Bridgeport Bluefish Bridgeport Bluefish The Bridgeport Bluefish were an American professional baseball team based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The team was a member of the Liberty Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. They played their home games at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard from 1998 to 2017. It was announced that the franchise will relocate to High Point, North Carolina in 2019. The game of baseball was first played in Bridgeport, Connecticut soon after the Civil War ended. Teams that called the city home included the Victors, Soubrettes, Orators, Crossmen, Mechanics, Hustlers, Bolts,
Bridgeport, Connecticut the mouth of the Pequonnock River, named after the Native American name originally given to the area. Bridgeport is renowned for its public park system, which has led to its official nickname as "the Park City". The city's first public park was the westerly portion of McLevy Green, first set aside as a public square 1806, although the Clinton Park Militia Grounds (1666) and Old Mill Green (1717) were set aside earlier as public commons by the towns of Fairfield and Stratford, respectively. As the city rapidly grew in population, residents recognized the need for more public parks and by