Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News

Jumbo Shrimp announce 2019 field staff

Kevin Randel begins first season as Jacksonville manager

By Roger Hoover | January 10, 2019 11:24 AM ET

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, the Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, announced on Thursday that Kevin Randel will serve as the club's manager for the 2019 season. Randel returns to Jacksonville after winning Southern League championships with the club as a player in 2009 and hitting coach in 2014. Randel is joined by pitching coach Bruce Walton, hitting coach Sean Berry, and defensive coach Jose Ceballos. Brady Fitzgerald will serve as the club's strength and conditioning coach, Joe Comando returns as the clubhouse manager, and Jacksonville's athletic trainer and video manager are still to be announced.

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Fans can design Jumbo Shrimp T-shirt giveaway

Winning blueprint will be April 6 T-shirt presented by 121 Financial Credit Union and Atlantic Self Storage

By Scott Kornberg | January 9, 2019 9:35 AM ET

Crustacean Nation can help create a Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp T-shirt for the upcoming 2019 season. The club's contest and fan vote will determine the winning design to be featured on T-shirts as the free giveaway, courtesy of 121 Financial Credit Union and Atlantic Self Storage, to the first 2,000 fans at the Jumbo Shrimp's home game on Saturday, April 6.

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Jumbo Shrimp unveil 10 Days of Giving for holiday season

Prizes include guaranteed giveaway items, free luxury suite night and exclusive Jumbo Shrimp experiences

By Scott Kornberg | December 3, 2018 11:59 AM ET

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are celebrating the holiday season with 10 Days of Giving, the club's annual two-week promotion that awards experience-based prizes for 2019 home games. This year's rewards include guaranteed giveaways throughout the 2019 season, a free luxury suite night at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville and various Jumbo Shrimp experiences.

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Jumbo Shrimp to host Family Holiday Event at the Baseball Grounds Dec. 8

Come watch Christmas classics, get free pictures with Santa Claus and much more at the Baseball Grounds

November 6, 2018 11:09 AM ET

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and Fun 4 First Coast Kids invite fans to kick off the Holiday season with our very Shrimpy Christmas event on Saturday, December 8 at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.

This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.

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Jumbo Shrimp, City of Jacksonville Agree to Long-term Ballpark Lease Extension

Jumbo Shrimp commit to stay at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville through at least 2033

September 26, 2018 9:21 AM ET

The Jacksonville City Council officially approved a new lease extension for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on Tuesday. The agreement, which confirms the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp's long-term commitment to the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, is an extension of the current working agreement and goes into effect immediately.

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"Trolls" Family Movie Night is Sept. 22 at the Baseball Grounds

Video board will screen movie; admission is just $1 each, with free face painting and pictures with mascots

By Marco LaNave | September 12, 2018 3:52 PM ET

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The next Family Movie Night presented by Fun 4 First Coast Kids at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville is set for Saturday, Sept. 22. The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp will show a screening of Trolls on the high-definition video board at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. Admission is just $1 per person at the gates, but the Jumbo Shrimp request RSVPs through this link, which is also available at www.jaxshrimp.com.

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Hoover named Southern League Broadcaster of the Year

Play-by-play announcer, Director of Broadcasting completed seventh season with Jacksonville, 11th in baseball

Roger Hoover is Jacksonville's third Southern League Broadcaster of the Year, joining Terry Smith (now with the Los Angeles Angels) in 1979 and J.P. Shadrick (now with the Jacksonville Jaguars) in 2008.

By Marco LaNave | September 10, 2018 11:41 AM ET

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Southern League announced on Monday that Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Director of Broadcasting and radio play-by-play announcer Roger Hoover is the 2018 Southern League Radio Broadcaster of the Year, as selected by a vote of the league member clubs' general managers and radio broadcasters.

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Braves defeat Jumbo Shrimp in season finale, 4-1

Finale had VyStar Credit Union Charity Begins at Home, "Don't Trash Jacksonville," and Labor Unions Parade

By Marco LaNave | September 3, 2018 7:11 PM ET

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp left fielder Brian Miller had a game-high three hits, but the Mississippi Braves scored in four different innings to take the season finale, 4-1, in front of 4,612 at Fan Appreciation Day and Half-Price Yuengling Monday at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.

This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.

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A Message from Jumbo Shrimp Owner Ken Babby and General Manager Harold Craw

THANK YOU JACKSONVILLE!

September 3, 2018 6:37 PM ET

THANK YOU JACKSONVILLE!

This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.

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Jacksonville continues strong support of Jumbo Shrimp

Jumbo Shrimp welcome more than 317,000 fans in consecutive seasons - a first for Jacksonville since 2010

The 11,398 at the Jumbo Shrimp's July 3 game marked the largest crowd in 10 years at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. (Danielle Bleau)

By Marco LaNave | September 3, 2018 5:31 PM ET

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The fans of Northeast Florida continue to respond to affordable family fun with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, as a total attendance of 317,335 came to home games in 2018. The first two seasons of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp presented by Community First Credit Union mark the first time in eight years that more than 317,000 have come in consecutive seasons to the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.

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