Editing Hadlock Field (section)

==History and development==
Hadlock Field is located between [[Interstate 295 (Maine)|Interstate 295]], the historic [[Fitzpatrick Stadium]], and the [[Portland Exposition Building]], the second-oldest arena in continuous operation in the United States. 

The park opened on April 18, 1994. Its initial seating [[Seating capacity|capacity]] of 6,000 was subsequently expanded to 6,500 in 1995; 6,860 in 1998; and 6,975 in 2002.<ref name="bbp" /> About 400 seats were added in right field before the start of the 2006 season, and the park currently seats 7,368.  

In 2003, when the Sea Dogs affiliated with the [[Boston Red Sox]], various features were added to the stadium to allude to [[Fenway Park]]: a replica [[Green Monster]], called the [[Maine Monster]], in left field;<ref>{{cite news |last=Solloway |first=Steve |date=April 18, 2003 |title=Naming Game Is One That's So Easy to Lose |url=http://sports.mainetoday.com/seadogs/stories/030418colsol.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030502102414/http://sports.mainetoday.com/seadogs/stories/030418colsol.shtml |archive-date=May 2, 2003 |newspaper=[[Portland Press Herald]] |page=1D}}</ref> a replica [[Citgo#The Boston Citgo sign|Citgo sign]]; and a large [[Coca-Cola|Coke]] bottle.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

In 2006, the tenant Sea Dogs were [[Eastern League (1938–present)|Eastern League]] champions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sea Dogs Sweep Doubleheader Against Binghamton|first=Kevin|last=Thomas|url=http://www.pressherald.com/sports/Sea_Dogs_sweep_doubleheader_against_Binghamton_.html|newspaper=[[Portland Press Herald]]|date=May 22, 2014|access-date=May 26, 2014}}</ref>  

New video boards were added before the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sea Dogs Win Hadlock Field Opener|first=Kevin|last=Thomas|url=http://www.pressherald.com/sports/Sea_Dogs_win_Hadlock_Field_opener_.html|newspaper=[[Portland Press Herald]]|date=April 11, 2014|access-date=May 26, 2014}}</ref>

Field of Dreams Day at Hadlock Field is held on the first Sunday of September. It features the team wearing 1926 [[Portland Eskimos]] uniforms. [[Field of Dreams|Much like the Hollywood film]], with the cornfield set up in center field, the Sea Dogs players emerge through the stalks and run onto the field for the Fan Appreciation Day Game.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sotos |first=Wendy |date=2008 |title=The Portland Sea Dogs |publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]] |isbn=978-0-7385-5712-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Kevin |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2015/09/06/margot-hits-for-cycle-to-lead-sea-dogs-in-10-5-win/ |title=Sea Dogs take win on 'Field of Dreams' day at Hadlock |newspaper=[[Portland Press Herald]] |access-date=September 7, 2015 |date=September 6, 2015}}</ref>

In April 2018, Hadlock was named one of the ten best [[Minor League Baseball]] (MiLB) stadiums.<ref>{{cite news |first=Josh |last=Norris |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/top-10-minor-league-ballparks/ |title=Top 10 Best Minor League Stadiums and Ballparks |date=April 25, 2018 |work=[[Baseball America]] |access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref> During the 2019 offseason, new lighting was installed, replacing the prior [[metal-halide lamp]]s with [[LED lamp]]s and reducing power consumption by nearly 50%.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.milb.com/news/sea-dogs-unveil-series-of-ballpark-improvements |title=Sea Dogs unveil series of ballpark improvements |website=[[MiLB.com]] |publisher=Minor League Baseball |date=April 22, 2021 |access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref>

When a Sea Dogs player hits a [[home run]], or when the team wins, a [[fog horn]] sounds and a [[light house]] emerges from behind the outfield fence.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hadlock Field named one of America's top minor league ballparks |url=https://www.milb.com/portland/ballpark/hadlockfield |website=Portland Sea Dogs |publisher=Minor League Baseball |access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>

In 2024, Maine lawmakers granted the Sea Dogs $2 million in tax breaks for a new player clubhouse and to make renovations to the playing field. The stadium failed to meet facility requirements set by [[Major League Baseball]] for stadiums serving MiLB teams. The clubhouse for visiting teams is in the basement of the nearby Portland Exposition Center. After renovations, the Sea Dogs are to move into a new clubhouse, with visiting teams using the vacated clubhouse.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-17 |title=Maine lawmakers grant Portland Sea Dogs $2 million in tax breaks for ballpark renovations |url=https://www.mainepublic.org/sports/2024-04-17/maine-lawmakers-grant-portland-sea-dogs-2-million-in-tax-breaks-for-ballpark-renovations |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=[[Maine Public Broadcasting Network|Maine Public]] |language=en}}</ref>

In October 2024, the team announced that it had accepted an undisclosed amount of money to rename the stadium '''Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field''' after the [[Delta Dental]] insurance network.<ref>{{cite news |title=Portland Sea Dogs ballpark, Hadlock Field, gets new name with Delta Dental partnership |url=https://www.wabi.tv/2024/10/03/portland-sea-dogs-ballpark-hadlock-field-gets-new-name-with-delta-dental-partnership/ |access-date=October 3, 2024 |work=[[WABI-TV|WABI]] |date=October 3, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>