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Jumbo Shrimp Take The Field As Triple-A Team In Season Opener

Bill Bortzfield
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WJCT News
121 Financial Ballpark in Jacksonville.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp’s season opener is tonight, May 4, at 1211 Financial Ballpark in Downtown Jacksonville, the first game of a 6-game homestand against the Norfolk Tides.

This will be the first time in more than a year-and-a-half that the Shrimp will take the field.

It also marks the minor league team’s first appearance as the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins.

The gates open at 6 and the first pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday night’s season opener will be followed by fireworks.

Contact reporter Cyd Hoskinson at choskinson@wjct.org, 904-358-6351 and on Twitter at @cydwjctnews.

Cyd Hoskinson began working at WJCT on Valentine’s Day 2011.