A request to devote $108 million in hotel taxes toward a new Houston Astros / Washington Nationals spring training complex will be heard today by Palm Beach County commissioners — but it may be too little, too late. (more…)
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West Palm Beach: Another no to spring training
West Palm Beach officials dealt another blow to a new Houston Astros/Washington Nationals spring training complex, deciding to enter into an exclusive negotiating period with a rival developer. (more…)
New spring training plan expected from Astros, Nats in coming weeks
A new spring-training plan from the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals is expected in coming weeks, as the pair makes a run at a new site in West Palm Beach. We have the full details on our sister site, Spring Training Online. Basically, the pair are looking at the former site of a garbage […]
Astros, Nats renew efforts on Palm Beach County spring training complex
Well, that didn’t take long: Houston Astros owner Jim Crane and Washington Nationals general partner Art Fuccillo met this morning with Palm Beach County officials about financing a new spring-training complex. Crane has long targeted Palm Beach County as the site of a new Astros spring-training complex, first with the Toronto Blue Jays and now […]
Palm Beach County receives funding boost from state for spring training
The chances of the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals landing a new spring-training site in Palm Beach County increased last week when the Florida Legislature passed a new funding bill for pro sports facilities. HB 7095, which passed both the House and the Senate and is likely to be signed by Gov. Rick Scott, would […]
PBC moves forward with Astros, Nationals spring-training camp
Although Palm Beach County commissioners voted to move ahead with planning on a spring-training complex for the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals, several funding pieces need to fall into place before the first shovel of dirt is turned. The commissioners voted to move forward with a deal with the two teams for a complex that […]
Astros, Nats now teaming up for new spring facility
With the Toronto Blue Jays deciding to stay put in Dunedin, the Houston Astros will partner with the Washington Nationals on a new spring-training facility in Palm Beach County. The first proposal from the Astros met with resistance from Palm Beach Gardens residents because it was cited too closely to a school and protected wetlands. […]
Could Toronto Blue Jays bail on Astros spring-training plan?
With the Houston Astros blunted in their first attempt at a Palm Beach Gardens spring-training complex, there’s a question of whether the Toronto Blue Jays will stay committed to the joint venture. The Astros and Blue Jays joined forces on a new Palm Beach County spring-training complex, with the Astros doing most of the heavy […]
Pasco County makes pitch for spring training
With a proposed Palm Beach County spring-training complex in flux, Pasco County is jumping into the spring-training fray and working with a developer on a 19-field facility in Wesley Chapel. Wesley Chapel is about 25 miles north of Tampa, in the southernmost part of Pasco County. Wiregrass Ranch, where the facility would be located, is […]
Astros: We’ll look at other spring-training sites in Palm Beach
After Palm Beach Gardens politicos made it abundantly clear a preferred spring-training site there would not work, Houston Astros officials say they’ll look for other sites in Palm Beach County. The Astros had settled on Palm Beach Gardens parkland as a preferred site for a spring-training complex to be shared with the Toronto Blue Jays, […]
Astros invoke Arizona move in spring-training discussions
With a preferred Palm Beach Gardens location off the table, Houston Astros team lawyer Giles Kibbe says he plans on visiting Arizona in the next few weeks and will probably meet with folks pitching a Phoenix-area home for the team. We have more about Kibbe’s comments on our sister site, Spring Training Online. If you […]
Boca Raton site pitched for ‘Stros/Jays spring complex
With Palm Beach Gardens passing on a new Houston Astros/Toronto Blue Jays spring-training complex, Boca Raton may end up being considered for the development. A local developer is pitching Boca Raton as the perfect area for the spring-training complex, which already has $50 million in state money dedicated for its construction. While the Astros may […]
Search on for new Palm Beach County site for ‘Stros/Jays spring complex
With a Palm Beach Gardens location for a new Houston Astros/Toronto Blue Jays spring-training complex off the table, the search is on for a new site within Palm Beach County. The issues: questions about the appropriateness of a regional park as the future home of the complex (which would be near two schools and require […]