The Brooklyn Cyclones won the High-A South Atlantic League Championship with a Sept. 16 victory over the Hub City Spartanburgers, their first title since 2019. The team moved to High-A during the 2020 Minor League Baseball restructuring. Justin Rocke, the team's play-by-play broadcaster and media relations manager, described the championship as an incredible experience and his first time working for a playoff team after more than a decade in the minors. Superfan David Pecoraro, nicknamed "Wolf," has attended games since 2001, held season tickets since 2013 and is a familiar presence behind the dugout. Other Mets affiliates include the Syracuse Mets, Binghamton Rumbleponies and St. Lucie Mets.
"It was incredible. It was the first championship for the team in six years - their last year as a short-season affiliate in the New York-Penn League - so it's been a while since they had won."
"Before this year, I had not worked for a team that made the playoffs, let alone won a championship. So this is a very cool experience for me,"
"I attended games in 2001 and I've been to games every season,"
"And I've been a season ticket holder since 2013, right behind the dugout."
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