Brooklyn Cyclones
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Brooklyn Cyclones Founded in 1986 Brooklyn, New York |
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| Current | Short-Season A (1986–present) | ||||
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| League | New York–Penn League (1986–present) | ||||
| Division | McNamara Division | ||||
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| Current | New York Mets (2001–present) | ||||
| Previous | Toronto Blue Jays (1986–2000) | ||||
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| League titles (2) |
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| Division titles (8) |
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| Nickname | Brooklyn Cyclones (2001–present) | ||||
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| Colors | Navy, Light Blue, Red and Yellow | ||||
| Ballpark | MCU Park (2001–present) | ||||
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Owner(s)/
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Sterling Equities | ||||
| Manager | Edgardo Alfonzo | ||||
| General Manager | Steve Cohen | ||||
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The Brooklyn Cyclones are a minor league baseball team based in Brooklyn, New York that plays in the Short-Season A classification New York–Penn League, affiliated with the New York Mets. The Cyclones play at MCU Park just off the Coney Island boardwalk in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
In its franchise history, the team has won seven division titles. As the Brooklyn Cyclones, the team has won five division titles, made the playoffs eight times and in 2001, the Cyclones were declared co-league champions with the Williamsport Crosscutters, being forced to prematurely end their championship series due to the September 11 attacks, despite the Cyclones leading the series one game to none.
The Cyclones began as the St. Catharines, Ontario-based St. Catharines Blue Jays (later St. Catharines Stompers) in 1986 as a team in the New York–Penn League. They were named for their parent club, the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1995, the team was sold by the city of Toronto to a group of local investors which included former Toronto catcher Ernie Whitt.
In 1999, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani announced a deal that would bring two minor league baseball teams to the boroughs outside Manhattan. New ballparks would be constructed for the Staten Island Yankees and the Cyclones. Prior to the 2000 season, the team was bought and moved to Queens, New York, becoming known as the Queens Kings. The club played its 2000 season at St. John's University in Jamaica, New York, in the borough of Queens, remaining a Blue Jays affiliate for one last season.
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