Brevard County Manatees
Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers from 2005 through 2016.
The Brevard County Manatees were a Class A-Advanced minor league baseball team in the Florida State League from 1994 to 2016. Based in Viera, Florida, they played their home games at Space Coast Stadium. The team left Brevard County after the 2016 season for Kissimmee, Florida, where they began play in 2017 as the Florida Fire Frogs. The team's mascot was a manatee: from 1994 to 2001 he was named Hugh Manatee (a pun on "humanity"), and from 2002 to 2016 he was known as Manny Manatee.
Quick Facts
- City
- Viera, Florida
- Class level
- Class A-Advanced (1994–2016)
- Current league
- Florida State League (1994–2016)
- Majorleague
- Milwaukee Brewers (2005–2016)
- Montreal Expos (2002–2004)
- Florida Marlins (1994–2001)
- Nickname
- Brevard County Manatees (1994–2016)
- Mascot
- Hugh Manatee (1994-2001); Manny Manatee (2002-2016)
- Ballpark
- Space Coast Stadium (1994–2016)
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Team history
The Brevard County Manatees, a minor league baseball team, first claimed the Florida State League’s East Division crown in 1994, but fell to the Tampa Yankees in four games during the championship series. They repeated as East Division champions in 2001, but the league championship series was called off after the September 11 attacks, leading to the Manatees and the Tampa Yankees being named co-champions. In 2007, they captured the North Division title, only to lose the championship series to the Clearwater Threshers in four games. On August 12, 2009, the franchise notched its 1,000th win by beating the Dunedin Blue Jays 8–2. The Manatees were linked to the Florida Marlins from 1994 to 2001, the Montreal Expos from 2002 through 2004, and the Milwaukee Brewers from 2005 to 2016. Their final contest took place on September 4, 2016, a 6–4 loss to the Daytona Tortugas in front of 1,573 fans at Space Coast Stadium. Following that season, the team moved to Kissimmee, Florida, rebranded as the Florida Fire Frogs, and switched its affiliation from the Brewers to the Atlanta Braves.
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