The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp will celebrate Jacksonville’s historic Eastside neighborhood by adopting a new identity and becoming the Jacksonville Honey Drippers for a pair of weekends

“She is 12 years old and so proud of our country,” Andrea Larsen, Ava’s mother, said.

Baseball fans and foodies alike are in for a grand slam of flavor and fun at VyStar Ballpark as the stadium gears up for its inaugural Tacos & Tequila Night on Tuesday, May 6.

After the game, the game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off to lucky winners. The perfect win for a baseball and Lilo and Stitch fan.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are sliding into the new season with a winning record, a revamped ballpark, and a full slate of fan-friendly events — including their much-loved Dog Day this Sunday, presented by Forever Vets.

The Shrimp Boats are designed to enhance the fan experience, providing a comfortable and engaging atmosphere.

For those looking to spark a connection, the Jumbo Shrimp are hosting a speed dating event.

This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition host Kent Justice caught up with Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp owner Ken Babby.

Before the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp take the field for their home opener Tuesday night, the team will celebrate its newly renovated ballpark.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp opened the season on Friday, but it was on the road in Nashville. Local fans can celebrate with the Jumbo Shrimp on Tuesday when Jacksonville rolls out the welcome mat at the renamed VyStar Ballpark for its home opener against the Worcester Red Sox. News4JAX gives fans all they need to know with this five-minute guide on the season.

A Power Alley ticket is just $15 and includes an assigned stool seat at a drink rail just over the right field wall at VyStar Ballpark. Tickets provide access to the new Right Field Hall gathering area directly behind the seats.

Young fans aged 12 and under can now join the most exclusive hangout in Crustacean Nation with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp’s newly unveiled Junior Jumbos Crustacean Kids Club.

The exhibition game, which celebrates the history the Negro League in Jacksonville, features local rivals Raines and Ribault high schools. Both head coaches -- who are in their first years with their respective teams -- said they consider it an honor to play in the game.

Duval County Public Schools rivals William M. Raines High School and Jean Ribault High School will play in an exhibition game on Friday at VyStar Ballpark.

Get your hot dogs and big foam fingers ready, the Jumbo Shrimp are ready to roll.

According to many, the term honey dripper originated in Jacksonville, particularly in the city’s OutEast neighborhood, and the face of the tasty treat today is Eastside advocate Michele Kimbrough, owner of the Honey Dripper House.

The Honey Dripper, a beloved frozen treat synonymous with summer in the South, takes center stage during these weekends.

VyStar Ballpark is expected to open for the 2025 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp season.

Baseball season is officially back!

The Jumbo Shrimp season begins at home on Friday night. Here's what you need to know about the 2024 season, from the team's top prospects to a list of the popular promotions.

Downtown businesses are pumped for future “transformational changes” coming to the baseball grounds.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp unveiled plans for stadium improvements at 121 Financial Ballpark on Wednesday. Scroll through the gallery above to see what those look like.

Miami Marlins outfielder Avisaíl García will be joining the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp for rehab assignment. García's first series with the Jumbo Shrimp is Monday at the Durham Bulls.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp said a big local celebrity was lined up to throw out the first pitch as the team hosted the home opener on Tuesday night.

Triple-A ball is back in the River City as the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp prepare for their home opener at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday against the Durham Bulls at 121 Financial Ball Park.

The Jumbo Shrimp season starts April 4th

The Savannah Bananas are in Jacksonville, this weekend, playing two rounds of its viral brand of Banana Ball.

Harold Craw wanted the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to connect with the area’s storied and diverse baseball tradition. What better way to do that than by connecting several local schools with Jacksonville’s past and making an event out of it.

Giving to others not only helps those in need, but it’s good for your mental health too!

The Savannah Bananas are adding an additional game in Jacksonville next March as part of their 2023 Banana Ball World Tour, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp announced Wednesday.

More than 200 volunteers from CSX and around the city teamed up Saturday with Operation Gratitude to provide care packages to deployed troops.

Now is the chance for you to become a part of the Affordable Family Fun the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp has to offer.

The inaugural Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and Hank Aaron Sports Academy Baseball Tournament is set to be announced Tuesday.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp honor baseball legend Jackie Robinson by wearing the Negro Leagues Jax Red Caps Uniform.

Doug Pederson threw out the first pitch at the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp game Tuesday evening and he also threw out some thoughts on the draft and building a winning culture.

After two years of restrictions and even no baseball -- the team is ready for a full season, beginning with a six-game series against the Worcester Red Sox.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are holding an all-call audition for National Anthem performers.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp is hosting two job fairs in February for 2022 seasonal food and beverage positions at 121 Financial Ballpark.

Calling all creative artists in the Crustacean Nation!

The Jumbo Shrimp have opened a number of exclusive climate-controlled suites with indoor seating and outdoor balcony seats.

Hey all you cool cats and kittens!

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp will be hosting six job fairs at 121 Financial Ballpark over the next five weeks for seasonal food and beverage positions.

The fireworks tradition for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp continues this year at 121 Financial Ballpark.

Following the restrictions implemented due to COVID-19, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp held their first full-capacity home game Tuesday night at 121 Financial Ballpark.

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month. The month is intended to celebrate hard-won equality and to raise awareness about efforts still in progress.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are back in action for the first time in 20 months and also mark the return of Jacksonville baseball to AAA ranks for the first time since 1968.

Scott Kornberg, broadcaster for the Jumbo Shrimp, said the team is already seeing a big response from fans about the upcoming season.

The minor league baseball season is weeks away and the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp announced a slew of updates to their 2021 slate on Monday afternoon to get it going. The team unveiled a new sponsor (FIS), popular promotions, seating protocols, and, yes, the return of the always popular bobbleheads.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp’s May 4 Opening Day approaches, 121 Financial Ballpark will serve as the alternate training site for the Miami Marlins once Major League Baseball Spring Training camps conclude. The Jumbo Shrimp’s home stadium is one of just 11 Triple-A venues across the country to receive a nod as an alternate training site. AdThe group of players reporting to the Marlins’ alternate training site at 121 Financial Ballpark is expected to be determined and announced prior to Miami’s Opening Day game on Thursday, April 1. Season tickets, mini plans, and group outings for the 2021 Jumbo Shrimp season are on sale now. Visit www.jaxshrimp.com or call the Jumbo Shrimp at 904-358-2846 for more information.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp general manager Harold Craw continues to make an impact in his position. Craw’s next task: making an impact on Minor League Baseball’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. On Wednesday, Craw was one of seven people chosen for the committee. He has been with the Jumbo Shrimp since 2015. It also includes Emily Jaenson of the Reno Aces, Martie Cordaro of the Omaha Storm Chasers, Chuck Greenberg of the Frisco RoughRiders and Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Allan Benavides of the Eugene Emeralds and Michele Meyer-Shipp of Major League Baseball.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp’s move to Triple-A is complete. The Jumbo Shrimp will play in the Triple-A East league and in the Southeast Division. Minor league baseball underwent a massive overhaul last offseason to reduce the number of teams from 162 to 120 and provide four affiliates for each Major League Baseball team. The full leagues were released Friday as well, with the Triple-A league replaced what was the International League and the Pacific Coast League. “This is a momentous day for Jumbo Shrimp fans to officially bring the top level of Minor League Baseball to 121 Financial Ballpark,” said Jumbo Shrimp owner and CEO Ken Babby.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As part of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp’s salute to Black History Month, the club will be hosting the second annual High School Heritage Classic exhibition game between Raines and Ribault high schools at 121 Financial Ballpark. The Raines and Ribault players will wear custom Jacksonville Red Caps uniforms in a tribute to the Negro Leagues team from 1938 to 1942. Throughout the exhibition game, there will be historical references to Negro Leagues players and teams. “Personally, this is a dream come true,” said Andrea Williams, the Jumbo Shrimp’s director of community relations. The Raines Vikings defeated the Ribault Trojans 8-4 in the inaugural High School Heritage Classic in February 2020.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are moving up. Jacksonville’s baseball team is moving from Double A to Triple A, a move announced Wednesday afternoon. “We are incredibly excited about the prospects of bringing the top level of Minor League Baseball to the excellent Jumbo Shrimp fans in Jacksonville and throughout Northeast Florida,” said Jumbo Shrimp owner & CEO Ken Babby. The Jumbo Shrimp didn’t play in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Jumbo Shrimp played in Triple A from 1962-68 when they were known as the Suns and were in the International League.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are building off of a successful high school baseball classic and branching out into college. The Jumbo Shrimp are partnering with BCSG 360 to host Historically Black Colleges and University programs Edward Waters and Savannah State in the inaugural JAX Diamond Classic on March 22, 2021 at 121 Financial Ballpark. “We are excited and honored to host the JAX Diamond Classic,” said Jumbo Shrimp executive vice president/general manager Harold Craw. “It is with great pride we showcase our facility to not only the teams from Edward Waters and Savannah State, but also to their fans, alumni and supporters.”Last February, the Jumbo Shrimp hosted the inaugural High School Heritage Classic between Raines and Ribault at the Ballpark. Part of the proceeds from the game between EWC and Savannah State will be donated to bolster programs for college admittance, scholarships and college preparation for students.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. There was love in the air Friday night at 121 Financial Ball Park, the home of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, where a couple took the leap. Annie Hartley, the bride, arrived at the main gate wearing white with daisies in her hair and an elegant beaded mask. One of their first dates was at the baseball grounds, specifically a Jacksonville Suns game before the team changed its name. And our wedding date passed, and our honeymoon week passed and he said, Lets just get married, Harley said. So they did, on the field -- ahead of a 9 p.m. showing on Horror Movie Night at the ballpark.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jacksonville City Council has approved two bills to provide more than $7.2 million in COVID-19 relief to local non-profits and small businesses who are negatively impacted by the response measures. Its just one of more than 60 small businesses and nonprofits to receive COVID-19 relief funding. City Council approved the two bills for COVID-19 relief this week. More than $3.4 million comes from the federal CARES Act and about $3.7 million from the COVID-19 small business relief grant program. This is the second round of funding for nonprofits and small businesses.

Despite canceled season, Jumbo Shrimp keeping all full-time employees on staffPublished: July 2, 2020, 11:36 pmOn Tuesday, we told you about the season being canceled for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and all of Minor League Baseball.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. On Tuesday, we told you about the season being canceled for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and all of Minor League Baseball. Now were learning that despite the cancelation, the Jumbo Shrimp will not layoff any full-time employees. Were committed. And that allows us to keep our staff on board and thats exactly what weve committed to do. Our entire full staff is it full-time staff is completely intactThis was supposed to be the first year of a new naming rights deal on the stadium. 121 Financial Ballpark never saw a Jumbo Shrimp game played in the newly named stadium.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The minor league baseball season was officially canceled Tuesday afternoon, ending the seasons of teams like the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp before they began and shifting focus to the next phase of planning for teams. “The news that we will not have Jumbo Shrimp baseball at 121 Financial Ballpark is devastating,” Jumbo Shrimp owner/CEO Ken Babby said in a statement. The Jumbo Shrimp have ranked in the top 25 of minor league baseball merchandise sales in back-to-back seasons, a first for the franchise. “We are incredibly disappointed and crushed to not have a Jumbo Shrimp baseball season at 121 Financial Ballpark in 2020,” said Jumbo Shrimp executive vice president/general manager Harold Craw said in a statement. We will hopefully await Jumbo Shrimp baseball to return in 2021.”

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Major League Baseball is coming back, but what about the minor leagues, and more importantly, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp? When Major League Baseball returns in late July with a 60-game schedule, it will put baseball back on TV for fans. “I wish I could do an interview and say if we were going to play or not,” said Jumbo Shrimp general manager Harold Craw. While the expectation is that the minor league season will be canceled, no official announcement has come down yet. Even without baseball, the Jumbo Shrimp have come up with creative events to bring fans to the ballpark.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are hosting an Independence Day Fireworks Celebration at 9:15 p.m. Friday, July 3. The Jumbo Shrimp are capping capacity at 2,000 attendees, who will be placed in accordance with social distancing guidelines in the 121 Financial Ballpark seating bowl and bleachers. Tickets for the Jumbo Shrimps Independence Day Fireworks Celebration must be either printed in advance or displayed on a mobile device. We are thrilled to safely host guests for our annual Independence Day Fireworks Celebration at 121 Financial Ballpark, said Jumbo Shrimp executive vice president and general manager Harold Craw. All Jumbo Shrimp staff will be wearing face coverings, and guests are also strongly encouraged to wear face coverings.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp have a reputation for being creative in promotions and entertainment at the ballpark. Now, theyre doing it without games on the field. With opening day already more than two months past due, theyve had to exercise their collective creative minds. We love the food, beverage service that you might get coming to a regular Jumbo Shrimp game, and were gonna turn this one up a notch, said Neil Blaha, Jumbo Shrimp assistant general manager. Seating is limited to 40 tables, and of course, Cajun Jumbo Shrimp N Grits is on the menu.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp players will continue to be paid through August, according to a report from Baseball America on Wednesday, ensuring that most minor leaguers here will earn the majority of their paychecks despite not playing. The Jumbo Shrimp are the Double-A minor league affiliate of the Miami Marlins. According to The Athletic, the average salary for minor league players was $15,000 in Triple-A, $9,350 in Double-A and $6,000 in Single-A. Players are only paid during the season and don’t get paid during spring training or the offseason. The news that the Marlins will pay minor leaguers is a 180 from how Oakland is handling paying its minor leaguers.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp won’t start their baseball season until at least June 15 as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep the sport under wraps. The season was scheduled to start on April 9 but the pandemic scrapped not only that, but games across the Major League Baseball level, too. Tickets for Jumbo Shrimp home games that had already been purchased may be exchanged for future games this year. Jumbo shrimp general manager Harold Craw says he still believes that the Shrimp will take the field here in Jacksonville and he hopes it will be on June 15. Baseball as a whole has been hit hard, although minor league baseball was already facing a potential significant change.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Imagine going with a friend to watch the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp baseball game, and you're the only two people in the stadium! Josh Riberio, nicknamed Junior, and his father, Josh Riberio Sr., were excited to see the Jumbo Shrimp take on the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. It's -- I don't really have words for it," Josh Riberio said. Josh Riberio had to stop playing baseball two years ago to undergo treatment. All Jumbo Shrimp fans were welcomed into the ball park at the end of the fifth inning to share Josh Riberio's night at the ballpark.

Imagine going with a friend, to watch a Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp baseball game ... and you're the only two in the stadium! And the teams play just for you! It was what a local 12-year-old wished... Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

Jumbo Shrimp sales have never been better. The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp have merchandising 101 down to an art. For the second consecutive season the Jumbo Shrimp were ranked in the top 25 in licensed merchandise sales across minor league baseball. That name has since caught on, as evidenced by being top 25 in licensed merchandise sales in both 2017 and ’18. In all, the 160 minor league teams pulled in more than $73.8 million in merchandise sales.

Jacksonville Baseball Grounds | www.jaxshrimp.com4) First Wednesday Art WalkAnother springtime favorite for me is the First Wednesday Art Walk. The theme for April’s First Wednesday Art Walk is “Speak from the heART!" It’s also the kick-off event for the Jax Poetry Fest that takes place at the library. The First Wednesday Art walk takes place on Wednesday, April 3, 5 - 9 p.m. rain or shine. Sea Walk Pavilion, Jacksonville Beach | www.springingtheblues.comThose are the events on my top list for the week April 1 -7.