Richmond Baseball

Richmond lost their Triple-A team to Gwinnett County, Ga this year. apparently there is a deal in the works to bring in a replacement Double-A team from Connecticut

Richmond Baseball Club LC will close a deal to acquire the Class AA Connecticut Defenders any day now, according to Eastern League President Joe McEacharn and Bryan Bostic, RBC’s chairman, and will do so without a firm plan for a new ballpark here.

The Defenders, contractually bound to be a San Francisco Giants’ affiliate through next season, will continue this season based in Norwich, Conn., then relocate to The Diamond next season, even without a firm plan for a new Richmond ballpark. Minor League Baseball officials previously expressed reluctance to approve the franchise’s relocation without such a plan for a new ballpark.

Well, it's something. They'd be playing against teams from Binghamton, Harrisburg, Erie, and the like. Still they apparently need to work on the stadium issue.

Richmond may be at risk of losing the Class AA franchise, Minor League Baseball officials have suggested, without a long-term ballpark solution.

Yeah, that makes perfect sense. The stadium in Richmond is twice the size of the stadium the Connecticut team plays in now, so obviously it's inadequate.