Jacksonville Suns

The Jacksonville Suns, are a minor league baseball team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The team is a member of the Southern League and is the class Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. Two teams named the Suns have played in Jacksonville since 1962: a class Triple-A International League team from 1962–1968, and the current Double-A team from 1970 to 2016. From 1985–1990 the team was known as the Jacksonville Expos, when they were affiliated with the Montreal Expos MLB team.

In 2005, Phil Dwyer was drafted to play for the Suns.

Behind the scenes

 * The Jacksonville Suns was renamed the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in 2016, and started the 2007 season with their new name.