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New Britain Rock Cats
The New Britain Rock Cats were a minor league baseball team that competed in the Eastern League. They were the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox for 12 years, the Minnesota Twins for 20 years and the Colorado Rockies for one. They played their home games at New Britain Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. The team moved to Dunkin' Donuts Park in nearby Hartford before the 2016 season, becoming the Hartford Yard Goats.
History.
The franchise's timeline can be traced
moving to Trenton, New Jersey. The result was the Rock Cats' development agreement with the Minnesota Twins.
Buzas is honored with a plaque at New Britain Stadium, "in grateful appreciation for bringing minor league baseball to New Britain in 1983".
"Note: Most of this history taken from a 10th-anniversary stadium feature in the 2005 Rock Cats game program."
External links.
- Stadium Review on ballparkdigest.com
- MiLB feature on the stadium, June 1, 2006
- New Britain