The Richmond Flying Squirrels are a Minor League Baseball team based in Richmond, Virginia. Established in 1995 as the Norwich Navigators, they became the Connecticut Defenders in 2006 before adopting the Flying Squirrels name in 2010. As the Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, the team competes in the Eastern League. They clinched their first league championship in 2002 and have made multiple playoff appearances, including consecutive seasons in 2022 and 2023.

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