3O SEASONS OF THE SEA DOGS

2009

RECORD: 67-74

ATTENDANCE: 404,709

MANAGER: Arnie Beyeler

KEY PLAYERS: Lars Anderson, Felix Doubront, Jorge Jimenez, Josh Reddick, Junichi Tazawa

MEMORABLE MOMENTS:

• Highly touted pitching prospect Junichi Tazawa got the Opening Day start. He finished the season with a 9-5 record with a 2.57 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 18 starts.

• John Smoltz put on a Sea Dogs uniform on May 26th for a rehab start in Manchester, NH.

• The Sea Dogs returned to Fenway Park on August 8th for the Futures at Fenway game. Jason Place homered in the second inning and picked-up an RBI in the sixth accounting for all three Portland runs in a 3-2 victory over Bowie.

2010

RECORD: 70-71

ATTENDANCE: 390,772

MANAGER: Arnie Beyeler

KEY PLAYERS: Ray Chang, Felix Doubront, Luis Exposito, Stephen Fife, Jose Iglesias, Ryan Kalish, Casey Kelly, Yamaico Navarro, Anthony Rizzo, Nate Spears

MEMORABLE MOMENTS:

• Anthony Rizzo was the team MVP belting 20 home runs and setting a franchise record with 32 RBI in August.

• Red Sox players Jacoby Ellsbury and Mike Cameron rehabbed with the Sea Dogs in May. Cameron hit a walk-off home run in the 10th inning on May 23rd…a game that featured both Ellsbury and Cameron.

• Nate Spears tied Ralph Milliard’s franchise record of 104 runs scored.

2011

RECORD: 59-83

ATTENDANCE: 369,424

MANAGER: Kevin Boles

KEY PLAYERS: Chih-Hsien Chiang, Tim Federowicz, Stephen Fife, Alex Hassan, Jon Hee, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Alex Wilson

MEMORABLE MOMENTS:

• Chih-Hsien Chiang homered in four straight games June 3-7 to tie Josh Reddick’s franchise record.

• Chiang and Will Middlebrooks participated in both the MLB Futures Game and the Eastern League All-Star Game.

• On August 20th, the Sea Dogs played at Fenway Park. Down 4-2 in the 8th inning, Alex Hassan blasted a 2-run homer to the game. Portland would eventually fall 6-4 in 11 innings to Binghamton.

• Chiang was the Topps/ MiLB Eastern League Player of the Year hitting .340 with 18 home runs and 76 RBI in 88 games.

2012

RECORD: 68-73

ATTENDANCE: 374,930

MANAGER: Kevin Boles

KEY PLAYERS: Xander Bogaerts, Jackie Bradley Jr., Bryce Brentz, Drake Britton, Jeremy Hazelbaker, Chris Hernandez, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Brandon Workman

MEMORABLE MOMENTS:

• Xander Bogaerts made his Double-A debut on August 9, he hit .326 for the Sea Dogs including hitting safely in 19 of 23 games including 10 multi-hit contests.

• Bryce Brentz was named team MVP appearing in a team-high 122 games hitting .296 with 17 home runs and 76 RBI.

• Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year Brandon Workman made his Double-A debut on August 14 holding Altoona to two hits over six scoreless innings. He posted a 3-1 record with a 3.96 ERA with the Sea Dogs.

2013

RECORD: 68-73

ATTENDANCE: 341,420

MANAGER: Kevin Boles

KEY PLAYERS: Xander Bogaerts, Anthony Ranaudo, Travis Shaw, Christian Vazquez

MEMORABLE MOMENTS:

• On August 3rd, Henry Owens made his Double-A debut striking out 11 over six scoreless innings.

• Anthony Ranuado was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year after posting an 8-4 record with a 2.95 ERA in 19 starts. On June 13, he tied a franchise record with 13 strikeouts.

• Travis Shaw homered in a game played at Fenway Park, the Sea Dogs defeated the Harrisburg Senators 5-2 in the Futures at Fenway event.

• Charlie Eshbach is crowned the “King of Baseball”