Tampa Yankees

• Location: Tampa, FL
• League: Florida State League 1994-2017
• Affiliation: New York Yankees 1994-2017
• Ballpark: Red McEwen Field 1994-1995, Steinbrenner Field 1996-2017

The Tampa Yankees were a New York Yankees affiliate in the Florida State League. They played their home games at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. In December 2017, the team announced it was changing names to a historical moniker, the Tampa Tarpons, for the 2018 season.

From 1962-1992, the Yankees' FSL affiliate was the Fort Lauderdale Yankees.

Year-by-Year Record

1994-2007 logo

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
1994	80-52	1st	Jake Gibbs	League Champs		Hoyt Wilhelm	Dave Howard
1995	72-64	5th	Jake Gibbs	Lost in 1st round	Ken Dominguez	Mark Shiflett	Dave Howard
1996	84-50	1st	Trey Hillman	Lost in 1st round	Rich Arena	Mark Shiflett	Dave Howard
1997	70-66	5th	Lee Mazzilli		Ricky Ware	Mark Shiflett	Dave Howard
1998	72-67	6th	Lee Mazzilli	Lost League Finals	Ricky Ware	Mark Shiflett	Freddy Langiotti
1999	78-58	2nd	Tom Nieto		Derek Shelton	Rich Monteleone
2000	70-70	7th	Tom Nieto		Tony Perezchica	Rich Monteleone
2001	77-62	2nd	Brian Butterfield	League Co-Champs *	Bill Masse	Rick Tomlin
2002	71-62	5th	Mitch Seoane	Lost in 1st round	Joe Breeden	Greg Pavlick
2003	68-64	6th	Bill Masse		Joe Breeden	Greg Pavlick
2004	75-58	3rd	Bill Masse	League Co- Champs*	Ty Hawkins	Greg Pavlick
2005	56-79	11th	Joe Breeden		Bill Doran / Ralph Dickenson	Greg Pavlick
2006	75-62	4th	Luis Sojo		James Rowson	Greg Pavlick
2007	83-56	1st	Luis Sojo		James Rowson	Greg Pavlick	Danilo Valiente
2008	72-65	6th	Luis Sojo		Aaron Ledesma	Greg Pavlick	Danilo Valiente
2009	77-56	3rd	Luis Sojo	League Champs	Julius Matos	Greg Pavlick	Tim McIntosh
2010	78-57	1st	Torre Tyson	League Champs	Julius Matos	Greg Pavlick	Derek Shumpert
2011	74-64	5th	Luis Sojo		Justin Turner	Jeff Ware	Mario Garza, Noriyoshi Omichi
2012	65-70	6th	Luis Sojo		Justin Turner	Jeff Ware
2013	58-78	11th	Luis Sojo		Marcus Thames	Jeff Ware	Brian Baisley
2014	71-68	7th	Al Pedrique		P.J. Pilittere	Danny Borrell	JD Closser
2015	66-72	9th	Dave Bialas		Tom Slater	Tommy Phelps	JD Closser
2016	77-58	2nd	Pat Osborn	Lost League Finals	Tom Slater	Tim Norton	Antonio Pacheco
2017	85-50	1st	Jay Bell	Lost in 1st round	Eric Duncan	Tim Norton	Raul Dominguez, Michel Hernandez

• * 2001 series canceled with Tampa and Brevard County tied at one game apiece. 2004 series cancelled.

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