Daytona Tortugas Explained

Daytona Tortugas
Founded:	1993
City:	Daytona Beach, Florida
Uniformlogo:	DaytonaTortugascap.png
Class Level:	Single-A (2021–present)
Past Class Level:	Class A-Advanced (1993–2020)
Current League:	Florida State League (1993–present)
Division:	East Division
Majorleague:	Cincinnati Reds (2015–present)
Pastmajorleague:	Chicago Cubs (1993–2014)
Pastnames:	Daytona Cubs (1993–2014)
Colors:	Dark green, dark blue, tan
Ballpark:	Jackie Robinson Ballpark (1993–present)
Pastparks:	Melching Field at Conrad Park (2004)
Leaguenum:	6
Divnum:	9
Owner:	Tortugas Baseball Club, LLC
Gm:	Jim Jaworski^[1]
Manager:	Julio Morillo

The Daytona Tortugas are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and play their home games at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Opened in 1914, the park seats 4,200 people.

The club was previously known as the Daytona Cubs from 1993 to 2014 when they were an affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. The team has won six Florida State League championships: in 1995, 2000, 2004 (co-champions with the Tampa Yankees), 2008, 2011, and 2013.

History

Daytona Beach Admirals

The last Florida State League (FSL) baseball team to play in Daytona Beach, was known as the Daytona Beach Admirals, the Class A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. In September 1987, the White Sox decided to move their Class A affiliate to Sarasota. This left Daytona without a major league player development contract, resulting in the Admirals' owner selling the team to the New York Mets. The Mets moved the team to Port St. Lucie to become the St. Lucie Mets. Daytona did not have professional baseball for five years after the move.^[2]

Chicago Cubs

Prior to 1993, the Chicago Cubs were affiliated with the Winston Salem Warthogs, a Class A team that played in the Carolina League. At the end of the 1992 season, the Cubs decided to move their Class A affiliate to Florida. The Florida State League originally assigned the transplanted Cubs team to play at Baseball City Stadium in Davenport. However, Jordan Kobritz, the new owner and general manager of the minor league franchise, wanted the team to play in Daytona Beach instead.^[3] Negotiations to bring the Cubs to Daytona Beach went on for a couple of months and were completed just in time to start the new season.^{[4] [5] [6]}

The Daytona Cubs opened their first season on the road, sweeping the Vero Beach Dodgers, two games to zero.^{[7] [8]} The home opener was scheduled for April 12.^[9] Jackie Robinson Ballpark was sold out on opening night.^[8] Chelsea Clinton, President Clinton's daughter, was invited to Daytona to throw the opening pitch.^[10] The young Ms. Clinton could not attend due to a family medical emergency, and Daytona Beach Mayor Larry Kelly and FSL President Chuck Murphy threw the ceremonial opening pitches instead.^[8] The Cubs' public address announcer led fans to sing "Go, Cubs, Go", although with slightly altered lyrics (substituting "Daytona" for "Chicago"). The Daytona Cubs won their home opener 5–2 against the Sarasota White Sox, the Class A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox who left Daytona Beach five years earlier.^[8]

Cincinnati Reds

After the 2014 season, the Cubs ended their affiliation with Daytona, and signed a new contract with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Carolina League.^{[11] [12]} Daytona reached an agreement with the Cincinnati Reds following the 2014 season, and announced the team would be rebranded with a new name with a "local angle" in 2015.^[13] They chose the name "Tortugas",^[14] Spanish for "turtles".

On June 3, 2015, Big Game Florida, LLC, headed by Andy Rayburn, sold the team to Tortugas Baseball Club, LLC, headed by Reese Smith III with partners Bob Fregolle and Rick French. Smith plans to keep the team in Daytona.^[15]

In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Tortugas were organized into the Low-A Southeast at the Low-A classification, though they remained affiliated with the Reds.^[16] In 2022, the Low-A Southeast became known as the Florida State League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization, and was reclassified as a Single-A circuit.^[17]

Season-by-season results

Division and League Champions †

Division Champions ‡

Post-season Berth *

Year	Record	Win %	League	Division	GB	Post-season record	Post-season win %	Result
1993	57–76	.429
1994	61–73	.455
1995 †	87–48	.644				3–2	.600	Clinched Eastern Division title Won FSL Championship vs Fort Myers Miracle, 3–2^[18]
1996	71–66	.518
1997	65–73	.471
1998	67–73	.479
1999	63–75	.457
2000 †	76–63	.547				5–0	1.000	Won Eastern Division title vs St. Lucie Mets, 2–0 Won FSL Championship vs Dunedin Blue Jays, 3–0
2001	68–68	.500
2002	64–73	.467
2003	66–71	.482
2004 †	70–56	.556				2–0	1.000	Won Eastern Division title vs Vero Beach Devil Rays, 2–0 Declared Co-FSL Champions with Tampa Yankees
2005	69–65	.515
2006	71–66	.518
2007	57–80	.416
2008 †	73–59	.553				5–2	.714	Won Eastern Division title vs Palm Beach Cardinals, 2–1 Won FSL Championship vs Fort Myers Miracle, 3–1
2009	64–71	.474
2010	75–64	.540
2011 †	76–61	.555				5–1	.833	Won North Division title vs Dunedin Blue Jays, 2–1^[19] Won FSL Championship vs St. Lucie Mets, 3–0
2012	59–74	.444
2013 †	75–51	.595				5–1	.833	Won North Division title vs Dunedin Blue Jays, 2–0^[20] Won FSL Championship vs Charlotte Stone Crabs, 3–1
2014 ‡	67–69	.493	2nd	1st		3–3	.500	Won North Division title vs Dunedin Blue Jays, 2–0^[21] Lost FSL Championship vs Fort Myers Miracle, 3–1
2015 ‡	77–58	.570	2nd	1st		3–3	.500	Won North Division title vs Clearwater Threshers, 2–0^[22] Lost FSL Championship vs Charlotte Stone Crabs, 3–1
2016	76–61	.555	3rd	3rd	6.5	--	--	--
2017	53–80	.398	11th	5th	31.0	--	--	--
2018 ‡	69–66	.511	6th	3rd	7.0	3–4	.428	Won North Division title vs Clearwater Threshers, 2–1^[23] Lost FSL Championship vs Fort Myers Miracle, 3–1
2019	66–68	.494	7th	3rd	13.5	--	--	--
2020	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021	60–60	.500	6th	3rd	2.5	--	--	--
2022	54–74	.422	10th	4th	18.5	--	--	--
Totals	1,956 – 1,940	.502	—	—	—	34–16	.680	9 Division titles, 6 FSL Championships

Ballparks

Jackie Robinson Ballpark

See main article: Jackie Robinson Ballpark.

The Daytona Tortugas' current, and only, ballpark is Jackie Robinson Ballpark. The venue has experienced several expansions and renovations since its completion in 1914, and currently seats 4,200 spectators.

Melching Field at Conrad Park

See main article: Melching Field at Conrad Park. In 1999, Daytona Cubs' owner and General Manager Jordan Kobritz decided to move a home game to Melching Field at Conrad Park, located in nearby DeLand. This ballpark is the home of the Stetson University Hatters baseball team. Kobritz's goal was to generate some fan interest in the Cubs, in the western part of Volusia County. The game (vs. the St. Petersburg Devil Rays) was played on June 26, 1999.^[24] In August 2004, the D-Cubs had to move several games to Melching Field, due to damage to Jackie Robinson Ballpark, caused by Hurricane Charley.^{[25] [26]} The Cubs paid another visit to Melching Field on June 20, 2007, when they played a double-header against the Palm Beach Cardinals. The game was moved this time to benefit a local charity in DeLand, as well as provide another opportunity to showcase the Daytona Cubs to fans in DeLand.^[27]

Uniforms

Current

The team's color scheme consists of blue and green. Jerseys and pants for home games are made of white fabric with green trim, while those for road games are made of gray fabric with blue trim. On home jerseys, the word "Tortugas" is scripted across the chest in green. On road jerseys, the word "Daytona" is written across the chest in blue script. The player's number is written on the back in large green characters surrounded by blue.

The team's batting practice uniforms, which double as alternate uniforms, are made of green fabric. "Tortugas" is written across the chest in white script, trimmed in blue. There is a Daytona Tortugas logo on the right shoulder. Numbers, in white surrounded by blue, are sewn on the back in block characters.

The official home and road caps were green with Daytona Tortugas logo centered on the front. The batting practice/alternate caps are blue in color, with a white front and blue brim. The alternate Shelldon head logo is in the center of the cap. A green belt is typically worn.

Past

From 1993 to 2014 as the Cubs, the team's color scheme consisted of red, white, and blue, the same colors used by the Chicago Cubs. The uniforms of the Daytona Cubs were descendants of the Chicago Cubs' uniforms. Jerseys and pants for home games were made of white fabric with blue pinstripes, while those for road games were made of gray fabric with blue pinstripes. On home jerseys, the Chicago Cubs logo was located on the left chest, and a Daytona Cubs logo was located on the left sleeve. On road jerseys, the word "Daytona" was written across the chest in red script, and a Daytona Cubs logo was present on the left shoulder. The player's number was written on the back in large blue characters surrounded by red. Blue T-shirts of varying sleeve lengths were worn underneath the jerseys. The team's batting practice uniforms, which doubled as alternate uniforms, were made of light blue fabric with white pinstripes. "Daytona" was written across the chest in red script. There was a Daytona Cubs logo on the left shoulder. Numbers, in blue surrounded by red, were sewn on the back in block characters. The official home and road caps were blue with either the Chicago Cubs or Daytona Cubs logo centered on the front. A blue belt was worn on all the different uniforms along with blue ankle-length socks.

Mascot

The team's mascot is an anthropomorphic turtle ("Tortuga") named Shelldon. Since his first season in 2015, "Daytona's favorite party animal" acts as the team's Goodwill Ambassador, visiting local schools and charity events when he is not performing at home games.^[28]

Shelldon is a green and white sea turtle with a blue shell on his back, dark green spots, and an occasional backwards cap. He sports his white Tortuga jersey almost daily but changes into elaborate costumes for on-field skits and performances. Daytona Tortuga fans have learned to not get attached to any particular players, since the reward for superior play is to be taken away from Daytona and sent up to a higher farm team. Shelldon has been an adequate substitute to represent the team to the public and can constantly be seen tumbling, breakdancing, and generating fun around Daytona.

Shelldon was also named the #1 Florida State League Mascot by The Athletic.^[29]

He is also joined by Shelly, a female turtle who supports the Tortugas' involvement in the community and is Shelldon's girlfriend. She debuted as the second team mascot in 2018.^[30]

Past

Prior to becoming the Tortugas, the Daytona Cubs originally used a version of the Chicago Cubs emblem. In 1994, the Cubs hired Benedict Advertising, a local marketing firm, to develop a new logo. Benedict's design department created a bear cub wearing sunglasses and a backwards baseball cap.^[31]

As a mascot, Cubby first appeared on the field on May 27, 1994. He had brown fur and wore the same style of uniform as the team, but wearing his hat backwards.^[32]

Media

Radio

Justin Rocke, the Tortugas Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations, provided the play-by-play coverage until leaving in the 2023 Season.^[33]

On April 1, 2023, Brennan Mense took over the role of Tortugas Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations, and provides the play-by-play coverage currently.^[34]

Print

Local newspaper coverage of the team is provided by The Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Memorable events and records

Four home runs in a game

• Ryan Harvey, July 28, 2006, game vs. Clearwater Threshers (Daytona won, 10–9), hit four home runs in one game.^{[35] [36]}
• Javier Báez, June 10, 2013, game vs. Fort Myers Miracle (Daytona won 9–6), hit four home runs in one game.

Hitting for the cycle

Five Daytona players have hit for the cycle to date:

• Adam Greenberg, August 17, 2002, game vs. St. Lucie Mets (Daytona won, 17–1)^[37]
• Félix Pie, June 27, 2004, game vs. Fort Myers Miracle (Daytona won, 15–14, 10 innings)
• Brett Jackson, June 14, 2010, game vs. Lakeland Flying Tigers (Daytona won, 6–4, 11 innings)^[38]
• Albert Almora, July 14, 2014, game vs. Jupiter Hammerheads (Daytona won, 13–8, 13 innings)^[39]
• Carlos Jorge, July 21, 2023 vs. Jupiter Hammerheads (Daytona lost,16-4) First Cycle by a Daytona Tortuga^[40]

No-hitters

• Matt Loosen, July 8, 2013, at Dunedin Blue Jays (Daytona won 7–0). Loosen allowed no hits over a full nine innings of work, while walking two and striking out nine.
• Ben Wells, Kyler Burke, Zach Cates; Wednesday, August 21 at Dunedin Blue Jays and Tuesday, August 27, 2013, vs. Dunedin Blue Jays (Daytona won 1–0). Ben Wells pitched a hitless first inning in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader on August 21 at Dunedin, until a rainstorm caused the game to be suspended and eventually completed on August 27 at Daytona (where the Cubs were still the road team, despite playing in their home ballpark). In the resumption of the game on August 27, Kyler Burke didn't allow a hit in five innings of work and Zach Cates closed the game out with a 1-2-3 seventh inning. The game is more than a baseball rarity, considering the no-hitter was technically thrown in two cities, separated by 163 miles of driving distance.
• Tyler Mahle, June 13, 2016, at Jupiter Hammerheads (Daytona won 4–0). Mahle became the first FSL pitcher to toss a nine-inning solo no-hitter since Loosen did it for Daytona almost three years earlier. The only baserunner was a hit batter in the second inning, as Mahle faced the minimum (due to a doubleplay) and struck out six.^[41]
• James Proctor, Vin Timpanelli, Ricky Karcher, Nick Hanson and Carson Spiers combined for a 1-0 no-hitter on May 22, 2021 at home against the Jupiter Hammerheads.^[42]

Notable alumni

Florida State League

Some Daytona players have distinguished themselves in the Florida State League

• Matt Craig, 2006 FSL All-Star First Baseman^[43]
• Jake Fox, 2006 FSL All-Star Catcher^[43]
• Sean Gallagher, 2006 FSL All-Star Pitcher^[43]
• Mitch Atkins, 2007 FSL All-Star pitcher^[44]
• Tyler Colvin, 2007 FSL All-Star outfielder^[44]
• Chris Amador, 2007 FSL All-Star outfielder^[44]
• Jesus Valdez, 2007 FSL All-Star outfielder^[44]
• Matt Matulia, 2007 FSL All-Star outfielder^[44]
• Alex Maestri, 2008 FSL All-Star pitcher
• Ryan Searle, 2009 FSL All-Star pitcher^[45]
• Starlin Castro, 2009 FSL All-Star infielder^[45]
• Aaron Shafer, 2010 FSL All-Star pitcher^[46]
• Brett Jackson, 2010 FSL All-Star outfielder^[46]
• Frank Batista, 2011 FSL All-Star pitcher ^[47]
• Justin Bour, 2011 FSL All-Star first baseman^[47]
• Evan Crawford, 2011 FSL All-Star outfielder^[47]
• Aaron Kurcz, 2011 FSL All-Star pitcher^[47]
• Junior Lake, 2011 FSL All-Star shortstop^[47]
• Arismendy Alcantara, 2012 FSL All-Star infielder^[48]
• John Andreoli, 2012–2013 FSL All-Star outfielder^[48]
• Austin Kirk, 2012 FSL All-Star pitcher^[48]
• Matt Loosen, 2012 FSL All-Star pitcher^[48]
• Nelson Perez, 2012 FSL All-Star pitcher^[48]
• Greg Rohan, 2012 FSL All-Star infielder^[48]
• Matt Szczur, 2012 FSL All-Star outfielder^[48]
• Javier Baez, 2013 FSL All-Star infielder
• Frank Del Valle, 2013 FSL All-Star pitcher
• Dustin Geiger, 2013 FSL All-Star infielder
• Jorge Soler, 2013 FSL All-Star outfielder
• Gioskar Amaya, 2014 FSL All-Star infielder
• Marco Hernandez, 2014 FSL All-Star infielder
• Bijan Rademacher, 2014 FSL All-Star outfielder
• Felix Pena, 2014 FSL All-Star pitcher
• Andrew McKirahan, 2014 FSL All-Star pitcher
• Joe Hudson, 2015 FSL All-Star catcher
• Alex Blandino, 2015 FSL All-Star infielder
• Phillip Ervin, 2015 FSL All-Star outfielder
• Nick Travieso, 2015 FSL All-Star pitcher
• Jake Ehret, 2016 FSL All-Star pitcher
• Jimmy Herget, 2016 FSL All-Star pitcher
• Aristides Aquino, 2016 FSL All-Star outfielder & FSL Player of the Year

Major League players

Many Daytona players have advanced to play in the major leagues.

• Terry Adams, right-handed pitcher
• James Adduci, outfielder
• Christopher Archer, pitcher
• Mitch Atkins, right-handed pitcher
• Javier Báez, middle infielder
• Richie Barker, right-handed pitcher
• Francis Beltrán, right-handed pitcher
• Jerry Blevins, left-handed pitcher
• Roosevelt Brown, outfielder
• Kris Bryant, third baseman
• Alex Cabrera, first baseman
• Russ Canzler, infield
• Esmailin Caridad, right-handed pitcher
• Andrew Cashner, right-handed pitcher
• Starlin Castro, shortstop
• José Ceda, right-handed pitcher
• Ronny Cedeño, shortstop
• Hunter Cervenka, left-handed pitcher
• Rocky Cherry, right-handed pitcher
• Robinson Chirinos, catcher
• Hee-seop Choi, first baseman
• Buck Coats, outfielder
• Casey Coleman, pitcher
• Tyler Colvin, outfielder
• Juan Cruz, right-handed pitcher
• Dayán Díaz, right-handed pitcher
• Brian Dopirak, first baseman
• Scott Downs, left-handed pitcher
• Courtney Duncan, pitcher
• Carl Edwards, Jr., right-handed pitcher
• Scott Eyre, left-handed pitcher
• Kyle Farnsworth, right-handed pitcher
• Kevin Foster, right-handed pitcher
• Chad Fox, right-handed pitcher
• Jake Fox, utility player
• Sam Fuld, outfielder
• Sean Gallagher, right-handed pitcher
• Chris Gissell, pitcher
• Doug Glanville, outfielder
• Geremi González, right-handed pitcher
• Tom Gordon, right-handed pitcher
• Adam Greenberg, outfielder
• Brandon Guyer, outfielder
• Ángel Guzmán, right-handed pitcher
• Rich Hill, left-handed pitcher
• Eric Hinske, infielder and outfielder
• Micah Hoffpauir, first baseman and outfielder
• Brett Jackson, outfielder
• Jay Jackson, pitcher
• Robin Jennings, outfielder
• Ryan Jorgensen, catcher
• David Kelton, infielder and outfielder
• Brooks Kieschnick, pitcher and outfielder
• Chang-Yong Lim, right-handed pitcher
• Casey McGehee, infielder
• Carlos Mármol, right-handed pitcher
• Sean Marshall, left-handed pitcher
• Javier Martínez, right-handed pitcher
• Juan Mateo, right-handed pitcher
• Adalberto Méndez, right-handed pitcher
• Chad Meyers, infielder
• José Molina, catcher
• Lou Montañez, outfielder
• Scott Moore, infielder
• Matt Murton, outfielder
• Ricky Nolasco, right-handed pitcher
• Phil Norton, left-handed pitcher
• Will Ohman, left-handed pitcher
• Ryan O'Malley, left-handed pitcher
• Rey Ordóñez, shortstop
• Kevin Orie, third baseman
• David Patton, right-handed pitcher
• Félix Pie, outfielder
• Carmen Pignatiello, left-handed pitcher
• Renyel Pinto, left-handed pitcher
• Bo Porter, outfielder
• Clay Rapada, left-handed pitcher
• José Reyes, catcher
• James Russell, left-handed pitcher
• Jae Kuk Ryu, right-handed pitcher
• Ray Sadler, outfielder
• Jeff Samardzija, right-handed pitcher
• Ryne Sandberg, infielder
• Brian Schlitter, right-handed pitcher
• Andrew Sisco, left-handed pitcher
• Jason Smith, infielder
• Steve Smyth, left-handed pitcher
• Jorge Soler, outfielder
• Geovany Soto, catcher
• Justin Speier, right-handed pitcher
• Jason Szuminski, right-handed pitcher
• Kevin Tapani, right-handed pitcher
• Amaury Telemaco, right-handed pitcher
• Nate Teut, left-handed pitcher
• Ryan Theriot, infielder
• Ismael Valdez, right-handed pitcher
• Donnie Veal, left-handed pitcher
• Dan Vogelbach, first baseman
• Duane Ward, right-handed pitcher
• John Webb, pitcher
• Zack Weiss, right-handed pitcher
• Todd Wellemeyer, right-handed pitcher
• Randy Wells, right-handed pitcher
• Randy Williams, pitcher
• Kerry Wood, right-handed pitcher
• Michael Wuertz, right-handed pitcher
• Carlos Zambrano, right-handed pitcher
• Pete Zoccolillo, outfielder

Managers

Thirteen men have managed Daytona baseball teams since the franchise's inception in 1993. Six managers have guided the team to win the FSL Championship: Dave Trembley (1995), Richie Zisk (2000), Steve McFarland (2004), Jody Davis (2008), Buddy Bailey (2011), and Dave Keller (2013).^[18] Trembley won 290 games from 1995 to 1996 and 2001 to 2002, placing him first on the all-time wins list for Daytona managers. Having managed the team for 545 games, he is also the longest-tenured manager in team history. The manager with the highest winning percentage over a full season or more is Steve McFarland (.556). Conversely, the lowest winning percentage over a season or more is .429 by the team's first manager, Bill Hays. Buddy Bailey managed his first Daytona game in 2006, was replaced as manager following the season but returned to Daytona in 2009. Eli Marrero managed the Tortugas from 2015 to 2017. Former shortstop Ricky Gutierrez, who won a World Series with the Boston Red Sox in 2004 and was the Tortugas bench coach in 2017, was named the team's full-time manager for the 2018 season.

	Manager	Years	Games	Wins	Losses	Win %	Post-season Appearances	Post-season Wins	Post-season Losses	Post-season Win %	Ref
1		1993	133	57	76	.429	–	–	–	–	^[49]
2		1994	134	61	73	.455	–	–	–	–	^[50]
3		1995–1996	272	158	114	.581	1	3	2	.600	^[51]
4		1997–1998	278	132	146	.475	–	–	–	–	^[52]
5		1999	138	63	75	.457	–	–	–	–	^[53]
6		2000	139	76	63	.547	1	5	0	1.000	^[54]
		2001–2002	273	132	141	.484	–	–	–	–
7		2003	137	66	71	.482	–	–	–	–	^[55]
8		2004	126	70	56	.556	1	2	0	1.000	^[56]
		2005	134	69	65	.515	–	–	–	–
9			70	35	35	.500	–	–	–	–	^[57] ^[58] ^[59]
		2009–2011	274	215	196	.523	1	5	1	.833	^[60]
10		2012	133	59	74	.444	-	-	-	-	^[61]
11		2013–2014	274	149	125	.544	2	8	4	.667	^[62]
12		2015–2017	278	156	122	.561	1	3	3	.500	^[63]
13		2018–2019	269	135	134	.502	1	3	7	.300	^[64]
14	Travis Dawkins	2021-2022	248	114	134	.460	-	-	-	-	^[65]
15	Julio Morillo	2023	85	39	46	.459	-	-	-	-	^[66]
Totals			3850	1942	1908	.504	9	34	19	.642	—

Notes

• The Record column indicates wins and losses during the regular season and excludes any post-season play.
• This column indicates position in the overall league standings.
• This column indicates position in the overall divisional standings.
• The GB column indicates "Games Behind" the team that finished in first place in the division that season. It is determined by finding the difference in wins plus the difference in losses divided by two.
• The Record column indicates wins and losses during the post-season.

External links

• • Daytona Tortugas statistics at Baseball-Reference

Notes and References

1. Web site: Personnel News: Daytona, Hagerstown. Ballpark Digest. December 21, 2018. December 21, 2018.
2. News: Admirals are Leaving; Deal Struck With Mets. Sep 3, 1987. The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
3. News: Report: Daytona Closer to getting baseball team. Feb 2, 1993. The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
4. News: Baseball City may get Cubs. Feb 6, 1993. Lakeland Ledger.
5. News: DB & Cubs still under negotiation. Feb 9, 1993. The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
6. News: Class A Cubs will leave Baseball City for Daytona. Feb 23, 1993. Lakeland Ledger.
7. News: Dickson, Cubs make FSL debuts. Apr 8, 1993. The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
8. News: Opening night a big hit with area baseball fans. Apr 13, 1993. The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
9. News: Pro Baseball Returns to Daytona Beach. Apr 10, 1993. The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
10. News: Kobritz invites Chelsea to pitch. Mar 10, 1993. Bangor Daily News.
11. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-daytona-cubs-affiliation-ends-20140916-story.html Chicago Cubs aren't returning to Daytona Beach next season – Orlando Sentinel
12. http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20140917/SPORTS/140919525/1040/frontpage?Title=It-s-official-Cubs-say-goodbye-to-Daytona-for-Myrtle-Beach It's official; Cubs say goodbye to Daytona for Myrtle Beach – News – Daytona Beach News-Journal Online – Daytona Beach, FL
13. http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20140918/SPORTS/140919397?Title=It-x2019-s-official-Cincinnati-Reds-are-Daytona-x2019-s-new-MLB-affiliate It’s official: Cincinnati Reds are Daytona’s new MLB affiliate – News – Daytona Beach News-Journal Online – Daytona Beach, FL
14. http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20141204&content_id=103072556&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb Turtle power: D-Cubs become Tortugas | MiLB.com
15. News: Kevin. Reichard. Reese Smith III Buys Daytona Tortugas. Ballpark Digest. June 4, 2015. June 5, 2015.
16. Web site: Mayo . Jonathan . MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues . Major League Baseball . February 12, 2021 . June 30, 2024.
17. Web site: Historical League Names to Return in 2022 . Minor League Baseball . March 16, 2022 . June 30, 2024.
18. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/about/page.jsp?ymd=20061213&content_id=148533&vkey=about_l123&fext=.jsp&sid=l123 "Past Champions".
19. http://www.milb.com/milb/events/playoffs/y2011/league.jsp?sid=milb&lid=123 2011 Florida State League Playoffs - MiLB.com.
20. http://www.milb.com/milb/events/playoffs/y2013/league.jsp?sid=milb&lid=123 2013 Florida State League Playoffs - MiLB.com.
21. http://www.milb.com/milb/events/playoffs/y2014/league.jsp?id=123&sid=l123 2014 Florida State League Playoffs - MiLB.com.
22. http://www.milb.com/milb/events/playoffs/y2015/league.jsp?id=123&sid=l123 2015 Florida State League Playoffs - MiLB.com.
23. http://www.milb.com/milb/events/playoffs/y2018/league.jsp?id=123&sid=l123 2018 Florida State League Playoffs - MiLB.com.
24. News: FSL Cubs Win 3–2 in Deland. June 27, 1999. The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
25. News: Daytona Cubs to Play in Deland. Aug 15, 2004. Our Sports Central.
26. News: Relocating, Relocating, Relocating. Aug 16, 2004. Our Sports Central.
27. News: Daytona Cubs to Play in Deland June 20. May 31, 2007. Our Sports Central.
28. News: The Daytona Cubs have a brand new, equally as fearsome mascot: The Tortugas. December 4, 2014. MLB.
29. News: From Sod Poodles to Nuts, we picked the best mascot in MiLB. June 24, 2020. The Athletic.
30. News: The Tortugas Give 'Em Shell(y). April 27, 2018. MiLB.
31. News: Local Businesses Find Their Niche After Logo Makeover. Aug 13, 1995. The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
32. News: FSL Cubs Meet Their Better Half. September 6, 1994. The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
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34. Web site: Brennan Mense Named New Voice of the Tortugas . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central . 2023-07-21.
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