Jupiter Hammerheads

• Location: Jupiter, FL
• League: Florida State League 1998-2019; Low-A Southeast 2021; Florida State League 2022-
• Affiliation: Montreal Expos 1998-2001; Florida Marlins/Miami Marlins 2002-present
• Ballpark: Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium

Team History

The Jupiter Hammerheads, of the Florida State League and briefly in Low-A Southeast, are half of the two farm teams that share their home with another affiliated club. The Miami Marlins farmhands play their home games at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, FL, which they share with the Palm Beach Cardinals of the same league.

The brand debuted in 1998, but the franchise dates all the way to the 1965 West Palm Beach Braves. That farm club changed parent cities - but not teams - in 1966 when the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta. The next change was more complete and would last the rest of their time in West Palm: They became the expansion Montreal Expos' High-A team in 1969 as the West Palm Beach Expos.

In Jupiter, the 'Heads continued under the Expos from 1998 through 2001, then moved into the then-Florida Marlins' system in 2002. That exchange was part of a much larger transaction, in which Jeffrey Loria sold the flailing Expos to MLB and used the resulting money and leverage to buy the Marlins, but also got to keep some of the Expos' more valuable assets, including this farm team and a share of its ballpark. When the dust settled, the Marlins had the Jupiter affiliation and the Expos' High-A affiliation went to the Brevard County Manatees, a struggling team that had served as the Marlins' affiliate in the FSL. In effect, although not technically, the Expos and Marlins swapped Florida operations and High-A clubs, with the Expos getting the short end of the stick.

MLB's 2021 Minor League Reorganization lowered the Hammerheads, and most of the FSL, one level.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
1998	80-60	4th	Doug Sisson	Lost in 1st round	Steve Phillips	Wayne Rosenthal
1999	73-65	5th	Luis Dorante	Lost in 1st round
2000	61-79	11th	Luis Dorante
2001	70-69	4th (t)	Tim Leiper		Mo Blakeney	Ace Adams
2002	81-57	2nd	Luis Dorante	Lost in 1st round		Ace Adams Mike Moore
2003	76-62	3rd	Luis Dorante	Lost in 1st round	Paul Sanagorski	Gil Lopez
2004	64-71	8th	Luis Dorante		Paul Sanagorski	Reid Cornelius
2005	64-71	9th	Tim Cossins		Paul Sanagorski	Reid Cornelius
2006	55-80	11th	Tim Cossins		Darin Everson	Reid Cornelius
2007	63-76	9th	Luis Dorante		Josue Espada	Reid Cornelius
2008	74-64	5th	Brandon Hyde		Anthony Iapoce	Reid Cornelius
2009	67-70	8th	Tim Leiper		Anthony Iapoce	John Duffy
2010	46-92	12th	Ron Hassey		Bobby Bell	Steve Watson
2011	60-80	12th	Ron Hassey		Frank Moore	Terry Abbott
2012	74-62	5th	Andy Haines	Lost League Finals	Corey Hart	Joe Coleman	Rigoberto Silverio
2013	68-69	5th	Andy Haines		Corey Hart	Joe Coleman	Rigoberto Silverio
2014	50-87	11th	Brian Schneider		Corey Hart	Joe Coleman	Ryan Curry
2015	67-73	8th	Brian Schneider		Corey Hart	Joe Coleman	Brendan Sagara / Izzy Alcantara
2016	68-69	8th	Randy Ready		Frank Moore	Jeremy Powell
2017	67-68	7th	Kevin Randel		Reynaldo Noriega	Jeremy Powell
2018	70-64	5th	Kevin Randel		Daniel Santin		Danny Black
2019	54-78	11th	Todd Pratt		Kevin Witt	Reid Cornelius	Danny Black
2020	Season cancelled
2021	61-56	5th	Jorge Hernandez		Ty Hawkins	Jason Erickson	Frank Moore
2022	62-66	7th	Angel Espada		Ty Hawkins	Glenn Dishman	Nathan Mikolas
2023	70-62	4th	Nelson Prada	League Champs	Ty Hawkins	Glenn Dishman	Nathan Mikolas
2024			Nelson Prada		Ty Hawkins	Glenn Dishman	Gianni Bloom

External Link

• The Official Home of the Jupiter Hammerheads