Orlando, FL
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Orlando is located in central Florida, 80 miles north-east of Tampa, FL. A long-time Spring Training site, it is better known as the home of Walt Disney World, but also hosts the University of Central Florida and has been growing very rapidly since the 1960's.
Orlando was a finalist in the Expansion of 1993. The team would have taken the name of their AA minor league team of the time, the "Orlando Sun Rays". Prior to the final selection, the Expansion Committee decided it had to eliminate two of the three represented Florida cities, and chose Miami over Orlando and Tampa-St. Petersburg.
[edit] Teams that have played here
- Orlando Caps, Florida State League (1919-1920)
- Orlando Tigers, Florida State League (1921)
- Orlando Bulldogs, Florida State League (1922-1924)
- Orlando Colts, Florida State League (1926-1928)
- Orlando Gulls, Florida State League (1937)
- Orlando Senators, Florida State League (1938-1941, 1946-1953)
- Orlando Nationals, Florida East Coast League (1942)
- Orlando C.B.s, Florida State League (1954-1955)
- Orlando Seratomas, Florida State League (1956)
- Orlando Flyers, Florida State League (1957-1958)
- Orlando Dodgers, Florida State League (1959-1961)
- Orlando Twins, Florida State League (1963-1972)
- Orlando Twins, Southern League (1973-1989)
- Orlando Juice, Senior Professional Baseball Association (1989)
- Orlando Sun Rays, Southern League (1990-1992)
- Orlando Cubs, Southern League (1993-1996)
- Orlando Rays, Southern League (1997-2003)
