With the first round of voting complete — and no upsets from our seedings — we head to the second round of voting in Best of the Ballparks for the Florida Grapefruit League, as we narrow the field from eight to four. And we need your help! (more…)
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Best of the Ballparks: Grapefruit League, Round One
With games now underway, it’s time for Ballpark Digest readers to select the best ballparks in the Cactus and Grapefruit leagues. Welcome to the first round of the Best of the Ballparks fan voting, as we turn attention to Florida’s Grapefruit League ballparks. (more…)
Florida Auto Exchange Stadium: Outdated Yet Charming
With its unwieldy name adorning the façade of a stark exterior, Dunedin’s Florida Auto Exchange Stadium does not make an aesthetically pleasing first impression, and it lacks many of the amenities that fans and players have come to expect. Despite those disadvantages, the ballpark offers an intimate charm in a city that is full of […]
2015 Spring Training Attendance by Average
With spring training ending yesterday, it’s time to review attendance in the Grapefruit League and Cactus League. Here’s our final listing of spring training attendance, ranked by average. (more…)
2015 Spring Training Attendance by League
With spring training ending yesterday, it’s time to review attendance in the Grapefruit League and Cactus League. Here’s our listing of spring training attendance listed by league. (more…)
2015 Spring Training Attendance by Total
With spring training ending yesterday, it’s time to review attendance in the Grapefruit League and Cactus League. Here’s our listing of spring training attendance ranked by total attendance. (more…)
It’s that time of year: spring training
Just a warning that we’ll be on the road much of the next three weeks, as we start the season with trips to Phoenix and Florida for spring training. (more…)
Promotions Watch: Spring Training Trinkets
While spring training games are often associated with the return of baseball, fans who look closely can find good promotions throughout the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues. These events — giveaways, ticket specials and grand openings — are the focus of our latest Promotions Watch. (more…)
Votes due next week on new Astros/Nats spring complex
A land swap that could lead to a new Houston Astros/Washington Nationals spring-training complex will be due for review by West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County bodies next week. (more…)
Dunedin, Blue Jays continue spring-training talks
The Toronto Blue Jays and the city of Dunedin continue talks over a new spring-training complex or a renovated Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, as the team outlines proposed changes. (more…)
Blue Jays: Let’s price out spring-training upgrades in Dunedin
The Toronto Blue Jays are pricing out improvements to Florida Auto Exchange Stadium and the Englebert training complex to determine whether the team keeps training in Dunedin. We have more details on the situation at our sister site, Spring Training Online. But the gist of the matter is clear: the Blue Jays want to stay […]
MLB sets spring-training per-game attendance record
We have a new attendance record for spring training, as MLB teams attracted 8,078 fans per game over 447 games played, surpassing a record set in 2008. In fact, attendance in 2014 pretty much shattered the old record of 7,793 fans per game and far outpaced last year’s total of 7,527 fans per game. The […]
Yes, it’s spring: Part 1
If it’s the end of February, it’s the real start of spring training, when Cactus and Grapefruit League games begin. Both circuits launched play today, so it’s time for a little reading from the late Ernie Harwell. Here’s the video, courtesy of the Detroit Free Press: The Tigers opened 2014 play today at historic Joker […]