 Dorante spent the 2007 season as the Manager of the Jupiter Hammerheads, the Marlins Class-A affiliate in the Florida State League and also managed in the Dominican Republic during the 2007 off-season.Prior to managing the AA Carolina Mudcats in 2006, Dorante spent three seasons at the helm with Jupiter.In that time, he produced a 221-190 record, which included an 81-57 mark in 2002, the most victories by Jupiter in a single season.