Minor League Baseball will be returning to a familiar Florida ballpark this year. With Dunedin Stadium undergoing renovations, the Dunedin Blue Jays (High A; Florida State League) will play the bulk of their home schedule at Clearwater’s Jack Russell Memorial Stadium—the former spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies. (more…)
No reason not to head to Al Lang Field in the coming month. Beginning today and continuing through March 18, there will be a host of college, independent, international and MLB split-squad teams playing at one of the more scenic ballparks in Florida. The games will be played under three different programs: the annual Big […]
The annual Big East/Big Ten Challenge will be scaled back to 24 games in 2011 but will be played at a wider variety of venues, including Bright House Field and Dunedin Stadium. Last year the tournament was expanded to 30 games, but this year it’s being cut back to 24 games. The 2011 Challenge will […]
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 […]
