | ||||
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| Colors | Black, red, white, gold |
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| Ballpark | Frontier Field (1997–present) | ||||
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Rochester Community Baseball, Inc. | ||||
| Manager | Mike Quade | ||||
| General Manager | Dan Mason | ||||
The Rochester Red Wings are a minor league baseball team based in Rochester, New York. The team plays in the International League and is the top minor league affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. The Red Wings play in Frontier Field, located in downtown Rochester. Founded in 1899, it is the oldest continuously operating sports franchise in North America below the major league level.
The Red Wings were an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals for 32 years (1929–1960), then spent 42 years (1961–2002) as the top farm club of the Baltimore Orioles. Soon after the 2002 season ended, the Red Wings became the top affiliate of the Twins (2003–present).
The franchise played from 1929 through 1996 at Silver Stadium (called Red Wing Stadium (1929–1968)) and moved to Frontier Field in 1997.
The Red Wings, along with the Pawtucket Red Sox, hold the record for the longest professional baseball game, lasting a total of 33 innings and 8 hours, 25 minutes over the course of three different days. The game was held at Pawtucket's McCoy Stadium, beginning on April 18, 1981. It was suspended just after 4 a.m. the next morning, and Rochester lost, 3–2, when the game resumed on June 23.
Baseball in Rochester dates back to 1877 with the "Rochesters" of the International Association, and Rochester has had a franchise in the league now known as the International League as early as 1885.
According to Rochester sports historian Douglas Brei, only six franchises in the history of North American professional sports have been playing in the same city and same league continuously and uninterrupted since the 19th century: the Rochester Red Wings, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals. He also reports that the Red Wings and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League are the only two franchises in North American professional sports to have captured a league championship in every decade of the 20th century.
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