The defending Atlantic League Champion Newark Bears are entering their eleventh season overall, and tenth in their state-of-the-art home, Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium. Conveniently located in the heart of downtown Newark, with a Newark Light Rail stop dropping fans off right in front of the stadium and a NJ Transit train station just one block away, “The Den” offers a terrific urban setting with breathtaking views of downtown Newark, the Passaic River, railroad bridges, and the Manhattan skyline.
A 6,200 seat facility, Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium offers an intimate setting along with several premium areas including 20 Luxury Suites, each with indoor and outdoor seating for 20 people, the 500-person Prudential Picnic Den, and The Executive Party Deck, which is a single-party location.
The Newark Bears Experience combines championship-caliber baseball along with fun, family-oriented, and often-zany, promotions, at an affordable price. Highlighting the action each and every game is the team’s official mascot, Rip-n-Ruppert, whose kinetic energy entertains the fans all game long!
The Bears are one of only two teams in the history of the Atlantic League to have won more than one league championship. Newark claimed its first crown in 2002, winning behind the league’s only Triple Crown winner Jimmy Hurst, and then grabbed the 2007 title, with veteran outfielder Jose Herrera hitting three home runs in the championship series’ deciding game.
Future Hall-of-Famer Rickey Henderson played for the Bears during the 2003 and 2004 seasons. And big-name former Major Leaguers Jose Lima, Jose Canseco, Jaime Navarro, and Lance Johnson, among others, have also played for Newark.
Come out and enjoy the fun-filled championship atmosphere at The Den in 2008! |
General Manager: John Brandt
