DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As Major League Baseball had Opening Day around the country on Thursday, the Daytona Tortugas minor league team prepared for its season that starts in May.
The team’s first home game here will be on May 11. “Our main part of our business are those Tortugas home games,” General Manager Jim Jaworski said.
A missed season was a huge drop in revenue for the franchise as a business last year. Jaworski said their business model changed and turned into an event space. [TRENDING: Tax collector accused of stealing $400k | Land, ahoy: Boat falls onto Fla.
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