Portland Sea Dogs

Portland Sea Dogs
Portland Sea Dogs
Founded in 1994 ; Portland, Maine ;
Minor league affiliations
Class	Double-A (1994–present)
League	Eastern League (1994–present)
Division	Eastern 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 (5)	1995; 1996; 1997; 2005; 2014;
Team data
Name	Portland Sea Dogs (1994–present)
Colors	Navy, red, gray;
Ballpark	Hadlock Field (1994–present)
Owner(s)/; Operator(s)	Dan Burke
General manager	Geoff Iacuessa
Manager	Darren Fenster

The Portland Sea Dogs are a Minor League Baseball team based in Portland, Maine, that currently plays in the Eastern League. Established in 1994, the Sea Dogs are the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.

The Sea Dogs became part of the Red Sox system for the 2003 season; previously they were affiliated with the Florida Marlins. The change in affiliation brought success in the 2005 and 2006 seasons as the Sea Dogs went to the Eastern League championship series both years. They won their first-ever title on September 17, 2006, defeating the Akron Aeros, 8–5, in a rematch of the series from the previous year. It was the first Double-A championship for a Red Sox farm team since 1983 when they were based in New Britain, Connecticut.

Currently, all games are carried on a network of radio stations with Mike Antonellis providing the play-by-play, with the flagship WPEI and select TV games on NESN with Eric Frede play-by-play and former Red Sox relief pitcher Ken Ryan.

History

Minor league baseball officially 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 what would become a nine-season relationship.^[1] The city renovated Hadlock Field, transforming what was once 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 as well as logos for the Connecticut Defenders, Binghamton Mets, and New Britain Rock Cats. Gilchrist's 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.

Stadium

The Sea Dogs' home stadium is Hadlock Field, named after long-time Portland High School baseball coach Edson Hadlock.^[2] It currently has a seating capacity of 7,368.^[2] 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-tall replica of Fenway Park's Green Monster, complete with Coke bottle and Citgo sign.^[2] 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.

Sea Dogs games are frequented by the team's official mascot, Slugger the Sea Dog.

Season records

Legend
Place		Playoffs
Division champions		Won championship series
Made playoffs		Lost championship series

"Place" represents finish in the Northern Division.

Results by season
Year	W–L	Pct.	Place	Manager	Playoffs
1994	60–81	.426	4th	Carlos Tosca
1995	86–56	.606	1st		Lost to New Haven, 3–2 in semifinals
1996	83–58	.589	1st		Defeated Binghamton, 3–2 in semifinals Lost to Harrisburg, 3–2 in championship
1997	79–63	.556	1st	Fredi González	Defeated Norwich, 3–2 in semifinals Lost to Harrisburg, 3–1 in championship
1998	66–75	.468	3rd	Lynn Jones
1999	65–77	.458	3rd	Frank Cacciatore
2000	71–70	.504	4th	Rick Renteria
2001	77–65	.542	3rd	Rick Renteria
2002	63–77	.450	5th	Eric Fox
2003	72–70	.507	3rd	Ron Johnson
2004	69–73	.486	4th	Ron Johnson
2005	76–66	.535	1st	Todd Claus	Defeated Trenton, 3–2 in semifinals Lost to Akron, 3–1 in championship
2006	72–67	.518	2nd	Todd Claus	Defeated Trenton, 3–1 in semifinals Defeated Akron, 3–2 in championship
2007	71–72	.497	2nd	Arnie Beyeler	Lost to Trenton, 3–1 in semifinals
2008	74–66	.529	2nd		Lost to Trenton, 3–0 in semifinals
2009	67–74	.475	4th
2010	70–71	.496	3rd
2011	59–83	.415	6th	Kevin Boles
2012	68–73	.482	4th
2013	68–73	.482	4th
2014	88–54	.620	1st	Billy McMillon	Lost to Binghamton, 3–2 in semifinals
2015	53–89	.373	6th	Billy McMillon
2016	55–84	.396	6th	Carlos Febles
2017	65–74	.468	4th	Carlos Febles
2018	63–76	.453	6th	Darren Fenster

Current roster

Portland Sea Dogs roster
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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers -- Angel Bastardo 48 Caleb Bolden 46 Jonathan Brand 97 Taylor Broadway 28 Zach Bryant 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 61 Noah Song 30 Christopher Troye 15 Tyler Uberstine 37 Blake Wehunt		Catchers 99 Matt Donlan 31 Nathan Hickey 52 Ronald Rosario Infielders 22 Drew Ehrhard 20 Blaze Jordan 51 Ahbram Liendo 2 Mikey Romero 10 Karson Simas Outfielders 58 Allan Castro 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) 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 November 4, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Eastern League → Boston Red Sox minor league players

References

^ Sea Dogs Time Line (Franchise History) – Portland Sea Dogs.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hadlock Field | Portland, ME". www.portlandmaine.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-18.

External links

[1] Sea Dogs Time Line (Franchise History) – Portland Sea Dogs.

[Hadlock-2] "Hadlock Field | Portland, ME". www.portlandmaine.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-18.

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