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Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Game Notes, April 4 vs. Jackson

April 4, 2019 - Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release


The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp host the Jackson Generals at 7:05 p.m. from the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville to begin the 2019 season. The Jumbo Shrimp will host a Street Carnival from 4 to 6 p.m. outside the ballpark. The first 5,000 fans will also receive a 2019 Jumbo Shrimp magnet schedule presented by Crawford Electric. During the Seventh Inning Stretch, Google Street View will take a panorama of the entire ballpark from the pitcher's mound. Opening Day presented by Rimrock Devlin and Firehouse Subs will be capped by a postgame fireworks show.

JUMBO SHRIMP HOST GENERALS TO START 2019

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp begin the 2019 season with Thursday's 7:05 p.m. start against the Jackson Generals. The contest is the first season opener at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville since 2016. During the Miami Marlins era, which dates to the start of the 2009 season, Jacksonville is 6-4 in their Opening Day contests. The Jumbo Shrimp have faced off with Jackson in four of those 10 Opening Day affairs, with Jacksonville's only win over the Generals coming in a 5-3 triumph in 2013.

HELLO, IT'S ME

Seventeen of the 25 members of Jacksonville's Opening Day roster have spent time with the club in past seasons. The majority of those returnees are pitchers, which include right-handers Dustin Beggs, Rob Dugger, Brett Graves, Kyle Keller, Cody Poteet and Jordan Yamamoto, as well as southpaws Jeff Kinley, Dylan Lee and McKenzie Mills. Catcher Rodrigo Vigil, infielders Bryson Brigman, Joe Dunand, J.C. Millan, John Silviano and Justin Twine and outfielders Brian Miller and Anfernee Seymour have also sported Jumbo Shrimp uniforms prior to the 2019 season.

SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER

Twenty percent of the Miami Marlins' Top 30 prospects according to MLB.com will start the season in Jacksonville. Right-handed pitchers Jorge Guzman (No. 9), Jordan Yamamoto (No. 17) and Rob Dugger (No. 22) help lead a talented rotation, with the Dugger earning an Opening Day nod at the Baseball Grounds. Miami's No. 14 prospect, outfielder Brian Miller, teams up with talented infielders Joe Dunand (No. 23) and Bryson Brigman (No. 24) to highlight the Jumbo Shrimp's collection of position players.

APRIL SHOWERS

Jacksonville has not had a winning record in the month of April since the 2013 season, when the club went 14-10 en route to a 73-63 (.547) campaign. Over the last five Aprils, Jacksonville is 54-63 (.462) in the schedule's opening month. In comparison, from the beginning of the Marlins era on the First Coast, which dates to the start of the 2009 season, through 2013, Jacksonville suffered through just one losing month of April. Over those five years, they were 65-50 (.561) in the campaign's lid-lifting month.

WORLD'S BEST BOSS

Kevin Randel will manage the Jumbo Shrimp during the 2019 season, marking his third different stint in Jacksonville. The Marlins' 13th-round pick in 2002, Randel played seven seasons in the club's minor league system, batting .253/.371/.426 with 12 home runs and 49 RBIs in 123 games in 2009 with Jacksonville. He later returned to the First Coast to serve as Jacksonville's hitting coach from 2012-14. The 2019 season is Randel's fifth as a skipper in Miami's organization, with the Wilmington, N.C. native having served as the pilot of then-Low-A Greensboro in 2015-16 and High-A Jupiter throughout 2017-18. Randel is 253-295 (.462) so far in his managerial career.

ASSISTANTS TO THE REGIONAL MANAGERS

The Jumbo Shrimp will boast an expansive field staff in 2019. In addition to manager Kevin Randel, Jacksonville's coaching staff includes pitching coach Bruce Walton, hitting coach Sean Berry, defensive coach Jose Ceballos and bullpen coach Esmerling De La Rosa. Athletic trainer Alan Rail and strength, conditioning coach Brady Fitzgerald and video/advance manager Bryan Rogers round the Jumbo Shrimp's field staff.

SHRIMP SET STARTING ROTATION

After operating mainly with a five-man starting rotation throughout the Miami Marlins era in Jacksonville, the Jumbo Shrimp will sport a six-man rotation to at least start the 2019 season. Right-hander Rob Dugger will make his first career professional Opening Day start on Thursday against Jackson. The Texas Tech product is scheduled to be followed by fellow right-handers Jorge Guzman, Dustin Beggs, Jordan Yamamoto and Cody Poteet to complete the club's first series of the year. The rotation's lone left-hander, McKenzie Mills, is currently slated to start Wednesday's series opener in Pensacola. Only Beggs and Poteet were originally signed by the Marlins, with the remaining quartet arriving in the organization via trades.

SHRIMP SCOPES

Justin Twine played in 28 games with Jacksonville in 2018, batting .402/.433/.571 with five doubles, three triples, four home runs and 21 RBIs... The first three home sets for the Jumbo Shrimp this year are against Northern Division clubs.

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