Florida Fire Frogs

• Location: Kissimmee, FL 2017-2019; North Port, FL 2020 (did not play)
• League: Florida State League 2017-2019
• Affiliation: Atlanta Braves 2017-2019
• Ballpark: Osceola County Stadium 2017-2019; CoolToday Park 2020

Team History

In 2017, the Brevard County Manatees moved to Kissimmee, FL and became the Florida Fire Frogs. The Manatees had been a Milwaukee Brewers affiliate, but the Fire Frogs replaced the Carolina Mudcats as the Advanced Class A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. After two seasons in Kissimmee, they were forced to find another home as Osceola County Stadium was transformed into a soccer stadium. They found a temporary home at brand new CoolToday Park in North Port, FL, but this was only a one-year solution, as the ballpark infringed on the territorial rights of the Charlotte Stone Crabs, based in nearby Port Charlotte, FL. The team had also been identified as one of those to be eliminated after the season as part of a major reorganization of Minor League Baseball, so the team's future looked very dim. And indeed the team lost its affiliation in the minor league re-structuring after the 2020 season and was dissolved.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
2017	48-81	12th	Paul Runge (25-41) / Rocket Wheeler (23-40)		Carlos Méndez	Dennis Lewallyn
2018	51-80	12th	Luis Salazar		Rene Tosoni	Mike Maroth	Tomas Perez
2019	54-82	12th	Barrett Kleinknecht		Doug DeVore, Danny Santiesteban	Dan Meyer	Porky Lopez
2020	Season cancelled

External Link

• Official website