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Hammerheads Announce A finishing with a .305 average and a team-leading 25 RBIs.
In 37 games with Jupiter the infielder continued to impress
New Look For 2023 and posted a .278 average with 44 hits.
José Salas was named the Jupiter Hammerheads MVP
By Jupiter Hammerheads after 61 games with the club. The No. 5 prospect in the
A new wave is coming as Jupiter announces a new organization tallied 59 hits and posted a .267/.355/.421 slash
uniform set, featuring three new looks that link the line. The Florida native earned a promotion to the High-A
organization and the community. Beloit Sky Carp at the end of June. During his final month
with the Hammerheads, the switch-hitter was named the
Florida State League Player of the Month after leading the
league in average (.333), on-base percentage (.433), and
catcher in 1998. Prada then returned to the FSL, serving on-base plus slugging (.993).
as the manager for the Clearwater Threshers in 2014. Former Hammerhead ace Eury Pérez was named the
The Jupiter Hammerheads will be back in action on Marlins’ Pitcher of the Year. The six-foot-eight right-hander
April 6, when the upcoming Florida State League season continued to impress in 2022 and finished the season with a
kicks off. The Hammerheads will be serving as the road combined 3.97 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 77 innings pitched.
team at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium for an opening Last season, the Marlins’ No. 1 overall prospect started 15
weekend clash against their neighbors, the Palm Beach games with the Hammerheads and posted a mesmerizing
Cardinals. The Hammerheads will host their home opener 1.61 ERA in 56 innings before a promotion to Beloit. Pérez
against the reigning FSL Champions, the St. Lucie Mets, made one appearance for Jupiter this past season on a rehab
The Jupiter Hammerheads will have a new on-field look on April 11 at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. assignment and pitched two shutout innings.
when they take the field for the 2023 Florida State League Jupiter will play 66 games across 11 home series The MVP for the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos
season. With the season kicking off on April 6, the Hammerheads at the Dean in 2023. The East Division, comprised of is fellow former Hammerheads Troy Johnston. The first
announce a new home, away, and alternate jersey set. the Cardinals, Mets, and Daytona Tortugas, will all baseman led the Blue Wahoos with a .292 average in 85
The uniform facelift reintroduces red into the color make two trips to Jupiter. The Hammerheads will also games this year. The Gonzaga product played 24 games
scheme as an homage to the iconic Jupiter Lighthouse welcome five of the six teams in the West Division as the with the Hammerheads at the beginning of the 2021
and to better represent the Miami Marlins organization. Tampa Tarpons, Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, Clearwater season and quickly earned a promotion after posting a
The Hammerheads original jerseys in 1998 used red as Threshers, Bradenton Marauders, and Lakeland Flying .349/.427/.873 slash line in Jupiter.
the primary color. Twenty-five years later Jupiter honored Tigers are all slated to make the cross-state trip. Nasim Nunez was deemed the High-A Beloit Sky Carp
the original look with throwback jerseys, and 26 years Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium will continue to MVP by the Marlins. The former second round draft pick
later added it back to the official on-field look. welcome fans only on games from Wednesday through played 85 games with the Sky Carp this season before a
Alongside the uniforms, Jupiter is also releasing a new Saturday, apart from July 3 and 4, for the 2023 FSL Season. promotion to Double-A. In Wisconsin, the infielder ended
official logo, which is prominent across the chest of the road The Hammerheads and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium with a .247/.390/.323 slash line and led the team with 49
grey uniforms. The new wordmark comes from the club’s will announce the 2023 Promotions calendar at a later date. stolen bases. The No. 24 prospect spent his entire 2021 season
primary logo. The fishhook J is another nod to the region. in Jupiter before being injured at the end of July.
Lastly, the Hammerheads will no longer have a black Six Former Hammerheads Javier Sanoja was honored as the FCL Marlins MVP
alternate but will shift to an all-blue jersey. The Marlins as well. The Venezuelan was a familiar face with the
wear all-blue tops during Spring Training at Roger Dean Honored By The Marlins Hammerheads this past season, playing in 73 games
Chevrolet Stadium, and now the future fish will too on for Jupiter. In 28 FCL games, the 20-year-old hit .318
their road to the show. By Ryer Gardenswartz and drove in 19 runs. The success continued in Jupiter
All three uniforms also make significant upgrades Half of the players honored in the 2022 Miami for Sanoja, who ended the season on a high note. In his
in fabric to better help the players deal with Florida Marlins Player Development Awards are former Jupiter final 20 games with the Hammerheads, Sanoja totaled
summers. This iteration of jerseys also features front Hammerheads players. .274/.295/.381 with 23 hits.
jersey numbers. Current and former Jupiter Hammerheads were well-
This summer, the home whites and alternate blues will represented when the Miami Marlins announced their 2022
also be available in the Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium Player Development Awards at loanDepot park in Miami. Full 2022 Marlins Player
team store. The Fish recognized 12 prospects between Player of the
The new-look Hammerheads will begin their 2023 Year, Pitcher of the Year, Student of the Year, Service Member Development Award List
campaign as the visiting team against the Palm Beach of the Year, and each affiliate’s Most Valuable Player. Half
Cardinals. Jupiter will then play their first home series of the players honored were former Hammerheads. Player of the Year: Yiddi Cappe
on April 11 against the St. Lucie Mets. Join Roger Dean Yiddi Cappe took home the honors as the Marlins’ Pitcher of the Year: Eury Pérez
Chevrolet Stadium for a summer full of fun. Minor League Player of the Year. The Marlins’ No. 6 overall Service Member of the Year: Jordan McCants and Noah
prospect on MLB Pipeline split the 2022 season between the Williamson
Jupiter Hammerheads Release Hammerheads and the FCL Marlins. Before being promoted Student of the Year: Ronald Hernandez
2023 Coaching Staff to the Hammerheads, Cappe played 30 games in the FCL Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp MVP: Charles
LeBlanc
Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos MVP: Troy Johnston
By Ryer Gardenswartz High-A Beloit Sky Carp MVP: Nasim Nunez
Led by new manager Nelson Prada and a lot of Class-A Jupiter Hammerheads MVP: José Salas
returning coaches, the Jupiter Hammerheads are ready Rookie League FCL Marlins MVP: Javier Sanoja
for the upcoming 2023 season. Rookie League DSL Marlins MVP: Marco Vargas and
The Jupiter Hammerheads will have a new manager Jose Gerardo
leading the charge in 2023 as Nelson Prada takes over for ** Italics denote former Jupiter Hammerhead
the upcoming Florida State League (FSL) season. Prada is
no stranger to the Florida State League, having both played
and managed in the circuit. Jupiter’s newest skipper played
41 games with the Fort Myers Miracle as a 22-year-old

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