Akron RubberDucks

• Location: Akron, OH
• League: Eastern League 2014-2019; Double-A Northeast 2021; Eastern League 2022-
• Affiliation: Cleveland Indians 2014-
• Ballpark: Canal Park

Team History

The Akron RubberDucks, of the Double-A Eastern League and briefly in Double-A Northeast, started a modern trend of Minor League Baseball teams moving into the shadow, or at least the market, of their parent club. The Cleveland Guardians farmhands play their home games at Canal Park in Akron, OH.

The franchise has been an Indians/Guardians' affiliate since the Vermont Mariners moved to Canton, OH, in 1989 - the seventh longest partnership among teams without common ownership. Of course, the nearby parent could veto any other affiliation. Proximity not only saves travel costs but eases rehabilitation assignments.

In 2014, second-year Aeros owner Ken Babby saluted the local rubber industry by changing his club's nickname to RubberDucks - an option that had failed just five years earlier when fans gave Aeros two-thirds of a five-way vote. Previous Akron ownership had selected Aeros to salute Ohio's historic figures in aviation, from Orville and Wilbur Wright to John Glenn and Neil Armstrong.

The Ducks play Copa de la Diversión Hispanic engagement campaign games as Perros Calientes de Akron (Akron Hot Dogs).

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
2014	73-69	4th(t)	Dave Wallace	Lost in 1st Round	Rouglas Odor	Jeff Harris
2015	73-69	5th(t)	Dave Wallace		Tony Mansolino	Jeff Harris
2016	77-64	3rd	Dave Wallace	League Champs	Tim Laker	Tony Arnold
2017	69-71	6th	Mark Budzinski		Johnny Narron	Tony Arnold	Omir Santos
2018	78-62	3rd	Tony Mansolino	Lost League Finals	Kevin Howard	Rigo Beltran	Dennis Malave
2019	61-79	11th	Rouglas Odor		Justin Toole	Tony Arnold	Juan De La Cruz
2020	Season cancelled
2021	73-46	1st	Rouglas Odor	League Champs	Junior Betances	Owen Dew	Michael Mergenthaler
2022	79-59	3rd	Rouglas Odor		Junior Betances	Owen Dew	Juan De La Cruz, Michael Mergenthaler
2023	65-73	8th	Rouglas Odor		Michael Mergenthaler	Brad Goldberg	Daniel Robertson, Ian Forster
2024			Greg DiCenzo		Jordan Becker	Cody Buckel	Kyle Lindquist, Amanda Kamekona, Michael Poole

External Links

• Akron RubberDucks
• Akron RubberDucks on Twitter