A runner will start at second base when teams come to bat in extra innings, to end games faster. Critics fear the rule will be adopted by the major leagues.
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Portland Sea Dogs to host Margaret Chase Smith bobblehead day
Aug. 26 game to recognize the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote in 1920.
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In minor leagues, quirky names now part of the games
Why call a baseball team the Rumble Ponies, Flying Squirrels or Jumbo Shrimp? Because the monikers sell merchandise, draw fans and turn heads.
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Sea Dogs cashing in on bobblehead giveaways
Their latest promotion will feature Red Sox outfielders in Win-Dance-Repeat poses, starting with Jackie Bradley Jr. on Tuesday.
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The boys of not-quite-summer: 10 years of opening days at Hadlock Field
Each year for opening day, groundskeepers at Hadlock Field must compete with Maine’s weather before the Sea Dogs can compete in the Eastern League.
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Sea Dogs’ season opener postponed until Friday
The Sea Dogs are scheduled to host their season opener against Reading at 6 p.m. Friday.
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With Sea Dogs opener coming soon at Hadlock Field, the snow had to go
Portland’s pro baseball team used black sand to melt the snow that covered the field, preparing for its April 6 opener.
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Reading rallies to beat Portland
The Fightin Phils score three runs in the seventh inning to win.
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Sea Dogs games rained out
Portland and Altoona will complete their suspended game Thursday before their regularly scheduled game, after playing a doubleheader Wednesday.
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Red Sox Farm Report: Aneury Tavarez’s potential finally blooms
Playing in the shadows of big-name prospects, the young man from the Dominican Republic is on a tear.