Minor League Baseball 09/26 22:35 1 Erie SeaWolves v Binghamton Rumble Ponies W 10-0
Minor League Baseball 09/25 22:05 1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies v Erie SeaWolves W 6-9
Minor League Baseball 09/24 21:35 1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies v Erie SeaWolves - Postponed
Minor League Baseball 09/21 22:35 2 Erie SeaWolves v Richmond Flying Squirrels W 7-3
Minor League Baseball 09/19 22:35 2 Richmond Flying Squirrels v Erie SeaWolves W 0-5
Minor League Baseball 09/17 17:35 - Erie SeaWolves v Richmond Flying Squirrels L 0-1
Minor League Baseball 09/16 22:05 - Erie SeaWolves v Richmond Flying Squirrels W 10-2
Minor League Baseball 09/15 22:05 - Erie SeaWolves v Richmond Flying Squirrels W 8-3
Minor League Baseball 09/14 22:05 - Erie SeaWolves v Richmond Flying Squirrels L 3-7
Minor League Baseball 09/13 22:05 - Erie SeaWolves v Richmond Flying Squirrels L 3-6
Minor League Baseball 09/12 22:05 - Erie SeaWolves v Richmond Flying Squirrels L 3-4
Minor League Baseball 09/10 17:05 - Somerset Patriots v Erie SeaWolves L 8-5
Minor League Baseball 09/09 22:35 - Somerset Patriots v Erie SeaWolves W 3-5
Minor League Baseball 09/08 22:35 - Somerset Patriots v Erie SeaWolves L 4-3
Minor League Baseball 09/07 22:35 - Somerset Patriots v Erie SeaWolves W 3-4
Minor League Baseball 09/06 22:35 - Somerset Patriots v Erie SeaWolves L 5-4
Minor League Baseball 09/05 22:35 - Somerset Patriots v Erie SeaWolves W 7-9
Minor League Baseball 09/03 17:35 - Erie SeaWolves v Altoona Curve W 13-5
Minor League Baseball 09/02 22:05 - Erie SeaWolves v Altoona Curve W 3-2
Minor League Baseball 09/01 22:05 - Erie SeaWolves v Altoona Curve L 3-6
Minor League Baseball 08/31 22:05 - Erie SeaWolves v Altoona Curve W 4-3
Minor League Baseball 08/30 22:05 - Erie SeaWolves v Altoona Curve W 9-2
Minor League Baseball 08/29 22:05 - Erie SeaWolves v Altoona Curve L 5-7
Minor League Baseball 08/27 17:35 - Erie SeaWolves v Bowie Baysox W 5-4
Minor League Baseball 08/26 22:05 - Erie SeaWolves v Bowie Baysox L 0-3
Minor League Baseball 08/25 22:35 - Erie SeaWolves v Bowie Baysox W 5-3
Minor League Baseball 08/24 22:05 - Erie SeaWolves v Bowie Baysox W 12-10
Minor League Baseball 08/23 22:05 - Erie SeaWolves v Bowie Baysox L 6-8
Minor League Baseball 08/22 22:05 - Erie SeaWolves v Bowie Baysox L 0-5
Minor League Baseball 08/20 18:05 - Akron RubberDucks v Erie SeaWolves W 6-8

Wikipedia - Erie SeaWolves

The Erie SeaWolves are an American professional baseball team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. They compete in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) as a member of the Eastern League's Southwest Division, serving as the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. The team was founded in 1989 and began playing in Erie for the 1995 season. The SeaWolves currently play their home games at UPMC Park in downtown Erie, next door to Erie Insurance Arena and the Warner Theatre.

The "SeaWolves" name refers to the city's location along Lake Erie as well as their original affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates. "Sea wolf" is a historical epithet for sailors who engaged in piracy.

History

The team was initially formed in 1989 and based in Welland, Ontario, as a member of the New York–Penn League called the Welland Pirates and played their home games at Welland Stadium. After six unsuccessful seasons, they were relocated to Erie, Pennsylvania, following the departure of the city's prior baseball team, the Erie Sailors. The whole relocation process forced the Frontier League-based club to relocate to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where they became the Johnstown Steal (this team is now known as the Florence Y'alls, based in Florence, Kentucky). Before that, another team called the Erie Sailors played in the New York–Penn League. However, they relocated to Wappingers Falls, New York (becoming the Hudson Valley Renegades) because the team's owner, Marvin Goldklang, did not upgrade Ainsworth Field to Major League Baseball specifications. Once the civic government secured an $8 million grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to build UPMC Park (then known as Jerry Uht Park), the Welland Pirates moved to Erie. While Erie lacked affiliated baseball in 1994, the city fielded an independent franchise in the Frontier League and reused the "Sailors" name. The SeaWolves succeed in various Erie-based baseball franchises, namely every version of the Erie Sailors (the New York–Penn League franchise is now called the State College Spikes).

On June 20, 1995, the Erie SeaWolves defeated the Jamestown Jammers in their inaugural game in Erie. José Guillén, a Major League Baseball alumnus from the Dominican Republic, hit the decisive homerun for the team.

The SeaWolves served as a Pittsburgh Pirates affiliate from 1995 to 1998. In 1999, the Double-A Eastern League added two expansion franchises, with Erie gaining one of them. The team joined the Eastern League after moving from the Short-Season A to Double-A level. Therefore, the current SeaWolves organization is considered a continuation of the former even though it changed classes. Minor League Baseball allowed Erie to keep their New York–Penn League records and history as a member of the Eastern League. Subsequently, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers replaced them in the New York-Penn League, which was officially considered an expansion franchise rather than a continuation of the SeaWolves.

The SeaWolves became an affiliate of the Anaheim Angels after moving to the Double-A level. The team switched to the Detroit Tigers in 2001, with whom they continue to be affiliated.

In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the SeaWolves were organized into the Double-A Northeast. In 2022, the Double-A Northeast became known as the Eastern League, the name historically used by the regional circuit before the 2021 reorganization.

On September 26, 2023, the SeaWolves completed a full sweep of the playoffs, capped off by a 10–0 win over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in Game 2 of the Eastern League Championship Series, leading to their first championship title in franchise history.

Ownership

Palisades Baseball originally owned the Erie SeaWolves when they started to play in 1995. In 2003, Palisades sold the team to Mandalay Sports Entertainment, a former owner/operator of several Minor League Baseball clubs. On March 27, 2015, Fernando Aguirre was introduced as the owner of the SeaWolves. Aguirre, a veteran executive of Procter & Gamble (P&G) and Chiquita Brands International, purchased the team from Mandalay for an undisclosed amount and announced his intent to keep the team in Erie. Aguirre also owns a minority share of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball, and a one-third share of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Single-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs in the Carolina League.