I don’t think most people understand how truly wonderful @MiLB is, so this season I’m going to give you an inside look. Once a game-all season long-I will be highlighting one fan or group of fans that help make this industry so amazing, beginning with our exhibition game tonight.

4/2/2019, @daytonatortugas exhibition game:

Meet Mark, a long time season ticket holder, lifelong baseball fan, and owner of the coolest shoes in the ballpark tonight. #FacesOfTheJack

4/4/2019, @daytonatortugas Opening Night.

Meet Robert, the man with more Tortugas speciality jerseys and hats than anyone else in Florida. He also happened to be our first Blue Ribbon Pools Cold Tub Challenege Contestant! #FacesOfTheJack @rjrice142

4/5/2019, @daytonatortugas Opening Night Hangover (yes, April FIFTH).

Meet Scott, Father Lopez HIgh School VP of Athletics, Tortugas ticket plan holder, and one of the coolest guys I’ve ever met. Ballpark and sports stories for days! #FacesOfTheJack @Coach_Drabczyk

4/12/2019, @daytonatortugas Jackie Robinson Weekend.

Meet Ryan, a fixture at Jackie Robinson Ballpark each and every spring and summer. I’ve met exactly zero people who don’t love Ryan. I mean, ZERO. #FacesOfTheJack

4/13/2019 (I’ll get the dates right from now on, I promise), @daytonatortugas Jackie Robinson Weekend.

Meet @fsutoby and @FsuBailey12, two of the biggest Tortugas supporters outside of Volusia County. I love how much they love going to baseball games together! #FacesOfTheJack

4/14/2019, @daytonatortugas Jackie Robinson Weekend.

Meet the @halifax_injury Port Orange Seminoles! The Seminoles were our Field of Dreams team tonight, and are coached by a proud Tortugas partner. Having fun even after the rain! #FacesOfTheJack

4/22/2019, @daytonatortugas 1st Belly Buster Monday of the season!

Meet the Herrells. I saw a couple of good looking @GoTourists hats on the concourse—turns out they belong to long time members of #TugaNation! Good people everywhere you look. #FacesOfTheJack

4/23/2019, @daytonatortugas Education Day.

Meet the students of Turie T. Small Elementary, making themselves known in the Grandstand! This is a fun one for players and staff alike—constant energy from 2000+ students all morning! #FacesOfTheJack

4/24/19, @daytonatortugas Bark in the Park and Wishful Wednesday.

Meet Kristen, Brendan, Dodger, and Lady. Dodger knows his way around Jackie Robsinson Ballpark, and he spent the game showing his new sister Lady around! #FacesOfTheJack

4/25/19, @daytonatortugas Thirsty Thursday.

Meet Greg and Jenn, on vacation from Greensboro, NC by way of Cleveland, OH and Perth, Australia. Jenn grew up minutes away from my mom’s hometown, and Greg currently works for the @GSOHoppers. Small world! #FacesOfTheJack

4/26/19, @daytonatortugas First Responders Night.

Meet Derrol and Donny—group leaders, silver slugger members, and amazing fans. There’s never a dull moment when the Sadlers are around, especially when Donny is coming off a tourney MVP award! #FacesOfTheJack

4/27/19, @daytonatortugas Guns N Hoses Night.

Meet Rick & James, who came out to their first ever game at Jackie Robinson Ballpark rockin HEAT! Rick now knows to watch for foul balls in the bullpen, and I now know I don’t have the best shoes in the park tonight. #FacesOfTheJack

4/28/19, @daytonatortugas Astronomy Night.

Todays #FacesOfTheJack is pretty cool (or cold), thanks to our friends at @PoolsBlueRibbon and Volusia County @SheriffChitwood! It is truly amazing to work in a community where business leaders and elected officials care so much! #386

5/6/2019, @daytonatortugas Belly Buster Monday.

Meet Tim, fellow @WisAlumni and former roommate! Tim came down from Wisconsin to visit so you know I had to get him in the Cold Tub. First time at the Jack or 1000th at the Jack—doesn’t matter, you’ll have a blast! #FacesOfTheJack

5/7/2019, @daytonatortugas Taco Tuesday.

Meet @GoRoundTheGlobe, who made Jackie Robinson Ballpark his 160th (!!!!) professional ballpark visit tonight. Just amazing. And he told me he’s looking at catching a couple more games tomorrow! You can’t not love MiLB. #FacesOfTheJack

5/9/2019, @daytonatortugas Thirsty Thursday.

Meet my man Nate! I’ve had the pleasure of working with Nate and his company for two seasons here, and I love seeing him enjoy the ballpark. He’s right—the fans are EVERYTHING! #FacesOfTheJack

5/10/2019, @daytonatortugas Teacher Appreciation & Napoleon Dynamite Night.

If you don’t already know her, meet Terri aka Trouble! Terri is more active in the local small business community than anyone I know, and I’m glad she loves supporting the Tortugas! #FacesOfTheJack

5/20/2019, @daytonatortugas Belly Buster Monday.

Meet some of @SHSCrabBaseball’s finest, all enjoying the lovely weather were having tonight. Well...almost all. The Cold Tub Challenge was no match for Brandon! #FacesOfTheJack

5/22/2019, @daytonatortugas Bark in the Park and Wishful Wednesday! (I slacked yesterday, forgive me)

Meet Bob, one of my favorite Jackie Robinson Ballpark regulars. Never a dull moment chatting with Bob—he has stories for days! #FacesOfTheJack

5/23/3019, @daytonatortugas Thirsty Thursday!

Meet Bob, out at the ballpark celebrating his 90th birthday tonight! He brought the whole family to enjoy the evening with him—if only we had been able to pull out a win. Happy 90th, Bob! #FacesOfTheJack

5/24/2019, @daytonatortugas Margaritaville Night!

Meet the folks from @USBlinds! This is their 2nd season in a row hosting a company outing at the ballpark, and you can’t help but have fun hanging out with them! Doesn’t hurt that their President is a #B1G alum! #FacesOfTheJack

5/25/2019, @daytonatortugas Daytona Shore / bobblefist giveaway night.

My man @MarkLabban! One of my favorite people in @MiLB since we met back in November of 2015. Mark was one of the lucky 1000 to bring home a bobblefist tonight—be jealous! #FacesOfTheJack

5/26/2019, @daytonatortugas Memorial Day Celebration.

Meet our friends with the Miracle League of Volusia County! A few weeks ago the Tugas joined MLVC for the final game of their spring season, and today they played together again at Jackie Robinson Ballpark! #FacesOfTheJack

6/6/2019, @daytonatortugas Thirsty Thursday.

Meet Nathan ( @nbrecht12), former MiLB marketing extraordinaire, current NCAA marketing extraordinaire, and all around great guy. He came out to Daytona to experience the Tortugas, and we’re all glad he’s here! #FacesOfTheJack

6/14/2019, BONUS EDITION!! @daytonatortugas at the @FloridaStateLg All Star Game!

Meet Ryan, baseball fan, Tortugas fan, and All Star Game attendee. His words speak for themselves—we have fun! Second half of the 2019 season starts next Monday. We’ll see you at the Jack!

Aaand we’re back! 6/26/19, @daytonatortugas Summer Splash Camp Day!

Meet Jacob—West Volusia Summer Camp counselor & Cold Tub Challenge contestant (on this chilly 95 degree morning). He pushed through and lasted the full inning thanks to the help of his campers! #FacesOfTheJack

6/27/2019, @daytonatortugas PRIDE NIGHT!

Meet KT and Jody (and Shelldon and Darryl)! Huge Tortugas fans, huge @ShougangEagles fans! They’ve become familiar faces at the ballpark this season, but I must say—KT’s hair has never looked better. See y’all again soon! #FacesOfTheJack

6/28/2019, @daytonatortugas Copa de la Diversion Weekend kickoff!

Meet Sean, a Tortugas staff favorite and @ShougangEagles staff member. Sean is the nicest guy you could ever meet, and has taken full advantage of spending the summer in Daytona! #FacesOfTheJack

6/29/2019, @daytonatortugas Copa de la Diversión Weekend day 2!

Meet Brad & some of the @ECHO_USA gang, all here tonight as proud sponsors & supporters of the Copa de la Diversión program. You gotta love how many different things they’ve enjoyed in the ballpark! #FacesOfTheJack

7/1/2019, @daytonatortugas Belly Buster Monday!

Meet John. My dude absolutely CRUSHED the karaoke challenge tonight—a well deserved honor after making the trek from Philly! Side note: we don’t actually make our own relish, but it is damn good. #FacesOfTheJack

7/2/2019, Chase Elliott autograph night!

Meet coach @24_AntwanBrown! I first met Antwan during MLK Day of Service, when he brought his entire team out into the community to give back. This is the kind of coach you want your child to play for! #FacesOfTheJack

7/3/2019, @daytonatortugas Stars & Stripes celebration.

We’re doing things a little bit differently today:

World, MEET TUGA NATION! Best fans in the universe, and there’s nowhere else I’d rather celebrate Independence Day. SHELL YEAH, BABY! #FacesOfTheJack

7/16/2019, @daytonatortugas Taco Tuesday!

Meet Darren, who immediately became my favorite person in the ballpark with his hat/shirt combo. He and his son are on an incredible ballpark journey, and I’m glad they included Daytona in their trip! #FacesOfTheJack (& #OnWisconsin)

7/17/2019, @daytonatortugas Bark in the Park and Vince Carter autograph night!

Meet Marcus, Alyssa, & Jenae! Marcus won our Blue Ribbon Pools Cold Tub Challenge last night & is kind of a celebrity here. Now it’s a family affair! Thanks for coming down to see us! #FacesOfTheJack

8/2/2019, @daytonatortugas Dumb & Dumber Night! (Buckle up folks, we have TWENTY home games in August)

Everyone meet tonight’s #FacesOfTheJack spotlight, Jack! Jack and his family braved the rain threats tonight and BOY am I glad they did. I love Jack’s enthusiasm for baseball!

8/3/2019, @daytonatortugas SHELLtastic Saturday!

Meet Eetu—a future pilot, current student in Daytona, native of Finland, and certified crazy person! Eetu absolutely crushed the Cold Tub Challenge tonight, and officially took #FacesOfTheJack international!

8/4/2019, @daytonatortugas t-shirt and Tiny Tugas Sunday!

Meet Joey ( @Antonopoulos_14), one of our 2019 interns leaving us tonight to return to @saintleobase. Joey is very short and definitely not good at baseball, but we’ll miss him anyway. Give him a follow! #FacesOfTheJack

8/6/2019, @daytonatortugas Silver Sluggers & Taco Tuesday!

If you’ve been around Jackie Robinson Ballpark over the last two seasons, you know Taj. If you haven’t, you’ll get to know him right now! He survived the Cold Tub and now gets to enjoy TACO TUUEESSSDAAYYY #FacesOfTheJack

8/12/2019, @daytonatortugas Belly Buster Monday, and @BreyBomb homecoming!

Meet some (just SOME!) of the B-Rey fan club that came out to cheer Brian on in his return to Volusia County. This is the stuff dreams are made of! Taking #ForThe386 to a whole new level. #FacesOfTheJack

8/13/2019, @daytonatortugas TUESSSDDAAYYY!

Meet Dickie aka the Dickster aka the Mayor of the Ballpark aka the birthday boy! Dickie exemplifies everything wonderful about MiLB fans, and is legitimately one of my favorite people in the world. Happy birthday!! #FacesOfTheJack

8/14/2019, @daytonatortugas penultimate ( @bensbiz) Bark in the Park!

Meet some our friends with NextHome at the Beach, our wonderful Bark in the Park sponsors. One member of the team drools a little bit more than the rest, but he’s a fan favorite! #WheresLuke #FacesOfTheJack

8/16/2019, @daytonatortugas Woodstock 50th Anniversary Celebration!

Meet Bill, spending tonight at Jackie Robinson Ballpark exactly 50 years after attending Woodstock! He brought some friends along tonight, and boy are we glad they’re here. Peace is the answer! #FacesOfTheJack

8/17/2019, @daytonatortugas Bob Ross Night 3.0!

Meet Jessica—HUGE Bob Ross fan, and amateur (professional?!) painter. VIP painting class done, 1000 bobbleheads gone in 20 minutes, now it’s time to have some fun #HappyLittleTrees #FacesOfTheJack

8/18/2019 @daytonatortugas Bob Ross Paint-Your-Own T-Shirt Night!

Meet Eric aka ET aka @HeyDominica! Eric runs our clubhouse, makes sure our guys are ready to play, & arguably sees more on a day to day basis than anyone else here. We love him, he loves the Jack! #FacesOfTheJack

8/26/2019, @daytonatortugas final Belly Buster Monday of the season!

Meet @kyzman of @VFTCS. I was lucky to meet Kyle (& Mary & Jess!) last season, and immediately started living vicariously through their channel. We’ve come a long way since Shellbowski ER trips! #FacesOfTheJack

8/27/2019, @daytonatortugas 2nd Annual Interfaith & Community Night!

Meet Wes, Robbie, & some wonderful folks from the Central Florida Bahá’í Community. We couldn’t be happier to have welcomed 18 organizations representing 12 faiths to the Jack tonight! #FacesOfTheJack

8/28/2019, @daytonatortugas Back to School Night!

Meet the Barrs! The funnel cake fries were obviously a big hit, but you gotta love hearing all of the things that a family of five love about Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Now let’s finish off this win! #FacesOfTheJack

8/29/2019, an abrupt and unexpected end to an unbelievable @daytonatortugas season.

Meet the most dedicated group of fans & season ticket holders I’ve ever met. It’ll be a long 7 months without them (& all of our amazing fans!) here, but the love is everlasting! #FacesOfTheJack