New Stadium For SWB Yankees
Sullivan County baseball fans who enjoy their trips to the New York Yankees triple-A affiliate Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (SWB) Yankees games won't be seeing any games at the Moosic PNC Field this coming season as the facility undergoes a massive 40 million dollar reconstruction project during the upcoming baseball season.
The new construction project will create a unique facility that will enhance the fan experience and will involve the removal of the present stands and seating area and construction of fan seating something similar to major league ball parks.
The present playing field is expected to remain as it.
The 20-plus year old stadium was getting to the point of being considered a rapidly aging facility and enhancements and improvements to the stadium were needed to generate adequate revenues.
The new renovations will enable the SWB Yankees the ability to create a facility that will be the envy of minor league baseball.
Funding of the project has been approved by Pennsylvania Governor Corbett and the Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority of Lackawanna County Stadium.
Preliminary plans call for the project to be completed this year and the SWB Yankees returning to PNC Field for the 2013 season.
Six different venues will host the SWB Yankees games in 2012 including facilities at Rochester, NY, Syracuse, NY, Allentown, PA, Batavia, NY, Buffalo, NY and Pawtucket, RI.
Minor league baseball at PNC Field in Pennsylvania and also at Dutchess Stadium near Beacon and at NYSEG Stadium in Binghamton have become increasing popular for area baseball fans because of the high cost of attending baseball at Major League facilities.
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Sullivan County SWB Yankee fans Rodney and Katie Jester of Neversink at PNC Field in late August of last year.
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