PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla—Sammy Stafura cracked his first home run of the season, Daytona took the lead for good with a three-run sixth, and the Tortugas survived a three-run ninth to defeat the St. Lucie Mets 5-4 on Thursday night at Clover Park. Daytona (9-9) moved back to .500 on

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla—Ty Floyd struck out a career-high seven batters over 4.0 hitless innings, but the St. Lucie Mets scored four runs against the Daytona Tortugas bullpen in sixth to turn the tide in a 6-3 St. Lucie victory on Wednesday afternoon at Clover Park. St. Lucie (10-7) earned

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla—The Daytona Tortugas held the St. Lucie Mets to just three hits and did not allow a run over the first eight innings, but St. Lucie tied the game in the ninth, then walked away with a 3-2 win in ten innings on Tuesday night at Clover

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Daytona Tortugas infielder Carlos Sanchez has been named the Florida State League Player of the Week for the week of April 15-20 after a huge week that was instrumental in the Tortugas winning four of six games at home against the Jupiter Hammerheads A 20-year-old native of the

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Alfredo Duno and Diego Omana homered, while Esmith Pineda added two hits and two RBI, but the Jupiter Hammerheads scored five runs in the first and didn’t look back as they defeated the Daytona Tortugas 11-7 on Easter Sunday at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Jupiter (7-8) salvaged the final

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—The Daytona Tortugas welcomed a throng of 3,550 to Jackie Robinson Ballpark for their largest gathering since 2019, but the Jupiter Hammerheads silenced the crowd and the Daytona bats as they spoiled the big gathering with a 4-2 victory on Saturday night. Jupiter (6-8) broke open a tie

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Daytona broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth and pulled away with three more in the sixth as the Daytona Tortugas won their fourth game in a row with a 5-1 win over the Jupiter Hammerheads on Friday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (8-5) improved to 6-1

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Bernard Moon swatted a pair of RBI hits, including the tie-breaker in the sixth, to lead the Daytona Tortugas to a 3-2 victory over the Jupiter Hammerheads on Thursday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (7-5) won their third straight for the first time this season, holding Jupiter

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Carter Graham crushed his third homer, Alfredo Duno drove in three, and Carlos Sanchez posted two doubles and two RBI as the Daytona Tortugas defeated the Jupiter Hammerheads 7-1 on Wednesday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (6-5) held Jupiter (5-6) to just four hits one night after

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Carlos Sanchez crushed a grand slam and drove in six, Luis Leones added a three-run home run, and the Daytona Tortugas pounced on the Jupiter Hammerheads 17-6 in the series opener Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (5-5) drew 14 walks and held Jupiter (5-5) to just

CLEARWATER, Fla—Luke Holman threw 5.0 innings of one-hit ball and the Daytona Tortugas rallied to tie the game in the ninth, but the Clearwater Threshers earned their second walk-off win of the series to win the series finale 5-4 in 11 innings on Sunday afternoon at BayCare Ballpark. Clearwater (6-3)

CLEARWATER, Fla—Kyle Henley had two hits and his first two RBI of the season, but a leadoff home run in the eighth broke a tie as the Clearwater Threshers nipped the Daytona Tortugas 5-4 on Saturday night at BayCare Ballpark. Clearwater (5-4) struck out 13 Daytona (4-4) batters as the

CLEARWATER, Fla—Luis Leones reached base six times, Carter Graham homered, five Tortugas drove in multiple runs, and infielder Luis Reyes was on the mound to close out a bizarre and unhinged 15-10 victory over the Clearwater Threshers on Friday night at BayCare Ballpark. Daytona (4-3) earned their second straight win

CLEARWATER, Fla.—Luis Reyes roped a key two-run double and Trent Hodgdon earned his first career win with 3.0 scoreless innings as three Daytona Tortugas pitchers held the Clearwater Threshers to just four hits to earn a 3-2 win on Thursday night at BayCare Ballpark. Daytona (3-3) only recorded five hits

CLEARWATER, Fla—Sammy Stafura drove in two runs, but the Daytona Tortugas failed to build off a five-run second as the Clearwater Threshers erased a three-run deficit to win 8-5 on Wednesday night at BayCare Ballpark. Clearwater (4-1) struck out 14 Daytona (2-3) batters and also retired 22 of the final

CLEARWATER, Fla—Ryan McCrystal blasted his first career homer and Luke Holman twirled 4.0 scoreless innings in his professional debut, but the Daytona Tortugas, after being ahead by four runs with two outs and no one on in the ninth, never got the final out as the Clearwater Threshers rallied to

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Carter Graham hit an impressive home run and drove in three, Kenya Huggins and JP Ortiz each spun 4.0 scoreless innings, and the Daytona Tortugas cruised to a 7-0 win over the Bradenton Marauders to win the first series of the season on Sunday evening at Jackie Robinson

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Alfredo Duno homered, doubled, and drove in three runs, while Iverson Espinoza added two hits and two RBI in his Tortugas debut as the Daytona Tortugas earned their first win of the season, 7-3 over the Bradenton Marauders in front of 2,561 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Right-hander Victor Diaz struck out five in his pro debut and the Daytona Tortugas struck out 14 batters as a team, but the Bradenton Marauders took the lead tight away and never looked back as the Tortugas fell 6-2 in front of 3,301 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark

PRINTABLE ROSTER DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—The Daytona Tortugas have released their Opening Day roster for the 2025 season. The new-look squad will take the field for the first time when the team opens their tenth season of play at Jackie Robinson Ballpark this Friday, April 4, at 6:35 p.m. The Tortugas

PRINTER-FRIENDLY SCHEDULE FULL SCHEDULE AND TICKETS DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—The Daytona Tortugas have unveiled their full promotional schedule for their tenth season of play at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. The season will be highlighted by the return of several popular theme nights and daily promotions from previous seasons, plus new and exciting

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—In conjunction with the Cincinnati Reds, the Daytona Tortugas announced their coaching and support staff for the 2025 season on Monday afternoon. Manager Willie Harris joins the Tortugas for his first season in Daytona and his first season back in the Reds organization. The 46-year-old most recently served

PRINTABLE VERSION DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—In conjunction with the Florida State League and Major League Baseball, the Daytona Tortugas have released their schedule for the 2025 season, the historic tenth season of Tortugas baseball. The Tortugas are scheduled to play 132 games: 66 home and 66 away. They will open the

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—After an outstanding 2024 season, right-hand pitcher Nestor Lorant was named Florida State League Pitcher of the Year on Thursday. Lorant enjoyed a tremendous season on the mound, going 8-3 with a 1.44 ERA in 22 games (seven starts), with 99 strikeouts against just 22 walks over 87.2

JUPITER, Fla—The Palm Beach Cardinals blasted a tie game wide open with an eight-run fifth inning as the Daytona Tortugas were bounced from the Florida State League playoffs as they were routed 11-2 to bring the 2024 season to a close. Palm Beach (2-0, 83-47) punched their ticket to the