Josh Thole started TCE in 2022 for the community and has grown the program each year giving his time to families and young athletes in the Southern Tier area in NYS.
Josh was drafted in the 13th round by the New York Mets in 2005. He made his major league debut with the team on September 3, 2009 and had two hits in his first game against the Colorado Rockies. The victim of his first career hit was pitcher Jason Marquis. Thole had a .321 batting average in 17 games with the Mets at the end of the 2009 season . He had 9 RBIs.
After starting the following season in the minor leagues, Thole joined the Mets in June and remained with the New York club until the end of the 2010 season . He appeared in 73 games, batting .277 with three home runs and 17 RBIs. On July 20 , he hit his first career home run off Barry Enright of the Arizona Diamondbacks . The Mets' most-used catcher in 2011, Thole was hitting .268 with three home runs and 40 RBIs in 114 games. In 2012 , Thole played in 104 games, batting .234 with one home run and 21 RBIs.
In December 2012, Thole was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays along with star pitcher RA Dickey and catcher Mike Nickeas. The trade sent catchers John Buck and Travis d'Arnaud, pitcher Noah Syndergaard and outfielder Wuilmer Becerra to the Mets. On December 4, 2015, Thole signed a one year contract with Toronto, as Thole was RA Dickey's designated receiver.
Experience
About Our Program
● All players receive a personalized Baseball Profile which provides Bio and data.
● All players / teams are mentored by a professionally managed owner & staff.
● We prefer Players that will strive to play baseball in college.
● Ownership assists in locating the best college fit for long term goals.
● Summer teams participate in 5-6 tournaments and start each season with weekly practices throughout the winter, spring and summer.
● Fall teams participate in multiple tournaments and start in early fall with practices throughout the fall season.
the Triple Cities Baseball Experience
Triple Cities Empire- is headquartered in the Southern Tier of NY and is sponsored by PTS, TOP 100 Sports anda host of locall businesses.
As a youth travel baseball organization, ownership provides four (4) cornerstones that enables youth players the opportunity to train, develop, (learn) educate and compete on and off the diamond.
Triple Cities Empire Baseball Cornerstones
TRAIN - Teams are provided physical training with multiple seasonal Practices
DEVELOP - Fundementals are stressed during the off season as well as in games
EDUCATE - White Board and hands on defenive and offensive skills are stressed
COMPETE - Members (players) are placed at the correct level(s) for max development
Triple Cities Baseball 11U-12U - each summer TCB participates at the prestigious Cooperstown Dreams Park, located near Cooperstown NY, home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. TCB families & select coaches enjoy a 7 game guarantee, opening & closing ceremonies, rings and the team and coaches stay in bunkhouses at CDP! To learn more about the Dreams Park experience, click below!