Norfolk Tides are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.
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23 Facts About Norfolk Tides
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The Tides previously played at High Rock Park in 1961 and 1962, Frank D Lawrence Stadium from 1961 to 1969, and at Met Park from its opening in 1970 until the end of the 1992 season.
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In 1963, they joined the Carolina League and became known as the Tidewater Norfolk Tides, taking their geographic identifier from the Tidewater region.
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The Norfolk Tides were replaced by a Triple-A International League team in 1969.
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The Triple-A Norfolk Tides carried on the history of the Class A team that preceded them.
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In conjunction with Major League Baseball's reorganization of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Norfolk Tides were placed in the Triple-A East, which was renamed the International League in 2022.
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Six years after the loss of the Tars and Merrimacs, the Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides were established as members of the Class A South Atlantic League.
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The Norfolk Tides had a limited affiliation with Major League Baseball's Kansas City Athletics.
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The Norfolk Tides dropped out of the Sally League after losing their working agreement with St Louis and following what Norfolk Tides general manager Marshall Fox called "unfair treatment" by the league.
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At this point, the team became known as the Tidewater Norfolk Tides, taking their geographic identifier from the Tidewater region, and began playing their home games exclusively at Lawrence Stadium in Portsmouth.
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Norfolk Tides became the Class A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox in 1964.
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The Triple-A Norfolk Tides carried on the history of the Class A team that preceded them.
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Under Davey Johnson in 1983, the Norfolk Tides dispatched Columbus in the semis, and then won a second consecutive IL title over the Richmond Braves.
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In 1993, the Norfolk Tides left Met Park and moved into the new US$16-million Harbor Park.
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Norfolk Tides made three more playoff appearances as a Mets affiliate, exiting in the semifinal rounds of 1996,2001, and 2005.
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Norfolk Tides became the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles in 2007.
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From 2007 to 2014, the Norfolk Tides regularly finished with losing records and only finished at or above.
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The Norfolk Tides added a second mascot, a green sea creature named Triton, in 2016.
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Norfolk Tides continued to post losing seasons from 2016 to 2019.
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The Norfolk Tides were organized into the Triple-A East and maintained their affiliation with the Baltimore Orioles.
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Several former Tides broadcasters have gone on to work in Major League Baseball or other major league sports, including: Ford C Frick Award winner Marty Brennaman, Pete Van Wieren, Larry Matson, Bob Rathbun, Charlie Slowes, Ken Levine, and Bob Socci.
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Norfolk Tides has had 32 managers since their inaugural 1961 season.
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