Faced with a requirement of major renovations to PNC Field, the New York Yankees' Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees chose to temporarily relocate their operations to Innovative Field for 2012 to allow renovations to their stadium to be completed in one season rather than being spread over two to three years. The team played half its games at Innovative Field sharing the stadium with the Red Wings.Empire State Yankees name, logos revealed While based in Rochester the team was branded as the Empire State Yankees.
