The Jacksonville Suns are a minor league baseball team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The team is currently a member of the Southern League and is the class Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins Major League Baseball (MLB) team. Two teams named the Suns have played in Jacksonville since 1962: a class Triple-A International League team from 1962–1968, and the current Double-A team from 1970 to the present. From 1985–1990 the team was known as the Jacksonville Expos, when they were affiliated with the Montreal Expos MLB team.
The modern Suns club has played in the Southern League longer than any other, and its 41-year association with its city is the longest in Double-A baseball. The Suns won the International League title in 1968 and the Southern League championship in 1996, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2010. They currently play at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, an 11,000-person capacity, $34 million park that opened in 2003. Since moving to the facility the Suns consistently have been top selling franchise in the Southern League.
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