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18-796: The franchise began in 1966 in Deerfield Beach, Florida , as the Deerfield Beach Sun Sox , a Class-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox . However, on June 27, 1966, the team moved to Winter Haven becoming the Winter Haven Sun Sox . It was the city's first entry in Organized Baseball since the 1919 Bartow Polkers played part of their home schedule in Winter Haven. The Sun Sox were managed by Don Bacon and Bruce Andrew and had

36-685: A 55–83 record overall. In 1967, the Sun Sox were renamed the Winter Haven Mets after their new parent club, the New York Mets . The Mets posted a stellar 94–46 record, but were defeated by the St. Petersburg Cardinals for the western division title by two and a half games. Nolan Ryan , then 20, pitched for the 1967 team, appearing in one game as a starting pitcher and allowing one hit and one earned run in four innings pitched , with five strikeouts . It

54-493: A local weekly newspaper, and the Deerfield Times , published by Sun-Sentinel . Deerfield Beach has one sister city , as designated by Sister Cities International : Acre, Israel . Tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator . There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as

72-651: A small settlement named Hillsborough was developed along the Hillsboro River. As the population grew to 20 by 1898, the settlement was now served by its own post office and the town was named Deerfield for the deer that grazed along the river. By the early 20th century, as the town's population continued to grow, the Florida East Coast Railroad constructed tracks en route to Miami bisecting Deerfield. Deerfield's early settlers were mostly farmers who grew pineapples, tomatoes, green beans, squash and fished along

90-429: A type of tropical climate (at least 18 C or 64.4 F in their coldest month) in which there is no dry season —all months have an average precipitation value of at least 60 mm (2.4 in). There are no distinct wet or dry seasons as rainfall is high throughout the months. One day in a tropical rainforest climate can be very similar to the next, while the change in temperature between day and night may be larger than

108-580: Is a part of the Miami - Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market and the seventeenth largest television market in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and The Miami Herald , and their Spanish -language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald . Local Deerfield-based media includes The Observer ,

126-412: Is water (7.12%). Of Deerfield Beach's land mass 0.3 square miles is located on Deerfield Beach Island (DBI). Deerfield Beach has a borderline tropical rainforest climate ( Köppen climate classification : Af ), bordering on a tropical monsoon climate ( Köppen climate classification : Am ), featuring hot summer days, frequent thunderstorms in the summer, and less frequent rain in the fall. During

144-574: The Intracoastal Waterway . Deerfield remained a largely agricultural community, but in 1939 the town's name was changed to Deerfield Beach to let tourists know it has a beach. In 1952, the original Deerfield Beach Pier was built of wood. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 16.3 square miles (42.1 km ), of which 15.1 square miles (39.1 km ) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.0 km )

162-450: The USDA 10b Plant Hardiness zone . As of 2000 , 16.3% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.9% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

180-553: The 1992 season, when, after 27 years, the parent Red Sox moved their spring headquarters to Fort Myers and their FSL affiliate to Fort Lauderdale . Although the Cleveland Indians replaced the Red Sox as Winter Haven's spring training tenants from 1993 through 2008, they never revived an FSL franchise for the city. The team played home games at Chain of Lakes Park , located at 500 Cletus Allen Drive. The park still exists as part of

198-699: The Chain of Lakes Sports Complex. Deerfield Beach, Florida Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida , United States, just south of the Palm Beach County line. As of the 2020 census , the population was 86,859, making it the tenth-largest city in Broward County. Located 41 miles north of Miami, it is a key suburb of the Miami metropolitan area , which was home to 6.14 million people in 2020. Deerfield Beach's history dates to 1890, when

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216-409: The all-time record low is 21 °F (−6.1 °C) which was recorded in 1995. The year-round average temperature is 77 °F (25.0 °C). The annual average precipitation at Deerfield Beach is 57.27 inches (1,455 mm). Summer months tend to be wetter than winter months. The wettest month of the year is June with an average rainfall of 7.3 inches (190 mm). Deerfield Beach falls under

234-553: The average change in temperature during the year. When tropical rainforest climates are more dominated by the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) than the trade winds (and with no or rare cyclones), so usually located near the equator, they are also called equatorial climates. Otherwise, when they are more dominated by the trade winds than the ITCZ, they are called tropical trade-wind climates. In pure equatorial climates,

252-502: The coast of southeast Florida, United States, and Okinawa, Japan that fall into the tropical rainforest climate category. They experience high mean annual temperatures, small temperature ranges, and rain that falls throughout the year. Regions with this climate are typically designated Af by the Köppen climate classification . A tropical rainforest climate is typically hot, very humid, and wet with no dry season . Tropical rainforests have

270-713: The highest percentage of Brazilian and Brazilian American population (as a percentage of total population) in the United States at 11.06%. It also has a significant percentage of Haitian and Haitian American residents in the United States, at 12.1%. There are two locations of the Broward County Library system in Deerfield Beach: There are five public schools in Deerfield Beach, as well as numerous private institutions. Public schools are administered by Broward County Public Schools . Deerfield Beach

288-428: The summer months average temperatures tend to be in the 80s, while during the winter temperatures tend to be in the 60s. July is generally the warmest month of the year with an average maximum temperature of 92 °F (33.3 °C), while the coldest month of the year is February with an average minimum temperature of 58 °F (14.4 °C). The all-time record high is 101 °F (38.3 °C) recorded in 1981, while

306-474: Was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.72. In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $ 34,041, and the median income for a family was $ 44,853. Males had a median income of $ 35,154 versus $ 27,451 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 23,296. About 9.2% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000 , Deerfield Beach also had

324-792: Was Ryan's last year in the minors before he began his Baseball Hall of Fame big-league career. The Mets left Winter Haven after only a single season, then the franchise lay dormant during 1968. In 1969, the Boston Red Sox , who had established their spring training home in Winter Haven in 1966, took over the Florida State League franchise. The Winter Haven Red Sox then played for the next 24 consecutive seasons. In 1983, 16 years after Ryan's one-game stint, Roger Clemens began his pro career with Winter Haven, winning three of four decisions in four starts, and striking out 36 in 29 innings pitched. The Winter Haven Red Sox effectively folded after

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