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{{Short description|Baseball stadium in Portland, Maine, USA}}
{{Short description|Baseball stadium in Portland, Maine, US}}
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{{Infobox venue
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Hadlock Field
| name                  = Hadlock Field
| fullname = Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field
| nickname              =  
| nickname =  
| logo_image            =  
| image = Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine.jpg
| image                 = Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_size             = 250
| caption = The ballpark in 2024
| caption               = The ballpark in 2024
| pushpin_map = Maine#USA
| mapframe = yes
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within [[Maine]]##Location within the [[United States]]
| mapframe-zoom = 13
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_map            = Maine # USA
| pushpin_label = Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field
| pushpin_relief         = yes
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| fullname              = Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field
| location = [[Portland, Maine]], United States
| address                = 271 Park Avenue
| coordinates = {{coord|43|39|25|N|70|16|42|W|type:landmark_region:US-ME|display=inline,title}}
| city                  = [[Portland, Maine]], United States
| broke_ground = May 21, 1993<ref name="bbp">{{cite web |title=Hadlock Field - Portland Sea Dogs|first=Graham|last=Knight|url=http://www.baseballpilgrimages.com/AA/portland.html|work=Baseball Pilgrimages|date=July 6, 2010|access-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref>
| coordinates           = {{coord|43|39|25|N|70|16|42|W|type:landmark_region:US-ME|display=inline,title}}
| opened = April 18, 1994
| public_transit          = [[File:BSicon BAHN.svg|12px|alt=Railway transportation]] [[Downeaster (train)|Downeaster]] at [[Portland Transportation Center|Portland]]<br>{{bus icon}} [[Greater Portland Metro]]: 5
| renovated =
| owner                  = [[Portland, Maine|City of Portland]]<ref name="bbp"/>
| expanded = 1995, 1998, 2002, 2006<ref name="bbp"/>
| operator              = [[Portland, Maine|City of Portland]]
| closed =
| capacity              = 7,368<ref name="bbp"/>
| demolished =
| dimensions            = Left Field: {{convert|315|ft|m}}<br/>Center Field: {{convert|400|ft|m}}<br/>Right Field: {{convert|330|ft|m}}
| publictransit = [[File:BSicon BAHN.svg|12px|alt=Railway transportation]] [[Downeaster (train)|Downeaster]] at [[Portland Transportation Center|Portland]]<br>{{bus icon}} [[Greater Portland Metro]]: 5
| surface                = Grass
| owner = [[Portland, Maine|City of Portland]]<ref name="bbp"/>
| broke_ground           = May 21, 1993<ref name="bbp">{{cite web |title=Hadlock Field - Portland Sea Dogs|first=Graham|last=Knight|url=http://www.baseballpilgrimages.com/AA/portland.html|work=Baseball Pilgrimages|date=July 6, 2010|access-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref>
| operator = [[Portland, Maine|City of Portland]]
| opened                 = {{Start date|1994|04|18}} <!-- April 18, 1994 -->
| surface = [[Grass]]
| expanded               = 1995, 1998, 2002, 2006<ref name="bbp"/>
| construction_cost = [[United States dollar|$]]3 million<ref name="bbp"/><br/>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|3000000|1994}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| cost                  = [[United States dollar|$]]3 million<ref name="bbp"/><br/>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|3000000|1994}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = William E. Whited Inc.<ref name="bbp"/>
| architect             = William E. Whited Inc.<ref name="bbp"/>
| project_manager = The Public Works Department of the City of Portland<ref name="bbp"/>
| project_manager       = The Public Works Department of the City of Portland<ref name="bbp"/>
| general_contractor = The Sheridan Corporation<ref>{{cite web|title=Hadlock Field|url=http://www.sheridancorp.com/image_upload/HadlockProfile2.pdf|publisher=The Sheridan Corporation|access-date=February 23, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301084958/http://www.sheridancorp.com/image_upload/HadlockProfile2.pdf|archive-date=March 1, 2014}}</ref>
| general_contractor     = The Sheridan Corporation<ref>{{cite web|title=Hadlock Field|url=http://www.sheridancorp.com/image_upload/HadlockProfile2.pdf|publisher=The Sheridan Corporation|access-date=February 23, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301084958/http://www.sheridancorp.com/image_upload/HadlockProfile2.pdf|archive-date=March 1, 2014}}</ref>
| former_names =
| tenants               = [[Portland Sea Dogs]] ([[Eastern League (1938–present)|EL]]) 1994–present<br>[[Portland High School (Maine)|Portland High School Bulldogs]] ([[Maine Principals' Association|MPA]]) 1994–present
| address = 271 Park Avenue
| website               = {{URL|https://www.portlandmaine.gov/1173/Hadlock-Field|portlandmaine.gov}}
| tenants = [[Portland Sea Dogs]] ([[MiLB]]) 1994–present<br>[[Portland High School (Maine)|Portland High School Bulldogs]] ([[Maine Principals' Association|MPA]]) 1994–present
| website = {{URL|https://www.portlandmaine.gov/1173/Hadlock-Field|portlandmaine.gov}}
| seating_capacity = 7,368<ref name="bbp"/>
| dimensions = Left Field: {{convert|315|ft|m}}<br/>Center Field: {{convert|400|ft|m}}<br/>Right Field: {{convert|330|ft|m}}
}}
}}


'''Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field''' is a [[Minor League Baseball|minor league baseball]] [[stadium]] in [[Portland, Maine|Portland]], Maine. The stadium is home to the [[Portland Sea Dogs]] of the [[Eastern League (1938–present)|Eastern League]] and the [[Portland High School (Maine)|Portland High School Bulldogs]] baseball team. The stadium is owned by the city and leased to the Sea Dogs, a [[Boston Red Sox]] affiliate owned by [[Diamond Baseball Holdings]].
'''Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field''' is a [[minor league baseball]] [[stadium]] in [[Portland, Maine|Portland]], Maine. The stadium is home to the [[Portland Sea Dogs]] of the [[Eastern League (1938–present)|Eastern League]] and the [[Portland High School (Maine)|Portland High School Bulldogs]] baseball team. The stadium is owned by the city and leased to the Sea Dogs, a [[Boston Red Sox]] affiliate owned by [[Diamond Baseball Holdings]].


The stadium is named for Edson B. Hadlock Jr., a long-time Portland High School baseball coach and physics teacher and member of the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame.  
The stadium is named for Edson B. Hadlock Jr., a long-time Portland High School baseball coach and physics teacher and member of the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame.


==History and development==
==History and development==
Hadlock Field is located between [[Interstate 295 (Maine)|Interstate 295]], the historic [[Fitzpatrick Stadium]], and the [[Portland Exposition Building]], the second-oldest arena in continuous operation in the United States.  
Hadlock Field is located between [[Interstate 295 (Maine)|Interstate 295]], the historic [[Fitzpatrick Stadium]], and the [[Portland Exposition Building]], the second-oldest arena in continuous operation in the United States.  


The park opened on April 18, 1994. Its initial seating [[Seating capacity|capacity]] of 6,000 was subsequently expanded to 6,500 in 1995; 6,860 in 1998; and 6,975 in 2002.<ref name="bbp" /> About 400 seats were added in right field before the start of the 2006 season, and the park currently seats 7,368.   
The park opened on April 18, 1994. Its initial [[seating capacity]] of 6,000 was subsequently expanded to 6,500 in 1995; 6,860 in 1998; and 6,975 in 2002.<ref name="bbp" /> About 400 seats were added in right field before the start of the 2006 season, and the park currently seats 7,368.   


In 2003, when the Sea Dogs affiliated with the [[Boston Red Sox]], various features were added to the stadium to allude to [[Fenway Park]]: a replica [[Green Monster]], called the [[Maine Monster]], in left field;<ref>{{cite news |last=Solloway |first=Steve |date=April 18, 2003 |title=Naming Game Is One That's So Easy to Lose |url=http://sports.mainetoday.com/seadogs/stories/030418colsol.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030502102414/http://sports.mainetoday.com/seadogs/stories/030418colsol.shtml |archive-date=May 2, 2003 |newspaper=[[Portland Press Herald]] |page=1D}}</ref> a replica [[Citgo#The Boston Citgo sign|Citgo sign]]; and a large [[Coca-Cola|Coke]] bottle.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
In 2003, when the Sea Dogs affiliated with the [[Boston Red Sox]], various features were added to the stadium to allude to [[Fenway Park]]: a replica [[Green Monster]], called the [[Maine Monster]], in left field;<ref>{{cite news |last=Solloway |first=Steve |date=April 18, 2003 |title=Naming Game Is One That's So Easy to Lose |url=http://sports.mainetoday.com/seadogs/stories/030418colsol.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030502102414/http://sports.mainetoday.com/seadogs/stories/030418colsol.shtml |archive-date=May 2, 2003 |newspaper=[[Portland Press Herald]] |page=1D}}</ref> a replica [[Citgo#The Boston Citgo sign|Citgo sign]]; and a large [[Coca-Cola|Coke]] bottle.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Hadlock Field 2022.jpg|The diamond, outfield, and the "[[Maine Monster]]", 2022
File:Hadlock Field 2022.jpg|The diamond, outfield, and the "[[Maine Monster]]", 2022
File:Hadlock Field picnic area.jpg|Hadlock Field's picnic area is located alongside the right-field line
File:Hadlock Field picnic area.jpg|Hadlock Field's picnic area is located alongside the right-field line.
File:HadlockField1Alc.jpg|Hadlock Field. May 12, 2007
File:HadlockField1Alc.jpg|Hadlock Field. May 12, 2007
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 07:23, 8 December 2025

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Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field is a minor league baseball stadium in Portland, Maine. The stadium is home to the Portland Sea Dogs of the Eastern League and the Portland High School Bulldogs baseball team. The stadium is owned by the city and leased to the Sea Dogs, a Boston Red Sox affiliate owned by Diamond Baseball Holdings.

The stadium is named for Edson B. Hadlock Jr., a long-time Portland High School baseball coach and physics teacher and member of the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame.

History and development

Hadlock Field is located between Interstate 295, the historic Fitzpatrick Stadium, and the Portland Exposition Building, the second-oldest arena in continuous operation in the United States.

The park opened on April 18, 1994. Its initial seating capacity of 6,000 was subsequently expanded to 6,500 in 1995; 6,860 in 1998; and 6,975 in 2002.[1] About 400 seats were added in right field before the start of the 2006 season, and the park currently seats 7,368.

In 2003, when the Sea Dogs affiliated with the Boston Red Sox, various features were added to the stadium to allude to Fenway Park: a replica Green Monster, called the Maine Monster, in left field;[2] a replica Citgo sign; and a large Coke bottle.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In 2006, the tenant Sea Dogs were Eastern League champions.[3]

New video boards were added before the 2014 season.[4]

Field of Dreams Day at Hadlock Field is held on the first Sunday of September. It features the team wearing 1926 Portland Eskimos uniforms. Much like the Hollywood film, with the cornfield set up in center field, the Sea Dogs players emerge through the stalks and run onto the field for the Fan Appreciation Day Game.[5][6]

In April 2018, Hadlock was named one of the ten best Minor League Baseball (MiLB) stadiums.[7] During the 2019 offseason, new lighting was installed, replacing the prior metal-halide lamps with LED lamps and reducing power consumption by nearly 50%.[8]

When a Sea Dogs player hits a home run, or when the team wins, a fog horn sounds and a light house emerges from behind the outfield fence.[9]

In 2024, Maine lawmakers granted the Sea Dogs $2 million in tax breaks for a new player clubhouse and to make renovations to the playing field. The stadium failed to meet facility requirements set by Major League Baseball for stadiums serving MiLB teams. The clubhouse for visiting teams is in the basement of the nearby Portland Exposition Center. After renovations, the Sea Dogs are to move into a new clubhouse, with visiting teams using the vacated clubhouse.[10]

In October 2024, the team announced that it had accepted an undisclosed amount of money to rename the stadium Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field after the Delta Dental insurance network.[11]

Features

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References

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