Bay Colony Baseball & Athletics, LLC, the parent company of the Plymouth River Eels, proudly announces the addition of Rogers & Gray Insurance Agency, Inc. to its growing family of corporate sponsors. The South Dennis-based insurance and financial services agency has partnered with the Plymouth independent baseball team as a valued “Pilgrim” Sponsor for the River Eels’ inaugural professional baseball season.

River Eels rolling along Car dealership signs as dugout sponsor

A baseball game is nine innings. But if you are trying to put together a baseball team, that’s going to take quite a bit longer. The leaders behind the proposed Plymouth River Eels independent professional baseball team know all too well about the twists and turns starting a new team will bring.

PLYMOUTH - Tracy Chevrolet has become the first corporate sponsor of the Plymouth River Eels, after months of speculation on whether the team would be able to remain in Plymouth.

The car dealership will have its name and logo displayed on top of the River Eels dugout for the entire season, a location sought after by many businesses, according to Tom O’Brien, president and CEO of Bay Colony Baseball and Athletics, the River Eels’ parent company.

As a valued sponsor, the Tracy Chevrolet name and logo will be prominently displayed on top of the River Eels dugout throughout the entire season. The family-owned car dealer’s sponsorship is the first in an extensive list of area businesses supporting America’s pastime in America’s hometown.

Local businessman Jeff Tracy of Tracy Chevrolet Cadillac on Samoset Street has signed a 10-year contract under which he will have the advertising rights to the home-team dugout when the planned stadium for the independent-league baseball team is built.

Thomas O’Brien, president and chief executive officer of Bay Colony Baseball and Athletics, LLC, says he is hopeful plans to build a 5,500-seat stadium in West Plymouth will be submitted to the town within the next couple of months.

“We’re in competition for these businesses,” Hanks said. “Other communities have offered...