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Play Ball! Yanks return to PNC Field

Play Ball! Yanks return to PNC Field - Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 08:38AM EST

Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 @ 08:38am EST

It's time to play ball, again, at PNC Field in Moosic.

The Baby Bombers hope to return to their home turf Thursday night at 7:05 p. m. against the Gwinnet Braves.

The team is coming off of the Triple A All-Star break after its 4 most recent home games were moved to either Syracuse or the Lehigh Valley .

An additional 7 games were also postponed or cancelled due to the ongoing drainage problems at PNC Field.

Published reports state that the drainage problems may be partly to blame on the $638 natural grass field that was installed 3 years ago that apparently does not meet industry standards.

Yankees team president Kristen Rose says the field was only expected to last 3 to 5 years.

Ultimately, the entire field and drainage system may have to be replaced after the end of the current baseball season.

In the meantime, the Scranton / Wilkes-Barre Yankees hope that their attempts at a temporary fix will work for home games beginning tonight at PNC Field in Moosic.