New York Yankees’ Triple-A team rebrands to Highlanders, the parent club’s nickname from 1903-12

MOOSIC, Pa. — The New York Yankees’ Triple-A farm team has rebranded itself as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Highlanders, the nickname of the parent club from 1903-12.

The Triple-A team affiliated with New York for the 2007 season and was known at first as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. It was called the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders from 2013-26.