PORT CHARLOTTE - The newest team in the Florida State League, the Charlotte Stone Crabs, unveiled their logo and jersey designs Wednesday at the Port Charlotte Town Center Mall.

The team will play its inaugural season in 2009 at the Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte.

The team's primary logo features the local stone crab with its signature large, crusher claw and the familiar sunburst that was part of the Tampa Bay Rays new logo at the start of the 2008 season. The Stone Crabs home and road jerseys and home team hats also resemble their major league counterparts' in design and color scheme.

The team is the third Minor League team owned by Ripken Baseball.  "Unveiling our logo was another big step for our organization, and we know it will be a big help in promoting our family fun atmosphere at the Charlotte Sports Park next year," said Cal Ripken, Jr., founder of Ripken Baseball.

The logos were created by Studio Simon, a design company based out of Kentucky that has worked with more than 60 minor league baseball teams across the country.