Fort Myers Miracle
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The Fort Myers Miracle are a Minor League Baseball team based in Fort Myers, Florida.
The team, which plays in the Florida State League, is the High-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins Major League club. Home games are played at Hammond Stadium, which has a capacity of 7,500. It opened in 1991. The park is also used as the Minnesota Twins spring training facility.
Musician Jimmy Buffett and actor Bill Murray have been part-owners of the team since 1989.
[edit] History
The Miracle franchise began in 1926 as the Fort Myers Palms, but moved to Miami for 1927 and played through mid-1928 as the Hustlers. Then, in 1962 they were re-named the Miami Marlins, after the former Class AAA International League team of the same name which existed from 1956-1960 (after the Syracuse Chiefs transferred there).The team played in the Class A Florida State League from 1963-1970 (Class D in 1962) and again from 1982-1988 as the Marlins. They were known as the Miami Orioles from 1971-1981 and are now known as the Fort Myers Miracle. During the vast majority of their time in Miami, the team played at Miami Stadium.
[edit] Affiliations
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The Miracle have been affiliated with the following major league teams:
| Year(s) | Affiliate(s) | ||||||
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| 1962-1965 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1966-1981 | Baltimore Orioles | 1983-1984 | San Diego Padres | 1993-Present | Minnesota Twins |
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| Minnesota Twins Franchise | |||
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| AAA | AA | A | Rookie |
| Rochester Red Wings | New Britain Rock Cats |
Fort Myers Miracle Beloit Snappers |
Elizabethton Twins Gulf Coast Twins VSL Twins |
| Florida State League | ||
| Eastern Division | Western Division | |
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| Brevard County Manatees | Daytona Cubs | Jupiter Hammerheads | Palm Beach Cardinals | St. Lucie Mets | Vero Beach Devil Rays | Clearwater Threshers | Dunedin Blue Jays | Fort Myers Miracle | Lakeland Flying Tigers | Sarasota Reds | Tampa Yankees | |
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