We’ve posted the spring-training schedule for the four Toronto Blue Jays farm teams: Las Vegas 51s (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Class AA; Eastern League), Dunedin Blue Jays (High Class A; Florida State League) and Lansing Lugnuts (Low Class A; Midwest League). You can view the full schedule here. The four […]
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Spring schedule for Cards farm teams posted
Our sister site, Spring Training Online, has posted the spring-training schedule for the four teams of the St. Louis Cardinals: Memphis Redbirds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), Springfield Cardinals (Class AA; Texas League), Palm Beach Cardinals (High Class A; Florida State League) and Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League). You can view […]
Digital Domain Park / New York Mets / St. Lucie Mets
The trend in spring-training facilities is to locate new ballparks in the midst of megadevelopments that could be located anywhere. While these new ballparks have the amenities fans expect, they’re generic in nature. Maybe we’re a little too nostalgic, but we want the spring-training experience when we head to Florida: we want the palm trees, […]
Personnel changes in New Britain, Fort Myers, Martha’s Vineyard
We have some personnel shifts and additions today: Larry Bennese is the new trainer for the New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League), Chris Johnson is the new trainer for the Fort Myers Miracle (High Class A; Florida State League), and Hannah Schley is the new president of the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks (summer collegiate; […]
Could Cards, Marlins leave Treasure Coast?
The lease at Roger Dean Stadium for the St. Louis Cardinals and Florida Marlins expires in 2017, but before committing to an extension the teams want protection that they’re not the last two teams left standing on the Treasure Coast for spring training. Roger Dean Stadium is surely the center of the busiest ballpark complex […]
Stan the Man turns 90
It was a good week for living legend Stan Musial: on Wednesday it was announced he’d receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and today he turns 90. Happy birthday, Stan. Musial’s been slowed by age — he now gets around in a wheelchair — but the man led an amazing life, rising from working-class roots […]
First look: Proposed Orlando ballpark
Armando Gutierrez Jr. continues his attempt to bring affiliated ball back to Orlando, this time with a little taste of what a new Orlando Yankees (High Class A; Florida State League) ballpark would look like. Gutierrez’s plan relies on receiving free land from Orange County at the corner of the Beeline (OK, the BeachLine) and […]
Affiliated ball back to Orlando?
Organized Minor League Baseball might be returning to Orlando, as businessman Armando Gutierrez Jr. is taking with the New York Yankees about moving the Tampa Yankees (High Class A; Florida State League) to a site out near the city’s theme parks — but the plan is very far from firm. Gutierrez’s plan relies on receiving […]
More on the attendance front: Richmond, Clearwater set season marks
With the end of the season this past Labor Day weekend, plenty of teams are reporting attendance records. Two of the more noteworthy: the new Richmond Flying Squirrels set a franchise record while pacing the Eastern League in attendance, and the Clearwater Threshers once agains set a season mark. On Sunday night a sellout at […]
Stone Crabs, Rays extend PDC
The Tampa Bay Rays have extended their player development contract (PDC) with the Charlotte Stone Crabs (High Class A; Florida State League) through the 2012 season. The Stone Crabs have served as the High-A affiliate for the Rays since the team was first announced after the 2008 season. Charlotte won the FSL South Division Championship […]
Nats looking at spring-training move to Kissimmee
The Washington Nationals are exploring options for spring training; while the team has been negotiating with Brevard County to improvements to Space Coast Stadium, it has also been looking at other areas for a new complex. And one of those areas is Osceola County, where the Houston Astros already train. The Nationals have approached the […]
Roger Dean Stadium / St. Louis Cardinals / Jupiter Hammerheads & Palm Beach Cardinals
It is the busiest ballpark in professional baseball, a place where four teams play daily from the beginning of March through the middle of September. There’s no ballpark that hosts two pro teams simultaneously for two different sessions, all under the same management. Year Opened: 1998 Capacity: 7,000 Architect: Populous Dimensions: 335L, 380LC, 400C, 375RC, […]
Jack Russell Memorial Stadium
A look back at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium, the former home of the Philadelphia Phillies and Clearwater Phillies. FAST FACTS Year Opened: 1955 Former Capacity: 6,942 Dimensions: 340L, 400C, 340R Surface: Grass Address/Directions: 800 Phillies Drive, Clearwater. Take Hwy. 19 north of St. Petersburg to Drew Street, where you’ll head west approximately four miles until you […]