The Paintsville Yankees were a minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

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 team located in Paintsville

Paintsville, Kentucky

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,132 people, 1,681 households, and 1,079 families residing in the city. The population density was 786.1 people per square mile . There were 1,901 housing units at an average density of 361.7 per square mile...

, Kentucky

Kentucky

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 from 1979 to 1982. The team was affiliated with the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 and was part of the Appalachian League

Appalachian League

The Appalachian League is a Rookie-class minor league that began play in 1937 with one year of inactivity in 1956. From 1937 to 1962, it was a Class D League. Teams are located in the Appalachian regions of Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia and Tennessee...

. In the team's short four year history, they were league champions from 1979 to 1981, and came in second in 1982. The Paintsville Yankees played their home games at Johnson Central High School

Johnson Central High School

Johnson Central High School is a public secondary school located at 257 North Mayo Trail on the northwest side of Paintsville, Kentucky, United States. The school serves as the Johnson County School District's consolidated high school....

's Paul G. Fyffe Field, which was demolished in 2007.

Notable alumni

• Jim Corsi
  Jim Corsi
  James Bernard Corsi was a pitcher for the Oakland Athletics , Houston Astros , Florida Marlins , Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles ....
  
  
• Pete Filson
  Pete Filson
  William Peter Filson is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during seven seasons at the major league level for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, and Kansas City Royals. He was drafted by the Yankees in the 9th round of the amateur draft out of Temple...
  
  
• Bill Lindsey
  Bill Lindsey
  William Donald Lindsey is a retired Major League Baseball catcher. He played during one season at the major league level for the Chicago White Sox. He was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in...
  
  
• Ed Olwine
  Ed Olwine
  Edward R. Olwine is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during three seasons at the major league level for the Atlanta Braves. He was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in...
  
  
• Eric Plunk
  Eric Plunk
  Eric Vaughn Plunk , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1986-1999.Plunk was involved in two trades for Rickey Henderson...
  
  
• José Rijo
  José Rijo
  José Antonio Rijo Abreu is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent the majority of his career with the Cincinnati Reds .-Playing career:...