The Florida State League (FSL) is a Minor League Baseball league based in the state of

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. Having been classified at various levels throughout its existence, it operated at

Class A-Advanced High-A (officially Class High-A, formerly known as Class A-Advanced, and sometimes abbreviated "A+" in writing) is the third-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States and Canada, below Triple-A and Double-A, and abov ...

from 1990 until its demotion to

Single-A Class A, also known as Single-A and sometimes as Low-A, is the fourth-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States, below Triple-A, Double-A, and High-A. There are 30 teams classified at the Single-A level, one for each ...

following

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's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues. The league temporarily operated for the 2021 season as the Low-A Southeast before reassuming its original moniker in 2022. Each league member is affiliated with a Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and most play in their affiliate's

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facility.

History

The league originated in 1919 with teams in Bartow,

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, Lakeland,

Orlando Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...

Sanford Sanford may refer to: People *Sanford (given name), including a list of people with the name *Sanford (surname), including a list of people with the name Places United States * Sanford, Alabama, a town in Covington County * Sanford, Colorado ...

, and

Tampa, Florida Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough ...

. The league closed down in 1928 and resumed play in 1936. It has continued uninterrupted, except for a four-year (1942–1945) suspension during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

. Initially, the FSL was classified as a Class D circuit. It was elevated to Class C from 1921 to 1924 before reverting to Class D from 1925 to 1928. The league went dormant from 1929 to 1935, but was revived as a Class D circuit from 1936 to 1941. After another period of inactivity from 1942 to 1945, it continued at Class D from 1946 to 1962. When the minor leagues were reconfigured in 1963, the FSL was reclassified as a Class A league. There it continued until the next reorganization in 1990 when it was elevated to Class A-Advanced. The championship series' first cancellation was in 2001, when playoffs were canceled after the

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. Afterwards, the 2004 playoffs were canceled due to the threat of

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. Years later, the 2017 FSL Championship finals were canceled on September 5, due to the threat of

Hurricane Irma Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane that caused widespread destruction across its path in September 2017. Irma was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, followed by Maria two ...

. The winners of the division series playoff games were named co-champions. This marked the third time since 2000 that the championship series game was canceled. In 2019, the end of the season and playoffs were cancelled due to the threat of

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. The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the

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before ultimately being cancelled on June 30. As part of Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues, the Florida State League was demoted to Single-A and temporarily renamed the "Low-A Southeast" for the 2021 season. Following MLB's acquisition of the rights to the names of the historical minor leagues, the Low-A Southeast was renamed the Florida State League effective with the 2022 season.

Current teams

Complete teams list

Teams of the early FSL (1919–1928)

* Bartow Polkers *

Bradenton Growers The Bradenton Growers were a professional baseball team based in Bradenton, Florida. A charter member of the Florida State League, they played from to . The ballclub was founded by team president and majority owner Robert M. Beall, Sr., founder o ...

Clearwater Pelicans Clearwater or Clear Water may refer to: Places Canada * Clear Water Academy, a private Catholic school located in Calgary, Alberta * Clearwater (provincial electoral district), a former provincial electoral district in Alberta * Clearwater, Briti ...

* Daytona Beach Islanders * Fort Lauderdale Tarpons *

Fort Myers Palms A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere' ...

* Jacksonville Indians *

Jacksonville Scouts 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 c ...

* Lakeland Highlanders * Miami Hustlers * Orlando Bulldogs * Orlando Caps * Orlando Colts * Orlando Tigers * St. Petersburg Saints * Sanford Celeryfeds * Sarasota Gulls * Sarasota Tarpons * Tampa Smokers * West Palm Beach Sheriffs

Teams of the modern FSL (1936–present)

Baseball City Royals The Baseball City Royals were a farm team for the Kansas City Royals from 1988 to 1992, after moving from Fort Myers, Florida, where they were known as the Fort Myers Royals. The Baseball City Royals (based in Davenport, FL) were members of t ...

Bradenton Marauders The Bradenton Marauders are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. They are located in Bradenton, Florida, and play their home games at LECOM Park, which also serves as the ...

Brevard County Manatees The Brevard County Manatees were a minor league baseball team of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League from 1994 to 2016. They were based in Viera, Florida, and played their home games at Space Coast Stadium. The team left Brevard County af ...

* Charlotte Rangers *

Charlotte Stone Crabs The Charlotte Stone Crabs were a Minor League Baseball team located in Port Charlotte, Florida, from 2009 to 2020. They competed in the Florida State League (FSL) as the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball (MLB) ...

* Clearwater Phillies *

Clearwater Threshers The Clearwater Threshers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. They are located in Clearwater, Florida, and have played their home games at BayCare Ballpark since ...

* Cocoa Astros *

Cocoa Indians Cocoa may refer to: Chocolate * Chocolate * ''Theobroma cacao'', the cocoa tree * Cocoa bean, seed of ''Theobroma cacao'' * Chocolate liquor, or cocoa liquor, pure, liquid chocolate extracted from the cocoa bean, including both cocoa butter and ...

Daytona Beach Admirals Daytona refers to the city of Daytona Beach, Florida, or things named after it. Daytona may also refer to: Locations * Daytona Beach Shores, Florida * South Daytona, Florida * The Daytona Beach metropolitan area * Halifax area, also known as Da ...

Daytona Beach Astros Daytona refers to the city of Daytona Beach, Florida, or things named after it. Daytona may also refer to: Locations * Daytona Beach Shores, Florida * South Daytona, Florida * The Daytona Beach metropolitan area * Halifax area, also known as D ...

* Daytona Beach Dodgers * Daytona Beach Islanders *

Daytona Cubs Daytona refers to the city of Daytona Beach, Florida, or things named after it. Daytona may also refer to: Locations * Daytona Beach Shores, Florida * South Daytona, Florida * The Daytona Beach metropolitan area * Halifax area, also known as ...

* Daytona Tortugas * Deerfield Beach Sun Sox *

DeLand Red Hats The DeLand Red Hats were a minor-league baseball team in DeLand, Florida that played in the Florida State League (FSL) from 1936–1954. They played in Conrad Park, near Stetson University. Early years After the FSL was re-organized in 1936 the ...

* DeLand Reds * DeLand Sun Caps *

Dunedin Blue Jays The Dunedin Blue Jays are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and are the Single-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball club. They are located in Dunedin, Florida, and play their home games at TD Ballpark, ...

Florida Fire Frogs The Florida Fire Frogs were a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League from 2017 to 2020. They were located in North Port, Florida, and served as the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. Founded in 2017, the Fire Frogs ...

Fort Lauderdale Red Sox A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''face ...

Fort Lauderdale Yankees The Fort Lauderdale Yankees, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, were an American Minor League Baseball franchise that existed from 1962 through 1992. The team was a member of the Florida State League (FSL) as an affiliate of the New York Yankees ...

* Fort Myers Mighty Mussels *

Fort Myers Miracle The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Fort Myers, Florida, and play their home games at the Lee County Sports Complex at H ...

* Fort Myers Royals * Gainesville G-Men * Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds * Jupiter Hammerheads *

Key West Conchs Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (ma ...

* Key West Cubs *

Key West Padres Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (ma ...

* Key West Sun Caps * Kissimmee Cobras * Lakeland Giants * Lakeland Indians * Lakeland Pilots *

Lakeland Flying Tigers The Lakeland Flying Tigers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. They are located in Lakeland, Florida, and play their home games at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. H ...

Lakeland Tigers Lakeland is primarily a toponym. It may refer to: Places Australia * Lakeland, Queensland Canada * Lakeland (electoral district), a federal electoral district in Alberta * Lakeland County, a former municipal district in Alberta * District of ...

* Leesburg Anglers *

Leesburg Athletics The Leesburg Athletics was the final name of a professional minor league baseball team, based in Leesburg, Florida. The club was first formed in 1937 as the Leesburg Gondoliers, a Florida State League team that did not share an affiliation with a ...

* Leesburg Braves * Leesburg Dodgers * Leesburg Gondoliers *

Leesburg Lakers Leesburg may refer to several locations in the United States of America: *Leesburg, Alabama *Leesburg, Florida *Leesburg, Georgia *Leesburg, Idaho, a community and historic district listed on the NRHP in Lemhi County, Idaho *Leesburg, Illinois *Le ...

* Leesburg Orioles * Leesburg Packers *

Leesburg Pirates Leesburg may refer to several locations in the United States of America: * Leesburg, Alabama *Leesburg, Florida * Leesburg, Georgia *Leesburg, Idaho, a community and historic district listed on the NRHP in Lemhi County, Idaho *Leesburg, Illinois * ...

Miami Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park. The fra ...

Miami Miracle The Miracle in Miami, also known as the Miami Miracle, was an American football play that took place at the end of a National Football League regular season game on December 9, 2018, between the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots. It ...

Miami Orioles Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at t ...

Ocala Yearlings The Ocala Yearlings were a minor league baseball team based in Ocala, Florida. The team played the then-class D, Florida State League from 1940 through 1941. The team played its home games at Gerig Field, which opened in 1936, utilizing funding fr ...

* Orlando C.B.s * Orlando Dodgers *

Orlando Flyers Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...

* Orlando Gulls * Orlando Rays * Orlando Senators * Orlando Seratomas *

Orlando Twins Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...

Osceola Astros Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Asi-yahola in Creek), named Billy Powell at birth in Alabama, became an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQ ...

* Palatka Azaleas *

Palatka Cubs Palatka may refer to: *Palatka, Florida Palatka () is a city in northeastern Florida and it is the county seat of Putnam County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,558 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Putnam County. Palatk ...

* Palatka Redlegs * Palatka Tigers *

Palm Beach Cardinals The Palm Beach Cardinals are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League The Florida State League (FSL) is a Minor League Baseball league based in the state of Florida. Having been classified at various levels throughout its exist ...

* Pompano Beach Cubs *

Pompano Beach Mets The Pompano Beach Mets were a minor league baseball franchise located in Pompano Beach, FL that played in the Florida State League from 1969 to 1973. They were a farm team of the New York Mets and played at Pompano Beach Municipal Stadium. *Loc ...

* St. Augustine Saints * St. Lucie Mets *

St. Petersburg Cardinals ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosoph ...

St. Petersburg Devil Rays ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...

* St. Petersburg Saints * Sanford Cardinals * Sanford Celeryfeds * Sanford Giants *

Sanford Greyhounds Sanford Greyhounds were a professional minor league baseball team that played periodically from 1919 until 1960. Throughout its entire existence the team played in the then-Class D Florida State League and was a charter member of the league. Orig ...

* Sanford Lookouts * Sanford Seminole Blues * Sanford Seminoles * Sarasota Reds *

Sarasota Red Sox Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is located in the so ...

* Sarasota Sun Sox *

Sarasota White Sox Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is located in the sout ...

* Tampa Tarpons (1957–1988) *

Tampa Tarpons The Tampa Tarpons are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They are located in Tampa, Florida. The Tarpons play their home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field, which is ...

* Tampa White Sox *

Tampa Yankees Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough ...

Vero Beach Dodgers Vero may refer to: Geography * Vero Beach, Florida, a city in the United States * Vero, Corse-du-Sud, a commune of France in Corsica Other * ''Véro'', a talk show on the Radio-Canada television network * Vero (app), a social media company co-foun ...

Vero Beach Devil Rays The Vero Beach Devil Rays, originally the Vero Beach Dodgers, were a minor league baseball team based in Vero Beach, Florida. They played in the Class A-Advanced Florida State League from 1980–2008, at which point they relocated to Port Charlot ...

West Palm Beach Braves The West Palm Beach Braves were a Minor League Baseball team that operated from 1965 to 1968, based in West Palm Beach, Florida. The team was an farm team, affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, Braves franchise of Major League Baseball (MLB)—the majo ...

* West Palm Beach Expos *

West Palm Beach Indians The West Palm Beach Indians were a minor league baseball team based in West Palm Beach, Florida. The team played its home games at Connie Mack Field. History Through its existence, the Indians were mostly an independent team playing in the Flori ...

* West Palm Beach Sun Chiefs * Winter Haven Mets * Winter Haven Red Sox * Winter Haven Sun Sox

League timeline

DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy ImageSize = width:1600 height:auto barincrement:25 Period = from:01/01/1919 till:12/31/2022 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal PlotArea = right:20 left:20 bottom:50 top:5 #> to display a count on left side of graph, use "left:20" to suppress the count, use "left:20"<# Colors = id:barcolor id:line value:pink id:bg value:white id:Full value:rgb(0.742,0.727,0.852) # Use this color to denote a team that is a current league member id:Past value:rgb(0.4,0.80,0.67) # Use to indicate a former team id:OtherC1 value:rgb(0.996,0.996,0.699) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another current league PlotData= width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s bar:1 color:Past from:01/01/1919 till:12/31/1920 text: Bartow Polkers (1919–20) bar:2 color:Past from:01/01/1919 till:12/31/1920 text:

(1919–20, 1923–26) bar:2 color:Past from:01/01/1923 till:12/31/1926 bar:2 color:Past from:01/01/2010 till:end text:

(2010–2020, 2022-present) bar:3 color:Past from:01/01/1919 till:12/31/1926 text: Lakeland Highlanders (1919–26) bar:3 color:Past from:05/15/1953 till:12/31/1955 text: Lakeland Pilots bar:3 color:Past from:01/01/1960 till:12/31/1960 text: / Indians bar:3 color:Past from:01/01/1962 till:12/31/1964 text: /Giants / Tigers /Flying Tigers (1954–55, 1960, 1962–64, 1967–2020, 2022-present) bar:3 color:Past from:01/01/1967 till:end bar:4 color:Past from:01/01/1919 till:12/31/1928 text: Orlando Caps / Tigers / Bulldogs / Colts (1919–28) bar:4 color:Past from:01/01/1937 till:12/31/1941 text: Orlando Gulls / Senators bar:4 color:Past from:01/01/1946 till:12/31/1961 text: Orlando Senators / C.B.s / Seratomas / Flyers / Dodgers bar:4 color:Past from:01/01/1963 till:12/31/1972 text: / Orlando Twins (1937–41, 1946–61, 1963–72) bar:5 color:Past from:01/01/1919 till:12/31/1920 text: Sanford Celeryfeds (1919–20, 1925–28) bar:5 color:Past from:01/01/1925 till:12/31/1928 bar:5 color:Past from:01/01/1936 till:12/31/1941 text: Sanford Lookouts / Seminoles bar:5 color:Past from:01/01/1946 till:12/31/1953 text: Sanford Celeryfeds / Seminoles / Giants / Seminole Blues / Cardinals / Greyhounds (1936–41, 1946–53, 1955, 1959–60) bar:5 color:Past from:01/01/1955 till:12/31/1955 bar:5 color:Past from:01/01/1959 till:12/31/1960 bar:6 color:Past from:01/01/1919 till:12/31/1927 text: Tampa Smokers (1919–27) bar:6 color:Past from:01/01/1957 till:12/31/1988 text: Tampa Tarpons / White Sox (1957–88) bar:6 color:Past from:01/01/1994 till:end text: Tampa Yankees / Tarpons (1994–2020, 2022-present) bar:7 color:Past from:01/01/1920 till:07/15/1924 text: Daytona Beach Islanders (1920–23, 1928) bar:7 color:Past from:01/01/1928 till:12/31/1928 bar:7 color:Past from:01/01/1936 till:12/31/1941 text: Daytona Beach Islanders (1936–41, 1946–66) bar:7 color:Past from:01/01/1946 till:12/31/1966 bar:7 color:Past from:01/01/1968 till:12/31/1973 text: Daytona Beach Dodgers bar:7 color:Past from:01/01/1977 till:12/31/1987 text: Daytona Beach Islanders / Astros / Admirals (1968–73, 1977–87) bar:8 color:Past from:01/01/1920 till:12/31/1928 text: St. Petersburg Saints (1920–28) bar:8 color:Past from:01/01/1955 till:12/31/2000 text: St. Petersburg Saints / Cardinals / Devil Rays (1955–2000) bar:9 color:Past from:01/01/1921 till:12/31/1922 text: Jacksonville Scouts / Indians (1921–22) bar:10 color:Past from:07/15/1924 till:12/31/1924 text:

(1924) bar:10 color:Past from:01/01/1985 till:end text: Clearwater Phillies / Threshers (1985–2020, 2022-present) bar:11 color:Past from:01/01/1926 till:12/31/1926 text:

(1926) bar:11 color:Past from:01/01/1978 till:12/31/1987 text: Fort Myers Royals (1978–87) bar:11 color:Past from:01/01/1992 till:end text: Fort Myers Miracle / Mighty Mussels (1992–2020, 2022-present) bar:12 color:Past from:01/01/1926 till:12/31/1927 text: Sarasota Gulls / Tarpons (1926–27) bar:12 color:Past from:01/01/1961 till:12/31/1965 text: Sarasota Sun Sox (1961–65) bar:12 color:Past from:01/01/1989 till:12/31/2009 text: Sarasota White Sox / Red Sox / Reds (1989–2009) bar:13 color:Past from:01/01/1927 till:12/31/1928 text: Miami Hustlers (1927–28) bar:13 color:Past from:01/01/1962 till:12/31/1991 text: Miami Marlins / Orioles / Marlins / Miracle (1962–91) bar:14 color:Past from:01/01/1928 till:05/24/1928 text: Fort Lauderdale Tarpons (1928) bar:14 color:Past from:01/01/1962 till:12/31/1993 text: Fort Lauderdale Yankees / Red Sox (1962–93) bar:15 color:Past from:01/01/1928 till:12/31/1928 text: West Palm Beach Sheriffs (1928) bar:15 color:Past from:01/01/1955 till:12/31/1956 text: West Palm Beach Indians / Sun Chiefs bar:15 color:Past from:01/01/1965 till:12/31/1997 text: / Braves / Expos (1955–56, 1965–97) bar:16 color:Past from:01/01/1936 till:12/31/1941 text: DeLand Reds / Red Hats (1936–41, 1946–54) bar:16 color:Past from:01/01/1946 till:12/31/1954 bar:16 color:Past from:01/01/1970 till:12/31/1970 text: DeLand Sun Caps (1970) bar:17 color:Past from:01/01/1936 till:12/31/1941 text: Gainesville G-Men (1936–41, 1946–58) bar:17 color:Past from:01/01/1946 till:12/31/1958 bar:18 color:Past from:01/01/1936 till:12/31/1939 text: Palatka Azaleas (1936–39, 1946–53) bar:18 color:Past from:01/01/1946 till:05/15/1953 bar:18 color:Past from:01/01/1956 till:12/31/1962 text: Palatka Tigers / Redlegs / Cubs (1956–62) bar:19 color:Past from:01/01/1936 till:12/31/1941 text: St. Augustine Saints (1936–41, 1946–52) bar:19 color:Past from:01/01/1946 till:05/15/1952 bar:20 color:Past from:01/01/1937 till:12/31/1941 text: Leesburg Gondoliers / Anglers / Pirates / Dodgers / Packers / Lakers / Braves / Orioles / A's (1937–41, 1946–53, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1965–68) bar:20 color:Past from:01/01/1946 till:05/15/1953 bar:20 color:Past from:01/01/1956 till:05/15/1957 bar:20 color:Past from:01/01/1960 till:05/15/1961 bar:20 color:Past from:01/01/1965 till:05/15/1968 bar:21 color:Past from:01/01/1940 till:12/31/1941 text:

(1940–41) bar:22 color:Past from:01/01/1951 till:12/31/1958 text:

(1951–58) bar:22 color:Past from:01/01/1965 till:12/31/1972 text: Cocoa Astros (1965–72) bar:22 color:Past from:01/01/1977 till:12/31/1977 text: Cocoa Astros (1977) bar:23 color:Past from:01/01/1952 till:12/31/1954 text: Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds (1952–54) bar:24 color:Past from:01/01/1966 till:06/07/1966 text: Deerfield Beach Sun Sox (1966) bar:25 color:Past from:06/07/1966 till:12/31/1967 text: Winter Haven Sun Sox / Mets / Red Sox (1966–67, 1969–92) bar:25 color:Past from:01/01/1969 till:12/31/1992 bar:26 color:Past from:01/01/1969 till:12/31/1969 text: Key West Padres / Sun Caps / Conchs / Cubs (1969, 1971–75) bar:26 color:Past from:01/01/1971 till:12/31/1975 bar:27 color:Past from:01/01/1969 till:12/31/1973 text:

bar:27 color:Past from:01/01/1976 till:12/31/1978 text: / Cubs (1969–73, 1976–78) bar:28 color:Past from:01/01/1978 till:12/31/1979 text:

(1978–79) bar:28 color:Past from:01/01/1987 till:end text:

(1987–2020, 2022-present) bar:29 color:Past from:01/01/1980 till:12/31/2008 text: Vero Beach Dodgers / Devil Rays (1980–2008) bar:30 color:Past from:01/01/1985 till:12/31/1994 text:

(1985–94) bar:31 color:Past from:01/01/1987 till:12/31/2002 text: Port Charlotte Rangers (1987–2002) bar:31 color:Past from:01/01/2009 till:12/31/2020 text:

(2009–2020) bar:32 color:Past from:01/01/1988 till:end text: St. Lucie Mets (1988–2020, 2022-present) bar:33 color:Past from:01/01/1988 till:12/31/1992 text:

(1988–92) bar:34 color:Past from:01/01/1993 till:end text: Daytona Cubs / Tortugas (1993–2020, 2022-present) bar:35 color:Past from:01/01/1994 till:12/31/2016 text:

(1994–2016) bar:36 color:Past from:01/01/1995 till:12/31/2000 text: Kissimmee Cobras (1995–2000) bar:36 color:Past from:01/01/2017 till:12/31/2020 text:

(2017–2020) bar:37 color:Past from:01/01/1998 till:end text: Jupiter Hammerheads (1998–2020, 2022-present) bar:38 color:Past from:01/01/2003 till:end text:

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Past champions

Awards

Florida State League Most Valuable Player Award The Florida State League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP), known as the Player of the Year Award until 2021, is an annual award given to the best player in minor league baseball's Florida State League. First basemen, with 6 winners, have won ...

(formerly the Player of the Year Award) *

Florida State League Pitcher of the Year Award The Florida State League Pitcher of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best pitcher in minor league baseball's Florida State League. Two players each from the Bradenton Marauders, Charlotte Stone Crabs, Clearwater Threshers, Dunedin ...

* Florida State League Manager of the Year Award

Florida State League Hall of Fame

The Florida State League Hall of Fame began in 2009.

References

External links

* {{Professional Baseball Minor baseball leagues in the United States Baseball leagues in Florida Sports leagues established in 1919 1919 establishments in Florida Professional sports leagues in the United States