The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League. They are located in Niles, Ohio, a city in the valley of the Mahoning River and play their home games at 7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood. From 1999 to 2020, they were a Minor League Baseball team that played as members of the New York–Penn League. The club was the Class A Short Season affiliate of the Cleveland Indians from its inception until Major League Baseball's reorganization of the minors following the 2020 season.

In 2004, the Scrappers won the New York–Penn League championship.

History The Mahoning Valley Scrappers were established in 1999 in Niles, Ohio, as a Class A Short-Season franchise in the New York–Penn League. The team originated when the New York–Penn League’s Erie SeaWolves franchise relocated to the Mahoning Valley following expansion in the Eastern League. The Scrappers were affiliated with the Cleveland Indians (now Cleveland Guardians), serving as a developmental team for newly drafted players entering professional baseball.

The franchise made an immediate impact in its inaugural 1999 season, finishing with a 43–33 record and winning its division before advancing to the league finals. Early success helped establish strong local support, with the team drawing over 200,000 fans in its first season.

The team transitioned into a founding member of the MLB Draft League in 2021, a collegiate summer league designed to showcase draft-eligible players.

Today, the Scrappers continue to operate in Niles, Ohio, playing at 7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood (formerly known as Eastwood Field)

Season-by-season results

Regular season Season Affiliation Manager Record 1999 Indians Ted Kubiak 43–33, 1st place McNamara 2000 Ted Kubiak 48–28, 1st place Pinckney 2001 Dave Turgeon 26–49, 7th place Pinckney-Stedler 2002 Chris Bando 46–30, 2nd place Pinckney 2003 Ted Kubiak 38–36, 2nd place Pinckney 2004 Mike Sarbaugh 42–34, 2nd place Pinckney 2005 Rouglas Odor 33–43, 3rd place Pinckney 2006 Rouglas Odor 36–34, 3rd place Pinckney 2007 Tim Laker 37–37, 2nd place Pinckney 2008 Travis Fryman 31–44, 5th place Pinckney 2009 Travis Fryman 49–27, 1st place PinckneyStats | New York-Penn League Stats. Minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-21. 2010 Travis FrymanIndians announce 2010 staff alignment for player development system | indians.com: Official Info. Cleveland.indians.mlb.com (2013-05-24). Retrieved on 2013-08-21. 30–46, 6th place Pinckney 2011 David Wallace 41–34, 3rd place Pinckney 2012 Ted Kubiak 30–45, 5th place Pinckney 2013 Ted Kubiak 30–44, 5th place Pinckney 2014 Ted Kubiak 33-42, 5th place Pinckney 2015 Travis Fryman 31-44, 6th place Pinckney 2016 Edwin Rodriguez 37-38, 4th place Pinckney 2017 Luke Carlin 44-29, 1st place Pinckney 2018 Jim Pankovits 42-33, 1st place Pinckney 2019 Jim Pankovits 37-39, 4th place Pinckney 2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 None Coco Crisp 27-28-2, 3rd place League 2022 Homer Bush 32-47, 6th place League 2023 Dmitri Young 30-42, 5th place League2024Quinton McCraken37-38, 4th place League2025Quinton McCraken38-38, 3rd place League2026Raul Gonzalez34-45 6th place League)

Post-season 1999: Defeated Batavia Muckdogs, 2 games to 0; lost to Hudson Valley Renegades, 2 games to 1, in NYPL Championship Series 2000: Defeated Batavia Muckdogs, 2 games to 0; lost to Staten Island Yankees, 2 games to 1, in NYPL Championship Series 2004: Defeated Auburn Doubledays, 2 games to 0; defeated Tri-City ValleyCats, 2 games to 0, in NYPL Championship Series 2009: Defeated Brooklyn Cyclones, 2 games to 0;Article | Mahoning Valley Scrappers News. Minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-21. lost to Staten Island Yankees, 2 games to 1 in NYPL Championship SeriesArticle | Mahoning Valley Scrappers News. Minorleaguebaseball.com (2009-09-17). Retrieved on 2013-08-21. 2017: Lost to Vermont Lake Monsters, 2 games to 0 2018: Lost to Tri-City ValleyCats, 2 games to 0

Roster

Broadcasters and radio affiliations The Youngstown, Ohio radio station WBBW (1240 AM) originally broadcast Scrappers games from 1999 to 2001 with John Batcho calling the games. In 2002, WNIO (1390 AM) took over broadcasting Scrappers games from 2002 to 2009. Mike Pilch called their games in 2006 and 2007 while the broadcasts right were with Clear Channel. WHTX (1570 AM) took over in 2010, followed by WHKZ (1440 AM The Word) broadcast Scrappers games in 2013, both radio stations from Warren, Ohio. Austin Pollack was named the play-by-play broadcaster in January 2015. Pollack will broadcast all 76 games for the Scrappers. In 2015, the Scrappers switched back to WBBW (Sportsradio 1240 AM). All of the games were carried live. From 2021 until 2022, local sports broadcasting network Your Sports Network, commonly referred to as YSNn began broadcasting Scrappers games on their website. Ron Potesta covered play by play duties in 2021 before Richie Juliano assumed the responsibilities of the "Voice of the Scrappers" in 2022.

Former Channel 27 news anchor Robb Schmidt, is the current P.A. announcer. Schmidt took over the position from John Brown, who was a communications student at Youngstown State University and served as announcer in 2009 and 2010. Brown replaced current Cleveland Indians announcer Ryan Pritt.

Alumni

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Statistics from Baseball-Reference