Jumbo Shrimp to host first playoff game in a decade

Baseball history is about to be made in Jacksonville.

For the first time in more than 10 years, the city will host home playoff games — and tickets are already on sale.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp have clinched home field advantage in the International League Championship Series, giving fans the chance to catch the high-stakes action at VyStar Ballpark.

The regular season wraps up Sept. 21, with the Shrimp getting just one day off before opening the best-of-three championship series. Game 1 is set for Sept. 23, followed by Game 2 on Sept. 24. If necessary, Game 3 will take place on Sept. 25.

Fans can buy seats now at JaxShrimp.com, with ticket prices starting at $9.

This will mark the 24th postseason appearance in Jacksonville’s Triple-A (1962-68, 2021-present)/Double-A era (1970-2020).

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Should the Jumbo Shrimp win the ILCS, they would advance to play the winner of the Pacific Coast Championship Series in a winner-take-all single-game Triple-A National Championship, played at Las Vegas Ballpark on Sept. 27.

The Las Vegas Aviators (Triple-A, Athletics) clinched the Pacific Coast League First Half Championship. Their opponent has not been determined.

Jacksonville’s last trip to the postseason came in 2017, when the Jumbo Shrimp were members of the Double-A Southern League. The Jumbo Shrimp were swept 3-0 by the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, then an affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, but now the Miami Marlins’ Double-A affiliate.

Jacksonville went from the Marlins’ Double-A affiliate to their Triple-A affiliate upon rejoining Triple-A in 2021.

Jacksonville has won seven league championships in the city’s Triple-A/Double-A era (1962-present). The 1968 Jacksonville Suns won the International League, the city’s final year in Triple-A until 2021. The Double-A Suns won Southern League titles in 1996, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2014.

This story was produced by News4Jax, a Jacksonville Today news partner.