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Connecticut Tigers Relocation Approved

Published on March 26, 2010 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Norwich Sea Unicorns News Release


Norwich, CT - The New York-Penn League and Minor League Baseball officially granted approval to the Oneonta Athletic Corporation to relocate their professional baseball franchise from Oneonta, New York to Norwich, Connecticut. The final approval was granted today, Friday March 26, 2010.

The Oneonta Athletic Corporation announces that they will be holding a press conference on Thursday April 1, 2010 at 12:30 P.M. at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The press conference will be to officially announce the arrival of the Connecticut Tigers into Southeastern Connecticut; along with the unveiling of the Connecticut Tigers logos and uniforms that will be used for the 2010 season.

The New York-Penn League named the Oneonta Tigers as the team to relocate to Norwich, Connecticut at a press conference held on January 28, 2010, at which time the Connecticut Tigers name was announced. An approval from the New York-Penn League and Minor League Baseball was needed before relocation could become official.

The team will play at Dodd Stadium, and the new lease agreement is for 10 years with three five-year club options.

Oneonta has been a member of the New York-Penn League since 1966 and an affiliate of the Detroit Tigers since 1999. The New York-Penn League is a short season Single-A league with 14 teams that play 76 games a year. The league had a total attendance of 1,786,735 in 2009. Brooklyn led the league in attendance with 264,102 fans while Oneonta drew 23,521 fans.

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