Fort Myers Miracle
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Fort Myers Miracle Founded in 1926 Fort Myers, Florida |
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| Current | A-Advanced (1990–present) | ||||
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| League | Florida State League | ||||
| Division | South Division | ||||
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| Current | Minnesota Twins (1992–present) | ||||
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| League titles (6) |
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| Division titles (3) |
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| First half titles (4) |
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| Second half titles (4) |
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| Nickname | Fort Myers Miracle | ||||
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| Colors | Navy, Red, White |
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| Ballpark | Hammond Stadium (1992–present) | ||||
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Owner(s)/
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SJS Beacon/ Goldklang Group |
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| Manager | Jeff Smith | ||||
| General Manager | Andrew Seymour | ||||
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The Fort Myers Miracle is the Class A Advanced minor league baseball affiliate of the Minnesota Twins Major League Baseball club, based in Fort Myers, Florida and currently managed by Jeff Smith. Home games are played at the CenturyLink Sports Complex in Hammond Stadium, which has a capacity of 7,500, and opened in 1991. The park is also used as the Minnesota Twins' Spring training facility. Prior to Twins Spring training and the 2014 Florida State League season, Phase I of a two-part renovation was completed with the addition of an outfield boardwalk. The second phase of the renovation, which includes new sky suites, concessions, wider concourses and new offices for the Miracle staff, will be completed before Spring training in 2015. Due to the start of construction on Phase II in August 2014, the Miracle played the final 10 home dates, including playoffs, at JetBlue Park.
The majority owner is SJS Beacon, a privately held company managed by Jason Hochberg, who purchased the club from the Goldklang Group at the beginning of the 2014 season. Musician Jimmy Buffett and actor Bill Murray were minority owners of the team.
The Miracle franchise was founded in 1926, as the Fort Myers Palms. One year later, the team moved to Miami, Florida and were renamed the Miami Hustlers. The team became temporarily inactive, with the rest of the Florida State League, midway through the 1928 season. Even though the Florida State League resumed play in 1936, the Hustlers remained inactive until they were reactivated by the FSL during the 1961–1962 offseason to serve as the Class D affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. The team was renamed the Miami Marlins in honor of the original Marlins of the Triple-A International League who had moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico (and subsequently Charleston, South Carolina) following the 1960 season.
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