Hartford Yard Goats

The Toronto Blue Jays are looking for a home base to play baseball this season and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said Hartford “would be thrilled” to host the team to play at Dunkin’ Donuts Park. “In these extraordinary times, we think it could make a great home for the Blue Jays,” Bronin said. Bronin said he will always prioritize safety…

Hartford’s mayor is offering up Dunkin’ Donuts Park to the Toronto Blue Jays as a home for the 2020 baseball season.

Some minor league baseball players are trying to make the most of an unexpected summer back home here in Connecticut.

On Tuesday, Minor League Baseball announced the cancellation of its 2020 season leaving the Hartford Yard Goats without games at Dunkin’ Donuts Park. Now the Yard Goats have announced plans to make use of the field and engage with fans. It’s called “Dinner on the Diamond” and will be taking place Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11. Social distancing…

Minor League Baseball cancelled the 2020 season on Tuesday amid challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic ending the seasons for the Hartford Yard Goats and Norwich Sea Unicorns before they had a chance to get started. Major League Baseball informed MiLB that it will not provide its affiliated minor league teams with players for this season, a press release said….

Blood donations are needed now more than ever. We are proud to present the NBC Connecticut, Telemundo Connecticut and Hartford Yard Goats annual blood drive on Thursday, May 21st, 2020.

The Hartford Yard Goats were supposed to open their fifth season as a minor league ball club on Thursday, but their season opener got postponed amid coronavirus concerns. Other minor league seasons and Major League baseball opening days were also postponed. No new date has been set, but on “Would-Be Opening Day,” the Yard Goat’s front office staff is...

The Hartford Yard Goats will not be opening the 2020 as scheduled on April 9. Minor League Baseball released a statement Thursday announcing a delay to the start of the 2020 season. The league said it will “announce additional information about the 2020 season at a later date.” The league made the decision after consulting with medical teams and Major…

The Hartford Yard Goats are adding additional netting at Dunkin’ Donuts Park in time for the home opener of the 2020 season, the team announced Thursday. The team said the goal with the extra netting is increased fan safety. The new netting will extend through section 121 to the Bears BBQ wall in the left field and through section 101…

Taylor was joined by Yard Goats General Manager Mike Abramson live at Dunkin’ Donuts Park.

The Hartford Yard Goats on Wednesday announced their highly-anticipated promotional schedule for the upcoming 2020 baseball season. For the first time, the Yard Goats will theme a game around a television show. “The Office,” the long-running popular comedy that ran on NBC, will be the featured theme on Thursday, May 7. “The Office Night” will include an appearance by actor…

The Hartford Yard Goats will be holding auditions for fans to sing the National Anthem at Dunkin’ Donuts Park for the coming baseball season. The Hartford Yard Goats Baseball Club will be holding National Anthem auditions at Dunkin’ Donuts Park in Hartford on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 9 a.m. Singers of all ages are welcome to audition for the opportunity…

Individual game tickets to see the Hartford Yard Goats will be going on sale soon. Tickets for the Hartford Yard Goats Baseball Club will go on sale for all home games on Friday, Feb. 7.  Fans can buy tickets in person only, beginning at 10 a.m. at the box office at Dunkin’ Donuts Park and the first 50 fans to…

The Hartford Yard Goats announced Chris Denorfia as the team’s manager for the 2020 season, the team announced Tuesday. Denorfia, a former player in the major leagues, is a Connecticut native. He grew up in Southington and graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford. Most recently, Denorfia was a member of Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon’s staff as Quality...

Sports turf manager Kyle Calhoun is the man responsible for keeping the field at Dunkin’ Donuts Park pristine for play.

It was a busy day for the Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin’ Donuts Park where the Goats hosted Winter Fanfest. The free event included tours of the ballpark, live goats, visits with Chompers, Chew-Chew and Fancy Pants the Goat and arts and crafts. Fans even got to test their skills in the indoor batting cages.  NBC Connecticut and Telemundo...

Hartford has taken another step forward in the process to develop the area surrounding Dunkin’ Donuts Park.

Sunday’s rain was no match for kids heading to Hartford for the second annual Yard Goats Trick or Treat event.

Sunday’s rain was no match for kids heading to Hartford for the second annual Yard Goats trick or treat event.