York Revolution
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| League | Atlantic League (Freedom Division) | ||||
| Location | York, Pennsylvania | ||||
| Ballpark | PeoplesBank Park | ||||
| Year founded | 2006 | ||||
| Nickname(s) | The Revs | ||||
| Freedom Division championships | 2010, 2011, 2016 | ||||
| Atlantic League championships | 2010, 2011 | ||||
| Colors | Navy blue, yellow, white, silver |
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| Mascot | DownTown | ||||
| 2016 season | 76–64 | ||||
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| Retired numbers | 42, 8, 35 | ||||
| Ownership | York Professional Baseball Club LLC | ||||
| Manager | Mark Mason | ||||
| General Manager | John Gibson | ||||
| President | Eric Menzer | ||||
| Media |
WOYK 1350AM York Daily Record York Dispatch |
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| Website | www |
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The York Revolution is an American professional baseball team based in York, Pennsylvania. It is a member of the Freedom Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent league not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From the 2007 season to the present, the Revolution has played its home games at PeoplesBank Park, located in the Arch Street neighborhood. The team has won the league championship twice, most recently over the Long Island Ducks on October 1, 2011.
Before the Revolution's inaugural season, baseball fans in York had waited 38 years for the return of the sport since the York White Roses folded after the 1969 season. In 2006, Yorkers chose the name "Revolution" in a team-sponsored fan ballot. The name originally referred to the city's colonial heritage, especially because the Continental Congress passed the Articles of Confederation in York during the Revolutionary War. At the time of the American Revolution, York was one of the first capitals of the United States. In 2012, the Revolution unveiled a new brand to emphasize York's more recent contributions to the Industrial Revolution with a secondary emphasis on patriotism. The region is home to industrial manufacturers such as Harley-Davidson, Stauffer's, and York International/Johnson Controls. Many Yorkers also see the Revolution name as a symbol of the city's renaissance efforts.
The York White Roses, also known as the York Pirates in their last two seasons of existence, played from 1884 to 1969. The White Roses were bitter rivals of the Red Roses of the nearby city of Lancaster. Both teams were named after the two factions of England's historic Wars of the Roses.
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