Brooklyn faces a summer without the Cyclones
Mets' affiliate unlikely to return this year due to COVID-19 shutdown
The Brooklyn Cyclones chased their first outright New York-Penn League championship for the better part of two decades before capturing the crown in dramatic fashion last summer here on Coney Island.
Unfortunately for the New York Mets’ Class A short-season franchise by the sea, the Cyclones won’t even get to take a victory lap following their miraculous run to the title in 2019.
With the COVID-19 pandemic putting all professional and amateur sports leagues around the world on pause, it’s hard to imagine that minor league franchises, like our Cyclones, would have a chance to begin play at any point this year.
Brooklyn players danced around the infield at MCU Park last September after completing a breathtaking run that saw the Cyclones use a regular season-ending sweep of arch rival Staten Island just to get back into the postseason for the first time since 2012.