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The Jammer’s  are a local a minor league baseball team and classified as a is the Short-Season team. They are an affiliate of the Florida Marlins and play in the New York – Penn League.

The Jamestown Falcons, who were originally called the Jamestown Jaguars, preceded the Jamestown Expos. The Expos left in 1993 for a new location in Vermont. The current team is the Jamestown Jammers and they have played and entertained the crowds since 1994.

The new team was named the “Jammers” after a fan vote with the mascot character named J.J. Jammer.

The question of what is a jammer plagued the team year after year so in the offseason of 2005, the Jammers changed their logo to a cartoon grape theme.

The new logo represents the strong tradition of grape growing in Chautauqua County. On June 19,2006, the eve of opening day, the team announced the name of its new mascot: Bubba Grape, the Baseball Ape. This officially put an end to the jammer question.

The Jammers’ radio affiliates are WKSN, which carries all away games, and WRFA-LP, who carried four home games in 2007. In an effort to draw people to the ballpark, the team does not usually allow home games to be broadcast on the radio.

But unless it’s pouring why not head out to the ballpark and enjoy the music, hot dogs and atmosphere of a baseball game? There always seem to be one or two surprises at a live game.

Note: Jamestown has had a baseball franchise in the New York-Penn League since its inception as the PONY League in 1939. It just goes to show baseball is still one of America’s favorite past-times.