Florida Fire Frogs

Florida Fire Frogs
Founded in 2017
Kissimmee, Florida
Team logoCap insignia
Class-level
Current A-Advanced (from 2017)
Minor league affiliations
League Florida State League (from 2017)
Division North Division
Major league affiliations
Current Atlanta Braves (from 2017)
Previous
Minor league titles
League titles (0) None
Team data
Nickname Florida Fire Frogs (from 2017)
Previous names
 Brevard County Manatees (1994–2016)
Colors Red, black, orange, gold, white
                        
Ballpark Osceola County Stadium (from 2017)
Previous parks
 Space Coast Stadium (1994–2016)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
 Central Florida Minor League Baseball
Manager Rocket Wheeler
General Manager Joe Harrington

The Florida Fire Frogs are a minor league baseball team that will begin play as a member of the Florida State League in Kissimmee, Florida, in 2017.[1] The team will be the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.[1] They will play their home games at Osceola County Stadium. The team's name was announced on October 26, 2016 at the conclusion of a name the team contest.[2] The finalists from which the team's name was selected were: Florida Dragonflies, Florida Fire Frogs, Florida Mud Kickers, Florida Rodeo Clowns, Florida Sorcerers, and Florida Toucans.[3]

The team is the relocation of the Brevard County Manatees.

Roster

Florida Fire Frogs roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 49 Caleb Beech
  • 26 Zack Bird
  • -- Tyler Brosius
  • 29 Ryan Clark
  • 34 Enderson Franco
  • -- Ryan Lawlor
  • 11 Sean McLaughlin
  • 20 Raymar Navarro
  • 39 Michael O'Neill
  • 46 Zach Quintana
  • -- Britt Robertshaw
  • 10 Carlos Salazar
  • 48 Chad Sobotka
  • 37 Andrew Thurman
  • 36 Matt Withrow

Catchers

  • 25 Sal Giardina
  • 15 Tanner Murphy
  • 47 Isaias Tejeda

Infielders

  • 16 Travis Demeritte
  • 13 Jordan Edgerton
  •  4 Ryan Gebhardt
  • 17 Reed Harper
  • 32 Erison Mendez
  •  2 Omar Obregon
  • 22 Luis Valenzuela

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

  • 49 Barrett Kleinknecht (coach)
  • 43 Derrick Lewis (pitching)
  • 38 Carlos Méndez (hitting)



7-day disabled list
* On Atlanta Braves 40-man roster
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporary inactive list
Roster updated August 7, 2016
Transactions
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References

  1. 1 2 Hill, Benjamin (September 16, 2016). "Braves move A Advanced club to Kissimmee". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Team Name Revealed as Florida Fire Frogs". MiLB.com. October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Six Potential Names Revealed for Central Florida Team". Ballpark Digest. July 28, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.

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