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As seen in the West Haven Voice September 4th, 2025, edition. See the original article here. The West Haven Yankees were the pride of West Haven, winning a total of four Eastern League titles across nearly their decade-long stay. Playing in Quigley Stadium and in West Haven as a whole had its benefits. For one, West Haven’s baseball history was rich, with the semi-pro Sailors and even Yankee legends such as Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig barnstorming at Donovan Field in the 1920s.

The New York Yankees have had a flurry of pitchers make one-off appearances over the years. The Cuban right-hander of Chi Chi Gonzalez is no exception. In 2022 Gonzalez, whose real name is Alexander Rios Gonzalez, signed a minor league deal with New York after being released by the Tigers in late August of 2022. Gonzalez would spend roughly a month in Triple-AAA SWB before getting called-up to the majors on October 2nd. This late-season roster move gave Chi Chi major league s

Wearing the pinstripes that is the New York Yankees uniform is something that is taken with pride and honor when a player buttons up the historic jersey. When it comes to notable Yankees you think of Jeter, Ruth, Mantle and A-Rod as a few of many. There have been many players that were expected to become big when they arrived in New York, as a product of the Yank’s farm system. Some did become what they were expected to be like Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres. Then you have a

Ron Guidry is undeniably one of the best Yankee pitchers in their franchise history. Wearing pinstripes his entire career, Guidry would...

Wilking Rodriguez is a real life Crash Davis from the movie Bull Durham .  Rodriguez, a right-hander out of Venezuela, made his MLB debut...

Brennen Davis was finally healthy and off to a brilliant start to Triple-AAA with Scranton, but now he remains on the injured list as the...

Andrew Velazquez became an instant fan favorite when the Yankees signed him in free agency in 2020. Velazquez grew up just mere blocks...

The West Haven Yankees would only end up being a minor league baseball team for seven years (1972-79), before their move to...

Earlier tonight post-the Yankees 7-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, a roster move was made. At just 19-years-old George Lombard Jr., has...

Everson Pereira was recently promoted to triple-AAA, after posting a .291 average with Somerset through 46 games. The right-handed hitter...