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The Minor League Baseball season is less than two weeks away, set to start on May 4. The Hartford Yard Goats will open up Dunkin Donuts Park on May 11. While it will be an exciting welcome back for fans, for players, it’s finally the end of a very long off season. Major League prospects haven’t played games since the…

The Norwich Sea Unicorns will no longer be affiliated with the Detroit Tigers and the local minor league baseball team is looking at its options. The Sea Unicorns Tweeted that they learned through a news release and a social media post that they would no longer be an affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. “We are extremely disappointed by the news…

Laurence Leavy, a.k.a. “Marlins Man,” is well-known to baseball fans as a constant presence at games. He joined LX News with some choice words about the state of the MLB after the Miami Marlins was hit by an outbreak of Covid-19 among its players and coaches.

The Major League Baseball season will start next week, but the same can’t be said about Minor League Baseball. Two baseball players from Stafford found themselves looking at the canceled MiLB season and an unexpected summer back home. “I went out to spring training in Arizona with the Dodgers for six days,” said Dodgers prospect Jimmy Titus, who grew...

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

While Minor League Baseball has been canceled for the season, there is still high-quality baseball beginning in Connecticut. The New Britain Bees, a team comprised of elite college players, began play Thursday night. “It’s like a dream come true,” said Chris Sawyer of Bristol. “It’s probably the best opening day I’ve ever been to in my life.” The stadium...

While implementing several safety measures, the team opens season with capacity limitations and social distancing measures.

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….

The decision will affect the Hartford Yard Goats and Norwich Sea Unicorns.

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…

Major League Baseball said Saturday it is committed to protecting minor league teams, a day after U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal warned of possible congressional action if the organization followed through on minor league contraction plans. “It is not Major League Baseball’s goal to eliminate any club in these negotiations, and MLB currently has a plan for every club to...

The Norwich Sea Unicorns have a new name and a new logo, but now state and local leaders fear they are in danger of having no name at all.  According to the senior vice president of the Sea Unicorns, formerly the Connecticut Tigers, the team has been named on a list of 42 minor league baseball teams that Major League…

According to the Senior Vice President of the Sea Unicorns, formerly the Connecticut Tigers, the team has been named on a list of 42 minor league baseball teams that Major League Baseball is proposing to cut ties with.

The Connecticut Tigers minor league baseball team is changing its name and inviting fans to choose among the five finalists.

Some enjoy baseball in person with a hot dog and a beer. But will you hit a home run when it comes to the price? That depends on where you go.

Promotions and Marketing Manager for the Yard Goats Danielle Chylinski told us about the fun events happening this season.

The man who was hit by a car in New Haven Saturday night has died, according to police.

The City of Norwich is investing $800,000 of bonded money to upgrade Dodd Stadium.

The Hartford Yard Goats will play three games as Los Chivos de Hartford this season, the team announced Tuesday.