Delmarva Shorebirds
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| Delmarva Shorebirds Founded in 1996 Salisbury, Maryland |
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| Owner(s)/Operated by: 7th Inning Stretch LP | |||
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The Delmarva Shorebirds are a Class A minor league baseball team affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles. The Shorebirds play their home games at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium in Salisbury, Maryland. The Shorebirds play in the South Atlantic League. The team mascot is Sherman the Shorebird. The team is currently owned by 7th Inning Stretch LP. The name "Shorebirds" refers to the marine waterfowl of the region. Delmarva is a name derived from the states that govern counties on the peninsula east of the Chesapeake Bay: Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. The Shorebirds have won two South Atlantic League championships, in 1997 and 2000. Also in 1997, the Shorebirds received Baseball America’s Bob Freitas Award for Class A baseball.
The logo for the Shorebirds can be seen on a water tower in downtown Salisbury.
Radio: Sportstalk 960, WTGM-Flagship station since 2005. Announcer: Randy Scott.
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