Brevard County Manatees

Brevard County Manatees Founded in 1994 Viera, Florida
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Single-A (Advanced) (1994–present)
Minor league affiliations
Florida State League (1994–present) North Division
Major league affiliations
Milwaukee Brewers (2005–present) Montreal Expos (2002–2004) Florida Marlins (1994–2001)
Name
Brevard County Manatees (1994–present)
Colors
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Ballpark
Space Coast Stadium (1994–present)
Minor league titles
League titles	2001 (co-champions with Tampa Yankees)
Division titles	1994, 2001, 2007
Owner(s)/Operated by: Central Florida Baseball Group, LLC President: Charlie Baumann
Manager: Joe Ayrault
General Manager: Kyle J. Smith

The Brevard County Manatees are a minor league baseball team of the Florida State League, and are the A-Advanced affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are based in Viera, Florida, and play their home games at Space Coast Stadium; built in 1994, the park holds 8,100 fans and is also the Spring Training home of the Washington Nationals

The Manatees will be affiliated with the Milwaukee Brewers through 2014, as the two organizations extended their player development contract (PDC) in the spring of 2012.

Their mascot is known as Manny the Manatee. During the time that the team was affiliated with the Marlins, the mascot was named Hugh.

Team history

In 1994, the Manatees made it to the Florida State League championship series, but lost in the finals to the Tampa Yankees. They made a second championship series appearance in 2001. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the championship series was canceled and the Manatees and Tampa Yankees were declared co-champions. In 2007, the Manatees won the title in their division, but lost in the league finals to the Clearwater Threshers in four games.

On August 12, 2009, the Manatees recorded the 1,000th win in franchise history with an 8–2 win over the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Promotions

In April 2007, on "World Record First Pitch Attempt Day" the stadium was opened at 6:00 a.m. for the 7:00 p.m. game to allow each fan to throw a ceremonial first pitch. They were still short of the world record by several hundred pitches.

Season-by-season results

Brevard County Manatees
Year	Regular Season			Post-season
	Record	Win %	League	Record	Win %	Result
1994	78–61	.561	2nd	3–3	.500	Won East Division title vs West Palm Beach Expos, 2–0 Lost FSL Championship vs Tampa Yankees, 1–3
1995	61–74	.452	12th	—	—	—
1996	47–92	.338	14th	—	—	—
1997	62–76	.449	12th	—	—	—
1998	43–97	.307	14th	—	—	—
1999	61–74	.452	12th	—	—	—
2000	66–74	.471	10th	—	—	—
2001	80–55	.593	1st	2–1	.667	Won East Division title vs Vero Beach Dodgers, 2–1 FSL Championship series vs Tampa Yankees canceled due to September 11, 2001 attacks. Both teams are declared co-champions.
2002	51–85	.375	12th	—	—	—
2003	65–66	.496	7th	—	—	—
2004	53–72	.424	10th	—	—	—
2005	63–73	.463	10th	—	—	—
2006	64–65	.496	8th	—	—	—
2007	74–62	.544	4th	3–4	.429	Won East Division title vs St. Lucie Mets, 2–1 Lost FSL Championship vs Clearwater Threshers, 1–3
2008	66–72	.478	8th	—	—	—
2009	79–48	.622	1st	0–2	.000	Lost North Division title vs Tampa Yankees, 0–2
2010	64–75	.460	10th	—	—	—
2011	62–76	.449	11th	—	—	—
2012	63–72	.467	8th	—	—	—
Totals	1,192–1,369	.465	—	8–10	.465	1 League Co-Championship

Current roster

Brevard County Manatees roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 30 Jacob Barnes 21 Jed Bradley 25 Tyler Cravy 17 David Goforth 34 Seth Harvey 37 Andre Lamontagne 40 Matt Miller 27 Stephen Peterson 20 Chad Pierce 35 Kevin Shackleford 22 Cody Scarpetta 24 Brent Suter 13 Tommy Toledo 36 Mark Williams		Catchers 11 Cameron Garfield 12 Rafael Neda Infielders 44 Cody Hawn 14 Gregory Hopkins 2 Brandon Macias 33 Nick Ramirez 3 Yadiel Rivera Outfielders 8 Mitch Haniger 15 Ben McMahan 6 T.J. Mittelstaedt 10 Lance Roenicke 26 Chadwin Stang		Manager 67 Joe Ayrault Coaches 31 Mark Dewey (pitching)  9 Ned Yost IV (hitting) 7-day disabled list * On Milwaukee Brewers 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated June 17, 2013 Transactions · Coaching staff → More MiLB rosters → Milwaukee Brewers minor league players

Notable alumni

Ryan Braun

Nate Robertson

• Josh Beckett
• Ryan Braun won the 2007 National League Rookie of the Year Award after leading the league in slugging percentage, won Silver Slugger Awards in 2008–10, and was an NL All Star in 2008–12. 2011 National League Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
• Josh Butler
• Chad Cordero
• Ryan Dempster
• Alcides Escobar
• Yovani Gallardo
• Mat Gamel
• Félix Heredia
• Shawn Hill
• Matt Mantei
• Mike McClendon
• Brian Meadows
• Randy Messenger
• Kevin Millar
• Edgar Rentería
• Scott Podsednik
• Manny Parra
• Mike Redmond
• Nate Robertson
• Grady Sizemore
• Randy Winn
• Darrell Rasner
• Joe Thatcher
• John Axford
• Jay Powell
• Tony Saunders
• Luis Ugueto
• Carlos Villanueva
• Kelley Washington (Wide Receiver, New England Patriots, was a prospect for the Florida Marlins and played in Brevard in 1998 and 1999)
• Chris Young (Pitcher, San Diego Padres)

External links

• Brevard County Manatees official website
• Brevard County Manatees statistics at The Baseball Cube