The Tri-City ValleyCats are a professional baseball team based in Troy, New York. The ValleyCats compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the East Division, and play their home games at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium.
A 2006 ValleyCats game
Left to right: Sammy, Ribbie, and SouthPaw
Class A Short Season was a level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States from 1965 through 2020. In the hierarchy of minor league classifications, it was below Triple-A, Double-A, Class A-Advanced, and Class A. Teams in Class A Short Season played about 75 to 80 games per season, compared to the 130- to 140-game seasons of most professional baseball minor leagues.
A 2007 game with the Class A Short Season Vancouver Canadians at Nat Bailey Stadium
Outfielder Mike Meyers with the Class A Short Season Lowell Spinners in 2014