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The '''York Revolution''' is an American professional minor-league baseball team based in [[York, Pennsylvania]]. It is a member of the North Division of the [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]], an [[independent baseball league|independent]] "partner league" of [[Major League Baseball]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Indy Atlantic League designated MLB Partner League |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2020/09/23/indy-atlantic-league-designated-mlb-partner-league/ |access-date=October 2, 2020 |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publishing |date=September 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=American Association, Frontier League now MLB Partner Leagues |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2020/09/24/american-association-frontier-league-now-mlb-partner-leagues/ |access-date=October 2, 2020 |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publishing |date=September 24, 2020}}</ref> The Revolution has played its home games at [[WellSpan Park]], located in the Arch Street neighborhood, since 2007. The team has won the league championship three times, most recently over the [[Long Island Ducks]] on September 29, 2017.<ref name="Atlantic League">{{cite web|title=Revs are Atlantic League champions!!! |work=Atlantic League |url=http://www.atlanticleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1286098926 |access-date=October 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019041341/http://atlanticleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1286098926 |archive-date=October 19, 2010 }}</ref>
The '''York Revolution''' is an American professional minor-league baseball team based in [[York, Pennsylvania]]. It is a member of the North Division of the [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]], an [[independent baseball league|independent]] "partner league" of [[Major League Baseball]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Indy Atlantic League designated MLB Partner League |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2020/09/23/indy-atlantic-league-designated-mlb-partner-league/ |access-date=October 2, 2020 |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publishing |date=September 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=American Association, Frontier League now MLB Partner Leagues |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2020/09/24/american-association-frontier-league-now-mlb-partner-leagues/ |access-date=October 2, 2020 |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publishing |date=September 24, 2020}}</ref> The Revolution plays its home games at [[WellSpan Park]], which opened in the surrounding Arch Street neighborhood in 2007. The team has won the league championship four times, most recently over the [[Charleston Dirty Birds]] on September 27, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2024 |url=https://atlanticleague.com/york-wins-fourth-alpb-championship/ |title=York Wins Fourth ALPB Championship |website=Atlantic League |access-date=September 28, 2024}}</ref>


Before the Revolution's inaugural season, baseball fans in York had waited almost four decades for the return of professional baseball to their city.
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]] (named for the town and surrounding county's nickname as the "City of the White Rose" from its English / British heritage and namesake across the Atlantic Ocean of the Royal House and city of York, England and the infamous War of the Roses civil war in Great Britain during the 14th century with the nearby rival city and opposing Royal House of Lancaster of the Red Rose in Lancaster, England, plus that 600 years later, the current nearby rival modern town and county of Lancaster ("city of the Red Rose") in southeastern Pennsylvania is also further to the east), unfortunately folded after the 1969 minor league baseball season. In 2006, Yorkers chose the name "Revolution" in a team-sponsored fan balloting contest.<ref name ="naming">{{cite web |title=SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION? |website=York Revolution |url=http://yorkrevolution.com/news.cfm?newsID=6 |access-date=August 1, 2008 |date=July 10, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718051134/http://yorkrevolution.com/news.cfm?newsID=6 |archive-date=July 18, 2006}}</ref> The new nickname originally referred to the city's colonial heritage, especially because the American colonial [[Continental Congress|Second Continental Congress]] (1775-1781) finally passed after several years of controversy and debate of the new [[Articles of Confederation]] and Perpetual Union (serving as the first framework of government document before the Federal Constitution (1787) for the Original Thirteen States , 1781-1789) when meeting in York during the American [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] (1775-1783). At the time of the American Revolution, York was one of the first national capitals (although temporarily) of the newly independent thirteen [[United States|United States.]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Cecil |last=Adams |author-link=Cecil Adams |title=The Straight Dope: York, Pennsylvania: First capital of the United States? |work=[[The Straight Dope]] |url=https://www.straightdope.com/21343695/york-pennsylvania-first-capital-of-the-united-states |access-date=August 14, 2006 |date=December 10, 2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601051526/https://www.straightdope.com/21343695/york-pennsylvania-first-capital-of-the-united-states |archive-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref> when the Continental Congress had to evacuate Philadelphia 102 miles to the east (then the largest city in colonial North America and the nominal capital) when the approaching "Redcoats" of the King's British Army fought nearby battles at Brandywine and Germantown with General George Washington's Continental Army outside of the city and Americans forced to retreat (even taking down the now famous "Liberty Bell" from the steeple tower of the old Pennsylvania State House - later renamed Independence Hall and carting it off along with the precious 1776 Declaration of Independence and other archived documents further west to hide in York), as the British occupied the American capital for the next several months.


Two and a quarter centuries later in 2012, the Revolution franchise / team unveiled a new brand and logo to also emphasize York's more recent contributions to American history in the subsequent [[Industrial Revolution]] in the early 19th century with a secondary emphasis on patriotism. The southeast Pennsylvania region is home to many industrial manufacturers such as [[Harley-Davidson]], [[Stauffer's]], and [[York International]]/[[Johnson Controls]].<ref>{{cite web|title=York Revolution introduce new logos, uniforms, and modified colors |work=York Revolution |url=http://yorkrevolution.com/news.html |access-date=March 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127131353/http://yorkrevolution.com/news.html |archive-date=January 27, 2012 }}</ref>
In 2012, the Revolution franchise/team introduced a new brand and logo to also emphasize York's contributions to American history in the [[Industrial Revolution]] of the early 19th century, with a secondary emphasis on patriotism. The southeast Pennsylvania region is home to many industrial manufacturers such as [[Harley-Davidson]], [[Stauffer's]], and [[York International]]/[[Johnson Controls]].<ref>{{cite web|title=York Revolution introduce new logos, uniforms, and modified colors |work=York Revolution |url=http://yorkrevolution.com/news.html |access-date=March 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127131353/http://yorkrevolution.com/news.html |archive-date=January 27, 2012 }}</ref>


==History of York baseball==
==History of York baseball==
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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 [[Lancaster Red Roses|Red Roses]] of the nearby city of [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]]. Both teams were named after the two factions of England's historic [[Wars of the Roses]].
The [[York White Roses]] (known as the York Pirates in their last two seasons of existence, because of their affiliation then with Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates), played for 85 years in York from 1884 to 1969. The White Roses were bitter rivals of the [[Lancaster Red Roses]] baseball team of [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]], county seat and largest town in adjacent Lancaster County to the east. Both teams were named after the two warring 15th-century royal houses and political factions from the historic cities of York and Lancaster in the Kingdom of England's 32-years-long civil war in the [[Wars of the Roses|Wars of the Roses (1455–1487)]].


===Revolution===
===Revolution===
York tried for ten years to bring professional baseball back to the city. The process looked promising in 2003, until politics halted the project. The new baseball stadium was to be located at Small Athletic Field, on York City School District property, but the district's board voted negatively as they did not believe the ballpark would be the best use of district money and land. For three years, political and financial discussions continued to delay the project. A new site for the stadium was agreed upon in the Arch Street neighborhood, with all of the pieces falling into place. Other sites that were considered but did not come to fruition were Hoffman Field and the Ohio Blenders of PA, Inc.
York tried for ten years to bring professional baseball back to the city. The process looked promising in 2003, until politics halted the project. The new baseball stadium was to be located at the Small Athletic Field, on York City School District property, but the district school board voted negatively as they did not believe the ballpark would be the best use of district money and land. For three years, political and financial discussions continued to delay the project. A new site for the stadium was agreed upon in the Arch Street neighborhood, and that plan was successful. Other sites that were considered but not chosen included Hoffman Field and the Ohio Blenders of PA, Inc.


In April 2006, the [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]] formally announced an expansion team for the city of York.<ref>{{cite web|title=York to Play Ball in 2007 |work=York Revolution |url=http://yorkrevolution.com/news.cfm?newsID=2 |access-date=August 2, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718130826/http://yorkrevolution.com/news.cfm?newsID=2 |archive-date=July 18, 2006 }}</ref> One of the prominent members of the team's [[Opening Day Partners|ownership group]] was [[Brooks Robinson]], who played with the York White Roses and later with the [[Baltimore Orioles]] from 1955 to 1977. A statue of Robinson was erected in the area outside the stadium entrance and called Brooks Robinson Plaza in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|title=York Stadium Design Honors Brooks Robinson|url=http://www.yorkrevolution.com/brooksrobinson.cfm|website=Brooks Robinson|publisher=York Revolution|access-date=29 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425164314/http://www.yorkrevolution.com/brooksrobinson.cfm|archive-date=25 April 2009|date=2006}}</ref> Robinson died in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/2023/09/26/brooks-robinson-hall-of-fame-baltimore-orioles-third-baseman-dies-at-86/70975727007/ |title=Brooks Robinson, Orioles third baseman with 16 Gold Gloves, has died. He was 86 |date=September 26, 2023 |newspaper=York Daily Record |agency=Associated Press |first=Dave |last=Ginsburg |access-date=September 27, 2023 }}</ref>
In April 2006, the American minor league [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]] formally announced an expansion team for the city of York.<ref>{{cite web|title=York to Play Ball in 2007 |work=York Revolution |url=http://yorkrevolution.com/news.cfm?newsID=2 |access-date=August 2, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718130826/http://yorkrevolution.com/news.cfm?newsID=2 |archive-date=July 18, 2006 }}</ref> One of the prominent members of the team's [[Opening Day Partners|ownership group]] was [[Brooks Robinson]], a [[Gold Glove Award|Golden Glove]] award-winner, All-Star, and World Series champion third-baseman who played briefly with the minor league old York White Roses and later further south in the Major Leagues with the [[Baltimore Orioles]] of the American League from 1955 to 1977. In addition to Robinson memorials erected at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in southwest Downtown Baltimore, a statue of Robinson was erected and dedicated in York in the area outside the Arch Street stadium entrance named Brooks Robinson Plaza in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|title=York Stadium Design Honors Brooks Robinson|url=http://www.yorkrevolution.com/brooksrobinson.cfm|website=Brooks Robinson|publisher=York Revolution|access-date=29 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425164314/http://www.yorkrevolution.com/brooksrobinson.cfm|archive-date=25 April 2009|date=2006}}</ref> Robinson died in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/2023/09/26/brooks-robinson-hall-of-fame-baltimore-orioles-third-baseman-dies-at-86/70975727007/ |title=Brooks Robinson, Orioles third baseman with 16 Gold Gloves, has died. He was 86 |date=September 26, 2023 |newspaper=York Daily Record |agency=Associated Press |first=Dave |last=Ginsburg |access-date=September 27, 2023 }}</ref>


The Revolution's inaugural season saw the team finish third in the South Division with a record of 58–68. Their fortunes changed quickly, however, with 2008 bringing a first-place finish in the newly named Freedom Division and the franchise's first trip to the playoffs. The Revs were ousted early in the 2008 playoffs, but were back in 2010 when they won the Atlantic League championship, the first professional baseball title the city had won since the 1969 York Pirates of the [[Eastern League (1938–2020)|Eastern League]].<ref name="Atlantic League"/> The Revs took home the trophy again in 2011, winning back-to-back championships and becoming just the second team in league history to accomplish the feat. They returned to the playoffs for a third straight season in 2012, but lost in the opening round.
The Revolution's inaugural season saw the team finish third in the South Division with a record of 58–68. Their fortunes changed quickly, however, with 2008 bringing a first-place finish in the newly named Freedom Division and the franchise's first trip to the playoffs. The Revs were ousted early in the 2008 playoffs, but were back in 2010 when they won the Atlantic League championship, the first professional baseball title the city had won since the 1969 York Pirates of the [[Eastern League (1938–2020)|Eastern League]].<ref name="Atlantic League">{{cite web|title=Revs are Atlantic League champions!!! |work=Atlantic League |url=http://www.atlanticleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1286098926 |access-date=October 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019041341/http://atlanticleague.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1286098926 |archive-date=October 19, 2010 }}</ref> The Revs took home the trophy again the next season in 2011, winning back-to-back championships and becoming just the second team in league history to accomplish the feat. They returned to the playoffs for a third straight season in 2012, but lost in the opening round.


In the 2009 preseason, the Revolution joined the two other Atlantic League teams in holding their spring training at home instead of the traditional site in [[Lakeland, Florida]]. The respective ownership groups of the three teams came to this decision so as to cut costs, citing the [[Global financial crisis of 2008|2008 economic recession]].
In the 2009 preseason, the Revolution joined the two other Atlantic League teams{{Who|date=November 2024}} in holding their spring training at home instead of the traditional site in [[Lakeland, Florida]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} The respective ownership groups of the three teams{{Who|date=November 2024}} made this decision to cut costs during the [[2007–2008 financial crisis]] and the [[Great Recession]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}


On March 24, 2014, the Revolution became the first professional baseball team to accept [[Bitcoin]]s as a form of payment for ticket purchases.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4753973 |title=Revs Will Accept Bitcoin for Tickets in 2014 |date=March 20, 2014 |access-date=February 18, 2016 |publisher=OurSports Central }}</ref>
On March 24, 2014, the Revolution became the first professional baseball team to accept [[Bitcoin]]s as a form of payment for ticket purchases.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4753973 |title=Revs Will Accept Bitcoin for Tickets in 2014 |date=March 20, 2014 |access-date=February 18, 2016 |publisher=OurSports Central }}</ref>


===All-Star Games===
===All-Star Games===
The Revolution hosted the 2011 Atlantic League All-Star Game at [[WellSpan Park]] on July 14, 2011. They had seven players named to the All-Star team in addition to manager Andy Etchenbarren, who skippered the Freedom Division. In front of a sellout crowd, two of those Revolution players, Corey Thurman and Val Majewski, helped to lead the Freedom Division to a 7–0 shutout over the Liberty Division. Thurman started the game, throwing two shutout innings and Majewski hit a solo homerun over the right field wall to start the scoring. Michael Hernandez of the [[Somerset Patriots]] ended up taking home the game's MVP award with a solo blast of his own and an RBI triple in the seventh inning.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ydtalk.com/revs/?p=440 |title=Revs' players help Freedom Division win Atlantic League All-Star Game |first=John |last=Walk |publisher=[[York Dispatch]] |website=York Revolution Rumblings |date=July 14, 2011 |access-date=December 21, 2015 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112402/http://ydtalk.com/revs/?p=440}}</ref> Prior to the game, Val Majewski participated in the homerun derby and was a member of the winning team. The first pitch of the All-Star Game was thrown out by former Dover High School football player and then [[Green Bay Packer]] [[John Kuhn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ydtalk.com/revs/?p=1780 |title=Voting begins for 2012 Atlantic League All-Star game |first=John |last=Walk |publisher=York Dispatch |website=York Revolution Rumblings |date=June 15, 2012 |access-date=December 21, 2015 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125503/http://ydtalk.com/revs/?p=1780}}</ref>
The Revolution hosted the 2011 Atlantic League All-Star Game at the four-year-old [[WellSpan Park]] on Arch Street on July 14, 2011. Seven Revs players were named to the All-Star team in addition to manager Andy Etchenbarren (former longtime player with the Baltimore Orioles), who skippered the Freedom Division. In front of a sellout crowd, two of those Revolution players, Corey Thurman and Val Majewski, helped to lead the Freedom Division to a 7–0 shutout over the Liberty Division. Thurman started the game, throwing two shutout innings and Majewski hit a solo homerun over the right field wall to start the scoring. Michael Hernandez of the [[Somerset Patriots]] ended up taking home the game's MVP award with a solo blast of his own and an RBI triple in the seventh inning.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ydtalk.com/revs/?p=440 |title=Revs' players help Freedom Division win Atlantic League All-Star Game |first=John |last=Walk |publisher=[[York Dispatch]] |website=York Revolution Rumblings |date=July 14, 2011 |access-date=December 21, 2015 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112402/http://ydtalk.com/revs/?p=440}}</ref> Prior to the game, Val Majewski participated in the home run derby and was a member of the winning team. The first pitch of the Atlantic League All-Star Game was thrown out by former local Dover High School and later National Football League [[Green Bay Packer]] player [[John Kuhn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ydtalk.com/revs/?p=1780 |title=Voting begins for 2012 Atlantic League All-Star game |first=John |last=Walk |publisher=York Dispatch |website=York Revolution Rumblings |date=June 15, 2012 |access-date=December 21, 2015 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125503/http://ydtalk.com/revs/?p=1780}}</ref>


The Revolution again hosted the Atlantic League All-Star Game at WellSpan Park in July 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heiser |first1=Steve |title=Monster crowd in York watches Revolution player earn MVP at Atlantic League All-Star Game |url=https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/baseball/york-revolution/2019/07/11/big-crowd-watches-revs-player-win-mvp-atlantic-league-all-star-game/1702257001/ |access-date=September 30, 2019 |work=[[York Dispatch]] |date=July 11, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
The Revolution again hosted the Atlantic League All-Star Game at WellSpan Park eight years later in July 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heiser |first1=Steve |title=Monster crowd in York watches Revolution player earn MVP at Atlantic League All-Star Game |url=https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/baseball/york-revolution/2019/07/11/big-crowd-watches-revs-player-win-mvp-atlantic-league-all-star-game/1702257001/ |access-date=September 30, 2019 |work=[[York Dispatch]] |date=July 11, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


==Logos and uniforms==
==Logos and uniforms==
[[File:Original York Revs logo.png|right|150px|thumb|The Revolution's original primary logo]]
[[File:Original York Revs logo.png|right|150px|thumb|The Revolution's original primary logo]]
From 2007 to 2010, the York Revolution's colors were navy blue, red, white, brass, and silver. The original brand focused exclusively on symbols such as the [[Flag of the United States|United States flag]] and the [[bald eagle]]. The team re-branded for the 2011 season to the look used today.
From 2007 to 2010, the York Revolution's team colors were navy blue, red, white, brass, and silver. The original brand focused exclusively on patriotic symbols such as the [[Flag of the United States|United States flag]] and the [[bald eagle]] national bird symbol of America. The team re-branded after four years for the 2011 season to the different look used today.


The current team colors of the York Revolution are navy blue, yellow, white, and silver. The "Revolution" wordmark is colored white in an industrial script centered on a navy blue background. The word "York" is featured above in white with a baseball standing in for the letter "O". The entire wordmark is outlined in silver. Centered above the wordmark is a bald eagle holding a baseball bat.
The current team colors of the York Revolution are navy blue, yellow, white, and silver. The "Revolution" wordmark is colored white in an industrial script centered on a navy blue background. The word "York" is featured above in white with a baseball standing in for the letter "o". The entire wordmark is outlined in silver. Centered above the wordmark is an American bald eagle holding a baseball bat.


The York Revolution wear caps produced by OC Sports and uniforms by [[New Balance]]. The caps are navy blue throughout with a stylized white "Y" topped with an eagle's head clutching a baseball. The entire cap logo is outlined in silver. The Revolution wordmark is centered on the back, lower edge of the cap. There is also an all yellow hat featuring the York "Y" being grasped by an eagle talon.
The York Revolution wear caps produced by the firms of OC Sports and uniforms by [[New Balance]]. The caps are navy blue throughout with a stylized white "Y" topped with an eagle's head clutching a baseball. The entire cap logo is outlined in silver. The Revolution wordmark is centered on the back, lower edge of the cap. There is also an all yellow hat featuring the York "Y" being grasped by an eagle talon.


The home jerseys are white with navy blue and yellow paneling down the sides. They feature a navy blue cursive serif wordmark with a yellow outline that pays tribute to the [[Baltimore Orioles]]' script. The away jersey is gray with navy blue and yellow paneling down the sides. Across the chest is the cursive "York" wordmark in navy blue outlined in yellow with a traditional underscore. The team also sports a third alternate jersey, which has changed numerous times over the years.
The home jerseys are white with navy blue and yellow paneling down the sides. They feature a navy blue cursive serif wordmark with a yellow outline that pays tribute to the [[Baltimore Orioles]]' style of script on their black / orange and white team jerseys. The Revolution away jersey is gray with navy blue and yellow paneling down the sides. Across the chest is the cursive "York" wordmark in navy blue outlined in yellow with a traditional underscore. The team also sports a third alternate jersey, which has changed numerous times over the years.


==Season-by-season records==
==Season-by-season records==
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| 2023 || 71–54 || .568 || 1st|| Rick Forney || Did not qualify for playoffs
| 2023 || 71–54 || .568 || 1st|| Rick Forney || Did not qualify for playoffs
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|2024 || 80-45 || .640 || 1st || Rick Forney || Won North Division vs. Lancaster Stormers, 3–1<br /> Won Atlantic League Championship vs. Charleston Dirty Birds, 3–0
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|bgcolor="#ffb849"|'''Totals'''||bgcolor="#ffb849"| 1,011–1,000 ||bgcolor="#ffb849"| .502 ||bgcolor="#ffb849"|—||bgcolor="#ffb849"|—&nbsp;||bgcolor="#ffb849"|21–20 Playoff record<br />3 Freedom Division championships, 3 Atlantic League championships
| bgcolor="#ffb849" |'''Totals'''|| bgcolor="#ffb849" | 1,091–1,045 || bgcolor="#ffb849" | .502 || bgcolor="#ffb849" |—|| bgcolor="#ffb849" |—&nbsp;|| bgcolor="#ffb849" |27–21 Playoff record<br />4 North Division championships, 4 Atlantic League championships
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===Mascots===
===Mascots===
The York Revolution's official [[mascot]] is an [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]], blue creature named DownTown. He wears the team's home jersey, the primary cap worn backwards, with blue and white sneakers. DownTown debuted on March 31, 2007, at the ''Mascot: The Musical'' production at the DreamWrights Theater. His full name is DownTown Yorkie, and is the result of a sponsorship deal with Downtown Inc, a partnership of community-minded companies that work to improve and celebrate downtown York.<ref>{{cite web|title="DownTown" Introduced as Revolution Mascot |work=York Revolution |url=http://yorkrevolution.com/news.cfm?newsID=188 |access-date=September 28, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928031832/http://yorkrevolution.com/news.cfm?newsID=188 |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Downtown Inc sponsors |work=Downtown Inc |url=http://www.downtownyorkpa.com/sponsors.html |access-date=September 28, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703170658/http://www.downtownyorkpa.com/sponsors.html |archive-date=July 3, 2008 }}</ref> Downtown wears a jersey with the number "00".<ref name="tour" /> The mascot was designed by the Raymond Entertainment Group, which also produced the [[Phillie Phanatic]]'s costume.
The York Revolution's official [[mascot]] is an [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]], blue creature named DownTown. He wears the team's home jersey, the primary cap worn backwards, with blue and white sneakers. DownTown debuted on March 31, 2007, at the ''Mascot: The Musical'' production at the DreamWrights Theater. His full name is DownTown Yorkie, and is the result of a sponsorship deal with Downtown Inc, a partnership of community-minded companies that work to improve and celebrate downtown York.<ref>{{cite web|title="DownTown" Introduced as Revolution Mascot |work=York Revolution |url=http://yorkrevolution.com/news.cfm?newsID=188 |access-date=September 28, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928031832/http://yorkrevolution.com/news.cfm?newsID=188 |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Downtown Inc sponsors |work=Downtown Inc |url=http://www.downtownyorkpa.com/sponsors.html |access-date=September 28, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703170658/http://www.downtownyorkpa.com/sponsors.html |archive-date=July 3, 2008 }}</ref> DownTown wears a jersey with the number "00".<ref name="tour" /> The mascot was designed by the Raymond Entertainment Group, which also produced the [[Phillie Phanatic]]'s costume.


DownTown has a cousin named SmallTown, who will occasionally turn up at games. He debuted in 2009 and wears the number "{{frac|1|2}}".{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} A kid wears the costume and follows DownTown for a day.<ref name="tour">{{cite news |url=https://www.wgal.com/article/50-photos-take-a-tour-of-sovereign-bank-stadium/6148605 |title=50 Photos: Take a tour of Sovereign Bank Stadium |date=April 12, 2011 |work=[[WGAL]] |at=slide 6 |access-date=April 12, 2022 }}</ref>
DownTown has a cousin named SmallTown, who will occasionally turn up at games. He debuted in 2009 and wears the number "{{frac|1|2}}".{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} A kid wears the costume and follows DownTown for a day.<ref name="tour">{{cite news |url=https://www.wgal.com/article/50-photos-take-a-tour-of-sovereign-bank-stadium/6148605 |title=50 Photos: Take a tour of Sovereign Bank Stadium |date=April 12, 2011 |work=[[WGAL]] |at=slide 6 |access-date=April 12, 2022 }}</ref>
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'''2022'''
* Carlos Franco (3B)<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/yorks-franco-named-to-alpb-all-star-team/n-5886518 |title=York's Franco Named to ALPB All-Star Team |date=September 30, 2022 |publisher=Atlantic League – York Revolution |access-date=March 22, 2024 |via=OurSportsCentral}}</ref>
* Carlos Franco (3B)<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/yorks-franco-named-to-alpb-all-star-team/n-5886518 |title=York's Franco Named to ALPB All-Star Team |date=September 30, 2022 |publisher=Atlantic League – York Revolution |access-date=March 22, 2024 |via=OurSportsCentral}}</ref>
'''2023'''
* [[Drew Mendoza]] (1B)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://yorkrevolution.com/mendoza-named-to-atlantic-league-postseason-all-star-team/ |title=Mendoza Named to Atlantic League Postseason All-Star Team |date=October 4, 2023 |website=York Revolution |access-date=September 13, 2024}}</ref>
'''2024'''
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* [[Donovan Casey]] (OF)
* Rudy Martin Jr. (OF)
* Matt McDermott (SS)
* John Olsen (RHP)
* Matt Turner (LHP)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://yorkrevolution.com/five-revs-named-to-the-atlantic-league-postseason-all-star-team/ |title=Five Revs Named to the Atlantic League Postseason All-Star Team |date=October 2, 2024 |website=York Revolution |access-date=October 26, 2024}}</ref>
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==Atlantic League/national awards==
==Atlantic League/national awards==

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York Revolution
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueAtlantic League of Professional Baseball (North Division)
LocationYork, Pennsylvania
BallparkWellSpan Park
Founded2006 (2006)
Nickname(s)The Revs
Division championships(4) 2010, 2011, 2017, 2024
Atlantic League championships(4) 2010, 2011, 2017, 2024
ColorsNavy blue, gold, white, silver
       
MascotDownTown
Retired numbers42, 8, 35, 5
OwnershipYork Professional Baseball Club LLC
ManagerRick Forney
General ManagerJohn Gibson
PresidentEric Menzer
MediaWOYK 1350AM
York Daily Record
York Dispatch
Websitewww.yorkrevolution.com

The York Revolution is an American professional minor-league baseball team based in York, Pennsylvania. It is a member of the North Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent "partner league" of Major League Baseball.[1][2] The Revolution plays its home games at WellSpan Park, which opened in the surrounding Arch Street neighborhood in 2007. The team has won the league championship four times, most recently over the Charleston Dirty Birds on September 27, 2024.[3]

Before the Revolution's inaugural season, baseball fans in York had waited almost four decades for the return of professional baseball to their city.

In 2012, the Revolution franchise/team introduced a new brand and logo to also emphasize York's contributions to American history in the Industrial Revolution of the early 19th century, with a secondary emphasis on patriotism. The southeast Pennsylvania region is home to many industrial manufacturers such as Harley-Davidson, Stauffer's, and York International/Johnson Controls.[4]

History of York baseball

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York White Roses

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Main article: York White Roses

The York White Roses (known as the York Pirates in their last two seasons of existence, because of their affiliation then with Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates), played for 85 years in York from 1884 to 1969. The White Roses were bitter rivals of the Lancaster Red Roses baseball team of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, county seat and largest town in adjacent Lancaster County to the east. Both teams were named after the two warring 15th-century royal houses and political factions from the historic cities of York and Lancaster in the Kingdom of England's 32-years-long civil war in the Wars of the Roses (1455–1487).

Revolution

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York tried for ten years to bring professional baseball back to the city. The process looked promising in 2003, until politics halted the project. The new baseball stadium was to be located at the Small Athletic Field, on York City School District property, but the district school board voted negatively as they did not believe the ballpark would be the best use of district money and land. For three years, political and financial discussions continued to delay the project. A new site for the stadium was agreed upon in the Arch Street neighborhood, and that plan was successful. Other sites that were considered but not chosen included Hoffman Field and the Ohio Blenders of PA, Inc.

In April 2006, the American minor league Atlantic League of Professional Baseball formally announced an expansion team for the city of York.[5] One of the prominent members of the team's ownership group was Brooks Robinson, a Golden Glove award-winner, All-Star, and World Series champion third-baseman who played briefly with the minor league old York White Roses and later further south in the Major Leagues with the Baltimore Orioles of the American League from 1955 to 1977. In addition to Robinson memorials erected at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in southwest Downtown Baltimore, a statue of Robinson was erected and dedicated in York in the area outside the Arch Street stadium entrance named Brooks Robinson Plaza in his honor.[6] Robinson died in 2023.[7]

The Revolution's inaugural season saw the team finish third in the South Division with a record of 58–68. Their fortunes changed quickly, however, with 2008 bringing a first-place finish in the newly named Freedom Division and the franchise's first trip to the playoffs. The Revs were ousted early in the 2008 playoffs, but were back in 2010 when they won the Atlantic League championship, the first professional baseball title the city had won since the 1969 York Pirates of the Eastern League.[8] The Revs took home the trophy again the next season in 2011, winning back-to-back championships and becoming just the second team in league history to accomplish the feat. They returned to the playoffs for a third straight season in 2012, but lost in the opening round.

In the 2009 preseason, the Revolution joined the two other Atlantic League teams[who?] in holding their spring training at home instead of the traditional site in Lakeland, Florida.[citation needed] The respective ownership groups of the three teams[who?] made this decision to cut costs during the 2007–2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession.[citation needed]

On March 24, 2014, the Revolution became the first professional baseball team to accept Bitcoins as a form of payment for ticket purchases.[9]

All-Star Games

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The Revolution hosted the 2011 Atlantic League All-Star Game at the four-year-old WellSpan Park on Arch Street on July 14, 2011. Seven Revs players were named to the All-Star team in addition to manager Andy Etchenbarren (former longtime player with the Baltimore Orioles), who skippered the Freedom Division. In front of a sellout crowd, two of those Revolution players, Corey Thurman and Val Majewski, helped to lead the Freedom Division to a 7–0 shutout over the Liberty Division. Thurman started the game, throwing two shutout innings and Majewski hit a solo homerun over the right field wall to start the scoring. Michael Hernandez of the Somerset Patriots ended up taking home the game's MVP award with a solo blast of his own and an RBI triple in the seventh inning.[10] Prior to the game, Val Majewski participated in the home run derby and was a member of the winning team. The first pitch of the Atlantic League All-Star Game was thrown out by former local Dover High School and later National Football League Green Bay Packer player John Kuhn.[11]

The Revolution again hosted the Atlantic League All-Star Game at WellSpan Park eight years later in July 2019.[12]

Logos and uniforms

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The Revolution's original primary logo

From 2007 to 2010, the York Revolution's team colors were navy blue, red, white, brass, and silver. The original brand focused exclusively on patriotic symbols such as the United States flag and the bald eagle national bird symbol of America. The team re-branded after four years for the 2011 season to the different look used today.

The current team colors of the York Revolution are navy blue, yellow, white, and silver. The "Revolution" wordmark is colored white in an industrial script centered on a navy blue background. The word "York" is featured above in white with a baseball standing in for the letter "o". The entire wordmark is outlined in silver. Centered above the wordmark is an American bald eagle holding a baseball bat.

The York Revolution wear caps produced by the firms of OC Sports and uniforms by New Balance. The caps are navy blue throughout with a stylized white "Y" topped with an eagle's head clutching a baseball. The entire cap logo is outlined in silver. The Revolution wordmark is centered on the back, lower edge of the cap. There is also an all yellow hat featuring the York "Y" being grasped by an eagle talon.

The home jerseys are white with navy blue and yellow paneling down the sides. They feature a navy blue cursive serif wordmark with a yellow outline that pays tribute to the Baltimore Orioles' style of script on their black / orange and white team jerseys. The Revolution away jersey is gray with navy blue and yellow paneling down the sides. Across the chest is the cursive "York" wordmark in navy blue outlined in yellow with a traditional underscore. The team also sports a third alternate jersey, which has changed numerous times over the years.

Season-by-season records

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York Revolution
Season Record Win % Finish Manager Playoffs
2007 58–68 .460 3rd Chris Hoiles Did not qualify for playoffs
2008 71–69 .507 1st Chris Hoiles Lost Division Championship vs. Somerset Patriots, 2–0
2009 53–87 .379 4th Chris Hoiles/Sam Snider/Andy Etchebarren Did not qualify for playoffs
2010 69–71 .493 2nd Andy Etchebarren Won Freedom Division vs. Somerset Patriots, 3–2
Won Atlantic League Championship vs. Bridgeport Bluefish, 3–0
2011 73–51 .589 1st Andy Etchebarren Won Freedom Division vs. Lancaster Barnstormers, 3–2
Won Atlantic League Championship vs. Long Island Ducks, 3–1
2012 79–61 .564 2nd Andy Etchebarren Lost Division Championship vs. Lancaster Barnstormers, 3–0
2013 65–75 .464 4th Mark Mason Did not qualify for playoffs
2014 78–62 .557 3rd Mark Mason Lost Division Championship vs. Sugar Land Skeeters, 3–2
2015 64–75 .460 4th Mark Mason Did not qualify for playoffs
2016 76–64 .543 1st Mark Mason Lost Division Championship vs. Sugar Land Skeeters, 3–0
2017 68–72 .486 2nd Mark Mason Won Freedom Division vs. Southern Maryland Bluecrabs, 3–1
Won Atlantic League Championship vs. Long Island Ducks, 3–0
2018 68–58 .540 3rd Mark Mason Did not qualify for playoffs
2019 75–65 .534 1st Mark Mason Lost Division Championship vs. Sugar Land Skeeters, 3–1
2020 Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 56–64 .467 4th Mark Mason Did not qualify for playoffs
2022 56–76 .424 4th Mark Mason Did not qualify for playoffs
2023 71–54 .568 1st Rick Forney Did not qualify for playoffs
2024 80-45 .640 1st Rick Forney Won North Division vs. Lancaster Stormers, 3–1
Won Atlantic League Championship vs. Charleston Dirty Birds, 3–0
Totals 1,091–1,045 .502 — —  27–21 Playoff record
4 North Division championships, 4 Atlantic League championships

Tradition

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War of the Roses

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The cities of Lancaster and York in South Central Pennsylvania, US have a historical rivalry in all sporting events from the high-school level to the professional. Since the cities are named after the English cities of Lancaster and York, their former Pennsylvania baseball teams were named for the opposing sides of the Wars of the Roses. As a metaphor, "War of the Roses" describes the intense baseball matches fought between the Lancaster Red Roses and the York White Roses. With the addition of York to the Atlantic League, the Revolution and Stormers now continue this tradition as they battle each other for lower Susquehanna supremacy.

The "War of the Roses" was rekindled with the sound of celebratory cannon fire at the start of the 2007 Atlantic League season in Wrightsville, a borough located on the Susquehanna River, the natural boundary between Lancaster and York counties. The winner of the War of the Roses is presented with the Community Cup, while the defeated team is obligated to sing the ballpark classic "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and plant a rose garden at the opponent's ballpark with their representative color: red for Lancaster, white for York. The first Community Cup was championed by the Stormers in the 2007 season, though the Revolution avenged them by winning it in 2008.[13] The clubs also competed in the Route 30 Showdown in 2009–2011, an annual cross-county doubleheader inadvertently created after the 2008 season by a rain-delay.[14]

Community Cup Record[15][additional citation(s) needed]
Year Series Winner Stormers W Revolution W Notes
2007 Stormers 10 8 first Community Cup
2008 Revolution 9 11  
2009 Stormers 14 6  
2010 Revolution 4 16 2nd-earliest cup win; July 24
2011 Stormers 10 8  
2012 Stormers 10 10 Lancaster retains cup in a tie
2013 Revolution 8 12  
2014 Revolution 7 13 first consecutive cup win
2015 Stormers 15 11
2016 Stormers 11 9
2017 Revolution 9 10  
2018 Stormers 10 8 [16]
2019 Revolution 8 11 [17]
2020 Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Revolution 12 13 [18][19]
2022 Stormers 18 14 [20]
2023 Revolution 8 13 [21]
2024 Revolution 4 18 Earliest cup win; July 2[22][23]
Overall Revolution (9–8) 167 191


Philanthropy

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In 2013, the team started the York Revolution Community Fund through the York County Community Foundation. The team raises funds through jersey auctions, memorabilia sales, 50/50 raffles, and the sale of other items like the Revs Kitchen cookbook, which sees Revolution players, coaches, and staff sharing their favorite recipes. The money raised by the fund is then given back to the community in the form of grants to local non-profit groups who provide services directly to York County.[24]

The Revolution benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters youth mentoring organization annually by wearing purple jerseys that are auctioned off immediately following the Purple Jersey Night game.[25] Additionally, the team also partnered with Columbia Gas to donate $50 to the York Red Cross for each run scored by a Revolution player.[26]

Radio

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The official broadcast home of the York Revolution is WOYK 1350 AM, with Darrell Henry as the "Voice of the Revolution". Prior to the 2010 season, games were heard on WSBA 910 AM.

Television

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While Revolution games are not broadcast via a traditional television network, each game was streamed live via a "York Revs TV" YouTube Channel through 2018,[27] and beginning in 2019 via the WOYK YouTube channel.[28]

On-field entertainment

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Mascots

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The York Revolution's official mascot is an anthropomorphic, blue creature named DownTown. He wears the team's home jersey, the primary cap worn backwards, with blue and white sneakers. DownTown debuted on March 31, 2007, at the Mascot: The Musical production at the DreamWrights Theater. His full name is DownTown Yorkie, and is the result of a sponsorship deal with Downtown Inc, a partnership of community-minded companies that work to improve and celebrate downtown York.[29][30] DownTown wears a jersey with the number "00".[31] The mascot was designed by the Raymond Entertainment Group, which also produced the Phillie Phanatic's costume.

DownTown has a cousin named SmallTown, who will occasionally turn up at games. He debuted in 2009 and wears the number "1⁄2".[citation needed] A kid wears the costume and follows DownTown for a day.[31]

The Revolution also host a character named Cannonball Charlie, who fires a cannon after each home run or home game victory by the team. He wears the uniform of a period Continental Army soldier.[32]

Single season records

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Offensive

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  • Hits: 172.....James Shanks, 2010
  • Doubles: 38.....Andres Perez, 2013
  • Triples: 17.....Eric Patterson, 2014
  • Homeruns: 41.....Telvin Nash, 2019
  • RBIs: 107.....Chris Nowak, 2012
  • Walks: 84.....Scott Grimes, 2010
  • Stolen bases: 55.....Wilson Valdez, 2014

Pitching

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  • Wins: 15.....Chris Cody, 2013
  • Strikeouts: 139.....Chris Cody, 2013
  • Saves: 35.....Mike DeMark, 2016

Atlantic League All-Stars

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The following players were named to the Atlantic League All-Star team in each particular season. An asterisk (*) indicates the player participated in the home run derby.

2007

  • Chris Cooper (LHP)
  • Matt Dryer (INF)
  • Nate Espy* (INF)
  • Chris Steinborn (LHP)
  • Luis Taveras (C)

2008

  • Sandy Aracena (C)
  • Jason Aspito (OF)
  • Nick McCurdy (RHP)
  • Jason Olson (RHP)

2009

  • Tom Collaro (DH)
  • Keoni DeRenne (INF)
  • Chris Hoiles (MGR)
  • Jason Kershner (LHP)
  • Corey Thurman (RHP)

2010

  • Ian Bladergroen* (1B)
  • Ramon Castro (SS)
  • Scott Grimes (CF)
  • Derell McCall (RHP)
  • John Pachot (C)
  • Jesus Sanchez (LHP)
  • James Shanks (LF)

2011

  • Matt DeSalvo (RHP)
  • Andy Etchenbarren (MGR)
  • Eric Eymann (SS)
  • Vince Harrison (3B)
  • Val Majewski* (CF)
  • Octavio Martinez (C)
  • James Shanks (LF)
  • Corey Thurman (RHP)

2012

  • Andy Etchenbarren (MGR)
  • Brandon Haveman (CF)
  • Michael Hernandez (DH)
  • Andrew Perez (2B)
  • Adam Thomas (RHP)
  • Corey Thurman (RHP)

2013

  • Chris Cody (LHP)
  • Salvador Paniagua (C)
  • Eric Patterson (SS)
  • Andres Perez (2B)
  • Michael Wuertz (RHP)

2014

  • Rommie Lewis (LHP)
  • Johan Limonta (INF/OF)
  • Eric Patterson (2B)
  • Wilson Valdez (SS)

2015

  • Brandon Boggs (OF)
  • Luis De La Cruz (C)
  • Stephen Penney (RHP)
  • Andres Perez (INF)
  • Bryan Pounds (INF)
  • Logan Williamson (LHP)

2016

  • Mike DeMark (P)
  • Ricardo Gomez (P)
  • Joel Guzman (DH)
  • Andres Perez (INF)
  • Travis Witherspoon (OF)

2017

  • Brad Allen (RHP)
  • Michael Burgess (INF)
  • Alonzo Harris (OF)
  • Chase Huchingson (LHP)
  • Isaias Tejeda (C)
  • Travis Witherspoon (OF)

2018

  • Mitch Atkins (RHP)
  • Robert Carson (LHP)
  • Welington Dotel (OF)
  • Jared Mitchell (OF)
  • Grant Sides (RHP)

2019

  • Mitch Atkins (RHP)
  • Henry Castillo (OF)
  • Ryan Dent (INF)
  • Welington Dotel (OF)
  • Jameson McGrane (RHP)
  • Telvin Nash (INF)
  • James Skelton (C)
  • Isaias Tejeda (OF)

2020

Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2021

2022

  • Carlos Franco (3B)[34]

2023

2024

  • Donovan Casey (OF)
  • Rudy Martin Jr. (OF)
  • Matt McDermott (SS)
  • John Olsen (RHP)
  • Matt Turner (LHP)[36]

Atlantic League/national awards

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Player of the Year

  • Scott Grimes, 2010 (co)

Manager/Executive of the Year

  • Andy Etchenbarren, 2011
  • Mark Mason, 2014
  • John Gibson, 2021[33]

Baseball America All-Independent Team

  • Scott Grimes (OF), 2010
  • Chris Nowak (DH), 2011
  • Ramon Castro (2B), 2011
  • Chris Nowak (1B), 2012
  • Andres Perez (2B), 2012

Notable alumni

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These are some of the notable players who made it to the majors after playing in York. The years in parentheses indicate when they were with the Revs.

Retired numbers

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Robinson began his professional baseball career in York, playing 95 games for the White Roses in 1955. He had a successful 23-year career in MLB, all spent with the Baltimore Orioles. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983 and was a member of the Revolution's ownership group.
"Etch" spent 15 years in MLB, 12 of them with the Baltimore Orioles. He managed the Revolution for four seasons (2009–2012), compiling 237 wins and guiding the team to three straight playoff appearances, including back-to-back Atlantic League championships. He retired from baseball at the end of the 2012 season.
Thurman spent eight seasons in the Atlantic League, all with the Revolution. He is the franchise's all-time leader in wins (66), strikeouts (667), and innings pitched (980+1⁄3) while ranking second in Atlantic League history in the same categories. He was a three-time All-Star and two-time Atlantic League champion.
Robinson was the first African-American to play in MLB when he started for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. He spent his entire 10-year career in Brooklyn and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. His number was retired throughout professional baseball on April 15, 1997.

Current roster

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York Revolution roster
Active roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 22 Frankie Bartow
  • 45 Denny Bentley
  • 10 Will Carter
  • 32 Nelvin Correa
  • 47 Aaron Fletcher
  • 26 Michael Horrell
  •  3 Neil Lang
  • 19 Ethan Lindow
  • 48 Moises Lugo
  • 15 Zach Neff
  • 17 Jon Olsen
  • 27 Will Stewart
  • 36 Tom Sutera
  • 18 Matt Turner
  • 33 Alex Valverde



  

Catchers

  • 11 Michael Berglund
  • 23 Ciaran Devenney

Infielders

Outfielders

  • 25 Donovan Casey
  •  2 Trey Martin
  •  1 Rudy Martin Jr.
  •  9 Jacob Rhinesmith
  

Manager

  • -- Rick Forney

Coaches


Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list

Roster updated June 16, 2024
 Transactions

References

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Achievements
Preceded by Atlantic League champions
York Revolution
2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Atlantic League champions
York Revolution
2010, 2011 		Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by Freedom Division champions
York Revolution
2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Freedom Division champions
York Revolution
2010, 2011 		Succeeded by
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