Richmond Flying Squirrels

Richmond Flying Squirrels Founded in 1972 Richmond, Virginia
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current	Double-A (1972–present)
Minor league affiliations
League	Eastern League (1983–present)
Division	Western Division
Major league affiliations
Current	San Francisco Giants (2003–present)
Previous	New York Yankees (1972–1979, 1985–2002) Oakland Athletics (1980–1984)
Minor league titles
League titles (9)	1972 1976 1978 1979 1982 1988 1989 1991 2002
Division titles (3)	2002 2009 2014
Team data
Nickname	Richmond Flying Squirrels (2010–present) Connecticut Defenders (2006–2009) Norwich Navigators (1995–2005) Albany-Colonie Yankees (1985–1994) Albany-Colonie A's (1984) Albany A's (1983) West Haven A's (1981–82) West Haven Whitecaps (1980) West Haven Yankees (1972–1979)
Colors	Red white black
Mascot	Nutsy
Ballpark	The Diamond (2010–present)
Previous parks	Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium (1995–2009) Heritage Park (1983–1994) Quigley Stadium (1972–1982) Yale Field (1972–1982)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Lou DiBella
Manager	Miguel Ojeda
General Manager	Todd Parnell

The Richmond Flying Squirrels are a minor league baseball team based in Richmond, Virginia. The team, which is a part of the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants major league club, and plays at The Diamond. The Squirrels were previously known as the Connecticut Defenders.

The Flying Squirrels mark affiliated baseball's return to Richmond after a one-year absence prompted by the relocation of the former Triple-A International League's Richmond Braves to Lawrenceville, Georgia in 2009, where they are now called the Gwinnett Braves.

The Flying Squirrels began in 1972 as the West Haven Yankees, a farm club of the New York Yankees playing games at both Quigley Stadium and Yale Field in West Haven, Connecticut. They switched affiliations in 1980 to the Oakland Athletics and became the West Haven Whitecaps for one season before becoming the West Haven A's. In 1983, the team became the Albany A's when they moved to the Capital District of New York, playing at Heritage Park in Colonie. In 1985, the Yankees again became the team's parent club, replacing the A's, and prompting the minor-league team to become the Albany-Colonie Yankees, which they would remain until 1994.