The Down East Wood Ducks are a Minor League Baseball team of the Low-A East and the owned-and-operated Low-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. They are located in Kinston, North Carolina, and are named for the wood duck, a local colorful waterfowl. Established in 2017, the team plays its home games at Grainger Stadium, which opened in 1949 and holds 4,100 people.
The Rangers signed a 12-year contract with the city to provide a team to play at Grainger Stadium beginning with the 2017 season. They were members of the Carolina League from 2017 to 2020. Through 2019, the Wood Ducks have played in 418 regular season games and compiled a win–loss record of 208–210. Down East has reached the postseason on two occasions. They have won one division title and one league championship. Their lone Carolina League title was won in 2017. The team has an overall postseason record of 4–3.
Kinston has hosted farm clubs for 11 different major league franchises and one minor league club in its history. Professional baseball in Kinston dates back to a 1908 squad in the Eastern Carolina League.
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