PORTLAND, Maine — The first two games of the Portland Sea Dogs' 2024 season have been postponed due to poor field conditions from Thursday's nor'easter.
As of Friday morning, no makeup date has been announced yet for the team's Opening Day game originally scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m.. The team's game originally scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. has also been postponed, with no makeup date scheduled yet.
In a release Friday, the team said it would continue to evaluate the field conditions throughout the weekend and make a decision regarding Sunday’s 1 p.m. game at a later time.
Fans that have tickets to the April 5 or April 6 postponed games may exchange their tickets for tickets of equal or lesser value to any 2024 Sea Dogs home game, subject to availability, according to the release.
Questions about tickets should be directed to the Sea Dogs ticket office at 207-879-9500 or tickets@seadogs.com.
The Slugger golden bobblehead giveaway, presented by Key Bank, has been moved to Tuesday, April 16, when the Sea Dogs host the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. The first 1,000 fans to enter the ballpark will receive the Slugger golden bobblehead commemorating his Mascot Hall of Fame induction. Gates to the ballpark will open at 4:30 p.m.
The Sea Dogs magnet giveaway, scheduled to be handed out to the first 1,000 fans on April 6, has been rescheduled for April 20.
This is the fifth time in the Sea Dogs' 31-year history that Opening Day has been postponed due to snow, according to the team release. The previous four postponements as a result of snow or poor field conditions due to melting snow came in 2001, 2003, 2007, and 2015. In 2017, the game was rained out.