Fire Frogs Announce Opening Day Roster
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (April 5, 2018) - The Florida Fire Frogs have announced their Opening Day roster for the 2018 Florida State League season, which features seven of the Atlanta Braves top-30 prospects, according to MLB.com.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (April 5, 2018) - The Florida Fire Frogs have announced their Opening Day roster for the 2018 Florida State League season, which features seven of the Atlanta Braves top-30 prospects, according to MLB.com.
The top-two prospects come into the 2018 campaign at just 19-years-old each, as right-handed pitcher
Left-hander
Florida's roster includes 14 players that were on the Fire Frogs roster at any point in time during the inaugural, 2017 season. Those players feature: right-handers
Returning at the dish will be backstop Cumberland, infielders
The average age of the opening day roster is 22.2-years-old, with the youngest being Pache, who is just six months younger than Anderson. Right-handed pitcher
20 players reside in the U.S., including three from the state of Florida: Sobotka, catcher
Five other countries are represented on the Fire Frogs in 2018, including the Dominican Republic (Cabrera and Matos), Australia (left-handed pitcher
Of the roster, 17 players were drafted by the Braves, including first-rounders Anderson (2016 - 3rd) and Davidson (2014, 32nd), two were acquired via trade (right-handed pitcher
Florida opens the new campaign on the road against the Daytona Tortugas on Thursday, April 5, before the home opener against Daytona on Saturday, April 7.
Tickets for the 2018 season can be purchased by visiting FloridaFireFrogs.com, or by calling the Osceola County Stadium box office at (321) 697-3220.
About the Florida Fire Frogs
The Florida Fire Frogs are the Advanced-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and compete in the Florida State League. The Fire Frogs play their home games at Osceola County Stadium, located at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla. For more information, please visit www.FloridaFireFrogs.com, and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube.
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