Over the weekend, the Yankees announced their plans to downsize and restructure the club’s farm system. As part of a larger effort to contract Minor League operations, the Yankees ended their affiliation with the Charleston RiverDogs and will shift their Single-A team up north to Dutchess County, NY, where they will become the Hudson Valley Renegades. The Renegades play in Wappinger Falls, a village located around 60 miles north of Yankee Stadium.
Hudson Valley was previously a Single-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays.
The RiverDogs and the Renegades share more in common than an association with the Yankees.