Richmond Flying Squirrels

• Location: Richmond, VA
• League: Eastern League 2010-2019; Double-A Northeast 2021-
• Affiliation: San Francisco Giants 2010-present
• Ballpark: The Diamond

Team History

The Richmond Flying Squirrels were created in 2010. The team joined the league when the Connecticut Defenders moved to town. The Flying Squirrels nickname was chosen in a "Name The Team" contest. The other finalists were Rock Hoppers, Flatheads, Rhinos and Hush Puppies. Hambones had also been a finalist but was elminated after the NAACP pointed out some negative connotations in the word, though the team intended it as an homage to the famous Virginia Hams.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
2010	68-73	9th	Andy Skeels		Russ Morman	Ross Grimsley
2011	76-66	3rd	Dave Machemer	Lost League Finals	Ken Joyce	Ross Grimsley
2012	70-71	7th	Dave Machemer		Ken Joyce	Ross Grimsley
2013	70-72	6th	Dave Machemer		Ken Joyce	Ross Grimsley
2014	79-63	3rd	Russ Morman	Lost League Finals	Ken Joyce	Ross Grimsley	Jerry Cram
2015	72-68	5th(t)	José Alguacil		Ken Joyce	Steve Kline
2016	62-79	9th (t)	Miguel Ojeda			Steve Kline
2017	63-77	9th	Kyle Haines		Lipso Nava	Steve Kline
2018	62-76	12th	Willie Harris		Francisco Morales	Glenn Dishman	Eliezer Zambrano
2019	55-84	12th	Willie Harris		Francisco Morales	Glenn Dishman	Lipso Nava Eliezer Zambrano
2020	Season cancelled
2021			Jose Alguacil		Doug Clark	Steve Kline	Gary Davenport

Related Sites

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