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Lakeland Flying Tigers
File:LakelandFlyingTigersLogo.PNG File:LakelandFlyingTigersCapLogo.PNG
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassAdvanced-A (1990–present)
Previous classesClass A (1962-1989)
Class D (1960)
LeagueFlorida State League (1960–present)
DivisionNorth Division
Major league affiliations
TeamDetroit Tigers (1963–present)
Previous teamsSan Francisco Giants (1962) Cleveland Indians (1960)
Minor league titles
League titles (4)
  • 1976
  • 1977
  • 1992
  • 2012
Team data
NameLakeland Flying Tigers (2007–present)
Previous names
Lakeland Tigers (1963–2006)

Lakeland Giants (1962)

Lakeland Indians (1960)
BallparkPublix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium (1966–2001, 2003–2015, 2017-)
Previous parks
Henley Field (1960, 1962–1965, 2002, 2016)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Detroit Tigers, Inc.
General managerZach Burek
ManagerDave Huppert

The Lakeland Flying Tigers are a minor league baseball team based in Lakeland, Florida.

Home games are played at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium; opened in 1966 and renovated in 2002-03. The park, which also doubles as the Detroit Tigers spring training home, seats 8,500 fans. Renovations are set to be completed in the spring of 2017. It plays in the Florida State League and has been the High-A affiliate of the Tigers since 1963, one of the two longest unbroken affiliate relationships currently existing.[1] Until November 2006, the team was known as the Lakeland Tigers, with branding similar to the parent club. However the team originated in 1960 as the Lakeland Indians, an affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. After a one-year hiatus, the team was restarted in 1962 as the Lakeland Giants, and an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.

In 2012, the Flying Tigers won their first FSL title in twenty years by defeating the Jupiter Hammerheads, three games to two. It was the fourth league title in club history.[2]

Team name

In 2006, the team introduced a new name and colors to pay homage to the Lakeland School of Aeronautics, later the Lodwick School of Aeronautics. The school trained over 8,000 pilots between 1940 and 1945, some of whom later flew with the Flying Tigers in China during World War II,[3] and was actually located at the current site of Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium.[4]

Notable former ballplayers

Playoffs

Current roster

Lakeland Flying Tigers roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 29 Garrett Apker
  • 49 Micah Ashman
  • 26 Cam Brown
  • 46 Thomas Bruss ~
  • 41 Rayner Castillo
  • 13 Ronny Chalas
  • 33 Pedro Garcia
  • 30 Duque Hebbert
  • 31 Preston Howey
  • 28 Zack Lee
  • 40 Carlos Lequerica
  • 35 Hayden Minton
  • 18 Cole Patten
  • 55 Patrick Pridgen ~
  • 20 Josh Randall ~
  • 12 Gabriel Reyes
  • 20 Erick Rodriguez
  • 38 Andrew Sears
  • 27 Ethan Sloan ~
  • 22 Luke Stofel
  • 37 Cole Stupp

Catchers

  • 58 Josue Briceño
  • 45 Archer Brookman
  • 43 Eduardo Valencia

Infielders

  • 32 Clayton Campbell
  •  9 Samuel Gil
  • 19 Woody Hadeen
  •  8 Franyerber Montilla
  • 39 Jack Penney
  • 15 Garrett Pennington
  • 15 Cristian Santana ~
  • 10 David Smith

Outfielders

  • 21 Jose De La Cruz
  • 25 Nomar Fana
  • 34 Zach MacDonald
  •  1 Jackson Strong

Manager

Coaches

  • 99 Nick Bredeson (hitting)
  • 24 Nick Green (pitching)
  • 44 René Rivera (bench)

60-day injured list

  • 20 Donye Evans (full season)
  • -- Wilmer A. Fenelon
  • -- Diego Palmero (full season)
  • -- Blake Pivaroff
  • 86 Chris Williams Jr.

7-day injured list
* On Detroit Tigers 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated September 18, 2024
 Transactions
→ More rosters: MiLB • Florida State League
 → Detroit Tigers minor league players

References

  1. ^ Hill, Benjamin. "PDC's make everything old new again, www.milb.com". Web.minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  2. ^ http://www.theledger.com/article/20120912/NEWS/120919715/1002/sports?Title=Flying-Tigers-Scrape-Two-Runs-Across-in-The-Eight-to-Win-FSL-Championship-Series
  3. ^ Benjamin Hill / Special to MLB.com (November 13, 2006). "Article | Lakeland Flying Tigers News". Minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  4. ^ [1] Archived February 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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