Spring training has been around almost as long as pro baseball. By the time the Brooklyn Dodgers headed to spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas in 1912, the practice had already been for teams to head to warmer climes in an attempt to whip players into shape -- or sweat the booze from their bodies, in any case, (Photo from the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ggbain-10226.)
2010 Ballparks Bob Warn Field (renovations), Indiana State University
Metro Bank Park, Harrisburg Senators (renovations)
Normal, Ill., Normal Cornbelters
PK Park (second phase), Oregon
Target Field, Minnesota Twins
Tulsa Drillers
Winston-Salem Dash, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Lake County Fielders, Zion, Ill. 2011 BallparksCheney Stadium renovations, Tacoma Rainiers
Lee County spring-training facility, Boston Red Sox
Green Bay Bullfrogs
Loudoun County, suburban D.C., Atlantic League team
Omaha (College World Series)
Pensacola, Fla., Pensacola Pelicans
Ramapo, New York
Salt River, Az., Arizona Diamondbacks/Colorado Rockies
Sarpy County, Neb., Omaha Royals 2012 Ballparks Charlotte, NC
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Dodgers (renovations)
Ed Smith Stadium (renovations), Baltimore Orioles spring training
Florida Marlins
Montgomery County, Texas (American Association)
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(03/09/2010) The Seattle Mariners reported a $3.2 million profit for the 2009 season, thanks to a more competitive team and continued fan interest.
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(03/09/2010) Ventura Sports and the county have released details about the development deal with Wallace Bajjali and the East Montgomery County Improvement District (EMCID) for a new independent-league ballpark in the Houston suburb.
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(03/09/2010) The Kannapolis Intimidators are moving past veterans' discounts and will offer free admission this season.
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(03/08/2010) The Minnesota Twins go back to the archives and bring back the original hot dogs served at Met Stadium -- because Schweigert makes it better.
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(03/08/2010) The Lowell Spinners are bringing back the Yankees Elimination Promotion for a fifth year, as the Red Sox affiliate works to eliminate New York Yankees teams from youth baseball programs throughout New England.
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(03/08/2010) The former Keys Café is now the Mattress Warehouse Club.
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(03/08/2010) The St. Paul Saints will be taking to the road and playing in some small, historic ballparks to prepare for the regular season.
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(03/08/2010) Ramapo (N.Y.) officials say they're willing to spend $25.5 million on a new ballpark for an expansion team in the indy circuit.
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(03/05/2010) The Omaha Royals will mark the end of their long Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium tenancy with some big events.
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(03/05/2010) Ted Kapnick says his Farmington (Mo.) team in the KIT League will be based on the St. Louis Browns.
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(03/04/2010) Another sign the college game is big business: Northwestern State and LSU sell out a game in a minor-league ballpark.
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(02/28/2010) The pro game isn't the only game in town when it comes to springtime in Florida. Across the state, college teams -- and their families -- are pumping millions of dollars in the local economy.
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(02/18/2010) New University of Washington coach Lindsay Meggs says the school needs to upgrade facilities to be competitive -- a common refrain in the college ranks these days.
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(02/03/2010) Some of the best college teams will square off at one of minor-league baseball's most scenic ballparks this spring, as the Greenville Drive hosts the First Annual First Pitch Invitational on February 19-21 and more.
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(01/14/2010) The 2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament will be played at Shreveport, La.’s Fair Grounds Field, Commissioner Duer Sharp announced today.
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