- June 14, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) – Downtown Gulfport has many fixtures and businesses to serve the second largest city in Mississippi and its tourists. However, a daiquiri shop owned by a former MLB player sticks out from the rest of the crowd.
After a professional career that spanned a decade, Wiggins native Fred Lewis decided to enjoy retirement from baseball by playing a new position, business owner of The Press Box Daiquiri Lounge.
Opening in 2019, the Stone County High standout wanted his shop to pay homage to his time with the San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets.
“I actually came back to Mississippi and said, ‘You know what? Why not here?’” Lewis said.
From a replica baseball locker, to a bar made out of bats, Lewis took inspiration from his time on the diamond to create something unique.
“There’s nobody else doing stuff like this,” he said. “I consider it the strongest daiquiris on the Mississippi Gulf…
