Yard Goats days away from the start of their 10th season
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Hartford Yard Goats are just days away from the start of their 2025 season.
Minor League Baseball names Hartford Yard Goats Organization of the Year
They have high hopes to bring an Eastern League Championship to Hartford after reaching the playoffs for the first time in 2024. Now, in their 10th season at Dunkin' Park, they say they have unfinished business heading into the new year.
'Winning something here for the players and for the city here, and everybody comes out and provides support for us, is important,' Yard Goats Manager Bobby Meachern said. 'Hopefully we can get that done this season and win a championship here in Hartford.'
The Yard Goats start their 2025 season this Friday with a game against the Somerset Patriots.
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