We have some book news to pass along: The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2025 / Florida is now available for order in paperback and eBook editions! (more…)
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Introducing Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger
We have some upcoming book titles to announce, including a full-length biography of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers’ Jim Gilliam and the impending release of our 2025 spring-training guides. (more…)
Tempe Diablo Stadium renovations back on track
The on-again, off-again Tempe Diablo Stadium renovations for Los Angeles Angels spring training are back on, as the city of Tempe is angling to have a new clubhouse and player-development space completed in time for 2025. (more…)
New for 2024: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches
As spring training launches, we have some ballpark news from the Grapefruit League: the spring home of the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals is now CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, as naming rights for the West Palm Beach training camp have been purchased by Travis Scott’s hard-seltzer firm. (more…)
New for 2024: Lee Health Sports Complex
Another naming-rights deal to pass along: the Minnesota Twins spring-training camp in Fort Myers has a new moniker, as a deal with Lee Health will yield new branding of Lee Health Sports Complex in 2024. (more…)
Philadelphia Phillies spring training facilities may receive Clearwater development aid
The City of Clearwater is launching a new Property Redevelopment Assistance Program, and under discussion is whether a half-billion-dollar makeover of the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facilities qualifies for the program. (more…)
Changes ahead for Goodyear Ballpark area
If you were at spring training this year and happened to attend a game in Goodyear, you likely noticed the construction happening around Goodyear Ballpark. There’s more construction and activity ahead for the spring home of the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat: Previewing the 2023 rule changes
Mick Gillispie, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard discuss the beginning of spring training and preview MLB rule changes in the Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Elite Eight time in 2023 Best of the Ballparks fan vote for Cactus League ballparks
With only two choices in the first round, voters were very decisive, leading to the Elite Eight round in the 2023 Best of the Ballparks fan vote for Cactus League ballparks. So vote now! (more…)
Now available: The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2023 / Arizona eBook
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…)
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…)