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23-686: The Alexandria Dukes moved from Alexandria, Virginia , to Woodbridge for the 1984 season and were renamed the Prince William Pirates. Subsequently, the team was named the Prince William Yankees, Prince William Cannons, Potomac Cannons, and the Potomac Nationals. The team was affiliated with the Seattle Mariners , Pittsburgh Pirates , New York Yankees , Chicago White Sox , St. Louis Cardinals , Cincinnati Reds , and lastly

46-451: A Mary Washington logo at an event on Mary Washington's 311th birthday. In March 2020, the team unveiled their new mascot, Gus, described as "fat and fluffy" with purple fur and bright green eyebrows. The 2020 minor league baseball season was initially postponed, and ultimately cancelled altogether, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . With no minor league season to play, Fredericksburg became

69-716: A Minor League Baseball team that is the Single-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals . They are located in Fredericksburg, Virginia , and play their home games at Virginia Credit Union Stadium , with a capacity of 5,000 people. In June 2018, Potomac Nationals owner Art Silber announced that he had signed a letter of intent to build a new stadium in Fredericksburg, Virginia , that would open in April 2020. The 5,000-seat multi-purpose stadium, as then planned, would include

92-714: A 300-seat club facility and 13 suites. In November 2018 the Fredericksburg city council unanimously gave final approval for the Silber family to finance, build and maintain the $ 35 million stadium with the city as an "anchor tenant" making an annual payment to the club of $ 1.05 million for 30 years. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on February 24, 2019, but construction work did not begin until July or August 2019. On September 25, 2019, general manager Nick Hall said, "We're 100 percent planning on opening April 23." MASN reported on January 13, 2020, that Hall had said that construction

115-424: A 300-seat club facility and 13 suites. In November 2018 the Fredericksburg city council unanimously gave final approval for the Silber family to finance, build and maintain the $ 35 million stadium with the city as an "anchor tenant" making an annual payment to the club of $ 1.05 million for 30 years. The Potomac Nationals played their last regular season game at Pfitzner Stadium on August 29, 2019. On October 5, 2019,

138-634: A 33-33 record, and first in the second half with a 42-22 record. In the first round of Carolina League playoffs, the FredNats fell in 3 games to Lynchburg in the best-of-three game series, as the North Division's first-place teams in the two halves of the season. The team finished the 2023 regular season with a 65-63 overall win-loss record, third in the Carolina League's North Division. More specifically, Fredericksburg finished third in its division in

161-522: A hitch." Construction was continuing at the start of June 2020. Since its inaugural 2021 season the team has used the stadium, which in 2022 was renamed the Virginia Credit Union Stadium , under a 10-year naming rights deal. As part of a process to give the team a new name that included Fredericksburg, a "Name the Team" contest that began in April 2019 received more than 2,400 responses on

184-456: A new $ 10 million stadium tentatively sited next to Pfitzner Stadium. In 2005, the team announced preliminary details about construction of the stadium, due to open in 2007, but with the site undecided. Another ballpark proposal began as early as 2010. In 2011, Silber said he was looking for a site along I-95 in Prince William and that a stadium would be privately funded. By 2012 the proposal

207-609: The Alexandria Dukes ) and Fredericksburg , as well as Loudoun , Spotsylvania , and Fairfax counties. Maryland and Arlington County were ruled out as possibilities, and Silber indicated it was unlikely the team would find another site in Prince William, either. Alexandria indicated it wasn't interested in February 2018. In January 2018, Silber announced an extension of the team's lease at Pfitzner Stadium through 2020, still needing Minor League Baseball to approve playing there past

230-562: The Cherry Hill Peninsula by the Potomac River, team owner Art Silber changed the team name from Prince William Cannons to Potomac Cannons and announced an effort to move to Fairfax County. In 2000, the team proposed a $ 250 million stadium and apartment complex next to Fairfax County's Dunn Loring Metro station , but county officials rejected it in 2001. In 2002, the team and Prince William County officials reached an agreement to build

253-577: The Delmarva Shorebirds , 7–5, with 2,065 people in attendance. The team finished its inaugural 2021 season with a 44-76 win-loss record, ending in fourth (last) place in the North Division of the Low-A East League. However, the team's total attendance of 199,071 was the highest in its division. In 2022, the Low-A East renamed itself as the Carolina League, the name historically used by

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276-444: The Washington Nationals . The franchise played all its home games at Northwest Federal Field at Pfitzner Stadium , with an announced seating capacity of 6,000 people. The team mascot was Uncle Slam, a blue creature resembling Uncle Sam in hair and attire. The team sought a better ballpark for at least twenty years. When Prince William County officials rejected a 1998 proposal for a $ 150 million sports and entertainment complex on

299-605: The Mariners/Pirates/Yankees/Cannons/Nationals include: Alexandria Dukes Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 822967354 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:26:47 GMT Fredericksburg Nationals The Fredericksburg Nationals are

322-821: The Washington Nationals. Silber confirmed the Fredericksburg Nationals would continue their affiliation with Washington at the new level for 2021 and beyond. They were organized into a newly named league, the Low-A East . Fredericksburg began competition on May 4, 2021, with a 16–3 loss to the Lynchburg Hillcats at Bank of the James Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia . The Nationals played their first home game at FredNats Ballpark on May 11, 2021, losing to

345-577: The alternate training site for the Washington Nationals, hosting players who were not on the active roster, as well as a number of minor league players and instructors, during the 2020 season . Before the Fredericksburg Nationals could play a game at the Class A-Advanced level, the team was notified in December 2020 that it would need to accept relegation to the Low-A level to continue play as an affiliate of

368-570: The deal for too long. On July 13, 2017, the Nationals withdrew the proposal for the new stadium in Woodbridge after it was clear it did not have the votes to pass. Silber indicated that the team could be sold to buyers outside the Northern Virginia area, but that he preferred to keep it local if possible. Potential locations included the cities of Alexandria (former home of the team when they were

391-569: The end of the 2018 season. Silber remained interested in moving the team and building a new stadium, in Northern Virginia—including Prince William County—or another nearby locality, but said he was not pursuing a sale. Silber announced in June 2018 that he had signed a letter of intent to build a new stadium in Fredericksburg, Virginia , that would open in April 2020. The 5,000-seat multi-purpose stadium will include

414-425: The regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization, and was reclassified as a Single-A circuit. The League also changed its structure, from three four-team divisions to two six-team divisions. The team finished the 2022 regular season with a 75-55 overall win-loss record, first in the Carolina League's North Division. More specifically, Fredericksburg finished fifth in its division in the season's first half, with

437-483: The stadium for stadium and commuter parking. The county sought state funding for the garage starting in 2012, but the extent and status of funding was never clear, nor was the final cost of the garage. Silber said that Minor League Baseball required the team to be out of Pfitzner Stadium by the end of the 2018 season. The team opposed attempts to put the deal on the November 2017 general election ballot, saying that would delay

460-468: The team announced that it had changed its name to the Fredericksburg Nationals for the 2020 season and that its marketing nickname for the team – "P-Nats" when the team was the Potomac Nationals – would change to "FredNats." Because minor league baseball for 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fredericksburg Nationals played their first game on May 4, 2021. Notable alumni of

483-400: The team name, colors, mascots, and ways to incorporate local history and culture. On October 5, 2019, the team announced that it had changed its name to the Fredericksburg Nationals for the 2020 season and that its marketing nickname for the team – "P-Nats" when the team was the Potomac Nationals – would change to "FredNats." The teams uniforms were revealed on November 16, 2019, along with

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506-480: Was focused on a site on I-95 in Woodbridge . The team and the county were reported to be close to a deal in December 2016. The county would raise $ 35 million in municipal bonds, lease the site, pay for site preparation, construct the stadium, and lease it to the team for thirty years. The team would cover the county's annual debt service and site lease costs. The county also would build a 1,400-space parking garage next to

529-413: Was on schedule and that he was confident the venue will be ready for the 2020 season. With the 2020 season start postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the Nationals held a virtual opening day on April 23, 2020. Hall said that the stadium was baseball-ready though construction was not yet complete, even though, with construction deemed as essential business, "The construction progress has gone off without

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