Single-game tickets are on sale now, and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have set their 2026 daily promotions and fireworks nights for the upcoming season, headlined by new additions, old favorites and Saturday night fireworks for a total of 20 pyrotechnic extravaganzas to light the sky this year.

The RailRiders, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, start their home schedule on April 7 against the Durham Bulls, the first of 75 home games at PNC Field this year. As always, each day of the week will feature a promotion or an offer that appeals to fans of all ages. 

RailRiders’ President and General Manager, Shawn Reilly, is excited for the 2026 season and the new additions being added.

“This season is going to be an actual blast… By adding Saturday fireworks to honor our nation’s 250th and adjusting our game times to be more convenient than ever, we’re making it easier for fans to join the celebration. We’ve listened to our fans. You want more fireworks, great offers and easier ways to get to PNC Field, and we’re delivering it all,” Reilly said.

Beginning on May 15, every Friday home game will be followed by the pyrotechnic showcase. Saturday fireworks shows have been added to the slate in 2026, starting on May 30. 

As part of America’s semiquincentennial celebration, post-game fireworks follow RailRiders’ games on July 2 and 3. An extended fireworks extravaganza follows the Independence Day game against the Norfolk Tides, courtesy of the PA Lottery. 

New for 2026, kids can run the bases after every home game (excluding the May 13 & 27 STEM School Days and weather permitting, of course). Dogs are welcome in the lawn and bleachers at PNC Field on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays (excluding the STEM School Days and July 2).

See below for the 2026 daily promotions.

TwosDay – Get $2 hot dogs courtesy of Sahlen’s all game long. Fans 21 and older can enjoy $2 16 oz. Coors Light cans for two hours after gates open, presented by LT Verrastro. 

Winning Wednesday – Enjoy great prize giveaways throughout the course of each Wednesday home game all season long. When the RailRiders WIN, fans will receive an outfield box seat ticket voucher good for any remaining Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Sunday 2026 home game.

Thrilling Thursday – From May 28 to the end of August, Thursdays will feature giveaways for the first 1,000 fans. PLUS OF COURSE – Thirsty Thursdays – The most refreshing night of the week offers $2 16 oz. Michelob Ultra bottles for fans 21 and older, courtesy of Northeast Eagle, available for two hours after gates open, and $2 Pepsi pours all night long. 

First Responder Friday – Thanks to Kost Tire & Auto, first responders have the opportunity to receive free tickets on a first-come, first-served basis. One hundred complimentary tickets are given out for each Friday home game. Visit the First Responder Friday page on the Community tab at swbrailriders.com and fill out the form to request up to four free tickets.

First responders, including police, fire and EMTs, can also show an ID at the PNC Field box office on Friday nights to save $5 per ticket (limited to four tickets per game).

Sensational Saturday – Starting on May 2, Saturday RailRiders games will once again feature a great giveaway, appearance or theme. Giveaways, themes, appearances and additional details will be announced soon.

Saturday night skyblasts start on May 30 and run the remainder of the season! 

Geisinger Sunday Family FunDay – We wrap up homestands on Sundays with a Geisinger Family FunDay! Gates open at 12:15 P.M. and kids can play catch in the outfield from 12:30 to 12:50 P.M. 

Try the new Sunday value meal – CHAMP’S Family Feast! Feed the crew with this shareable meal that features chicken tenders and over a pound of fries in a souvenir batting helmet, plus four 16 oz. fountain drinks, all for only $40 and only available on Sundays! 

After the final out, children 12 and younger can, of course, run the bases, capping the best weeks with the whole family at PNC Field. 

Fireworks begin on May 15 and run after every Friday home game for the rest of the year! 

All daily promotions are subject to change and restrictions may apply.

For more information, please visit swbrailriders.com or call (570) 969-2255.

The  New York Yankees have set the RailRiders field staff for the 2026 season with Shelley Duncan returning to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The 2025 International League Manager of the Year helms the Yankees’ Triple-A squad for the fourth consecutive season and gets back the crux of the staff that helped pace the RailRiders to a second-half title and postseason berth.

“Being a part of the Yankees organization is a huge privilege,” Duncan said. “It’s the best organization in baseball… the best organization across the sports. It’s awesome. And it’s family… the people in this organization. I absolutely love them from the top down. It feels like a home to me. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has been absolutely wonderful the last three years. And to be there a fourth year, it’s going to be another fun one.”

Spencer Medick is the RailRiders’ Pitching Coach after serving as the Bullpen Coach in 2025. Hitting Coach Mike Merganthaler and Bench Coach Gil Velazquez return for a second year on Duncan’s staff as well, while Raul Dominguez is back in Moosic as the club’s defensive coach after three seasons as the Double-A Somerset manager. Peter Larson joins the staff as the new Bullpen Coach.

Athletic Trainer Brandon Rodríguez, Assistant Athletic Trainer Hannah Davis, Home Clubhouse Manager Jim Billington and Video & Tech Assistant Danny Althoff all return to their roles with the RailRiders, while Isiah McDonald joins the staff as the Strength & Conditioning Coach and Matt Wells is the Advance Scouting Analyst.

Duncan, 46, has led Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to 249 wins over three seasons at the helm and to a second-half IL crown last year. He was named the 20th manager in franchise history in January 2023.

Duncan was drafted by the Yankees in 2001 as a second-round selection out of the University of Arizona. He reached Triple-A with Columbus in 2006 and spent portions of three seasons in an SWB Yankees uniform.

Duncan appeared in 272 games for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre between 2007 and 2009. In 2009, he hit .277 with 30 home runs and 99 runs batted in over 123 games, garnering the nod for International League MVP.

His Major League career spanned 330 games for the Yankees, Cleveland and Tampa Bay over seven years.

“Sometimes, it’s hard to leave that off-season lifestyle,” Duncan said. “You know, you get this beautiful weather down here in Arizona. You get to spend time with family. But as soon as spring training starts and everyone starts talking baseball, the grinds start going. And you always look forward to doing new things, trying to grow as a coach, trying to grow as a manager. You have a whole new and different team. We’re going to have different faces and players. I’m going to spend a lot of time in spring training, building relationships, seeing what we got and seeing what type of atmosphere we’ve got to build. That’s always exciting. There are always little things that you want to bring to the table that you want to keep going on from years past. But in reality, it’s a new year. The challenge of trying to figure out what you need to build is something that really excites me.”

Medick has been a coach in the Yankees’ farm system since 2022. After a stint as the pitching coach for the FCL Yankees in 2022, he served in the same role for Hudson Valley for the two seasons before joining Duncan’s staff last year.

Medick pitched at Elon University and began his professional career with Arizona in 2014. He closed his playing days with three seasons in the Frontier League. After retiring, Medick became a throwing trainer at both Prime Sports Performance and Driveline Baseball before joining New York’s minor league fray.

Mergenthaler enters his second season as the RailRiders’ Hitting Coach. Before joining the Yankees’ Minor League ranks, he spent eight seasons with the Cleveland Guardians, working his way up through their system.

Mergenthaler was originally selected in the 32nd round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft by San Francisco out of the University of Richmond and played professionally for three years.

Velazquez returns to the RailRiders’ dugout for a second straight year as well, having rejoined the Yankees organization in 2025 after ten years as a manager, coach or coordinator with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks organizations.

He was selected by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the 1998 draft and played professionally for 16 seasons, including 27 games in 2013 for the RailRiders. He began his coaching career in 2015 and managed the Great Lakes Loons in 2016 and the Reno Aces in 2022.

Dominguez spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons on the RailRiders’ staff. He initially signed with the Yankees as a non-drafted Minor League free agent in 2001 and played four seasons before moving to the player development side.

Dominguez led the Somerset Patriots to 232 wins over the last three seasons, making the playoffs in each year. 2026 marks his 18^th season in the Yankees organization.

Larson enters his second season with the Yankees after serving as the Somerset Pitching Coach last year. He spent six years in the Minnesota Twins Minor League system, including two seasons with the Triple-A affiliate in St. Paul. Larson graduated from Ferrum College in 2009 and was a four-year member of the Panther baseball team. Before his time in the professional ranks, he served as a coach for King University, Siena College, the University of Albany and Fordham University.  

“In my eyes, everything’s going to run really smoothly,” Duncan said. “Raul has experience in Scranton. Pete has a lot of Triple-A experience. Both guys have been in the organization, so this isn’t new to them. I’ve spent a lot of time with Raul over the last three years. Our communication has been lockstep over the course of the last few seasons, and I’m extremely happy to have him. He’s one of the best coaches in our organization. What Pete brings to the table, in complementing Spencer, is going to be another valuable asset. He’ll be in the bullpen, adding all kinds of different things to these guys to get them big-league ready. The pitchers are going to have a higher big-league awareness.”

“Having Mergie [Mike Mergenthaler], Spencer and Gil back again,” Duncan continued, “I tell you what… It’s a lot of fun when you go into year two of the coaching staff rather than a brand new one. You always have some growing pains at the beginning when you have a new staff, but when you have continuity, it really allows you to have a smooth start and get things going around the get-go.”

Rodríguez returned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2025, having spent the first half of 2023 with the RailRiders. He enters his fifth season with the Yankees after starting with the Tampa Tarpons in 2022.

He took the lead role in Somerset midway through the 2023 campaign and remained in that spot in 2024. Before joining up with the New York, he spent two seasons in the Baltimore Orioles organization. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Rodríguez received an Associate’s Degree from the University of Puerto Rico-Ponce and his B.S. and M.S. in Athletic Training from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Davis enters her second season with the Yankees and the RailRiders. Before joining the organization, she spent several years working in Division 1 college baseball.

Davis also spent the 2021 season with the Chicago Cubs and their  Triple-A affiliate in Iowa.  Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, she completed her undergrad at the University of South Carolina with her B.S. in athletic training and went to grad school at Baylor University, where she received her M.S. in athletic training.

McDonald enters his first year with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and his fifth with the Yankees. He started in New York’s Minor League system in 2022 with the FCL Yankees, where he was named the Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year during his first year in professional baseball. After serving the same role with Hudson Valley in 2023, McDonald spent the last two seasons in Double-A with Somerset.

McDonald played baseball collegiately at Thompson Rivers University and graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in kinesiology and exercise science. 

“They’re the unseen architecture of the operation,” Duncan said of the RailRiders’ training and support staff. “Day to day, Brandon, Hannah, Isiah, Danny, Matt and Jim manage the hidden variables: workload, recovery curves, information flow and competitive readiness. Their work integrates physiology, data, preparation and foresight into one coherent system. Nothing is accidental, and nothing is reactive. They are as good as it gets in each of their respective fields.”