Book release day: The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2023 / Arizona is available as an eBook download and should be available shortly as a paperback. (more…)
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Rays to train at ESPN Wide World of Sports, play spring games at the Trop
We were told this was the most likely outcome early on, and the Tampa Bay Rays made it official, announcing the team would train at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports complex and then play spring games at Tropicana Field. (more…)
Phillies purchase mall, land next to Clearwater spring complex
An affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies has purchased a mall next to BayCare Ballpark, the team’s spring home, and the team’s training base, as the Phillies prep for an overhaul of its Clearwater spring complex. (more…)
FL Gov DeSantis vetoes $35M for Pasco County sports complex, potential Rays spring home
As of one of a series of high-profile cutbacks, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) vetoed $35 million in state funding for a new Pasco County sports complex that could serve as the new Tampa Bay Rays spring home. (more…)
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium renovations approved, will keep spring training in Jupiter through 2049
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…)
2022 Spring Training attendance by average
We have our first attendance figures of the 2022 baseball season, as we present the 2022 spring training attendance numbers, ranked by per-game average. (more…)
BayCare Ballpark: Still beloved after all these years
It seems appropriate to begin 2022’s ballpark travels at BayCare Ballpark, spring home of the Philadelphia Phillies, to gauge changes in the spring-training ballpark experience over the years. (more…)
Start of spring training 2022 delayed again
With talks between MLB and MLB players association reps over a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) moving along slowly, MLB officials announced yet another delay to the launch of spring training 2022, this time to Tuesday, March 8. (more…)
MLB postpones first week of spring training games
Though meetings are set to take place daily, MLB has officially postponed the first week of spring training games, with games now slated to begin March 5. (more…)
Yes, spring training is officially delayed
With the original deadline passing for pitchers and catchers to report to camps, spring training is now officially delayed and the MLB lockout continues. (more…)
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium upgrades on for 2022
We’ll see a very noticeable upgrade to Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium for spring training and the MiLB regular season with the installation of two outfield videoboards. (more…)
It’s back to Lee County Sports Complex in Fort Myers
With the naming rights to CenturyLink Sports Complex expiring, the spring home of the Minnesota Twins will revert to Lee County Sports Complex until a new naming-rights deal is reached. (more…)
2022 schedule releases: A return to normalcy
With the release of spring-training schedules and Triple-A slates, the baseball world takes two more big steps toward normalcy for the 2022 season. (more…)