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| Class | Single-A (2021–present) | ||||
| Previous classes | Class A (1991–2020) | ||||
| League | Carolina League (2021–present) | ||||
| Division | North Division | ||||
Previous leagues | South Atlantic League (1991–2020) | ||||
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| Team | Baltimore Orioles (1997–present) | ||||
| Previous teams | Montreal Expos (1995-1996) Baltimore Orioles (1993-1994) Montreal Expos (1991-1992) | ||||
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| Name | Delmarva Shorebirds | ||||
Previous names | Albany Polecats (1992–1995)[1] Sumter Flyers (1991) | ||||
| Colors | Black, orange, white | ||||
| Ballpark | Arthur W. Perdue Stadium | ||||
Previous parks | Paul Eames Sports Complex (1992-1995) Riley Park (1991) | ||||
Owner/ Operator | 7th Inning Stretch LP | ||||
| General manager | Chris Bitters | ||||
| Manager | Collin Woody | ||||
| Website | milb.com/delmarva | ||||
TheDelmarva Shorebirds are aMinor League Baseball team based inSalisbury, Maryland. They are members of theCarolina League and theSingle-A affiliate of theBaltimore Orioles. Their home games are played atArthur W. Perdue Stadium. The Shorebirds were members of theClass ASouth Atlantic League (SAL) from 1996 to 2020 and theLow-A East in 2021, though this was renamed the Carolina League and reclassified as Single-A in 2022. They won twoSAL championships, in 1997 and 2000. Also in 1997, the Shorebirds receivedBaseball America's Bob Freitas Award for Class A baseball.
Frank Perdue's desire for a professional baseball team based inMaryland's Eastern Shore was the driving force in bringing a franchise toSalisbury. Joining the Maryland Baseball Limited Partnership, owners of theBowie Baysox andFrederick Keys, set the concept in motion.[2] By Autumn 1995 Maryland Baseball purchased theAlbany Polecats from Richard M. Holtzman, relocated the franchise to Salisbury and renamed it the Delmarva Shorebirds.[1] The name "Shorebirds" refers to the marine waterfowl of theDelmarva Peninsula. The team name was chosen by 7-year-old Katie Duffy of Newark, Delaware.[3]
The Shorebirds' first-ever game at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium was a 4–2 win over theColumbus RedStixx before a crowd of 5,787 onApril 17, 1996. After fulfilling its two-year Player Development Contract with theMontreal Expos, it officially became an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles onSeptember 26, 1996.[2]
The Shorebirds hosted the 2011 South Atlantic League "Strike Out Hunger" All-Star Game on June 21, 2011.[4] The Shorebirds partnered withPerdue Farms, theCommunity Foundation of the Eastern Shore and Delmarva's three food banks: Eastern Shore Branch of the Maryland Food Bank, theFood Bank of Delaware, and the Eastern Shore Branch of the Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia; to help "Strike Out Hunger".[5] Perdue and the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore donated $20 to the food banks for each strike out by a Shorebirds pitcher during the Shorebirds 2011 season.[6]
The Kyle Moore-managed Shorebirds in 2019 clinched their first postseason berth since 2005 by winning the SAL Northern Division first-half title with the minors' best midseason record at 48–21. A franchise-best 90–48 finish made them the 14th SAL team since 1980 to reach 90 wins in a regular season and the first since theAugusta GreenJackets in 2006.[7][8] The season ended when the Shorebirds were swept by theHickory Crawdads in the best-of-three SAL Northern Division Championship Series.[9]
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In conjunction withMajor League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Shorebirds were organized into theLow-A East at the Low-A classification.[10] In 2022, the Low-A East became known as the Carolina League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization, and was reclassified as a Single-A circuit.[11]
The Shorebirds can be found onFox Sports 960 AM, the Shorebirds' Flagship Station since 2005.[12] Will DeBoer has been the radio voice of the Shorebirds since 2017[13] but is being replaced for the 2021 season by Sam Jellinek. Mitchell Speltz is the current voice of the Shorebirds. Former announcers include Randy Scott, Bret Lasky and Brendan Gulick.
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