Jamestown Jammers
The Jamestown Jammers were a minor league baseball team based in Jamestown, New York from 1994 until 2014. The team was the Short-Season A classification affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates and played in the New York–Penn League. The team played all of their home games at Russell Diethrick Park.
On August 25, 2014, a week before the end of the 2014 season, it was announced that the team would cease operations in Jamestown and be relocated to Morgantown, West Virginia, United States beginning in 2015. The team, which is owned by Bob Rich, Jr., will play at Monongalia County Ballpark as the West Virginia Black Bears.
Another team bearing the Jamestown Jammers name began play in the Prospect League, an amateur collegiate summer baseball league, beginning in summer 2015.
History
New York-Penn League
Niagara Falls Rapids
The team was previously based in Niagara Falls, New York as the Niagara Falls Rapids, a Detroit Tigers affiliate. Their home stadium in Niagara Falls was Sal Maglie Stadium. The team played in Niagara Falls from 1989–1993.