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| Class | Single-A (2021–present) | ||||
| Previous classes | Class A-Advanced (1994–2020) | ||||
| League | Florida State League (1994–present) | ||||
| Division | West Division | ||||
| Major league affiliations | |||||
| Team | New York Yankees (1994–present) | ||||
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| League titles (5) |
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| Division titles (7) |
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| Team data | |||||
| Name | Tampa Tarpons (2018–present) | ||||
Previous names | Tampa Yankees (1994–2017) | ||||
| Colors | Legends navy, Tarpon silver, Gulf blue, white[1] | ||||
| Mascot | Blue | ||||
| Ballpark | George M. Steinbrenner Field (1996–present) | ||||
Previous parks | Red McEwen Field (1994–1995) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | New York Yankees | ||||
| General manager | Jeremy Ventura | ||||
| Manager | James Cooper | ||||
| Website | milb.com/tampa | ||||
The Tampa Tarpons are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They are located in Tampa, Florida. The Tarpons play their home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field, which is also the spring training home of the New York Yankees and incorporates design elements from old Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, including identical field dimensions. They competed at the Class A-Advanced level from 1994 to 2020 before being reclassified Low Single-A in 2021. Since their inception, the club has won five league championships, in 1994, 2001, 2004, 2009, and 2010.
The club was established in 1994 as the Tampa Yankees and played for 24 seasons under that name. Before the 2018 season, the team was rebranded as the "Tampa Tarpons", reviving a name that had been used by an earlier franchise in the FSL for over 30 years.[2]
- ^ "Splash from the past". Minor League Baseball. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ Norris, Josh. "Tampa Yankees Announce Name Change". Baseball America. Retrieved December 12, 2017.