Squirrels limp back to Richmond
Fred Jeter | 5/16/2024, 6 p.m.
The floundering Richmond Flying Squirrels are hopeful the friendly confines of The Diamond will help them snap out of their prolonged slump.
Jairo Pomares’ left-handed bat may help.
The Squirrels returned home this week following a grinding two-city, 12-game road trip that resulted in 11 losses in 12 tries. Richmond finished the road trip 12-21 overall.
Pomares, elevated from Eugene, Ore., on May 4, provided a rare highlight May 11 with his first AA home run in a loss at Erie. The native Cuban signed with San Francisco for $975,000 in 2018 and has slowly worked his way through the Giants’ farm system.
Before joining Richmond, Pomares had 41 home runs, 166 runs batted in and a .301 career average.
While victories have been hard to come by, the franchise’s box office is booming. In their first 12 openings, the Squirrels averaged more than 7,100 fans, by far the best in the Eastern League.
