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Cole Hamels (2003, 2006) 4-time MLB All-Star 2008 World Series Most Valuable Player.Travis Fryman (1998) 5-time MLB All-Star.Francisco Cordero (1995–1996) 3-time MLB All-Star.Michael Bourn (2004) 2-time MLB All-Star.→ Philadelphia Phillies minor league playersĬole Hamels' number 19 and Ryan Howard's number 29 have been retired by the BlueClaws. The BlueClaws then defeated the Hagerstown Suns, two games to zero, but fell in the South Atlantic League final series, three games to one, versus the Rome Braves. In 2016, the BlueClaws opened the first half of the season in sixth place in the Northern Division but rallied to take the second half crown. They became the first team to do so and win the championship, defeating Hickory, two games to one, in the Northern Division final and the Greenville Drive, three games to one, in a rematch series. In 2010, the BlueClaws won both halves of the season. In the championship round, the BlueClaws defeated the Greenville Drive, 5–1, in game four and then took the series, three games to one.
In 2009, the BlueClaws won the South Atlantic League championship by first defeating the Kannapolis Intimidators, 9–0, and winning the series by two games to none in the Northern Division final. The BlueClaws won the 2006 South Atlantic League championship on September 15, first defeating the Lexington Legends in the Northern Division final, two games to none, then defeating the Augusta GreenJackets in a dramatic 5–0 victory, winning the championship series, three games to one. In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the BlueClaws were organized into the 12-team High-A East. The team rebranded as the Jersey Shore BlueClaws after the 2020 season. The new ownership group includes Minor League Baseball veteran and former Mandalay Baseball Properties CEO Art Matin, as well as local investors Bob Tamashunas and Bill Luby.
The BlueClaws were sold to Shore Town Baseball in July 2017. World Series MVP Cole Hamels was with Lakewood in 2003, and starting catcher Carlos Ruiz was a member of the original Lakewood BlueClaws' roster in 2001. In addition to Howard, several former BlueClaws played for the 2008 World Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Each game drew over 8,000 fans and helped push the BlueClaws to a new team attendance record for the month of May. In May 2007, while on the 15-day disabled list, Howard played two rehab games with the BlueClaws after suffering a hamstring injury. In 2005, he was named the National League Rookie of the Year, and in 2006 he was named the National League Most Valuable Player. He played for the BlueClaws in the 2002 season. On September 1, 2004, Ryan Howard became the first former BlueClaw to play in Major League Baseball, playing first base for the Phillies in a 7–2 loss to the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park. In their first five seasons, the BlueClaws failed to qualify for the playoffs. This box office success comes in the absence of great success on the field. On August 26, 2002, the BlueClaws set a South Atlantic League record when 13,003 people attended a 3–0 win over the Hickory Crawdads. The team led the South Atlantic League in either average or total attendance every year through 2016, and became the fastest team in league history to reach the two and three million fan attendance mark. In each of their first five seasons, they averaged over 6,500 people per game. Since their arrival in New Jersey, the BlueClaws have been a success at the gate. The BlueClaws play their home games at FirstEnergy Park.