Jacksonville Suns

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Jacksonville Suns Founded in 1962 Jacksonville, Florida
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Class-Level
Double-A (1970-present) Triple-A (1962-1968)
Minor League affiliations
Southern League (1970-Present) Southern Division International League (1962-1968)
Major League affiliations
Los Angeles Dodgers (2001-Present) Detroit Tigers (1994-2000) Seattle Mariners (1991-1993) Montreal Expos (1970, 1985-1990) Kansas City Royals (1972-1984) New York Mets (1966-1968) St. Louis Cardinals (1964-65) Cleveland Indians (1962-63, 1971)
Name
Jacksonville Suns (1962-present)
Ballpark
Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville Sam W. Wolfson Baseball Park
Minor League titles
League titles	1968, 1996, 2001, 2005
Division titles
Owner(s)/Operated by: Peter D. Bragan, Sr.
Manager: John Shoemaker
General Manager: Kirk Goodman

The Jacksonville Suns are a minor league baseball team that plays in Jacksonville, Florida. The team is a member of the Southern League, is the Class AA affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and won the AA championship in 2005. In the past the Suns have been affiliated with the Kansas City Royals (1972-1984), the Montreal Expos (1985-1990), the Seattle Mariners (1991-1994), and the Detroit Tigers (1994-2000).

The team plays at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, an 11,000-person capacity park that opened in 2003.

[edit] Current roster

[edit] Year-by-Year Record

* Series cancelled because of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Huntsville and Jacksonville declared co-champions

This section is based on material found in the "Jacksonville Suns" article at Baseball-Reference.com Bullpen. The Bullpen is a wiki, and its content is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.

[edit] Notable players who once played for the Suns or another team in Jacksonville

• Russell Martin
• Juan Encarnacion
• Tug McGraw
• Alex Rodriguez
• Nolan Ryan
• Tom Seaver
• Hank Aaron
• Phil Niekro
• Tommy John
• Randy Johnson
• Hoyt Wilhelm
• Alan Ashby
• Skeeter Barnes
• Buddy Biancalana
• Tom Candiotti
• Ed Charles
• Tony Cloninger
• Onix Concepcion
• Chuck Cottier
• Wes Covington
• Al Cowens
• Delino DeShields
• Jim Frey
• Mark Gardner
• Mark Gubicza
• Atlee Hammaker
• Danny Jackson
• Tom Kelly
• Jerry Koosman
• Bill Laskey
• Dale Long
• Dal Maxvill
• Sam McDowell
• Amos Otis
• Jamie Quirk
• Dan Quisenberry
• Steve Renko
• Bret Saberhagen
• Ken Singleton
• Don Slaught
• Luis Tiant
• Bobby Tolan
• Bob Uecker
• Zolio Versalles
• John Wathan
• Frank White
• Willie Wilson
• Bret Boone
• Frank Catalanotto
• Francisco Cordero
• Bubba Crosby
• Andres Galarraga
• Mike Hampton
• Brandon Inge
• Gabe Kapler
• Derek Lowe
• Mike Maroth
• Edgar Martínez
• Phil Nevin
• Matt Stairs
• John Vander Wal
• Larry Walker
• Jeff Weaver

[edit] External links

• Jacksonsville Suns official website

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