JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Suns will be holding a "major media event" on Wednesday morning, and that event will entail an announcement that the team will change its name.
The Jacksonville Suns will become the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. The name change was first reported in an article from T-U Sports Columnist Gene Frenette.
The team, which is the AA affiliate of the Miami Marlins, was purchased in 2015 by Ken Babby in 2015 from longtime owner Peter Bragan Jr.
"It's a gritty, tough, hard-working shrimp," Babby told the Times-Union. "The word that probably best describes it is tenacious."
REACTION TO THE NEW NAME:
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp? New Jax Suns mascot name according to @GeneFrenette - What say you @pedrodebraganza
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) November 2, 2016
Money grab or marketing move? Jumbo Shrimp!
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) November 2, 2016
Did Babby and the Suns miss the boat by not having any input from the fans? Could have had a vote, drum up excitement. #ASJax
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) November 2, 2016
Yessir I would think. Helps relationship with Armada. https://t.co/BgjcBNq9y6
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) November 2, 2016
See you in game seven. The Jumbo Shrimp will be watching.
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) November 2, 2016
You want to know where a name like Jumbo Shrimp comes from? @StuartASJax found this. https://t.co/26LV7KNWXq
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) November 2, 2016
I don't mind the goofy name. The Fire Frogs, Shuckers, Sand Gnats, etc. It's minor league baseball it's not supposed to be serious. #ASJax
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) November 2, 2016
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, aye? 🍤 ................ @SunsBaseball @actionsportsjax
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) November 2, 2016
.@MikeFirstAlert @SunsBaseball @ActionSportsJax -- hope the Mayport Shrimp don't get offended. 🍤 🍤
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) November 2, 2016
So... is it... "Lets Go Shrimp!" ... or "Lets Go Jumbo Shrimp!" 🍤???? Need the details. @SunsBaseball
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) November 2, 2016
We've already got a poll. Haha. 🍤 🍤 https://t.co/O3SrJr8bFs
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) November 2, 2016
@ActionNewsJax NOT very smart ..how can we be taken seriously with a name like that #NoOffenseToJumboShrimp
— Cindy (@cindyrourke23) November 2, 2016
Hmmmmm...Do you like Jumbo Shrimp??? VOTE BELOW. 🍤https://t.co/0kBYscGn6H ⚾️🍤@ActionNewsJax @ActionSportsJax #Baseball #Jacksonville #FL ⚾️🍤
— Tenikka Smith Hughes (@TenikkaANjax) November 2, 2016
This is a joke,Right!
— #9 JagDawg (@wcchmp88) November 2, 2016
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