Bobby Malek News

One highlight of the season was Nelfi Zapata's home run off rehabbing New York Yankee star Phil Hughes in June.

Friday's record-setting heat didn't seem to sweat the Cyclones one bit. Brooklyn erupted for nine runs over the fourth and fifth innings to break open a scoreless game and defeat the Aberdeen Ironbirds for the third time in four games, 11-1, in Coney Island .

The Cyclones kick off their 11th quest for a New York-Penn League championship tonight with a new manager, an almost completely new roster, and the same old rivalry with the hated State Island Yankees.

Frank Viola is returning to professional baseball, agreeing to become the pitching coach for the New York Mets' Class A Brooklyn Cyclones.