{"id":318333,"date":"2026-10-31T14:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/318333\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T14:00:21","slug":"railriders-to-sell-gear-and-merchandise-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/318333\/","title":{"rendered":"RailRiders to sell gear and merchandise Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOOSIC \u2014 Right off the bat, the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are clear: Do not expect to find an Aaron Judge game-worn jersey at the team\u2019s big sale on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would be shocked,\u201d said Adam Marco, director of communications for the New York Yankees\u2019 Triple-A affiliate.<\/p>\n

But even without the superstar\u2019s gear, there will be good finds and rock-bottom prices. Uniforms, helmets and spikes worn by other RailRiders will be for sale, along with merchandise, four iron park benches, a few Red Barons leftovers and a bobblehead that no one can explain.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a lot of stuff that says \u2018RailRiders,\u2019\u2009\u201d Marco said. If every photo, pair of winter gloves, beer glass and other items were counted, the total would be in the thousands.<\/p>\n

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The shirts on sale on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, will include some novelty variations.(MELISSA JANOSKI\/STAFF WRITER)\n<\/p>\n

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A Red Barons shirt left over from a previous incarnation of the baseball team will be for sale. (MELISSA JANOSKI\/STAFF WRITER)\n<\/p>\n

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The shirts on sale on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, will include some novelty variations.(MELISSA JANOSKI\/STAFF WRITER)\n<\/p>\n

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Intern Lexi Semanek applies price tags on RailRiders items that will be for sale to the public Sunday at PNC Field in Moosic Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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Promotional hats are some of the many RailRiders items that will be for sale at PNC Field. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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RailRiders batting helmets are gathered together for the sale at PNC Field in Moosic Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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RailRiders jerseys are piled up for the sale at PNC Field in Moosic Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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The shirts on sale on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, will include some novelty variations.(MELISSA JANOSKI\/STAFF WRITER)\n<\/p>\n

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\nNew name<\/p>\n

The team is changing its name, which means everything must go on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The sale, like the stadium, won\u2019t accept cash.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a yard sale exactly. It is set up in the home clubhouse, which is usually a private space.<\/p>\n

The sale leads up to the Big Reveal Fall Festival on Saturday, Nov. 7, when the new team name and look are unveiled and the new merchandise will be for sale in a renovated club store.<\/p>\n

Players\u2019 gear<\/p>\n

About 30% of the inventory is players\u2019 gear and is expected to be the biggest draw.<\/p>\n

Uniform jerseys, some of them worn in play, are marked at $50. Telling who wore what might not always be possible. In keeping with Yankees tradition, there are no names, only numbers, on the jerseys. Numbers are reused as players pass through.<\/p>\n

The gear includes niche items made for special occasions, such as glow-in-the-dark nights and temporary rebranding as the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre Pierogies.<\/p>\n

The uniform pants, batting helmets, shirts and cleats have some wear left in them for amateur or student players who could use them, keeping in mind that most were made for big men.<\/p>\n

Players buy their own bats and gloves, and none are for sale.<\/p>\n

From $1 to $250<\/p>\n

Some hats are marked down from $38 to $10. A Baby Bombers logo polo shirt that sold for $73 will go for $5. Prices start at a dollar for stickers and decorative wooden signs.<\/p>\n

There are more hats and shirts, jackets, women\u2019s tank tops, mittens, notebooks, glasses, foldable camp chairs and cornhole boards. There are personalized key chains, including one for the \u201cbiggest fan,\u201d Tim, Diane, Tamara and others.<\/p>\n

The most expensive and exclusive items with the RailRiders\u2019 logo are four long, blue iron benches from the plaza in front of the main gate. They cost $250. Pickup dates can be arranged if buyers don\u2019t drive a big-enough vehicle to the sale.<\/p>\n

Bobbleheads<\/p>\n

Marco\u2019s choice, if he didn\u2019t already have one, would be an oversized bobblehead of the mascot, Champ, in a RailRiders shirt. \u201cIt\u2019s in my radio booth here,\u201d he said. \u201cMy wife wouldn\u2019t let me have that at home. I think that\u2019s kind of fun and different.\u201d The $45 bobblehead is marked down to $5. Champ is still on the team but also will have a new uniform.<\/p>\n

He will also have a new colleague, in the form of an additional mascot who is under wraps for now.<\/p>\n

There are also bobbleheads of Logan Forsythe, who bounced around the majors and finished with a .244 batting average. \u201cI have no idea how we got them or why we have them. But they were in storage,\u201d Marco said. Forsythe never had any association with the Yankees organization or the Red Barons.<\/p>\n

Outreach to fans<\/p>\n

Marco is expecting an enthusiastic response but can\u2019t estimate the size of Sunday\u2019s turnout or how much money the team will make. Events such as the sale or a recent Halloween event are \u201cgood touchpoints\u201d with fans during the offseason and build interest in the new branding. \u201cSo these opportunities are great,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

If you go<\/p>\n

What: The Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders clearance sale, with players\u2019 gear and team merchandise on sale for $1 to $250.<\/p>\n

Where: PNC Field, 235 Montage Mountain Road, Moosic<\/p>\n

When: Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

Be prepared: Sales are cashless. No food or drinks will be sold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MOOSIC \u2014 Right off the bat, the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are clear: Do not expect to find an Aaron…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[201,182,803,1214,28,178,180,179,726,289,729,2685],"class_list":["post-318333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-lackawanna-county","tag-local-news","tag-luzerne-county","tag-moosic","tag-pennsylvania","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-sports","tag-things-to-do","tag-uncategorized","tag-wilkes-barre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}