2019 Minor League Preview: Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Andres GimenezThe Binghamton Rumble Ponies were extremely successful in their inaugural season, going 85-54, but struggled to repeat that success in 2018, posting a 5th place 64-76 record. The team lacked strong position players and pitchers when the season started, and things got exacerbated further as the season went on and players were promoted, traded, or outright cut. Despite the lack of production on the field for much of the season, the fans came out to support the Rumble Ponies like never before. Over the course of 2018, the team sold 220,279 tickets and attendance averaged roughly 3,500 per game, the highest since the franchise’s inaugural 1992 season. Three games ranked in their all-time 20 most attended, and the 7,488 games that came out to see their game against the Trenton Thunder on July 20 were a franchise record.

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