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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No Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium upgrades in near future
With COVID-19 impacting Palm Beach County tourism, Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium upgrades will be put off for now, as the status quo for the spring home of the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins continues. (more…)
Braves Continue Spring Training Ballpark Pursuit
With both Palm Beach and Sarasota counties in the mix, the Atlanta Braves are continuing to pursue a new spring training facility in Florida. (more…)
Collier County Back in Place for Braves Spring Training Camp
With the decision to postpone the opening of a new spring-training camp to 2019, the Atlanta Braves have invited Collier County back into discussions for hosting the facility. (more…)
Braves Spring Training Move Pushed to 2019
A new spring-training facility for the Atlanta Braves won’t be ready until 2019 at the earliest, as the team negotiates with Disney to keep spring operations at Champion Stadium and ESPN’s Wide World of Sports through 2018 after efforts to land a new facility take longer than anticipated. (more…)
Braves Narrow Spring-Training Facility Search to Sarasota, Palm Beach Counties
Collier County on Florida’s southern Gulf Coast has been eliminated from consideration for hosting a new Atlanta Braves spring-training facility, as the team will instead focus on proposals from Sarasota County and Palm Beach County. (more…)
Collier County to Receive Braves Spring-Training Pitch
Collier County commissioners will get their first look at a proposed $135-million spring-training complex for the Atlanta Braves, as a deal negotiated by a private investment firm will be made public for the first time. (more…)
Braves Pitch 8,000-Seat, $100M PBC Spring Facility
We now know what the Atlanta Braves want from a new Palm Beach County spring-training camp: 8,000 seats, a 2,000-capacity berm, a standard six-field training complex and player dorm. But paying for the complex is still a question mark. (more…)
Palm Beach County Pitches Woo at Braves
We have a bidding war for a Atlanta Braves spring training camp, as Palm Beach County officials have responded to a Sarasota County pitch with one of their own — and a possible county commitment to advanced negotiations as soon as early April. (more…)
Palm Beach back in play for Braves spring home
Palm Beach County is back in play for a new Atlanta Braves spring-training home, as the team management explores options apart from efforts toward a new St. Petersburg base and back toward the franchise’s longtime spring home. (more…)
Astros, Nats break ground on new spring complex
Though the design has been going full steam for weeks, the beginning of construction on a new Houston Astros/Washington Nationals spring-training complex in West Palm Beach is nigh, as the ceremonial groundbreaking was held yesterday. (more…)
Astros/Nats spring-training project proceeds
The Houston Astros and Washington Nationals received approval to move forward with a new West Palm Beach spring-training complex, with a groundbreaking now set for early November. (more…)
Costs for new WPB spring complex rise; teams will pay
The cost of a new Palm Beach County spring-training complex for the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals rises to $144.1 million, but the teams will cover overruns, with site prep work potentially beginning shortly. (more…)