We’re down to the Final Four in our annual Best of the Ballparks competition in the Grapefruit League, where fans selected LECOM Park, Joker Marchant Stadium, Hammond Stadium and JetBlue Park to move on. (more…)
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First Look: Joker Marchant Stadium Renovations
We’ll have a full look at the Joker Marchant Stadium renovations this weekend on Spring Training Online, but here’s a first look at what the Detroit Tigers and Lakeland unveiled yesterday. (more…)
Prepping for Spring Training? We Have the Goods!
With players reporting to training camp this week, it’s the beginning of the 2017 baseball season. Don’t forget about our many spring-training resources. (more…)
Best of 2016: #9, Spring Training Overhauls
We end 2016 with a countdown of the 10 biggest stories of the year on Ballpark Digest, as chosen by editors and partially based on page views. Today, #9: Spring training facility overhauls. (more…)
Playing at Henley Field is Experience for Flying Tigers
With Joker Marchant Stadium and Tiger Town undergoing renovations this summer, the Lakeland Flying Tigers (High A; Florida State League) are making the best of playing the season at historic Henley Field. (more…)
Flying Tigers to Henley Field for 2016
A major renovation to Joker Marchant Stadium is forcing the Lakeland Flying Tigers (High A; Florida State League) to play their entire home schedule at Henley Field. The classic ballpark, which primarily serves as the home of Florida Southern College‘s baseball program, will begin its run as the Flying Tigers’ temporary venue tonight for an Opening Day matchup with the Tampa Yankees. (more…)
Another attendance record: Lakeland Flying Tigers
We have another attendance record to report: the Lakeland Flying Tigers (High Class A; Florida State League) established a new single-season record at Joker Marchant Stadium, drawing 64,396 total fans in 2014. The previous mark was set in 2010, when the team drew 64,010. This marks the 65th season Lakeland has been a member of […]
Tigers, Lakeland agree on spring training lease extension
The city of Lakeland and the Detroit Tigers reached an agreement on a lease extension, committing the pair to Tiger Town and Joker Marchant Stadium upgrades, while keeping the team in central Florida through 2036. The $37-million plan for Tiger Town and Joker Marchant Stadium upgrades includes an expanded press box, new synthetic surfaces for […]
Polk County commits $14.6M toward Tiger Town renovations
The first part of funding Tiger Town renovations is set, as the Polk County Board of County Commissioners agree to contribute $14.6 million to the project — less than the requested $17 million, but enough to move things forward. The money will come from a one-cent hike in tourist tax funds. The $37-million plan from […]
Tiger Town renovations scaled back; funding under debate
A renovation plan for Lakeland’s Tiger Town spring-training complex has been scaled back, as city and county officials work to put together a funding plan. The original price tag for renovations to the spring home of the Detroit Tigers, which includes Joker Marchant Stadium, was $50 million, but that number has been trimmed down to […]
Florida spring-training spending could extend to Lakeland
With seven cities now eligible to apply for spring-training grants from the state, Lakeland has more inventive to move forward with a renovation of Tiger Town and Joker Marchant Stadium. Lakeland had already announced a $50-million makeover in conjunction with the Detroit Tigers, addressing both the seating bowl and berm at Joker Marchant Stadium as […]
Joker Marchant Stadium, Tiger Town set for dramatic overhaul
Joker Marchant Stadium and Tiger Town will undergo a series of dramatic improvements beginning in 2014, under a $50-million plan unveiled by the Detroit Tigers and the city of Lakeland. The complex is the spring-training home of the Tigers, while the ballpark hosts Tigers game as well as Lakeland Flying Tigers (High Class A; Florida […]
Tigers, Lakeland to map out future of Tiger Town
With the Detroit Tigers’ spring-training lease up in 2016, Lakeland is spending $50,000 to map out the future of Tiger Town and Joker Marchant Stadium. The study, to be performed by HKS (the same firm overseeing the 2001 renovation of Joker Marchant), will address the parts of the complex that need updating to meet current […]