PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Sea Dogs are scheduled to open the minor league baseball season at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 9, at Hadlock Field, and despite the record-breaking harsh winter, the franchise is guaranteeing the team will be playing baseball on that day.
“We are ready for spring and confident that it will arrive along with baseball season on April 9,” Sea Dogs General Manager Geoff Iacuessa said in a news release. “We have the best grounds crew in the league. I have no doubt we will be ready for the season opener, therefore I am guaranteeing Sea Dogs baseball will be played on April 9 in Portland.”
If the Sea Dogs should not be able to play on April 9 for any reason (field not ready, rain, snow), they will double the normal rain check policy by providing two tickets to a future Sea Dogs game for each opening day ticket exchanged.
Typically if a game is postponed because of weather, tickets are exchangeable for a ticket of equal or lesser value to any remaining game, based upon availability.
The Sea Dogs are the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.