Brevard County Manatees

Taylor Green playing for the Brevard County Manatees in 2008.Viera, Florida: The Brevard County Manatees are currently the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They play in the Northern Division of the Florida State League of professional baseball.

The Manatees began play in the Florida State League in 1994 as an affiliate of the Florida Marlins. The remained with the Marlins until 2001 when their affiliation switched to the Montreal Expos. The player development contract with the Expos only lasted two years. Then in 2005, the Brewers took over the franchise and has a contract with the Manatees through the 2012 season.

The Manatees have one league championship and three division championships in their collection. They shared the league championship in 2001 when the finals were cancelled due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The won the division title in 1994, 2001 and 2007. In 2009, the Manatees picked up the 1,000 franchise win over the Dunedin Blue Jays on August 12.

The Manatees play their home schedule at the 8,100 seat Space Coast Stadium, a major league caliber facility in which they share with the Washington Nationals organization. They also played host to the league all-star game in 2008 and 2010.

Over the 16 year history of the organization, many major league stars got their start in Brevard County. The list of pro player who began they careers here include Josh Beckett, Ryan Braun, Ryan Dempster, Mat Gamel, Grady Sizemore and more.

Click on the photo above to visit my Brevard County Manatees photo gallery. Here you will find game pictures and a player gallery.

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