Richmond Flying Squirrels

Richmond Flying Squirrels
Founded in 1995 Richmond, Virginia
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class	Double-A (1995–present)
League	Eastern League (1995–present)
Division	Southwest Division
Major league affiliations
Team	San Francisco Giants (2003–present)
Previous teams	New York Yankees (1995–2002)
Minor league titles
League titles (1)	2002
Division titles (3)	2002, 2009, 2014
First-half titles (1)	2022
Second-half titles (1)	2023
Team data
Name	Richmond Flying Squirrels (2010–present)
Previous names	Connecticut Defenders (2006–2009) Norwich Navigators (1995–2005)
Colors	Red, black, gray, white
Mascots	Nutzy and Nutasha
Ballpark	The Diamond (2010–2025), CarMax Park (Beginning 2026)
Previous parks	Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium (1995–2009)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Lou DiBella
General manager	Todd Parnell
Manager	Dennis Pelfrey
Website	milb.com/richmond

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 Flying Squirrels have been affiliated with the Giants since 2010, making it the longest-running active affiliation in the Giants organization among teams not owned by the Giants.^[1] 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 Stripers. The Squirrels hold the current record for the longest distance from their major league affiliate, at 2,872.5 miles from Oracle Park.