The Camden Riversharks are No More
The Camden Riversharks have played their home games right across the Ben Franklin Bridge at Campbell’s field for 15 years, giving Phils fans a quick, cheap option to see some other baseball and make jokes about how terrible certain Phillies are. But that is no longer be the case.
In a farewell address on the Riversharks’ website, the team explained:
The Camden Riversharks announced today that the club will cease operations immediately due to the inability to reach an agreement on lease terms with the ballpark’s owner, the Camden County Improvement Authority (“CCIA”).
Campbell’s Field has been home since inception in 2001, and the ballpark has twice been named Baseball America’s Ballpark of the Year. Over 3.5 million fans have attended Riversharks games over the past 15 years.
We would like to thank our partners and fans for supporting the club for 15 memorable seasons. We did everything we could to keep affordable, family entertainment alive and well in Camden.
The team’s departure was rumored back in early September. Those rumors stated that the Riversharks would move to another state and a single-A team could move into Campbell’s Field. According to today’s update, neither of those two things are set in stone, though the move to Connecticut may still be in the cards. So now, the stadium will remain abandoned, much like Citizens Bank Park last year.
The team will sell off all of their old merchandise at Campbell’s Field over the next few days.