After years of false starts, Palm Beach County Commissioners unanimously approved $75.1 million in bonding for Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium renovations, keeping the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins in Jupiter through 2049. (more…)
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Marlins add Jacksonville, Pensacola, Beloit as affiliate invitees
The Miami Marlins are making sweeping changes to their farm system, inviting Jacksonville, Pensacola and Beloit as new affiliates while maintaining ownership of the Jupiter Hammerheads. (more…)
Venus Williams to Make Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium Appearance
Fresh off her historic Wimbledon run, tennis star Venus Williams will be meeting fans at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on July 27 to promote her interior-design firm, V*Starr Interiors, which oversaw the ballpark’s suite renovations. (more…)
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium to Host 2019 FSL All-Star Game
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, home of the Palm Beach Cardinals and Jupiter Hammerheads, will host the 2019 Florida State League All-Star Game. All-Star Weekend will begin on Friday, June 14, with the All-Star Game scheduled for Saturday, June 15. (more…)
New for 2018: Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
Roger Dean Stadium, spring training home of the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals, is receiving a slight name change, as it is now Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. This is the result of a 10-year agreement. (more…)
Personnel News in Billings, Jupiter
We have personnel news to report from the Billings Mustangs (Rookie; Pioneer League) and Jupiter, FL’s Roger Dean Stadium. (more…)
Mavs, Roger Dean Stadium make personnel moves
Some changes in MiLB front offices: Ryan Cook is the new GM of the High Desert Mavericks (High Class A; California League), while several have been promoted at Roger Dean Stadium. Cook brings with him more than a decade of pro sports experience to the California League club, including stints with the NBA’s Los Angeles […]
Marlins minor-league spring sched posted
We’ve posted the spring-training schedule for the four Florida Marlins farm teams: New Orleans Zephyrs (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), Jacksonville Suns (Class AA; Southern League), Jupiter Hammerheads (High Class A; Florida State League) and Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low Class A; Sally League). You can view the schedule here. The four teams train at the Roger […]
Pinto to Norfolk
Joe Pinto, general manager of the busiest ballpark in professional baseball — Roger Dean Stadium — is stepping down and joining the front office of the Norfolk Tides (Class AAA; International League). Pinto has been GM of the complex for three years. It’s quite the job: besides overseeing spring training for the St. Louis Cardinals […]
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 […]
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, […]
Florida State League
The Florida State League began play in 1919 with six teams in the greater Orlando-Tampa corridor and, despite some hard times, is now one of the oldest minor leagues still in existence. Its existence predated the emergence of spring training in Florida, but spring training has been a factor in keeping this league alive. Class […]