Portland Sea Dogs

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Portland Sea Dogs
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Team logoCap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassDouble-A (1994–present)
League Eastern League (1994–present)
DivisionNortheast Division
Major league affiliations
Team Boston Red Sox (2003–present)
Previous teams Florida Marlins (1994–2002)
Minor league titles
League titles (1)2006
Division titles (6)
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 2005
  • 2014
  • 2024
Second-half titles (1)
  • 2022
Team data
NamePortland Sea Dogs (1994–present)
ColorsNavy, red, gray
   
MascotSlugger
Ballpark Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field (1994–present)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
 Diamond Baseball Holdings [1]
General managerGeoff Iacuessa
ManagerChad Epperson
Website milb.com/portland
Portland Sea Dogs Uniform Portland Sea Dogs Uniform.png
Portland Sea Dogs Uniform

The Portland Sea Dogs are a Minor League Baseball team based in Portland, Maine, playing in the Eastern League. [lower-alpha 1] Established in 1994, the Sea Dogs are the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.

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Originally affiliated with the Florida Marlins, the Sea Dogs became part of the Red Sox system for the 2003 season. The team went to the Eastern League championship series in 2005, losing to the Akron Aeros; and again in 2006, when they defeated the Aeros to win the first Double-A championship for a Red Sox farm team since the New Britain Red Sox in 1983.

All games are carried on a network of radio stations with Emma Tiedemann providing the play-by-play, [3] with the flagship WPEI doing both home and away games.

History

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Slugger the Sea Dog, the team mascot

Minor league baseball returned to Maine on October 4, 1992, when Portland was awarded one of two Eastern League expansion franchises (the other being the New Haven Ravens) to begin play in April 1994. The Sea Dogs signed an affiliation agreement with the Florida Marlins on May 3, 1993, beginning a nine-season relationship. [4] The city renovated Hadlock Field, transforming a high-school stadium into a professional ballpark. City manager Robert Ganley led efforts to renovate Hadlock Field and return professional baseball to Portland.

The team won its first game, defeating the Reading Phillies on the road 2–1, with the help of a 14th-inning home run by future major league catcher Charles Johnson. The team opened Hadlock Field on April 18, 1994, losing 7–6 to the Albany-Colonie Yankees.

Cartoonist Guy Gilchrist designed the team's logo. [5] His comic strip Mudpie had a series of strips in which the young cat's family visit the Portland area and attend a Sea Dogs game.[ citation needed ]

The team won its sole league title on September 17, 2006, defeating the Akron Aeros 8–5, in a rematch of the series from the previous year.

When Major League Baseball restructured Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Sea Dogs were organized into the Double-A Northeast. [6] In 2022, the division was renamed the Eastern League, the name used by the regional circuit before the 2021 reorganization. [7]

Ahead of the 2023 season, the Sea Dogs' longtime owners, the Burke family, sold the team to Diamond Baseball Holdings. [8]

In August 2024, Portland cartoonist Lincoln Peirce featured the team in his comic strip Big Nate. [9]

Stadium

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The Sea Dogs hosting the Hartford Yard Goats during the 2016 season

The Sea Dogs' home stadium is Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field, named after longtime Portland High School baseball coach Edson Hadlock. [10] It has a seating capacity of 7,368. [10] Hadlock Field is often visited by vacationing celebrities, such as former NFL coach Bill Parcells, former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and his wife Barbara. In left field stands the Maine Monster, a 37-foot (11 m) replica of Fenway Park's Green Monster, complete with Coke bottle and Citgo sign. [10] Along the right-field foul line just beyond first base, a picnic pavilion is available for group outings from 20 up to 300 people. In 2006, a new pavilion opened above the right-field wall over the Sea Dogs bullpen. Modeled after the Green Monster seats at Fenway Park in Boston, it seats up to 393 people and gives fans an opportunity to catch a home run ball.

Slugger the Sea Dog has been the Sea Dogs' mascot since May 6, 1994. [11]

Season records

The team was a member of the Northeast division of the Eastern League from 1994 to 2020 and the Northeast division of Double-A Northeast in 2021. They have been members of the Eastern League's Northeast division since 2022.

In the below table, "Place" represents finish within the team's division for the overall regular reason. Note that in 2019 and 2022, the Eastern League played a split-season schedule, with first-half and second-half winners advancing to the postseason.

Legend
Place Playoffs
Division champions Won championship series
Made playoffs Lost championship series
Results by season
YearW–L Pct. PlaceManagerPlayoffs
199460–81.4264th Carlos Tosca  
199586–56.6061stLost to New Haven, 3–2 in semifinals
199683–58.5891stDefeated Binghamton, 3–2 in semifinals
Lost to Harrisburg, 3–2 in championship
199779–63.5561st Fredi González Defeated Norwich, 3–2 in semifinals
Lost to Harrisburg, 3–1 in championship
199866–75.4683rd Lynn Jones  
199965–77.4583rd Frank Cacciatore  
200071–70.5044th Rick Renteria  
200177–65.5423rd 
200263–77.4505th Eric Fox  
200372–70.5073rd Ron Johnson  
200469–73.4864th 
200576–66.5351st Todd Claus Defeated Trenton, 3–2 in semifinals
Lost to Akron, 3–1 in championship
200672–67.5182ndDefeated Trenton, 3–1 in semifinals
Defeated Akron, 3–2 in championship
200771–72.4972nd Arnie Beyeler Lost to Trenton, 3–1 in semifinals
200874–66.5292ndLost to Trenton, 3–0 in semifinals
200967–74.4754th 
201070–71.4963rd 
201159–83.4156th Kevin Boles  
201268–73.4824th 
201368–73.4824th 
201488–54.6201st Billy McMillon Lost to Binghamton, 3–2 in semifinals
201553–89.3736th 
201655–84.3966th Carlos Febles  
201765–74.4684th 
201863–76.4536th Darren Fenster  
201962–77.4466th Joe Oliver  
2020———Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
202167–47.5882nd Corey Wimberly  
202275–63.5433rd Chad Epperson Lost to Somerset, 2–0 in semifinals
202373–63.5373rd 
202478–60.5651st 

Roster

Portland Sea Dogs roster
PlayersCoaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 48 Caleb Bolden
  • 57 Bryce Bonnin
  • 46 Jonathan Brand
  • 28 Zach Bryant
  • 29 Felix Cepeda
  • 33 Isaac Coffey
  • 19 Connelly Early
  •  3 Juan Daniel Encarnacion
  • 12 Alex Hoppe
  • 36 Gabriel Jackson
  • 17 Chih-Jung Liu
  • 43 David Sandlin
  • 56 Reidis Sena
  • 30 Christopher Troye
  • 15 Tyler Uberstine
  • 37 Blake Wehunt

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

  • 58 Allan Castro
  • 24 Nick Decker
  • 35 Jhostynxon Garcia
  • 17 Bryan Gonzalez


Manager

  • 55 Chad Epperson

Coaches

  • 53 Justin Frometa (development coach)
  • 66 Chris Hess (hitting)
  • 77 Sean Isaac (pitching coach)
  • 40 Mickey Jiang (coach)
  • 54 Kyle Sasala (coach)

60-day injured list

  • -- Angel Bastardo (full season)
  • 97 Taylor Broadway (full season)
  • 99 Matt Donlan
  • 10 Karson Simas
  • 61 Noah Song (full season)

Injury icon 2.svg 7-day injured list
* On Boston Red Sox 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated October 1, 2024
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→ More rosters: MiLB  •  Eastern League
→ Boston Red Sox minor league players

Notes

  1. ↑ Portland is 107 miles (172 km) from Fenway Park in Boston. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Portland Sea Dogs are being sold, but sticking with Red Sox". www.boston.com. Associated Press. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ "MLB affiliate overview: American League East". MiLB.com. February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Emma Tiedemann hired as new 'Voice of the Sea Dogs'". milb.com. March 16, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ Sea Dogs Time Line (Franchise History) – Portland Sea Dogs.
  5. ↑ Mehler, Johnny; Neel, Bailey (April 6, 2017). "There's a story behind the Sea Dogs name and logo". newscentermaine.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ Mayo, Jonathan (February 12, 2021). "MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues". Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Historical League Names to Return in 2022". Minor League Baseball. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Portland Sea Dogs sold to group that has gone on minor league baseball buying spree". Press Herald. December 6, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  9. ↑ Peirce, Lincoln (July 29, 2024). "Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for July 29, 2024 | GoComics.com". GoComics. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 "Hadlock Field | Portland, ME". www.portlandmaine.gov. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Slugger the Sea Dog". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
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