Charlotte Stone Crabs

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Charlotte Stone Crabs
First Season
1980
Team History
Charlotte Stone Crabs (2009-20)
Vero Beach Devil Rays (2007-08)
Vero Beach Dodgers (1980-2006)
League/Division
Minor League Baseball (1980-2020)
Venue
Charlotte Sports Park (2009-20)
Holman Stadium (1980-2008)
Major League Affiliations
Tampa Bay Rays (2007-20)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1980-2006)


The Charlotte Stone Crabs were a Minor League Baseball team located in Port Charlotte, Florida, from 2009 to 2020. They competed in the Florida State League (FSL) as the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball (MLB) team. They played their home games at Charlotte Sports Park and were named for the Florida stone crab, which is indigenous to the Charlotte County region.

The Stone Crabs arrived in Port Charlotte in 2009 after the Vero Beach Devil Rays were purchased by Ripken Baseball and relocated from Vero Beach, Florida. They played 11 seasons in Port Charlotte. The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After the cancelled season, the Stone Crabs were dropped as a Rays affiliate and not invited to join another organization as a part of MLB's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues.

Publications

Home programs by season

Season/Date Type Opponent Venue
1980s
1985 Regular Season n/a Holman Stadium
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Minor League Baseball
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Eastern League Northeast Division Binghamton Rumble Ponies • Hartford Yard Goats • New Hampshire Fisher Cats • Portland Sea Dogs • Reading Fightin Phils • Somerset Patriots
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South Division Augusta GreenJackets • Charleston RiverDogs • Columbia Fireflies • Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Florida State League East Division Daytona Tortugas • Jupiter Hammerheads • Palm Beach Cardinals • St. Lucie Mets
West Division Bradenton Marauders • Clearwater Threshers • Dunedin Blue Jays • Fort Myers Mighty Mussels • Lakeland Flying Tigers • Tampa Tarpons
California League North Division Fresno Grizzlies • Modesto Nuts • San Jose Giants • Stockton Ports
South Division Inland Empire 66ers • Lake Elsinore Storm • Rancho Cucamonga Quakes • Visalia Rawhide
Defunct Leagues
Defunct Teams Calgary Cannons • Charlotte Stone Crabs • Fort Lauderdale Yankees • Seattle Rainiers • Toronto Maple Leafs
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