The Jacksonville Tarpons were a minor league baseball team based in

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...

. They played in the Class-C

South Atlantic League The South Atlantic League, often informally called the Sally League, is a Minor League Baseball league with teams predominantly in states along the Atlantic coast of the United States from New York to Georgia. A Class A league for most of its ...

from 1904 through 1917. They were originally named the Jacksonville Jays from 1904 to 1910, then were the Tarpons through 1916 before being the Jacksonville Roses their last season in 1917.

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Baseball teams established in 1904 Baseball teams disestablished in 1917 South Atlantic League (1904–1963) teams Baseball in Jacksonville, Florida 1904 establishments in Florida 1917 disestablishments in Florida Defunct baseball teams in Florida Defunct South Atlantic League teams {{JacksonvilleFL-stub