[1] Lowell's heritage in organized baseball dates to 1877, when the city hosted two teams.

[7] The bobbleheads were so popular that many more were made than originally intended, raised $10,000 for the Jack Kerouac Scholarship Fund.

Spinners VP and GM Tim Bawmann said,“The Yankees Elimination Promotion was originally built as a fun promotion in response to parents' stories of children losing interest in the game after facing taunts simply for playing in a Yankees uniform.”[12] On September 1, 2008, the Spinners reached the New York–Penn League playoffs for the first time, capturing the Stedler Division title.

In October 2014, the Red Sox agreed to extend their player development contract with the Spinners for two more years through the 2016 season.

The Spinners won the Stedler Division title, but were swept by the Hudson Valley Renegades in the semifinals, 2–0.

[15] Pitching prospect Jason Groome made his first start for the team in the playoffs, after being promoted from the Gulf Coast League Red Sox.

[16] In 2019, the Spinners finished first in their division, then defeated the Batavia Muckdogs (2 games to 1) in the semifinals, to advance to the league championship series against the Brooklyn Cyclones.

[19] After the 2020 season, Major League Baseball (MLB) proposed dramatic changes to Minor League Baseball (MiLB) that would take effect at the end of the 2020 season, following expiration of the agreement governing the MLB–MiLB relationship.

[21] On December 9, 2020, the Red Sox announced that they were dropping the Spinners as an affiliate, as "a reduction to 120 teams has been proposed as the standard beginning in 2021.

[23] However, at the time the minor league season began in early May 2021, no actions or plans had been announced.