List of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders managers

File:Al Pedrique coaching third base SWB Sept 2016.jpg Al Pedrique observes Jake Cave during the 2016 Triple-A Championship Game.]]

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Minor League Baseball team has played in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area of Pennsylvania since being established in 1989 as a Triple-A International League team. They were known as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons during their affiliation with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1989 to 2006 before becoming the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees in 2007 upon affiliating with the New York Yankees. They rebranded as the RailRiders in 2013 while maintaining their Yankees affiliation. With the restructuring of the minor leagues in 2021, they were placed in the Triple-A East, which became the International League in 2022.{{cite web|last=Mayo|first=Jonathan|title=MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/new-minor-league-baseball-structure|website=Major League Baseball|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=February 12, 2021|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306212148/https://www.mlb.com/news/new-minor-league-baseball-structure|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/minor-league-baseball-historical-league-names-to-return-in-2022|title=Historical League Names to Return in 2022|website=Minor League Baseball|date=March 16, 2022|access-date=March 30, 2025|archive-date=March 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325180745/https://www.milb.com/news/minor-league-baseball-historical-league-names-to-return-in-2022|url-status=live}} The team has been led by 17 managers throughout its history. Managers are responsible for team strategy and leadership on and off the field, including determining the batting order, arranging defensive positioning, and making tactical decisions regarding pitching changes, pinch-hitting, pinch-running, and defensive replacements.{{cite web |url=http://m.mlb.com/glossary/positions/manager |title=What is a Manager? |website=Major League Baseball |access-date=March 30, 2025 |archive-date=August 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831055328/http://m.mlb.com/glossary/positions/manager |url-status=live}} Shelley Duncan has been the RailRiders' manager since 2023.

Five managers have been selected as their league's Manager of the Year. Lee Elia (1992), Marc Bombard (2002), John Russell (2006), Dave Miley (2007 and 2012) and Al Pedrique (2016 and 2017) have won the International League Manager of the Year Award. Dave Miley has won 714 games over nine seasons (2007–2015), placing him first on the all-time wins list for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre managers. Having managed the team for 1286 games, he was also the longest-tenured manager in team history. The manager with the highest winning percentage over a full season or more is Al Pedrique (2016–2017), with .623 respectively. Conversely, the lowest winning percentage over a season or more is .437 by manager George Culver (1993).{{cite web |editor-last=Marco |editor-first=Adam |date=March 2025 |title=2025 Official Media Guide Record Book |url=https://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/upload/milb/x0pkr3ymxknyp2xyhnnp.pdf |publisher=Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321180156/https://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/upload/milb/x0pkr3ymxknyp2xyhnnp.pdf |archive-date=March 21, 2025|access-date=March 31, 2025}}

As of the completion of the 2024 season, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's managers have led the club for 4,999 regular-season games in which they have compiled a win–loss record of {{Win–loss record|w=2,665|l=2,334}} ({{winpct|2665|2334}}). In 16 postseason appearances, their teams have a record of 44–51 ({{winpct|44|51}}) and have won two International League championships. Combining all 5,094 regular-season and postseason games, the RailRiders have an all-time record of 2,709–2,385 ({{winpct|2709|2385}}).

History

=Phillies affiliation=

File:Bill Dancy 1977.jpg led the Red Barons from 1989 to 1991 and again in 2001 as an interim manager.|alt=A man in a black and white baseball cap with an orange brim with a "Z" insignia on the front]]

Playing in the International League as the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons were managed by Bill Dancy in their inaugural 1989 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=dancy-001wil|title=Bill Dancy Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=April 1, 2025|archive-date=March 31, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331214609/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=dancy-001wil|url-status=live}} Dancy had been part of the Philadelphia Phillies organization since 1979, managing several of their minor league affiliates across different levels. He began his managerial career with the Spartanburg Phillies (Class A) in 1979, followed by three seasons with the Peninsula Pilots (Class A) from 1980 to 1982. In 1983, he moved up to Double-A, managing the Reading Phillies for two seasons through 1984. Dancy was then promoted to Triple-A, where he managed the Portland Beavers from 1985 to 1986 and the Maine Phillies in 1987. He returned to Double-A in 1988 for a second stint with Reading.

File:Lee Elia 1974-75.jpg led the Red Barons to their first playoff appearance in 1992, falling to the Columbus Clippers in the International League Championship Series.|alt=A man wearing a baseball jersey with "TOLEDO" across the cheast and a cap with a "T" insignia]]

Dancy was replaced in 1992 by Lee Elia, a veteran manager with eight seasons of minor league experience.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=elia--001lee|title=Lee Elia Minor Leagues Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=April 1, 2025|archive-date=March 31, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331220954/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=elia--001lee|url-status=live}} Under Elia's leadership, the Red Barons posted their first winning season, finishing 84–58 and claiming the International League's Eastern Division title. They advanced to the playoffs, defeating the Pawtucket Red Sox in four games before falling to the Columbus Clippers in a five-game championship series.{{cite news |last1=Rose |first1=Van |title=Look Back: Red Barons’ Infamous Game 5 Cup Full of Heartbreak |url=https://www.timesleader.com/archive/1058777/look-back-red-barons-infamous-game-5-cup-full-of-heartbreak |work=Times Leader |date=April 25, 2004 |access-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-date=March 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331221732/https://www.timesleader.com/archive/1058777/look-back-red-barons-infamous-game-5-cup-full-of-heartbreak|url-status=live}} Following Elia's retirement, George Culver was hired as the Red Barons' new manager. Culver had previously managed the Philadelphia Phillies' minor league affiliates, leading Double-A Reading from 1986 to 1987 and Triple-A Maine in 1988. His tenure in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lasted one season, as the team finished with a losing 62–80 record, missing the playoffs.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=culver001geo|title=George Culver Minor & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=April 1, 2025|archive-date=April 1, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401015642/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=culver001geo|url-status=live}}

File:Ramon Aviles.jpg served as interim manager for the Red Barons in 1996 during Butch Hobson's absence.]]

After Mike Quade managed the Red Barons for two seasons (1994–1995),{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=quade-001gre|title=Mike Quade Minor Leagues Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=April 3, 2025|archive-date=April 3, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403030134/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=quade-001gre|url-status=live}} the team hired Butch Hobson as his successor. In May 1996, Hobson was arrested for cocaine possession and placed on leave.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/north-adams-transcript-hobson-avoids-jai/36221681/|title=Hobson avoids jail time on cocaine possession charge|first=Frank |last=Baker |agency=AP |newspaper=North Adams Transcript|access-date=April 1, 2025|archive-date=April 1, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401223501/https://www.newspapers.com/article/north-adams-transcript-hobson-avoids-jai/36221681/|url-status=live}} Ramón Avilés was named interim manager on May 6 and led the team for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-tribune-aviles-set-to-pinch-hi/82988280/|title=Aviles Set to Pinch Hit|first=Lee|last=Holeva|newspaper=The Scranton Times|location=Scranton|date=May 7, 1996|page=17|access-date=April 1, 2025|archive-date=April 1, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401224743/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-tribune-aviles-set-to-pinch-hi/82988280/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tribune-aviles-return-decision-mon/82988616/|title=Aviles' Return? Decision Months Away|first=Lee|last=Holeva|newspaper=The Scranton Times|location=Scranton|date=September 4, 1996|page=B4|access-date=April 1, 2025|archive-date=April 1, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401225450/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tribune-aviles-return-decision-mon/82988616/|url-status=live}} Hobson was dismissed in August after compiling a 13–14 record with the team.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hobson002cle|title=Butch Hobson Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=April 1, 2025|archive-date=April 1, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401224251/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hobson002cle|url-status=live}} Avilés finished the season with a 57–58 record, as the Red Barons missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive year.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=aviles001ram|title=Ramón Avilés Minor Leagues Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=April 1, 2025|archive-date=April 1, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401230133/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=aviles001ram|url-status=live}}

In 1997, the Red Barons hired Marc Bombard. Over the next four seasons, he managed the team to two consecutive IL championships, losing to the Indianapolis Indians in 2000 and the Louisville RiverBats in 2001.{{refn|group=n|The 2001 playoffs were cancelled in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Louisville, which had won the first game of the series before its cancellation, was declared the winner.{{cite news |title=Playoffs Decision Aside, Red Barons’ Season, Fans The Stuff Of Legends |url=https://www.timesleader.com/archive/1010253/playoffs-decision-aside-red-barons-season-fans-the-stuff-of-legends |access-date=24 March 2025 |work=Times Leader |date=October 16, 2001}}{{cite news |last1=Collins |first1=Donnie |title=MILB delays season’s start, RailRiders affected |work=Citizens Voice |date=March 12, 2020 |access-date=24 March 2025 |url=https://www.citizensvoice.com/2020/03/12/milb-delays-seasons-start-railriders-affected/}}}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bombar001mar|title=Marc Bombard Minor Leagues Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=April 1, 2025|archive-date=April 1, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401023941/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bombar001mar|url-status=live}} However, prior to the IL championship, the season had some surprising events. On May 6, 2001, Bombard was promoted to the Philadelphia Phillies to serve as interim third base coach.{{cite news|last=Bennett|first=Steve|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83029953/clippers-complete-sweep/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Clippers Complete Sweep|work=The Times-Tribune|location=Scranton|date=May 7, 2001|page=B4}} Red Barons hitting coach Jerry Martin served as interim manager for two days before being succeeded by Phillies field coordinator, and former Red Barons manager, Bill Dancy,{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=martin003jer|title=Jerry Martin Minor Leagues Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=April 3, 2025|archive-date=April 3, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403031230/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=martin003jer|url-status=live}} and roving hitting instructor Donnie Long.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=long--001don|title=Don Long Minor Leagues Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=April 3, 2025|archive-date=April 3, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403031335/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=long--001don|url-status=live}} Martin then came back as interim manager before Bombard returned to the team on July 14.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83029709/martin-takes-over/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Martin Takes Over|work=The Tribune|location=Scranton|date=June 1, 2001|page=B4}}{{cite news|last=Scandura|first=Mike|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83029726/bombard-to-return-as-barons-manager/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Bombard to Return as Barons Manager|work=The Times-Leader|location=Wilkes-Barre|date=June 14, 2001|page=B1}} Although the Red Barons finished their 2002 campaign by getting swept in the International League semifinals against the Buffalo Bisons, the Phillies announced on October 17, 2002, that Bombard would continue to manage the Red Barons for the 2003 campaign.{{cite news |last1=Rose |first1=Van |title=Phils Make It Official: Bombard To Manage Red Barons A 7th Year The Longtime Skipper Will Be Allowed To Leave If He Receives A Major League Coaching Offer |url=https://www.timesleader.com/archive/1028926/phils-make-it-official-bombard-to-manage-red-barons-a-7th-year-the-longtime-skipper-will-be-allowed-to-leave-if-he-receives-a-major-leaguecoaching-offer |work=Times Leader |date=October 17, 2002 |access-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402152844/https://www.timesleader.com/archive/1028926/phils-make-it-official-bombard-to-manage-red-barons-a-7th-year-the-longtime-skipper-will-be-allowed-to-leave-if-he-receives-a-major-leaguecoaching-offer|url-status=live}} Bombard continued to manage the Red Barons until 2004. However, on October 4, 2006, the Phillies fired Bombard along with two other staff members on the Phillies: third-base coach Dancy and bench coach Gary Varsho.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/516487428/|title=Bombard, Dancy, fired by Phillies|first=Megan|last=Reiter|newspaper=The Scranton Times|location=Scranton|date=October 4, 2006|page=B2|access-date=April 2, 2025|archive-date=April 2, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402163745/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/516487428/|url-status=live}} Even though the Red Barons hired two more managers, Gene Lamont and John Russell,{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=lamont001gen|title=Gene Lamont Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=April 3, 2025|archive-date=April 3, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403001832/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=lamont001gen|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hobson002cle|title=John Russell Minor Leagues Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=April 3, 2025|archive-date=April 3, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403001833/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=russel005joh|url-status=live}} who would go on to win the IL Manager of the Year Award in his only season as the team's manager, it was clear that the team needed a new direction, especially after losing to Rochester in the Governor Cup semifinals in four games. Following the 2006 season, the Philadelphia Phillies ended their affiliation with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons after 17 years.{{cite news|title=Red Barons guaranteed major league affiliate|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-38921|work=Minor League Baseball |date=January 23, 2006|access-date=April 2, 2025}}

=Yankees affiliation=

File:Al Pedrique SWB 2016 (cropped).jpg managed the RailRiders from 2016 to 2017.|alt=A man in a white baseball uniform with dark pinstripes.]]

In 2007, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre became the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.{{cite news |last=Hill |first=Benjamin |title=Yanks to move Triple-A club from Columbus to Scranton |url=https://www.recordonline.com/story/sports/mlb/2006/09/22/yanks-to-move-triple-club/53046800007/ |work=The Associated Press |date=September 22, 2006 |access-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401034750/https://www.recordonline.com/story/sports/mlb/2006/09/22/yanks-to-move-triple-club/53046800007/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last=Hill |first=Benjamin |title=Remembering the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons |url=https://www.milb.com/news/scranton-wilkes-barre-pa-announcer-reflects-on-phillies-affiliation |work=Minor League Baseball |date=September 8, 2023 |access-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401031446/https://www.milb.com/news/scranton-wilkes-barre-pa-announcer-reflects-on-phillies-affiliation |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/affiliate.cgi?id=NYY |title=New York Yankees Minor League Affiliates |work=Baseball-Reference |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-date=January 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115074328/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/affiliate.cgi?id=NYY |url-status=live}} After managing the Columbus Clippers, the Yankees' previous Triple-A affiliate, in 2006, Dave Miley was named the first manager of the newly rebranded Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=miley-001dav |title=Dave Miley Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History |work=Baseball-Reference |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401033958/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=miley-001dav |url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Red Barons no more: The Yankees are coming to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre|url=https://www.poconorecord.com/story/sports/2006/12/14/red-barons-no-more-yankees/53003098007/ |work=Pocono Record |date=December 13, 2006 |access-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402163827/https://www.poconorecord.com/story/sports/2006/12/14/red-barons-no-more-yankees/53003098007/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=It's now the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees!!|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-148304|work=Minor League Baseball |date=December 12, 2006 |access-date=April 2, 2025}} Miley, the longest-tenured manager in franchise history, won the International League Manager of the Year Award in both 2007 and 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-37471642|title=Dave Miley Named Top Manager in the International League|website=Minor League Baseball|publisher=Minor League Baseball|date=August 28, 2012|access-date=April 2, 2025}}{{cite news|title=SWB's Dave Miley is Baseball America Manager of the Year|url=https://bronxpinstripes.com/p/swbs-dave-miley-is-baseball-america-manager-of-the-year|work=BronxPinStripes|date=November 29, 2012 |access-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402234529/https://bronxpinstripes.com/p/swbs-dave-miley-is-baseball-america-manager-of-the-year|url-status=live}} During Miley's nine-season tenure, the team, which was renamed the RailRiders in 2012,{{cite news|last=Monagan |first=Matt|title=It's official: Yankees' Triple-A team will now be called the RailRiders |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/its-official-yankees-triple-a-team-will-now-be-called-the-railriders/c-40299652|work=Major League Baseball |date=November 15, 2012|access-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402170624/https://www.mlb.com/cut4/its-official-yankees-triple-a-team-will-now-be-called-the-railriders/c-40299652|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Yankees' Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Farm Team Renamed 'RailRiders'|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/yankees-triple-a-scrantonwilkes-barre-club-renamed-railriders/|work=CBS New York |date=November 15, 2012 |access-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402170615/https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/yankees-triple-a-scrantonwilkes-barre-club-renamed-railriders/|url-status=live}} won six division titles and one International League championship, securing the title in 2008. Miley amassed 726 wins in 1,316 games, the most by any manager in team history. On September 28, 2015, eleven days after being swept in three games by Indianapolis in the Governor's Cup semifinals, Miley and the Yankees parted ways.{{cite news|title=Miley will not return to manage RailRiders|url=https://www.timesleader.com/top-stories/486691/miley-will-not-return-to-manage-railriders|work=Times Leader|date=September 28, 2015|access-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402234710/https://www.timesleader.com/top-stories/486691/miley-will-not-return-to-manage-railriders|url-status=live}} He finished his tenure one win shy of 1,900 career victories at the minor league level.

File:Doug Davis (52232787731) (cropped).jpg managed the RailRiders from 2020 to 2022.|alt=A man in a black baseball jersey with "SWB" written in white letters on the left breast pocket, a black coaches helmet with an "SWB" on the front, and white pants stands at third base lines.]]

On January 6, 2016, Al Pedrique was hired as the RailRiders' new manager.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-161148738|title=Pedrique Headlines SWB Field Staff Changes - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News|work=Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders|access-date=April 3, 2025}} In his first season, the RailRiders matched a franchise-high 91 wins. This resulted in a Northern Division title as well as winning the International League Manager of the Year Award.{{cite news|title=SWB RailRiders Tyler Wade and Al Pedrique take home International League postseason awards|url=https://www.timesleader.com/sports/railriders/673721/swb-railriders-tyler-wade-and-al-pedrique-take-home-international-league-postseason-awards|work=Times Leader|date=August 30, 2017|access-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403012757/https://www.timesleader.com/sports/railriders/673721/swb-railriders-tyler-wade-and-al-pedrique-take-home-international-league-postseason-awards|url-status=live}} In the postseason, the RailRiders posted a 6–1 record en route to the Triple-A National Championship Game. They swept their rivals, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, in three games, defeated the Gwinnett Stripers in four games, and went on to win the championship by defeating the Pacific Coast League's El Paso Chihuahuas, 3–1, finishing the postseason with a 7–1 record.{{cite news |last1=Rosenbaum |first1=Mike |title=RailRiders topple Gwinnett to claim Governors' Cup |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/scranton-wilkes-barre-railriders-win-title-c201767152 |access-date=April 3, 2025|work=Major League Baseball |date=September 16, 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Boor |first1=William |title=Montgomery lifts RailRiders to first Triple-A National Championship |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/railriders-win-first-triple-a-national-title-c202465036 |access-date=April 3, 2025|work=Major League Baseball |date=September 20, 2016}} In Pedrique's 2017 campaign, the RailRiders finished 86–55, winning another Northern Division title.{{cite news|title=Long Ball Carries RailRiders to IL North Title|url=https://www.milb.com/scranton-wb/news/long-ball-carries-railriders-to-il-north-title-251184862|work=Minor League Baseball|date=August 28, 2017|access-date=April 3, 2025}} For their accomplishment, Pedrique once again took home Manager of the Year honors.{{cite news|title=Yankees Ben Gamel Named International League Player of the Year|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/yankees-ben-gamel-named-international-league-player-of-the-year|work=Fox Sports|date=September 10, 2017|access-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403012833/https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/yankees-ben-gamel-named-international-league-player-of-the-year|url-status=live}} In the postseason, the RailRiders defeated Lehigh Valley in the Governor Cup semifinals.{{cite news|last1=Heneghan |first1=Kelsie |title=RailRiders punch return ticket to IL Finals|url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/scranton-wilkes-barre-railriders-advance-to-second-straight-internatio-253563008|work=Minor League Baseball|date=September 10, 2017|access-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403020115/https://www.milb.com/milb/news/scranton-wilkes-barre-railriders-advance-to-second-straight-internatio-253563008|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=RailRiders clinch IL semifinals|url=https://www.milb.com/video/railriders-clinch-il-semifinals-c1826055283?t=playerid-592705|work=Minor League Baseball|date=September 10, 2017|access-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403020650/https://www.milb.com/video/railriders-clinch-il-semifinals-c1826055283?t=playerid-592705|url-status=live}} However, they lost to the Durham Bulls in four games in the IL championship.{{cite news|last1=Osborne|first1=Andrea|title=Bulls Win Governors’ Cup Title with 6-4 Win|url=https://capitolbroadcasting.com/2017/09/18/bulls-win-governors-cup-title-with-6-4-win/|work=|date=September 18, 2017|access-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403020939/https://capitolbroadcasting.com/2017/09/18/bulls-win-governors-cup-title-with-6-4-win/|url-status=live}} Pedrique won 188 wins in 300 games, the fourth most by any manager in team history.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=pedriq001alf|title=Al Pedrique Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History |work=Baseball-Reference |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403022156/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=pedriq001alf|url-status=live}} He left the organization in the offseason uppn being hired by the Oakland Athletics as first base coach.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/athletics-add-al-pedrique-to-coaching-staff/c-262844180|title=Athletics add Al Pedrique to coaching staff|date=December 4, 2017|last=Lee|first=Jane|publisher=Major League Baseball|work=MLB.com|access-date=April 3, 2025}}

The RailRiders concludeed the decade with two different managers: Bobby Mitchell (2018) and Jay Bell (2019).{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mitche011rob|title=Bobby Mitchell Minor Leagues Statistics & History |work=Baseball-Reference |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403025201/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mitche011rob|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bell--001jay|title=Jay Bell Minor Leagues Statistics & History |work=Baseball-Reference |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403025153/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bell--001jay|url-status=live}} They recorded 73–65 and 76–65 records, respectively, with Mitchell taking the RailRiders to the IL championship for the third consecutive season. However, they were defeated by Durham for the second consecutive season.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/durham-bulls-win-international-league-title-c294764282|title=Durham repeats in Governors' Cup finals|work=Minor League Baseball|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=September 15, 2018|access-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403025437/https://www.mlb.com/news/durham-bulls-win-international-league-title-c294764282|url-status=live}}

In 2020, Doug Davis was initially hired to manage the team,{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Randy |title=Yankees hire new Scranton/Wilkes-Barre manager for 4th time in 5 years|url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2020/01/yankees-hire-new-scrantonwilkes-barre-for-4th-time-in-5-years.html |work=Advance Publications, Inc.|date=January 27, 2020 |access-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401031349/https://www.nj.com/yankees/2020/01/yankees-hire-new-scrantonwilkes-barre-for-4th-time-in-5-years.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=The Yankees minor league coaching staffs are set

|url=https://www.pinstripealley.com/2020/2/7/21127349/yankees-announce-minor-league-coaching-staffs-scranton-railriders-trenton-thunder-tarpons-riverdogs|website=PinstripeAlley|publisher=Minor League Baseball|date=January 2, 2020|access-date=April 1, 2025|archive-date=April 1, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401033414/https://www.pinstripealley.com/2020/2/7/21127349/yankees-announce-minor-league-coaching-staffs-scranton-railriders-trenton-thunder-tarpons-riverdogs|url-status=live}} but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before it began.{{cite web|title=2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved|url=https://www.milb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-shelved|website=Minor League Baseball|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112074110/https://www.milb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-shelved|url-status=live}} In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the RailRiders were placed in the new Triple-A East but remanined affiliated with the New York Yankees. Davis continued to serve as the RailRiders' manager until after the 2022 season. Before accepting an offer to become the Round Rock Express' manager, in 2023, Davis recorded 158 wins in 277 games managed in his two-year tenure, placing him sixth all-time in franchise wins.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=davis-004dou|title=Doug Davis Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=April 1, 2025|archive-date=March 31, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331214609/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=davis-004dou|url-status=live}}

In 2023, Shelley Duncan was appointed as the manager of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.{{cite news|title=Shelly Duncan is the new coach of the RailRiders after playing for the Yankees from 2007–2009|url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2023/01/yankees-hire-flash-in-pan-slugger-for-scrantonwilkes-barre-manager-job.html|work=NewJersey|date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=April 2, 2025|archive-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402230316/https://www.nj.com/yankees/2023/01/yankees-hire-flash-in-pan-slugger-for-scrantonwilkes-barre-manager-job.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Yankees hire folk hero slugger for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre manager job|url=https://medium.com/pinstripestateofmind/shelly-duncan-is-the-new-coach-of-the-railriders-after-playing-for-the-yankees-from-2007-2009-c4946d7ae4fb|work=Medium|date=January 20, 2023|access-date=April 2, 2025|archive-date=February 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220205719/https://medium.com/pinstripestateofmind/shelly-duncan-is-the-new-coach-of-the-railriders-after-playing-for-the-yankees-from-2007-2009-c4946d7ae4fb|url-status=live}} Before the hiring, he was the manager of the Jackson Generals in 2018, posting a 75–64 record.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=duncan003dav|title=Shelley Duncan Minor Leagues Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=April 2, 2025|archive-date=April 2, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402225345/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=duncan003dav|url-status=live}} After leading the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate to a 89 win campaign, On January 24, 2025, the Yankees announced that Duncan would return as manager for 2025.{{cite news|title=Duncan returning for third season as RailRiders manager|url=https://www.standardspeaker.com/2025/01/24/duncan-returning-for-third-season-as-railriders-manager/|work=Hazleton Standard Speaker|date=January 24, 2025|access-date=April 2, 2025|archive-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402231204/https://www.standardspeaker.com/2025/01/24/duncan-returning-for-third-season-as-railriders-manager/|url-status=live}} In two seasons, Duncan has recorded 162 wins in 297 games, placing him fifth on the all-time wins list for RailRiders managers.

Managers

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col" style="background-color:#ffffff; border-top:#003366 5px solid; border-bottom:#840026 5px solid; color:#000000"\|{{abbr\|No.\|Number}} !scope="col" style="background-color:#ffffff; border-top:#003366 5px solid; border-bottom:#840026 5px solid; color:#000000"\|Manager !scope="col" style="background-color:#ffffff; border-top:#003366 5px solid; border-bottom:#840026 5px solid; color:#000000"\|Season(s)
1 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Bill\|Dancy}} \|1989–1991
2 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Lee\|Elia}} \|1992
3 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|George\|Culver}} \|1993
4 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Mike\|Quade}} \|1994–1995
5 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Butch\|Hobson}}{{refn\|group=n\|name=Hobson-Aviles\|Ramón Avilés served as interim manager from May 6 through the end of the season after Butch Hobson took a leave of absence from the team.{{cite news\|last=Holeva\|first=Larry\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82988280/aviles-set-to-pinch-hit/\|via=Newspapers.com\|title=Aviles Set to Pinch Hit\|work=The Times Tribune\|location=Scranton\|date=May 7, 1996\|page=17}}{{cite news\|last=Holeva\|first=Larry\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82988616/aviles-return-decision-months-away/\|via=Newspapers.com\|title=Aviles' Return? Decision Months Away\|work=The Tribune\|location=Scranton\|date=September 4, 1996\|page=B4}}}} \|1996
6 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Ramón\|Avilés}}{{refn\|group=n\|name=Hobson-Aviles}} \|1996
7 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Marc\|Bombard}}{{refn\|group=n\|name=Bombard-etc\|Marc Bombard was promoted to the Philadelphia Phillies to serve as interim third base coach on May 6. Red Barons hitting coach Jerry Martin served as interim manager for two days before being succeeded by Phillies field coordinator Bill Dancy and roving hitting instructor Donnie Long. Martin then came back as interim manager before Bombard returned to the team on July 14.}} \|1997–2001
8 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Jerry\|Martin\|dab=baseball}}{{refn\|group=n\|name=Bombard-etc}} \|2001
{{sort\|08.1\|—}} !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Bill\|Dancy}}{{refn\|group=n\|name=Bombard-etc}} \|2001
9 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Don\|Long}}{{refn\|group=n\|name=Bombard-etc}} \|2001
{{sort\|09.1\|—}} !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Jerry\|Martin\|dab=baseball}}{{refn\|group=n\|name=Bombard-etc}} \|2001
{{sort\|09.2\|—}} !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Marc\|Bombard}}{{refn\|group=n\|name=Bombard-etc}} \|2001–2004
10 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Gene\|Lamont}} \|2005
11 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|John\|Russell\|dab=catcher}} \|2006
12 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Dave\|Miley}} \|2007–2015
13 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Al\|Pedrique}} \|2016–2017
14 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Bobby\|Mitchell\|dab=1980s outfielder}} \|2018
15 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Jay\|Bell}} \|2019
16 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Doug\|Davis\|dab=infielder}} \|2020–2022
17 !scope="row" style="text-align:center"\|{{sortname\|Shelley\|Duncan}} \|2023–present

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scope="col" style="background-color:#ffffff; border-top:#003366 5px solid; border-bottom:#840026 5px solid; color:#000000"|{{abbr|No.|Number}}

!scope="col" style="background-color:#ffffff; border-top:#003366 5px solid; border-bottom:#840026 5px solid; color:#000000"|Manager

!scope="col" style="background-color:#ffffff; border-top:#003366 5px solid; border-bottom:#840026 5px solid; color:#000000"|Season(s)

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Bill|Dancy}}

|1989–1991

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Lee|Elia}}

|1992

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|George|Culver}}

|1993

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mike|Quade}}

|1994–1995

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Butch|Hobson}}{{refn|group=n|name=Hobson-Aviles|Ramón Avilés served as interim manager from May 6 through the end of the season after Butch Hobson took a leave of absence from the team.{{cite news|last=Holeva|first=Larry|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82988280/aviles-set-to-pinch-hit/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Aviles Set to Pinch Hit|work=The Times Tribune|location=Scranton|date=May 7, 1996|page=17}}{{cite news|last=Holeva|first=Larry|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82988616/aviles-return-decision-months-away/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Aviles' Return? Decision Months Away|work=The Tribune|location=Scranton|date=September 4, 1996|page=B4}}}}

|1996

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Ramón|Avilés}}{{refn|group=n|name=Hobson-Aviles}}

|1996

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Marc|Bombard}}{{refn|group=n|name=Bombard-etc|Marc Bombard was promoted to the Philadelphia Phillies to serve as interim third base coach on May 6. Red Barons hitting coach Jerry Martin served as interim manager for two days before being succeeded by Phillies field coordinator Bill Dancy and roving hitting instructor Donnie Long. Martin then came back as interim manager before Bombard returned to the team on July 14.}}

|1997–2001

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jerry|Martin|dab=baseball}}{{refn|group=n|name=Bombard-etc}}

|2001

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Bill|Dancy}}{{refn|group=n|name=Bombard-etc}}

|2001

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Don|Long}}{{refn|group=n|name=Bombard-etc}}

|2001

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jerry|Martin|dab=baseball}}{{refn|group=n|name=Bombard-etc}}

|2001

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Marc|Bombard}}{{refn|group=n|name=Bombard-etc}}

|2001–2004

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Gene|Lamont}}

|2005

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|John|Russell|dab=catcher}}

|2006

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Dave|Miley}}

|2007–2015

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Al|Pedrique}}

|2016–2017

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Bobby|Mitchell|dab=1980s outfielder}}

|2018

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jay|Bell}}

|2019

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Doug|Davis|dab=infielder}}

|2020–2022

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Shelley|Duncan}}

|2023–present

Notes

References

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