Delays to Dunkin’ Donuts Park will force the Hartford Yard Goats to spend the rest of the season on the road, the Eastern League announced today.
This outcome had become increasingly expected. A dispute between the City of Hartford and ballpark developer Center Plan Cos. and DoNo Hartford was recently put under court review. The developer contends that it was wrongfully terminated from the ballpark project and that no other entity should finish construction, while the city has continually justified the cancellation of the contract by citing a poor job performance.
Dunkin’ Donuts Park was to have opened this April, but was eventually delayed to May 8 and then again to May 31. The developer failed to meet the occupancy deadline for the May 31 opening, just weeks before the city terminated the contract. There has been a great deal of uncertainty about when construction will resume, which made it likely that the Yard Goats would spend the remainder of the year on the road.
From the Eastern League, here is the full list of changes:
July 28th-July 31st (Hartford Yard Goats vs. Harrisburg Senators)
This series will now be played at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester, New Hampshire. The complete schedule for these games, including game times is listed below:
July 28th: Harrisburg vs. Hartford at New Hampshire, 5:05 p.m.
July 29th: Harrisburg vs. Hartford at New Hampshire, 1:05 p.m. (doubleheader)
July 30th: Harrisburg vs. Hartford at New Hampshire, 5:05 p.m.
July 31st: Harrisburg vs. Hartford at New Hampshire, 1:05 p.m.
August 5th-August 7th (Hartford Yard Goats vs. Binghamton Mets)
This series will now be played at NYSEG Stadium in Binghamton, New York. The complete schedule for these games,
including game times is listed below:
August 5th: Binghamton vs. Hartford at Binghamton, 6:05 p.m.
August 6th: Binghamton vs. Hartford at Binghamton, 5:05 p.m.
August 7th: Binghamton vs. Hartford at Binghamton, 1:05 p.m.
August 16th-August 18th (Hartford Yard Goats vs. Bowie Baysox)
This series will now be played at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie, Maryland. The complete schedule for these games, including game times is listed below:
August 16th: Bowie vs. Hartford at Bowie, 6:35 p.m.
August 17th: Bowie vs. Hartford at Bowie, 1:05 p.m. (doubleheader)
August 18th: Bowie vs. Hartford at Bowie, 6:35 p.m.
August 19th-August 21st (Hartford Yard Goats vs. Trenton Thunder)
This series will now be played at ARM & HAMMER Park in Trenton, New Jersey. The complete schedule for these
games, including game times is listed below:
August 19th: Trenton vs. Hartford at Trenton, 5 p.m.
August 20th: Trenton vs. Hartford at Trenton, 1 p.m.
August 21st: Trenton vs. Hartford at Trenton, 1 p.m.
August 25th-August 28th (Hartford Yard Goats vs. Harrisburg Senators)
This series will now be played at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester, New Hampshire. The two clubs will
play a doubleheader on August 26th and will now have an off day on August 28th. The complete schedule for these games, including game times is listed below:
August 25th: Harrisburg vs. Hartford at New Hampshire, 5:05 p.m.
August 26th: Harrisburg vs. Hartford at New Hampshire, 1:05 p.m. (doubleheader)
August 27th: Harrisburg vs. Hartford at New Hampshire, 1:05 p.m.
August 28th: OFF DAY
For the Yard Goats, the hope now has to be that Dunkin’ Donuts park can get its grand opening at the start of the 2017 season.
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