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Class | Double-A (1995–present) | ||||
League | Eastern League (1995–present) | ||||
Division | Southwest Division | ||||
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Team | San Francisco Giants (2003–present) | ||||
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League titles (1) |
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Division titles (3) |
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First-half titles (1) |
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Second-half titles (1) |
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Colors | Red, black, gray, white | ||||
Mascots | Nutzy and Nutasha | ||||
Ballpark | The Diamond (2010–present) | ||||
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Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Lou DiBella | ||||
General manager | Todd Parnell | ||||
Manager | Dennis Pelfrey |
The Richmond Flying Squirrels are a Minor League Baseball team based in Richmond, Virginia. The team, which is a part of the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants major league club, and plays at The Diamond. The Flying Squirrels have been affiliated with the Giants since 2010, making it the longest-running active affiliation in the Giants organization among teams not owned by the Giants.[1] The Squirrels were previously known as the Connecticut Defenders.
The Flying Squirrels mark affiliated baseball's return to Richmond after a one-year absence prompted by the relocation of the former Triple-A International League's Richmond Braves to Lawrenceville, Georgia in 2009, where they are now called the Gwinnett Stripers.