The Single-A level of Minor League Baseball is usually a prospect's first taste of pro ball away from a player development complexes, out in the world, playing under lights, in front of paying fans, from April to September. That means, of course, it's also the first level where the baseball

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

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—The Daytona Tortugas swept the Florida State League weekly awards as outfielder Esmith Pineda was named Florida State League Player of the Week, while RHP Nestor Lorant was named Florida State League Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season. Pineda is the third straight Tortuga

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—The Daytona Tortugas scored five runs in the first two innings and led 6-0 after five innings, but the St. Lucie Mets scored seven runs over the sixth and seventh frames to steal a 7-6 victory on Sunday evening at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. St. Lucie (17-29, 39-73) claimed

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Trey Faltine blasted a home run and Nestor Lorant struck out seven over 5.0 strong innings, but the St. Lucie Mets pushed across the go-ahead run in the top the ninth as they defeated the Daytona Tortugas on Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. St. Lucie (14-27, 36-71)

TAMPA, Fla—Sammy Stafura and Ariel Almonte connected for back-to-back home runs in the third and Jonah Hurney earned a clutch seven-out save as the Daytona Tortugas held off the Tampa Tarpons 5-4 on Wednesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Daytona (19-16, 50-51) starts off the series with their second

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Sammy Stafura had three hits, a home run, and six RBI in the first game of a doubleheader as the Daytona Tortugas took the opener 7-5 before the Dunedin Blue Jays roared back to earn a split with a 12-1 victory in the nightcap on Wednesday night at

JUPITER, Fla—Right-hander Nestor Lorant struck out seven batters in 4.0 innings, but the Jupiter Hammerheads scored the final five runs of the game as they defeated the Daytona Tortugas 7-1 on Thursday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Jupiter (14-13, 50-42) has now scored 20 runs on 29 hits in

1. MYERS, Fla—Ricardo Cabrera and Sammy Stafura each had three hits and two stolen bases, while Cabrera also drove in two runs as the Daytona Tortugas went into the All-Star break with a 6-3 victory over the Ft. Myers Mighty Mussels on Sunday afternoon at Hammond Stadium. Daytona (12-7, 43-42)

1. MYERS, Fla—Three different Tortugas blasted home runs and three pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout as the Daytona Tortugas shut out the Ft. Myers Mighty Mussels 9-0 on Tuesday night at Hammond Stadium. Daytona (9-6, 40-41) won their third straight behind a 13-hit attack and five players with multiple

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Yerlin Confidan tied a Florida State League record with four doubles and Adam Serwinowski struck out ten as the Daytona Tortugas defeated the St. Lucie Mets 7-1 in front of a season-high crowd of 3,260 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (6-5, 37-40) finished off a 5-4 homestand

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Daytona Tortugas RHP Nestor Lorant has been named Florida State League Pitcher of the Month for June after logging five exceptional outings in relief this past month. A 22-year-old native of San Felix, Venezuela, Lorant worked 21.1 innings this past month, going 3-1 with a miniscule 0.42 ERA,

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Daytona Tortugas RHP Nestor Lorant has been named the Florida State League Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 24-30 after an outstanding performance in a victory against the Jupiter Hammerheads last Thursday. A 22-year-old native of San Felix, Venezuela, Lorant earned his award on the

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Ariel Almonte homered amidst a seven-run second and drove in four runs and Nestor Lorant spun 5.0 scoreless innings to finish off a 10-3 victory for the Daytona Tortugas over the Jupiter Hammerheads on Thursday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (2-3, 33-38) rallied from three runs down

DUNEDIN, Fla—Adam Serwinowski threw the first known immaculate inning in Daytona Tortugas history as Daytona pitching struck out a season-high 17 Dunedin Blue Jays, but a two-run walk-off homer sent the Blue Jays to a 2-0 victory in 11 innings Thursday night at TD Ballpark. Dunedin (34-32) took the upper

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla--Yassel Pino raced home on an ground ball in the tenth to cap off a night in which Adam Serwinowski and Nestor Lorant combined to hold Palm Beach to one hit as the Daytona Tortugas defeated the Palm Beach Cardinals 1-0 in ten innings on Thursday night at

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla—Ricardo Cabrera stroked four hits, Connor Burns drove in four runs, and two relievers set down the final 19 batters of the game as the Daytona Tortugas ran away from the St. Lucie Mets for a 10-3 victory on Friday night at Clover Park. Daytona (25-30) scored

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Daytona blasted three home runs and scored all 13 of their runs in the first five innings as the Daytona Tortugas throttled the Jupiter Hammerheads 13-1 on Saturday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (23-27) snapped a five-game losing streak in emphatic fashion by scoring double digit runs

CLEARWATER, Fla—The Daytona Tortugas battled back from two runs down to briefly tie the game, but the Clearwater Threshers held off a pair of late scoring pushes from Daytona, as Clearwater took a 4-2 victory in front of 4,274 at BayCare Ballpark on Tuesday night. Clearwater (23-11) improved their Florida

JUPITER, Fla—Ariel Almonte began the scoring with a three-run home run, Adam Serwinowski picked up his first professional victory, and the Daytona Tortugas earned their fifth consecutive victory with a 4-2 victory over the Palm Beach Cardinals at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Daytona (15-9) moved into a tie for first

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Ariel Almonte drilled a two-run pinch-hit home run in the eighth and three pitchers combined to hold the St. Lucie Mets to five hits as the Daytona Tortugas claimed a 2-0 victory on Thursday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (10-8) earned their third shutout victory of the

BRADENTON, Fla.—Nestor Lorant struck out ten batters out of the bullpen, Alfredo Duno notched three hits and two RBI, and the Daytona Tortugas came away with a 4-1 victory over the Bradenton Marauders on Friday night at LECOM Park. Daytona (7-6) has now won three of the first four games

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—One night after being shutout, the Daytona Tortugas flipped the script on Saturday night, defeating the Palm Beach Cardinals 2-0 at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (4-4) held Palm Beach (5-3) to just four hits in earning their second shutout victory of the season, overcoming a strong 6.0-inning start

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla—Johnny Ascanio connected for his first home run of the season and three Daytona hurlers combined to blank the St. Lucie Mets 2-0 as the Daytona Tortugas claimed a series victory on Sunday afternoon at Clover Park. Daytona (2-1) did not walk a batter and allowed just

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—The Daytona Tortugas have released their preliminary Opening Day roster for the 2024 season. The Tortugas are set to open up their ninth season of the play this Friday, April 5. The roster is highlighted by five members of the Cincinnati Reds’ Top 30 prospects as selected by