Bradenton Pirates
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Bradenton Marauders Founded in 2010 Bradenton, Florida |
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| Current | Advanced-A (2010–present) | ||||
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| League | Florida State League (2010–present) | ||||
| Division | South Division | ||||
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| Current | Pittsburgh Pirates (2010–present) | ||||
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| League titles (1) |
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| Division titles (1) |
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| First half titles (1) |
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| Second half titles (3) |
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| Nickname | Bradenton Marauders (2010–present) | ||||
| Colors | Black, gold, white |
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| Ballpark | LECOM Park (2010–present) | ||||
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Owner(s)/
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Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||
| Manager | Michael Ryan | ||||
| General Manager | Rachelle Madrigal | ||||
| Media | 1280-AM WTMY | ||||
The Bradenton Marauders are a minor league baseball team based in Bradenton, Florida that plays in the Florida State League. The Marauders are the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Their home games are played at LECOM Park, which also serves as the Pirates' spring training facility.
The franchise can be directly traced to 1957 as the Tampa Tarpons, a team in the Florida State League, then a Class D minor league, based in Tampa, Florida. From their inception, the Tarpons played all their home games at Al Lopez Field, built in 1955 and located at the current site of Raymond James Stadium.
The Tarpons were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1957 to 1960. In 1961 they began a long affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds. During the 1970s several Tarpon alumni went on to be part of Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine". Future Reds star Pete Rose led the first place Tarpons in 1961 with a .331 batting average and 30 triples, still an FSL record. Other Reds players of the era who started with the Tarpons include Ken Griffey, Sr., Johnny Bench, Dan Driessen, Rawly Eastwick, and Dave Concepción. Later, the 1990 World Series Champion Reds roster included former Tarpons such as Tom Browning, Rob Dibble, and Paul O'Neill. Randy Poffo, who later became famous as professional wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage, finished a minor league baseball career with the Tarpons in 1974. The Tampa Tarpons won three league championships, in 1957, 1959 and 1961.
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