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The Staten Island Yankees are a Minor League Baseball team, located in Staten Island , New York . Affectionately nicknamed the "Baby Bombers", the Staten Island Yankees are a Class A affiliate of the New York Yankees and play in the New York - Penn League at Richmond County Bank Ballpark along the waterfront in St. George , on the northeast tip of Staten Island. The Staten Island Yankees, previously based in Watertown , New York , and the Brooklyn Cyclones were two minor league teams to be brought to the outer Borough s of New York City in 1999 by a deal brokered by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani . The Yankees played their first two seasons at the campus of the College Of Staten Island before moving into the Richmond County Bank Ballpark after its construction for the 2001 season. The first Staten Island Yankee to reach the Major League s as a New York Yankee was Pitcher Jason Anderson , pitching in relief in an 8-4 Yankee win over the Toronto Blue Jays at the SkyDome (now the Rogers Centre ). The Staten Island Yankees retired the number 19 that he wore with them. The first Staten Island Yankee to reach the majors for any team was Wily Mo Peña , who broke in with the Cincinnati Reds in 2002 . The Staten Island Yankees are three time champions of the New York - Penn League. The Yankees won the league championship in 2000 , 2002 , and 2005 . On March 26, 2006, the Staten Island Advance reported that the teams' majority owners, the Getzler family, were considering selling their 51 percent share of the team, and were asking for between three and five million dollars. EXTERNAL LINKS
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