Bridgeport Bluefish

• Location: Bridgeport, CT
• League: Atlantic League 1998-2017
• Affiliation: Independent
• Ballpark: The Ballpark at Harbor Yard

Team History

The Bridgeport Bluefish played in the independent Atlantic League. They were one of the orignal teams that began play in 1998. They played their home games at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Bluefish have played in the league's championship series three times and captured the title in 1999.

In a promotional stunt, the Bluefish hired Pete Rose, banned from Major League Baseball since 1989 for betting on baseball games, as their manager for one game on June 16, 2014. The Bluefish defeated the Lancaster Barnstormers, 2-0, in his one game at the helm. The club folded after the 2017 season when they couldn't renew the lease on their park.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1998	64-36	1st	Willie Upshaw	Lost League Finals
1999	78-42	1st	Willie Upshaw	League Champs
2000	78-61	3rd	Willie Upshaw
2001	66-60	4th	Duffy Dyer
2002	71-55	3rd	Duffy Dyer	Lost League Finals
2003	73-53	2nd	Jose Lind
2004	72-54	2nd	Jose Lind
2005	55-85	6th	Jose Lind
2006	75-49	1st	Dave LaPoint	Lost League Finals
2007	55-69	7th	Tommy John
2008	67-73	6th (t)	Tommy John
2009	65-75	6th	Tommy John (33-37) / Willie Upshaw (32-38)
2010	83-57	1st	Willie Upshaw	Lost League Finals
2011	68-59	4th	Willie Upshaw
2012	67-72	4th	Willie Upshaw
2013	54-85	7th	Willie Upshaw
2014	47-93	8th	Willie Upshaw (46-93) / Pete Rose (1-0)
2015	56-83	7th (t)	Ricky VanAsselberg
2016	66-74	7th	Luis Rodriguez
2017	76-64	1st	Luis Rodriguez

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Bridgeport Bluefish