Newark Bears

The Newark Bears were an American professional baseball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They were a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and, later, the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball. The Bears played their home games at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium.

The Can-Am League announced on November 28, 2013 that the Newark Bears would not operate in 2014. The team folded in 2014.

History of Newark baseball

Newark was the home of several former minor league baseball teams, from the formation of the Newark Indians in 1902, and the addition of the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League in 1936. A Federal League team, the Newark Peppers also played in 1915.

The original Newark Bears were a team in the International League from 1926 to 1949. They played their home games at the former Ruppert Stadium in what is now known as the Ironbound section of Newark.

The Bears of the Atlantic League

The Newark Bears are named for the former Newark Bears team of the International League. The team was formed in 1998 by former New York Yankees catcher Rick Cerone, a Newark native. However, the Bears played their "home" schedule at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut that season while awaiting the completion of their new home field. In addition, the Bears played several home games during the first half of the 1999 season at Skylands Park in Augusta, New Jersey. The Bears inaugurated their new park, Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium, in Newark on July 16, 1999.

Newark Bears (basketball)

The Newark Bears (also known as the Joe Fays) were an American basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey that was a member of the American Basketball League.

For the 1934/35 season the team was renamed the Newark Mules. For the 2nd half of that season, the team merged with the New Britain Jackaways to become the New Britain Mules on January 18, 1935.

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Newark Bears (disambiguation)

The Newark Bears is the name of four different sports teams: