Ripken Baseball announced that the relocated Vero Beach Devil Rays will be known next season as the Charlotte Stone Crabs (High Class A; Florida State League).Ripken Baseball announced that the relocated Vero Beach Devil Rays will be known next season as the Charlotte Stone Crabs (High Class A; Florida State League).
With the stone crab being indigenous to Gulf Coast waters and having ties to the Charlotte County community, Ripken Baseball felt it was a fun and unique baseball moniker that represented the local area. The new minor league team also announced that they will share the same color scheme as their major league affiliate with Tampa Bay Rays’ blue, light blue and gold serving as their team colors.
“We chose to use the same colors because we felt it was important for fans to identify our team with the Rays,” said Joe Hart, general manager of the Stone Crabs.
The team has yet to announce a logo and jersey design but plans to do so in the coming weeks. The Stone Crabs will play their home games at Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte.