Florida Fire Frogs
| Florida Fire Frogs | |||||
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| Minor league affiliations | |||||
| Class | Class A-Advanced(2017–2020) | ||||
| League | Florida State League(2017–2020) | ||||
| Major league affiliations | |||||
| Team | Atlanta Braves(2017–2020) | ||||
| Minor league titles | |||||
| League titles(0) | None | ||||
| Team data | |||||
| Name | Florida Fire Frogs (2017–2020) | ||||
| Colors | Red, black, orange, gold, white | ||||
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TheFlorida Fire Frogswere aMinor League Baseballteam of theFlorida State Leaguefrom 2017 to 2020. They were located inNorth Port, Florida,and served as theClass A-Advancedaffiliate of theAtlanta Braves.
Founded in 2017, the Fire Frogs played their home games atOsceola County StadiuminKissimmee, Florida,part of theGreater Orlandometropolitan area, through 2019.[1]In 2020, they were to have begun playing atCoolToday Parkin North Port, but the season was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.They ceased operations after theMajor League Baseball's reorganization of Minor League Baseball in 2021.
History
[edit]The Fire Frogs were the relocation of theBrevard County Manatees.The team's name was announced on October 26, 2016, at the conclusion of a name-the-team contest.[2]The finalists from which their name was selected were: "Dragonflies," "Fire Frogs," "Mud Kickers," "Rodeo Clowns," "Sorcerers," and "Toucans."[3]
In May 2019, the team accepted a half-million-dollar buyout fromOsceola Countyto leave at the end of the 2019 season. The stadium would be redeveloped as part of a training complex at Osceola Heritage Park forOrlando City SCofMajor League Soccer.[4][5]
In December 2019, the Fire Frogs' co-owner expressed an interest in returning the franchise toBrevard County,but their previous ballpark,Space Coast Stadium,was not available.Coastal Florida Sports Parkwas a possibility, but not until 2021.[6]The team's future was further called into question when it was included in a list of teams that may have been folded as part ofreorganization of Minor League Baseballafter the 2020 season.[7]
On January 16, 2020, the Braves announced that the Fire Frogs would play at their new spring training facility,CoolToday ParkinNorth Port,for the 2020 season.[8]The 2020 minor league baseball season, however, was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
On December 9, 2020, the Braves announced their minor league affiliates as part of Major League Baseball's reorganization, which excluded the Fire Frogs.[9]
Season-by-season results
[edit]| Year | League | Division | Regular season | Post-season | |||||||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | ||||
| 2017 | FSL | North | 6th | 25 | 41 | .379 | 12 | 5th | 23 | 40 | .365 | 22 | |
| 2018 | FSL | North | 6th | 29 | 37 | .439 | 8 | 6th | 22 | 43 | .338 | 21 | |
| 2019 | FSL | North | 6th | 25 | 41 | .379 | 16.5 | 6th | 29 | 41 | .414 | 10 | |
| Statistic | Wins | Losses | Win % |
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| All-time regular season record (2017–2019) | 153 | 243 | .386 |
References
[edit]- ^Hill, Benjamin (September 16, 2016)."Braves move A Advanced club to Kissimmee".MiLB.com.RetrievedSeptember 16,2016.
- ^"Team Name Revealed as Florida Fire Frogs".MiLB.com.October 26, 2016.RetrievedOctober 26,2016.
- ^"Six Potential Names Revealed for Central Florida Team".Ballpark Digest.August Publications. July 28, 2016.RetrievedSeptember 16,2016.
- ^Jackson, Ken (May 31, 2019)."Orlando City confirms it's bringing MLS, developmental training facility to Heritage Park; Fire Frogs sign deal to leave after this season".Osceola News-Gazette.RetrievedJune 1,2019.
- ^Reichard, Kevin (May 31, 2019)."Fire Frogs to Depart Osceola County Stadium at End of Season".Ballpark Digest.August Publications.RetrievedJune 1,2019.
- ^Spedden, Zach (December 20, 2019)."Co-Owner: Return Fire Frogs Franchise to Brevard County".Ballpark Digest.August Publications.RetrievedDecember 27,2019.
- ^Baer, Bill (November 17, 2019)."MLB could eliminate 42 Minor League Baseball teams".RetrievedJanuary 17,2020.
- ^Zucker, Scott (January 16, 2020)."Florida Fire Frogs will be Cool Today Park's boys of summer".RetrievedJanuary 17,2020.
- ^"Braves Invite Four Teams to Affiliate".December 9, 2020.RetrievedDecember 9,2020.