THOMAS J. DODD MEMORIAL STADIUM

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Connecticut Tigers (NYPL) (2010-future) Connecticut Defenders (Eastern League) (2006-2009) Franchise known as Norwich Navigators 1995-2005

Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. It is primarily used for baseball, and starting in 2010 will be the home of the Connecticut Tigers of the New York - Penn League. It was the home field of the Connecticut Defenders minor league baseball team until 2009 when the Defenders announced their move to Richmond, Virginia to be the Richmond Flying Squirrels. It was built in 1995 and has a seating capacity of 6,270. It is named for Eastern Connecticut native Thomas Dodd who was a United States Senator and Representative from Connecticut, and the father of U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd.

Dodd Stadium hosted the 12th and final Double-A All-Star Game on July 10, 2002, in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 8,009. The three AA leagues began holding their own separate All-Star Games starting in 2003, with Dodd Stadium scheduled to host the Eastern League game once again on July 11, 2007. (That game was ultimately canceled in the 3rd inning due to excessive fog.) The facility has also been the site of the New England Collegiate All-Star Game; the Big East baseball tournament; several concerts.

Unused 4" X 6" continental size chrome

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