Opening Day: Gades alumni highlight MLB rosters
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (March 30, 2023) – With the 2023 Major League Baseball season beginning on Thursday, 26 former Hudson Valley Renegades players and managers are represented on Opening Day rosters this year. The group is headlined by 2021 Renegades INF Anthony Volpe, set to make his Major League debut
Army Director, Sports Medicine Rachel Leahy named first Community Star
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (March 28, 2023) – The Hudson Valley Renegades, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, are pleased to announce today the first honoree in the new Community Star Award presented by Heritage Financial Credit Union. Rachel Leahy the Director, Sports Medicine for Army West Point Athletics
Hello, Partner: Renegades & Heritage Financial Credit Union announce landmark naming rights partnership
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Mar. 21, 2023) – The Hudson Valley Renegades, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, and Heritage Financial Credit Union, a local Credit Union serving communities in and around the Hudson Valley for over 80 years, announced today an agreement on a long-term stadium naming rights
Get Yours: Single-game tickets on sale March 5
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Feb. 27, 2023) – The Hudson Valley Renegades, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, will commence selling single-game tickets for all 66 home games throughout the 2023 season on Sunday, March 5 at 12 p.m. New this season, the Renegades are throwing a Single-Game Ticket
Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi highlights Renegades 2023 promotions
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Feb. 23, 2023) – Calling all mawmas. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, the star of MTV’s Jersey Shore, is coming home for Snooki Night at Dutchess Stadium on Sept. 8. The Renegades are celebrating Snooki with a bobblehead, specialty jersey, and an exclusive VIP meet-and-greet with the Marlboro native.
Giving Back: Gades launch 2023 community initiatives
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Feb. 9, 2023) – The Hudson Valley Renegades, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, are thrilled to announce today their 2023 Community Programming initiatives. The award-winning Renegades Community Program is launching four new, major programs for the 2023 season, in addition to the return of
New Crew: Renegades 2023 field & support staff announced
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Feb. 3, 2023) – The New York Yankees announced their minor league field and support staffs for the 2023 season on Friday. Sergio Santos will take over as the manager of the Hudson Valley Renegades, the Yankees High-A affiliate. Santos takes over as the 18th manager in
Phase One: Renegades, DBH commence stadium upgrades
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Jan. 31, 2023) – The Hudson Valley Renegades, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, and its ownership group, Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH), are pleased to announce the commencement of major capital upgrades to Dutchess Stadium prior to the 2023 season. The construction currently underway at
2023 NEC Baseball Championship coming to The Dutch
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Jan. 13, 2023) – The Northeast Conference (NEC) and the Hudson Valley Renegades, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, have announced today that the 2023 NEC Baseball Championship will be held at Dutchess Stadium from May 24 through 28. The winner of the six-team, double-elimination
Cider Season: Renegades launch new Cider Donuts identity
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Nov. 1, 2022) – The Hudson Valley Renegades, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, are proud to announce the Cider Donuts as a new, alternate brand identity for the 2023 season. The team will wear special Cider Donuts uniforms for four games throughout the upcoming
Black Baseball Pioneers: Bud Fowler
In July 2022, John “Bud” Fowler received long-overdue recognition as he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of a historic seven-player class. While Fowler’s name has not been as historically well-known as some others, his role as the first Black player in professional baseball history makes
Renegades launch two Black History Month initiatives
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Feb. 1, 2023) – In celebration of Black History Month, the Hudson Valley Renegades, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, have announced two month-long initiatives to highlight and celebrate local organizations and black baseball pioneers. The initiatives are part of the Renegades’ participation in Minor
Black Baseball Pioneers: Elston Howard
Following Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, integration across the American and National Leagues was shamefully slow. Both Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Browns each also fielded their first black players in 1947, but it was two full years until the next team, the New York Giants,
Black Baseball Pioneers: Bill Holland
Bill Holland doesn’t have the name recognition of some of his peers, but that doesn’t stop him from being one of the best pitchers in the history of the Negro Leagues. Elvis William Holland was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 28, 1901, began playing semi-pro baseball when he was
Black Baseball Pioneers: Frank Grant
Those who saw Frank Grant play knew he was one of the finest ballplayers of baseball’s formative years during the nineteenth century. According to the Baseball Hall of Fame, to which he was inducted in 2006, Grant was a “quick, agile, skilled second baseman” who was nicknamed “The Black Dunlap”,
Four Renegades alumni named top 100 MLB prospects
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Jan. 27, 2023) – Four Hudson Valley Renegades alumni were named to MLB Pipeline’s list of Top 100 prospects in baseball, which was released Thursday night at MLB.com. Infielder Anthony Volpe (No. 5), outfielder Jasson Domínguez (No. 47), infielder Oswald Peraza (No. 52), and left-handed pitcher Ken
Round Up: Gades hit home run in community in 2022
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. – One of the core tenets of the Hudson Valley Renegades mission is to be more than just a baseball team that provides affordable family fun, but to also be a community asset that makes an impact on lives throughout our community. In 2022, the award-winning Renegades
Arms Race: Yankees minors ride pitching to success
During the 2022 season, the New York Yankees minor league clubs experienced more across the board success than nearly any other organization in baseball. Combined between all of their affiliates and domestic complex league teams, Yankees minor league clubs posted a .561 winning percentage in 2022. Only the Tampa Bay
Q&A: Yankees Defensive Coordinator Aaron Gershenfeld
During the 2022 season, New York Yankees Defensive Coordinator Aaron Gershenfeld stopped by Dutchess Stadium to work with Renegades players for a few days. In his role with the Yankees, Gershenfeld works with players at all levels of the minor league season, and supervises their defensive development. He took some
Party Time!: Group tickets on sale NOW
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Dec. 2, 2022) – The Hudson Valley Renegades, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, have commenced selling group tickets and hospitality for the 2023 season on Monday, December 5. Groups who secure their dates before December 30 are eligible for special benefits. A group outing
Counting Down: Top 12 moments of 2022
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. – The end of the year is always a time to look back and reflect on the year that was, and we wanted to get in the spirit and celebrate the top 10 moments of 2022. The only problem is that there were too many to pick
Assemble!: Renegades unveil new Marvel-inspired logo
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. – The Hudson Valley Renegades, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, are pleased to reveal their exclusive, Marvel-inspired look for the 2023 season. The logo will adorn the Renegades’ caps that accompany a specialty jersey that will be worn two times during the year, and
Rascal's Ramblings: Holiday gift guide
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Game On: 2023 Game Times, Fireworks announced
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Nov. 9, 2022) – The Hudson Valley Renegades, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, have announced their home game times and fireworks dates for the 2023 South Atlantic League season today. The Renegades will host 21 fireworks shows during the upcoming season. For the first
Close Encounter: Looking back at The Martian in HV
Over the last handful of seasons, there has been perhaps no prospect in baseball with more hype than Jasson Domínguez, who drew attention from MLB prospect watchers since the time he was just 13 years old. He signed with the Yankees for a record $5.1 million bonus as a 16-year-old