Tri-City ValleyCats
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Tri-City ValleyCats Founded in 1977 Troy, New York |
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| Current | Short-Season A | ||||
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| League | New York–Penn League | ||||
| Division | Stedler Division | ||||
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| League titles (3) |
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| Division titles (7) |
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| Colors | Scarlet, black, tan, silver, white |
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Owner(s)/
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Bill Gladstone | ||||
| Manager | Lamarr Rodgers | ||||
| General Manager | Matt Callahan | ||||
The Tri-City ValleyCats (often shortened to 'Cats) are a minor league baseball team based in Troy, New York, and the 2010 and 2013 champions of the New York–Penn League (NYPL). The ValleyCats are the Short-Season A classification affiliate of the Houston Astros Major League Baseball club. The name Tri-City is based on the three nearby cities of Albany, Schenectady and Troy, which make up New York State's Capital District. The ValleyCats play at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium which opened in 2002 on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College located in Troy. They compete in the Stedler Division with the Vermont Lake Monsters, Connecticut Tigers, and Lowell Spinners.
Prior to their arrival in Troy, the club was based first in Little Falls, New York, as the Little Falls Mets from 1977 to 1988, and then in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, as the Pittsfield Mets (1989-2000), and Pittsfield Astros (2001).
The ValleyCats played their first game on the road in Lowell, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, June 18, 2002, against their rival the Lowell Spinners. The Spinners had a 3–1 lead going into the 8th inning, but a triple by Aneudi Cuevas down the right field line drove in three runs leading the ValleyCats to a 5–4 victory.
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