MOOSIC, PA JUNE 24: A general view of action on the field during the game between the Worcester Red Sox and the ScrantonWilkesBarre RailRiders at PNC Field on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 in Moosic, by Rob TringaliMinor League Baseball via Scott Walsh is a Long Island native and has written for The Scranton TimesTribune for over 35 the red, white and blue the pregame pomp and ScrantonWilkesBarre RailRiders are coming home for the first time in opening the season with nine games on the RailRiders are set for their home opener at PNC Field against the Durham Bulls, top affiliate of the Tampa Bay sixgame series was scheduled to begin Tuesday night, but cold temperatures and belowfreezing wind chills in northeast Pennsylvania caused the first game to be opener is now scheduled for tonight has been a successful start to the season for the 63 took the final four games of the series last week in Rochester, outscoring the Red Wings, had one game where they scored 17 runs and another where they scored hit 14 home runs, including in the final three Fernndez accounted for three of DeJong, Jasson Domnguez, and Ernesto Martinez had of Martinez’s homers was a grand Spencer Jones also had a grand slam in the series the mound, the bullpen was solid, accounting for all four Cruz led the way with one win and one save, not allowing a hit, run or walk in 2.1 innings with four the one area where the RailRiders could improve is ‘ve committed 13 errors, which are the most in Jake Bird Jersey, they head home to face a Durham team that is off to a 27 Bulls dropped four of six in their series last week against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Phillies’ TripleA becomes the 10th opponent ScrantonWilkesBarre has faced in a home opener in franchise is the most at seven times 42 and Tidewater Norfolk 15 are next at six each, followed by Rochester at five 14; Pawtucket 21, Ottawa 03 and Lehigh Valley 30 three each; Richmond at two ; and Columbus once , ScrantonWilkesBarre is 1719 in home becoming a New York Yankees affiliate in 2007, it is 7 in home openers 42 as the Yankees 200712, as the RailRiders won four straight from 201721, and from 200810 they won three straight by blanked Lehigh Valley in 2008, 40, on a combined onehitter, including six perfect innings from Kei 2009, after starting 80 on the road Aaron Judge Jersey, they came home and blanked Rochester, 0, as former AL Rookie of the Year winner Angel Berroa had four hits, including two home runs, and five 2010, four pitchers combined of a sixhit shutout and made David Winfree’s home run hold up for a 10 whitewashing of are some other noteworthy home openers in franchise history:April 26, 1989: Baseball returns to northeast playing its first 1games of the season on the road, the ScrantonWilkesBarre Red Barons christen Lackawanna County Stadium with a 92 loss to the Tidewater 7, 1994: ScrantonWilkesBarre faces the Columbus Clippers, who were the Yankees’ TripleA affiliate at the Silvestri and Chito Martinez each had three hits in the Clippers’ 74 win, spoiling future Cubs skipper Mike Quade’s debut as SWB the Clippers, a littleknown catcher named Jorge Posada went 5, 2007: Playing its first home opener as a Yankees affiliate after nearly two decades with the Phillies, ScrantonWilkesBarre lost to the Norfolk Tides, scored five runs in the top of the eighth inning to erase a 42 deficit, as the bullpen let down Scranton starter Tyler Clippard, who went on to have a 16year MLB career and multiple stints with the 14, 2012: This home opener actually was played in was the season where ScrantonWilkesBarre played home games in Rochester, Syracuse, Batavia, and Buffalo as well as Pawtucket and Allentown as the unofficial Empire State Yankees while PNC Field underwent a reconstruction won, 62; familiar starters for the Yankees that day included catcher Francisco Cervelli, first baseman Steve Pearce, shortstop Ramiro Pea, center fielder Dewayne Wise, and pitcher Adam 4, 2013: Playing as the RailRiders for the first time at the renovated PNC Field, Pawtucket spoils the home opener by scoring five runs in the top of the 10th inning for an 84 RailRiders left 17 runners on base in the Yankees assistant pitching coach Preston Claiborne threw an inning and a third of relief in this one Ryan Yarbrough Jersey, fanning three, with soontobe Yankees backup catcher Austin Romine behind the ‘s note: And Zoilo Almonte batting third, playing left I Andrew am contractually obligated to reference Zoilo Almonte at all possible of the highlights of this year’s home opener will be the unveiling of a massive new video scoreboard that spans nearly 3, 000 square feet 1, 87square feet larger than the previous outfield LED wall and inpark ribbon boards also have been replaced and a new sound system has been installed around PNC Field.