The Florida State League section tracks Single-A baseball clubs based across Florida. Coverage focuses on game recaps, prospects, promotions, roster moves and player-development stories, while teams directly affiliated with the Miami Marlins are grouped under the Marlins organization instead of duplicated here. The Florida State League was organized in 1919 with clubs in cities including Bartow, Bradenton, Lakeland, Orlando, Sanford and Tampa. After periods of inactivity and a World War II suspension, the league became one of Minor League Baseball's longest-running circuits; it was temporarily branded Low-A Southeast in 2021 before the Florida State League name returned in 2022. Generations of future major leaguers have passed through its Florida ballparks.
The Palm Beach Cardinals dropped their fifth consecutive game Thursday, losing 12-3 to the Jupiter Hammerheads at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.
Echedry Vargas hit two home runs and tied Marcell Ozuna's Jupiter franchise record, but the Jupiter Hammerheads lost 10-5 to the Tampa Tarpons.
Ty Horn will start Game 2 for the Daytona Tortugas against the Jupiter Hammerheads, with Daytona facing elimination in the Florida State League East Divisional Playoff series.
J.T. Etheridge threw 5.0 scoreless innings, and the Tampa Tarpons defeated the Clearwater Threshers 2-0 in Game One of the Florida State League West Divisional Series.
The Tampa Tarpons defeated the Daytona Tortugas 9-3 as Luis Escudero recorded his sixth straight multi-hit performance and J.T. Etheridge struck out a career-high eight batters.
Matthew Miura's two-RBI single capped a three-run ninth inning as the Palm Beach Cardinals rallied for an 8-7 walk-off win over the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels.
The Palm Beach Cardinals scored six runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Jupiter Hammerheads 8-4 on Aug. 9, 2026, at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.
Aaron Watson earned the victory in his Single-A debut as the Daytona Tortugas split a doubleheader with the St. Lucie Mets, winning 8-4 before an 11-10 loss in 10 innings.
The Daytona Tortugas lost 6-1 to the Jupiter Hammerheads in Game One of the Florida State League East Division Series and must win both remaining games to advance.
Brayden Bakes hit a two-run home run, but the Clearwater Threshers lost 7-4 to the Dunedin Blue Jays at BayCare Ballpark.
