Founded in 1996 and based in Lowell, Massachusetts, the Spinners are currently (2003) a minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. They play in the NY-Penn league, which has a short-season A-ball classification, and play 76 games a year, 38 of them at Edward A. LeLacheur Park in Lowell.
Spinners alumni with MLB experience include Shea Hillenbrand, Casey Fossum, David Eckstein, Adam Everett, Mike Maroth, and Lew Ford