| Staten Island FerryHawks | |||||
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| League | Atlantic League of Professional Baseball | ||||
| Location | Staten Island,New York | ||||
| Ballpark | SIUH Community Park | ||||
| Founded | 2021 | ||||
| Colors | Ferry orange, rock gray, harbor blue, white, hawk orange, Greenbelt green[1] | ||||
| Ownership | Staten Island Entertainment LLC | ||||
| General manager | Gary Perone[2] | ||||
| Manager | Mark Minicozzi | ||||
| Media | Staten Island Advance | ||||
| Website | ferryhawks | ||||
TheStaten Island FerryHawks are anAmericanminor-leagueprofessional baseball team based in theNew York City borough ofStaten Island. They are a member of the North Division of theAtlantic League of Professional Baseball, a "partner league" ofMajor League Baseball.[3][4] They play their home games atSIUH Community Park, the former home of theStaten Island Yankees, which is in theSt. George neighborhood and overlooks theManhattan skyline acrossNew York Harbor.
In 2021, Staten Islanders chose the name "FerryHawks" in a team-sponsored fan ballot. The name refers to the iconicStaten Island Ferry, which connects the borough to Manhattan across the Harbor, and to thered-tailed (Buteo jamaicensis) andCooper's hawks (Accipiter cooperii) native to Staten Island.[5]
The start of the 2020Minor League Baseball season was postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic before ultimately being cancelled on June 30.[6][7] On November 7, 2020, the New York Yankees announced that they were withdrawing from Staten Island along with abandoning their affiliation with theTrenton Thunder and moving forward with theSomerset Patriots, but they would seek to place an Atlantic League team at Richmond County Bank Ballpark in 2021.[8] On December 3, 2020, theStaten Island Yankees announced that the club would cease operations.[9]
In 2021, the New York Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) was in talks with the Atlantic League to have an expansion team play at the stadium in 2022.[10][11] On June 5, 2021, Atlantic League President Rick White announced that Staten Island "is close" to getting a franchise for the 2022 season.[12]
On July 24, 2021, Staten Island Borough PresidentJames Oddo, announced that the new franchise would be owned by Staten Island Entertainment LLC, an investment group includingYankee Global Enterprises,RedBird Capital Partners,John Catsimatidis,Dany Garcia, Eric Shuffler (a New Jersey politician),Colin Jost,Pete Davidson, andMichael Che.[13][14] On August 2, 2021, the Atlantic League board of directors approved the ownership group's application to join the league.[15] On August 17, 2021, it was reported that the ballpark's lease was transferred from the Staten Island Yankees to Staten Island Entertainment.[16]
On April 8, 2022,Kelsie Whitmore signed with the Staten Island FerryHawks.[17] She debuted with them as apinch runner on April 22[18] and while with them became the first woman to start an Atlantic League game on May 1, playing as aleft fielder.[19] She was hitless in three plate appearances but recorded twoputouts in two chances in the field, catching fly balls hit byGastonia Honey Hunters batters Reece Hampton (sacrifice fly) andJohnny Davis.[20] On May 4, Whitmore became the first woman to pitch in an Atlantic League game when she made her first pitching appearance for Staten Island; entering the game with thebases loaded and twoouts, she retiredRyan Jackson, a former major leaguer, on afly out to end the inning.[21]
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| Record | Win % | Finish | Record | Win % | Result | ||||
| 2022 | 48–84 | .364 | 5th(North) | DNQ | |||||
| 2023 | 49–75 | .395 | 5th(North) | DNQ | |||||
| 2024 | 55-69 | .444 | 4th(North) | DNQ | |||||
| 2025 | 43-47 | .478 | - | - | |||||
| Totals | 97–159 | .379 | — | — | — | — | |||
The Staten Island FerryHawks logo features a copper-colored hawk wearing a baseball uniform, a ballcap, and holding a bat. The "Staten Island FerryHawks" wordmark arches over the logo in navy blue and orange. The cap logo includes the interlocking letters "SI" in orange and sky blue outlined in navy blue.[22][23]
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