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The Trenton Thunder are an American Minor League Baseball team and are the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees . The Thunder play in the Northern Division of the Eastern League . The Thunder's home field is Mercer County Waterfront Park in Trenton , New Jersey . The Thunder moved to Trenton from London, Ontario , where they had been known as the London Tigers , playing at historic Labatt Park . The club was affiliated with the Detroit Tigers at that time, but switched affiliations to the Boston Red Sox in 1995 . As a Red Sox affiliate, the club recorded three first-place finishes, but was eliminated from the playoffs in the first round each time. In 2003 , the Thunder became aligned with the Yankees; the Red Sox adopted the Portland Sea Dogs at that time. In 2005 , the Thunder became the first team in Minor League Baseball history to draw over 400,000 fans for eleven consecutive seasons at the Double-A level or below. {Link without Title} The Thunder have retired two uniform numbers, in addition to the all-of-baseball retirement of number 42 for , 1994 first baseman, who played for the Tigers and several other teams; and Number 5 of Nomar Garciaparra , 1995 shortstop, who played for the Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and now the Los Angeles Dodgers . On July 17 , 1995 , pitcher Jeff Suppan became the first former Thunder player to play in the major leagues. He was the losing pitcher in a 4-3 Red Sox loss at Fenway Park to the Kansas City Royals . In 2002, David Eckstein , shortstop for the Anaheim Angels , became the first former Thunder player to play in a World Series and on a World Series champion. The Thunder have not, however, retired his number 22. Season Records Post-Season Records
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