TAMPA, Fla. - The New York Yankees have announced the Tampa Tarpons' 2023 coaching staff, led by second year manager Rachel Balkovec.

TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Tarpons have announced their schedule for the upcoming 2023 Florida State League season. The season will consist of a total of 132 games - 96 divisional games and 36 games against FCL East opponents. The Tarpons will open the season at home against the Lakeland

TAMPA, Fla. – Entering the day a half game back of first place, the Tampa Tarpons fell further behind as the Dunedin Blue Jays swept a doubleheader, 7-3 and 5-4, on Sunday afternoon in the season-series finale. Tampa (33-24) now trails Dunedin (36-22) by 2.5 games with a seven-game series

TAMPA, Fla. – It took three days due to nightly thunderstorms, but the Tampa Tarpons (33-22) beat the Dunedin Blue Jays (34-22), 3-1 in five innings, in a rain-shortened game completed on Saturday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The game originally began on Thursday, with RHP Tyrone Yulie making

TAMPA, Fla. – 1B Ben Rice provided some late inning heroics for the Tampa Tarpons (32-22), who pushed past the Dunedin Blue Jays (34-21) in extra innings, 4-3. The Tarpons came into Wednesday’s tilt in a must-win situation to keep their playoff hopes alive and relied on an entirely new

TAMPA, Fla. – Back and forth, back and forth. The Tampa Tarpons (31-22) dropped a heart breaker to the Dunedin Blue Jays (34-20) to begin a crucial six-game set, 9-7. The ball was flying out of George M. Steinbrenner Field as momentum shifted nearly every single frame. The contest was

TAMPA, Fla. – Close, but no cigar. The Tampa Tarpons (27-19) failed to gain any ground on the Bradenton Marauders (30-18), splitting Sunday’s doubleheader at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Tarpons were victorious in the opener, but that momentum did not carry into the nightcap. Sunday’s doubleheader concludes their six-game

TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Tarpons (26-18) used an offensive onslaught in the back half of Friday’s contest to dismantle the Bradenton Marauders (29-17) at George M. Steinbrenner Field, 9-3. Tampa used a three-run fifth inning to take the lead and posted five runs in the seventh to put the

TAMPA, Fla. – With their backs against the wall, the Tampa Tarpons (25-18) flipped the script and walked-off the Bradenton Marauders (29-16) in extra innings at George M. Steinbrenner Field, 6-5. 2B Luis Santos played hero for the home crowd, completing the epic comeback with an RBI-single to centerfield. Santos’

TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Tarpons (24-18) are losing ground and running out of time with less than a month left to go. Wednesday’s contest was a tough pill to swallow as the Tarpons fell to the Bradenton Marauders (29-15) at George M. Steinbrenner Field, 7-3. Bradenton broke the game

TAMPA, FL - In dire need of a victory, the Tampa Tarpons (24-17) were unable to answer the call, dropping Tuesday’s contest to the Bradenton Marauders (28-15) at George M. Steinbrenner Field, 6-0. Both sides are aware of what’s possibly on the line this week - a spot in the

Tampa, Fla. - Earlier today, the Florida State League announced, Tarpons RHP Richard Fitts was named Pitcher of the Week for the week of August 2nd - 7th. During that week, Fitts pitched Friday, August 5th tossing six (6.0) innings, giving up one (1) hit, one (1) walk and struck

TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Tarpons (22-12) ended the week on a high note, defeating the Clearwater Threshers (12-24) at George M. Steinbrenner Field, 9-4. The Tarpons capitalized on some freebies gifted by the Threshers early on and rode their bats the rest of the way. LF Christopher Familia packed

TAMPA, Fla. – CF Madison Santos called game. Santos’ RBI-single in the bottom of the tenth sent the Tampa faithful home happy as the Tarpons (21-12) defeated the Clearwater Threshers (12-23) in walk-off fashion, 5-4. The Tarpons were able to hold on and prevail in a game that saw multiple

TAMPA, Fla. – CF Madison Santos called game. Santos’ RBI-single in the bottom of the tenth sent the Tampa faithful home happy as the Tarpons (21-12) defeated the Clearwater Threshers (12-23) in walk-off fashion, 5-4. The Tarpons were able to hold on and prevail in a game that saw multiple

TAMPA, Fla. – Jabari Baylor’s lead-off homer in the top of ninth proved to be the difference Friday night as the Clearwater Threshers (12-22) topped the Tampa Tarpons (20-12) at George M. Steinbrenner Field, 1-0. It was a pitcher’s duel throughout, with both starters providing their best stuff. RHP Richard

TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Tarpons (20-11) split their doubleheader Tuesday afternoon against the Clearwater Threshers (11-22) at George M. Steinbrenner Field. C Ben Rice played hero for the Tarpons in the opener, driving in five of Tampa’s six total runs. The lefty-hitting backstop drilled a go-ahead three-run homer in

TAMPA, Fla. – The Clearwater Threshers (10-21) proved again to be Tampa’s kryptonite this season, defeating the Tarpons (19-10) at George M. Steinbrenner Field, 9-1. It was a one-sided showing throughout the entire game with Clearwater taking an early lead and never looking back. Caleb Ricketts made a great first

TAMPA, Fla. – Tarpons, assemble! The Tampa Tarpons (13-6) harnessed their superpowers on Marvel’s Defenders of the Diamond Day, defeating the Daytona Tortugas (7-13) at George M. Steinbrenner Field, 5-3. LF Christopher Familia summoned the power of Thor, hammering a clutch walk-off home run to win the game for the

TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Tarpons (12-6) split their doubleheader Friday afternoon against the Daytona Tortugas (7-12) at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Tampa used a combination of light’s out pitching and hard contact hitting to take the opener, 8-1. Unfortunately, it did not translate into game two. Daytona found their

Tampa, Fla. - Tonight's game between the Tampa Tarpons and the Daytona Tortugas has been suspended due to inclement weather. Thursday's game will be continued tomorrow Friday, July 15 as a continuation game starting at 4:30 PM EST. The Tarpons hold a 4-0 lead with 2 on and 2 out

TAMPA, Fla. – Better late than never. The Tampa Tarpons (11-5) narrowly edged the Daytona Tortugas (6-11) at George M. Steinbrenner Field, 2-1. Following a rain delay that lasted two and a half hours, Tampa’s pitching carried them to victory in seven innings. RHP Tyrone Yulie (3-2) made his 14th

TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Tarpons (10-5) fought until the end but came up short, dropping their series opener against the Daytona Tortugas (6-10) at George M. Steinbrenner Field, 6-5. The contest felt like a tug-of-war match with momentum swinging back and forth every inning. Ultimately, the Tortugas pulled just

TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Tarpons (10-4) failed to extend their winning streak to five games, dropping Saturday night’s contest to the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (3-9) at George M. Steinbrenner Field, 8-3. RHP Marco Raya and RHP Pierson Ohl (4-4) combined for 16 strikeouts as Fort Myers outdueled Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Tarpons (10-3) came ready to play Friday afternoon, sweeping their doubleheader against the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (2-9) at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Tarpons used a late-game rally to win game one and then flip flopped with an early offensive surge to capture game