Sea Dogs could be playing at Hadlock Field again by May
As the minor leagues are being restructured, there are encouraging signs for the Portland team, which announced a new, 10-year agreement to remain the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.
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The Portland Sea Dogs were unable to host games at Hadlock Field last summer because the coronavirus pandemic forced cancellation of the 2020 minor league baseball season. The team hopes the state will allow them to fill the ballpark to 25 percent capacity in 2021.
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The Portland Sea Dogs will likely begin playing baseball at Hadlock Field again in May, as minor league teams appear ready to return after their 2020 seasons were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Large arenas and stadiums in New York can soon reopen for sports and entertainment at 10 percent of their normal capacity under a plan announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Cuomo says that major venues with a capacity of 10,000 or more can reopen starting February 23.
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The Barclays Center has already received state approval to reopen February 23 for the Brooklyn Nets home game against the Sacramento Kings.
While the announcement doesn’t apply to Binghamton area venues like the Visions Federal Credit Union Veteran’s Memorial Arena that don t have those large capacities, Broome County Executive Jason Garnar says he is hopeful live sporting event
End Finally Nears for NY 22nd Congressional District Race
nd Congressional District in New York State may finally be almost over.
After trading leads since election night and thousands of votes being brought into question in the eight-county district, New York Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte could announce a certified winner February 1.
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The final counts of ballots from Oneida County were expected to be complete January 29 with a final decision on challenged ballots by the end of the day.
Former Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, the Republican, was ahead of Incumbent Democrat Anthony Brindisi by a few dozen votes at last report.
The Florida and have had 630 players take the field in a regular season game.
This offseason, we’re recapping each of them, and their time spent with our favorite franchise. We’ve already looked at 340 of them. Today’s group of five all had between 75 and 249 PA/BF, finished above replacement level, and were all pitchers. Players are ranked based on brWAR divided by PA/BF.
Alejandro Peña is a right-handed pitcher from Cambiaso, Dominican Republic. He signed his first professional deal in 1978, to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After making his major league debut for them in 1981, he played his first nine seasons at baseball’s top level with them, both as part of the rotation and out of the bullpen.