Brevard County Manatees

Brevard County Manatees
1994–2016
Viera, Florida
Team logoCap insignia
Class-level
Previous Class A-Advanced (1994–2016)
Minor league affiliations
Previous leagues
 Florida State League (1994–2016)
Major league affiliations
Previous
Minor league titles
League titles (1) 2001
Division titles (3)
  • 1994
  • 2001
  • 2007
Team data
Nickname Brevard County Manatees (1994–2016)
Colors navy blue, red, white
              
Mascot Manny the Manatee
Previous parks
 Space Coast Stadium (1994–2016)

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; built in 1994, the park held 5,346 people and was also the Spring training home of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals. The team left Brevard County after the 2016 season for Kissimmee, Florida, to be known as the Florida Fire Frogs.

Their mascot was Manny Manatee. During the time that the team was affiliated with the Florida Marlins, the mascot was named Hugh.

Team history

In 1994, the Manatees made it to the Florida State League championship series, but lost in the finals to the Tampa Yankees. They made a second championship series appearance in 2001. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the championship series was canceled and the Manatees and Yankees were declared co-champions. In 2007, the Manatees won the title in their division, but lost in the league finals to the Clearwater Threshers in four games.

On August 12, 2009, the Manatees recorded the 1,000th win in franchise history with an 8–2 win over the Dunedin Blue Jays.

After the 2016 season, the team relocated to Kissimmee, Florida, and Osceola County Stadium.[1] The yet-to-be-named team also switched affiliations from the Brewers to the Atlanta Braves when they relocated to Kissimmee and become the Florida Fire Frogs.

Promotions

In April 2007, on "World Record First Pitch Attempt Day" the stadium was opened at 6:00 a.m. for the 7:00 p.m. game to allow each fan to throw a ceremonial first pitch. They were still short of the world record by several hundred pitches.

Season-by-season results

Brevard County Manatees
Year Regular Season Post-season
Record Win % League Record Win % Result
1994 78–61 .561 2nd 3–3 .500 Won East Division title vs West Palm Beach Expos, 2–0
Lost FSL Championship vs Tampa Yankees, 1–3
1995 61–74 .452 12th — — —
1996 47–92 .338 14th — — —
1997 62–76 .449 12th — — —
1998 43–97 .307 14th — — —
1999 61–74 .452 12th — — —
2000 66–74 .471 10th — — —
2001 80–55 .593 1st 2–1 .667 Won East Division title vs Vero Beach Dodgers, 2–1
FSL Championship series vs Tampa Yankees canceled due to September 11, 2001 attacks.
Both teams are declared co-champions.
2002 51–85 .375 12th — — —
2003 65–66 .496 7th — — —
2004 53–72 .424 10th — — —
2005 63–73 .463 10th — — —
2006 64–65 .496 8th — — —
2007 74–62 .544 4th 3–4 .429 Won East Division title vs St. Lucie Mets, 2–1
Lost FSL Championship vs Clearwater Threshers, 1–3
2008 66–72 .478 8th — — —
2009 79–48 .622 1st 0–2 .000 Lost North Division title vs Tampa Yankees, 0–2
2010 64–75 .460 10th — — —
2011 62–76 .449 11th — — —
2012 63–72 .467 8th — — —
2013 66-68 .493 7th — — —
2014 73–62 .541 6th — — —
2014 73–62 .541 6th — — —
2015 55-80 .407 9th — — —
Totals 1,386–1,579 .465 — 8–10 .444 1 League Championship

Notable alumni

Ryan Braun
Nate Robertson

References

  1. ↑ Hill, Benjamin (September 16, 2016). "Braves move A Advanced club to Kissimmee". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ Wide Receiver, New England Patriots, was a prospect for the Florida Marlins and played in Brevard in 1998 and 1999
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