Down East Bird Dawgs
| Down East Bird Dawgs | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| League | Frontier League (East Division) |
| Location | Kinston, North Carolina |
| Ballpark | Grainger Stadium |
| Founded | 2025 |
| Nickname(s) | Dawgs |
| Colors | Black, orange, tan, white |
| Ownership | Cameron McRae |
| President | Cameron McRae |
| General manager | Shari Massengill |
| Manager | Brett Wellman |
| Media | HomeTeam Network |
| Website | www |
The Down East Bird Dawgs (colloquially known as the Dawgs) are a professional baseball team based in Kinston, North Carolina. The Bird Dawgs compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the East Division in the Atlantic Conference. The team plays its home games at Grainger Stadium.
The franchise was formed in 2025 following the folding of the Down East Wood Ducks. The Wood Ducks played eight seasons at Grainger Stadium as the Single-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers in the Carolina League. They have won the Carolina League title in 2017 during their inaugural season, and have made the playoffs four times including 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023. In 2023, the Texas Rangers sold the Wood Ducks to Diamond Baseball Holdings, which owns and operates many minor league baseball teams across the United States. The team moved to Fifth Third Park in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and was renamed to the Hub City Spartanburgers, playing in the South Atlantic League starting at the 2025 season.