The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp announced May 6 it agreed to terms on a 10-year lease extension with the city of Jacksonville to keep the minor league baseball team at 121 Financial Ballpark through March 2043.
City Council must approve the deal.
In addition to the lease extension, the team, through Jacksonville Baseball LLC, would retain 30% of gross concession revenues for club events that are not home games. According to legislation filed May 5 with Council, that revenue currently is retained by the city.
The Jumbo Shrimp have played at 121 Financial Ballpark, owned by the city and managed by ASM Global, since 2003 when the team was named the Jacksonville Suns.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – For the second consecutive day, Lewin Díaz and Jesús Sánchez each belted home runs, leading the Jumbo Shrimp to a 10-7 victory Wednesday over the Norfolk Tides from 121 Financial Ballpark. Sánchez tallied a career-high five hits, finishing the day a double shy of the cycle. As
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – For the second consecutive day,
Lewin Díaz and
Jesús Sánchez each belted home runs, leading the Jumbo Shrimp to a 10-7 victory Wednesday over the Norfolk Tides from 121 Financial Ballpark.
Sánchez tallied a career-high five hits, finishing the day a double shy of the cycle. As a team, Jacksonville (2-0) produced a 16-hit outburst, as all ten players who played reached base in the ballgame. For the second consecutive day, the Jumbo Shrimp pitching staff only walked one Norfolk (0-2) hitter.
Boom! Record heat possible Tuesday
The 90s are back and we could be in for an extended period of toast temperatures
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Sunrise temps jump quickly into the 80s
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – We turned the calendar over the weekend and just like that our afternoon highs are much hotter. Monday had a high of 91°. The forecast for Tuesday is for a near record or record high of 93°. The old record, 93°, last happened back in 2006.
A toasty Tuesday will start off that way as sunrise temperatures will begin around 70. A few areas may drop into the 60s, but hover around 70°. Skies will be hazy sunny and humidity is back (last felt last fall). With lots of hazy sunshine, most places will see high temperatures in the low 90s. It will feel all that of summer.
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