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Special thanks to Tim Heiman, whose guidance was invaluable. Tim’s tire- less contributions to the Binghamton franchise are felt throughout these pages. Cover by Eddie Saunders. Newspaper images courtesy of the Press & Sun Bulletin and the Broome County Public Library. Photography by Binghamton Mets/Rumble Ponies, New York Mets, Bruce Adler, Ed Aswad, Josh Ludzki, and Jim Maggiore. Special thanks to the late Kenny Sahre, a faithful Binghamton Mets fan, whose in-depth statistics and record-keeping fully archived every B-Mets season from 1992 to 2008. Without his work, this media guide would not be possible. 2020 BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES MEDIA GUIDE 3 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Front Office John Hughes………………………………………………..………………….……………..……………..….……Owner & President John “JB” Bayne…………………………………………………………….………………………….………….…Managing Director Jacob Wilkins……………………………………………..……………..…..Director of Broadcasting & Media Relations Kelly Hust…………………………………………………………………………...………………Director of Business Operations RUMBLEPONIES Chris Ortega………………………………………………………………………………..………….Director of Video Production Eddie Saunders…………………………………….Director of Community Relations and Box Office Manager Jessica Swartz……………………………………………..…………………….….…Director of Merchandise & Retail Sales Richard Tylicki…………………………………………………………………………………….Director of Stadium Operations Lou Ferraro…………………………………………………………….…………………….….Scholastic Programs Coordinator Tony Rogers……….…………………………………………….……………………………...…………..Senior Account Executive Bill Koehler………………………………………………………………………………….……….………………………..Director of Sales Tom Knapp…………………………….………………………………..……………..……………..………………Sports Turf Manager FRANCHISE HISTORY FRANCHISE RECORDS EASTERN EASTERN LEAGUE 4 2020 BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES MEDIA GUIDE RUMBLE PONIES RUMBLE Due to the COVID -19 pandemic, The 2020 Eastern League All-Star Game presented by Ephesus Lighting slated to take place at NYSEG Stadium on Wednesday, July 15th has been cancelled. Subsequently, the 2020 Home Run Derby taking place on Tuesday, July 14th has been cancelled as well. MiLB canceled the game due to the delay of the 2020 Regular Season as an effect of the coronavirus. Team President John Hughes stated “This is a very unfortunate casualty of the COVID-19 virus. I know how much went into this from our community. The fans, the elected officials, and the team went all in to put our best foot forward.” The Rumble Ponies teamed up with their fans in a #BingItHome” social media campaign in the summer of 2017 to convince the Eastern League to award Binghamton the rights to host the 2020 Eastern League All-Star Game. On August 3, 2017 the city of Binghamton was officially awarded the event. FRANCHISE HISTORY FRANCHISE FRANCHISE RECORDS FRANCHISE EASTERN LEAGUE EASTERN 2020 BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES MEDIA GUIDE 5 While professional baseball in Binghamton, NY, dates back to 1877, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies’ story begins in 1992. It was that year that the New York Mets organization moved their Double-A affiliate, the Bills, from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, approximately 125 miles northeast to Binghamton. The team was renamed the Binghamton Mets and was welcomed with open arms by a city that had suffered 23 years without a professional baseball team to call their own. When tickets went on sale for the inaugural season, thousands of fans braved the rain and waited in a line that snaked for blocks through the city. RUMBLEPONIES Binghamton Municipal Stadium was constructed in nine months for $4.6 million and hosted its first B- Mets game on April 19, 1992 after three-straight postponed games. Binghamton’s house-warming party was a strong one as they defeated the Harris- burg Senators 1-0 in front of 5,126 fans. Led by Eastern League Manager of the Year, Steve Swisher, the B-Mets treated their fans to a stellar inaugural season. They went 79-59, finished 2nd in the Eastern League, and earned a trip to the postsea- son. The B-Mets dispatched the Harrisburg Senators in the semi-finals in four games, winning a 14-inning marathon to clinch the series. B-Mets celebrate 1992 title with Binghamton Mayor Juanita Crabb In the Eastern League Championship Series, the B-Mets trailed the Canton-Akron Indians 2-1 before they rallied to take Game 4 and ultimately earned their first title with a 5-2 win in the decisive fifth game. Bobby J. Jones, the staff ace and Eastern League Pitcher of the Year, earned the win in the championship game.