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The Hub City Spartanburgers lost to the Brooklyn Cyclones in the South Atlantic League Championship Series on Tuesday night, putting an end to their inaugural season at Fifth Third Park. The Rangers' High-A affiliate relocated to Spartanburg, S.C. from Kinston, N.C., where they were known as the Down East Wood Ducks. Spartanburg had last hosted a Minor League team in the form of the Spartanburg Phillies, who played their final season in 1994.

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