Joe Perez of the Norwich Bulletin reports:

By JOE PEREZ

Norwich Bulletin

Posted Aug 27, 2010 @ 11:53 AM


NORWICH — The Connecticut Tigers announced Friday that its Player Development Contract with parent, club, the Detroit Tigers has been renewed through 2012. The PDC was set to expire following this season.

“They are one of the more stories franchises in all of professional sports and we feel privileged to have a part in their minor league system,’ Connecticut general manager Andrew Weber said in a release. “I hope our fans will enjoy watching Detroit’s prospects play at Dodd Stadium for years to come.”

The short-season Single-A team is in its first season in Norwich, having moved from Oneonta, N.Y., in April. With little more than a week remaining in the season, the Tigers are just one game out of first place in the New York-Penn League’s Stedler Division.

“The Tigers are very pleased to enter into this extension agreement with Connecticut,” said Detroit Tigers Director of Minor League Operations Dan Lunetta.

“…We view Norwich as a locale that fits well into our player development system. We are confident that the fan base will grow in the coming years and that the facility will be well maintained. We look forward to continuing our relationship for many years to come."