Daytona Tortugas
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Daytona Tortugas Founded in 1993 Daytona Beach, Florida |
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| Current | Class A-Advanced (1993–present) | ||||
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| League | Florida State League (1993–present) | ||||
| Division | North Division (2010–present) | ||||
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| Current | Cincinnati Reds (2015–present) | ||||
| Previous | Chicago Cubs (1993–2014) | ||||
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| League titles (6) |
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| Division titles (8) |
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Previous names
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Daytona Cubs (1993–2014) | ||||
| Ballpark | Radiology Associates Field at Jackie Robinson Ballpark (1993–present) | ||||
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Previous parks
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Melching Field at Conrad Park (2004) (Interim home due to damage from Hurricane Charley) |
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Owner(s)/
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Tortugas Baseball Club, LLC | ||||
| Manager | Eli Marrero | ||||
| General Manager | Josh Lawther | ||||
The Daytona Tortugas are a minor league baseball team based in Daytona Beach, Florida. The team plays in the Florida State League (FSL). They are the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball. The team plays at Radiology Associates Field at Jackie Robinson Ballpark; opened in 1914, the park seats 5,100 fans. In 2015, the inaugural season of Tortugas baseball, Daytona finished with a 77-58 record and won the Florida State League North Division Championship with a two-game sweep of the Clearwater Threshers in the first round of the playoffs.
The club was previously known as the Daytona Cubs from 1993 to 2014 when the team was an affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. The team has won six Florida State League championships: in 1995, 2000, 2004 (co-champions with the Tampa Yankees), 2008, 2011 and 2013. Their sixth FSL Championship came over the Charlotte Stone Crabs, winning 3–1 in a best-of-five series.
The last Florida State League (FSL) baseball team to play in Daytona Beach, was known as the Daytona Beach Admirals, the Class A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. In September 1987, the White Sox decided to move their Class A affiliate to Sarasota. This left Daytona without a major league player development contract, resulting in the Admirals' owner selling the team to the New York Mets. The Mets moved the team to Port St. Lucie to become the St. Lucie Mets. Daytona did not have professional baseball for five years after the move.
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