Sussex County Miners
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| League | Frontier League (2020–present) (East Division) | ||||
| Location | Augusta, New Jersey | ||||
| Ballpark | Skylands Stadium | ||||
| Founded | 2015 | ||||
| League championships | 1: (2018) | ||||
| Division championships | 3: (2018, 2019, 2020) | ||||
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| Former league(s) | Can-Am League (2015–2019) | ||||
| Colors | Gold, black, white | ||||
| Mascot | Herbie the Miner | ||||
| Ownership | Al Dorso | ||||
| General manager | Vincent Sangemino | ||||
| Manager | Chris Widger | ||||
| Media | New Jersey Herald, HomeTeam Network | ||||
| Website | sussexcountyminers | ||||
The Sussex County Miners are a professional baseball team based in Augusta, New Jersey. The Miners compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the East Division in the Atlantic Conference. The team plays its home games at Skylands Stadium, originally known as Skylands Park until 2014.
Founded during the 2015 Can-Am League expansion, the Miners have qualified for the playoffs five times, and have won the 2018 Can-Am League Championship in four games against the Québec Capitales. The Miners are not currently affiliated to any Major League Baseball teams, but are official MLB Partners since 2020. They were originally members of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball (Can-Am League) until 2020. They joined the Frontier League for the 2020 season when it absorbed the Can-Am League. The team is owned by Sussex Professional Baseball, LLC. The Miners' mascot is Herbie the Miner.