BY DAN GLICKMAN The Rochester Red Wings opened the 2026 season with an 8-7 road victory, using a five-run sixth inning and a bases-loaded walk in the ninth to beat the defending AAA champion Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on Friday. The win is the first opening day victory for the Red Wings since 2019 and the first time in the Nationals era that the team has begun the season … [Read more...] about Red Wings open 2026 season with win in Jacksonville
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Dylan Crews returns to Rochester, but aims to regain mega-prospect form
BY DAN GLICKMAN Not many people expected Dylan Crews to be back in a Rochester Red Wings uniform on an August day in 2024 when he got his first call-up to the Washington Nationals. And if they did, they likely thought it'd be on a rehab assignment. After all, the outfielder felt like a surefire star right out of the gate: a second-overall pick, a College World Series … [Read more...] about Dylan Crews returns to Rochester, but aims to regain mega-prospect form
With players and coaching old and new, 2026 Red Wings arrive in Rochester
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The 2026 Rochester Red Wings will take the field this Friday in Jacksonville with a roster that is a mix of new players, old players, and in the first full season of a new regime in charge of their parent club, the Washington Nationals. It was something on full display during the team's Media Day workout on Wednesday at the now-ESL … [Read more...] about With players and coaching old and new, 2026 Red Wings arrive in Rochester
Red Wings showcase new food items ahead of 2026 season
BY DAN GLICKMAN In the aptly-named Seinfeld episode “The Calzone”, the show's parodic version of George Steinbrenner becomes obsessed with calzones. Yet despite the folded-up pizza's baseball bonafides, it's been a few years since they were on sale at Rochester Red Wings games. That will change in 2026, as the now-ESL Ballpark will be selling Calzones at Mama Mittsy's … [Read more...] about Red Wings showcase new food items ahead of 2026 season
Red Wings get new stadium name: ESL Ballpark
BY DAN GLICKMAN The home of the Rochester Red Wings has a new name: ESL Ballpark. The team joined Monroe County leaders and ESL President & CEO Faheem Masood on Tuesday to make the announcement that ESL Federal Credit Union had acquired the naming rights for the field. The deal, which will begin at $550,000 this season before increasing by 2% each season, is initially … [Read more...] about Red Wings get new stadium name: ESL Ballpark