In October 1992 New Haven, Connecticut was granted an expansion Double-A Franchise, the New Haven Ravens. The Ravens began play in 1994 as a Colorado Rockies affiliate. The Ravens played in Yale Field, home of the Yale University Bulldogs, from 1994 until 2003. The Ravens were the league runner-up in 1995 and 2003, and won the Eastern League Championship in 2000. In 2003 the team was sold to Manchester, New Hampshire, in 2004.
