The Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti are a professional baseball team based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in the United States. They are a member of the East Division of the Frontier League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball.
The team is scheduled to relocate to Oakland County, Michigan in the 2010 season to play as the Oakland County Cruisers. The name "Cruisers" is a reference to Oakland County's proximity to Detroit, the headquarters of the three most prominent automotive companies in the United States: Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors. All three companies also maintain significant investments in Oakland County.1
The Slippery Rock Sliders were formed for the 2007 season to ensure an even number of teams with the Frontier League's addition of the Southern Illinois Miners. The Sliders played a mere 32 home games at Jack Critchfield Park in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, with the remaining 64 played on the road. For the 2008 season, the Sliders became a traveling team, playing all of their games on the road under the geographical moniker, Midwest.