New Jersey’s Baseball Team • Big League Futures. Major League Fun. The Trenton Thunder have drawn over 10.9 million fans to Trenton Thunder Ballpark over 32 years and have won the three major awards that Minor League Baseball teams can win; the Johnson Trophy for the “Nation’s Best Franchise”, the Larry MacPhail Trophy for Outstanding Club Promotion and the Bob Frietas Award for Long-Term Success (given by Baseball America). The team has given back over $9.8 million worth of goods, services, and monetary donations through the Grand Slam We Care Foundation.