UPDATED 2:58PM Friday
It’s here! Opening Day for baseball season is like Christmas Morning for a lot of folks. It signals the start of a sports season as well as the arrival of Spring and all that comes with it. Here’s what you need to know about the IronPigs games this weekend:
Teams:
Find information about the IronPigs roster with player details and numbers and a printable roster HERE
–>Roster post was UPDATED Saturday 3/29, 3PM
Click HERE for information about the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players, AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees.
Players To Watch (Yankees): #89 Brandon Leibrandt (old friend), Manager #17 Shelley Duncan (old nemesis), OF #80 Everson Pereira (#14 prospect), INF #90 Jorbit Vivas (#21 Prospect), #27 1B TJ Rumfield (Phillies draft pick traded for C Donny Sands and RHP Nick Nelson)
Notable
Going back to the days as the Red Barons, a Phillies AAA affiliate, Friday marks the 5,000th game in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre franchise history! They are 2665-2334 before tonight.
Friday, March 28
Weather: 59 degrees at game time, 12% rain, 8mph wind
First Pitch: 6:05PM
All Gates: 4:30PM
Giveaway: Retro Drinking Glass courtesy Service Electric
Plaza: DJ Seibert spinning the tunes (spinning?), Dieruff Cheerleaders, Dani Long Legs stilt walker
Club Level: Music by Jimmy Cole
Be in your seat early for official first pitches of the season as well as player introduction ceremony.
Post-game: Fireworks
Pitching Match-Up
IronPigs: RHP Alan Rangel (Career at AAA: 14G/8GS, 2-3, 4.37)
RailRiders: LHP Brandon Leibrandt (2024 AAA Louisville: 3-4, 4.41, 17GS)
Saturday, March 29
Weather: 81 degrees at game time; 14mph wind; 0% precipitation
First Pitch: 4:35PM
Gates: 3:15PM (Main/East), 3:00PM (Club/West)
Giveaway: Magnet Schedule
“Tail Waggin’ Day” – Bring your dog to the park!
Plaza: Stranger Things Rock on stage, Dani Long Legs stilt walker, Prestino! the magician
Club: Music by Adeline Csontos
Pitching Match-Up:
IronPigs: RHP Seth Johnson (2024 AAA IronPigs: 2-1, 2.74, 5G/5GS)
RailRiders: RHP Sean Boyle (Career AAA: 9-4, 4.01, 24G/21GS, AA Somerset reliever 2024)
Sunday, March 30
Weather: 58 degrees at game time; 5mph wind; 1% chance of showers
First Pitch: 1:35PM
Gates: 12:15PM (Main/East), 12:00 (Club/West)
Giveaway: (none)
“Tail Wagin’ Day”. – Bring your dog to the park!
Plaza: Supersonic Godfathers on stage
Concourse: Tootsie The Clown
Club: music by Seth Witcher
Post-Game: Kids Run The Bases
Pitching Match-Up
IronPigs: RHP Mick Abel (Career AAA: 3-13, 6.35, 25G/25GS)
RailRiders: RHP Allan Winans (AAA Gwinnett 2024: 7-5, 3.30, 24G/16GS)
UPDATE: Winans scratched. NYY affiliate goes with LHP Edgar Barclay (2024 AAA-Scranton, 7-9, 5.98, 29G/GS). Four games vs. IronPigs last season: 0-3, 7.50
Up Next
The IronPigs head to Rochester next week. What could go wrong with early April games in Rochester? Pigs return April 8 for Syracuse.