Funding for a Tradition Field renovation depends on a $20 million state grant, according to St. Lucie County officials. (more…)
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Tradition Field Complex Repairs on Tap
St. Lucie County officials are working to repair the Tradition Field complex, which was damaged during Hurricane Matthew. (more…)
Tradition Field Upgrades Still on Tap
The process may be delayed, but a $60-million upgrade plan for Tradition Field, spring home of the New York Mets and regular-season home of the St. Lucie Mets (High A; Florida State League), is still in the works. (more…)
Blue Jays officials: we’re looking for new spring home
We’ve mentioned this a few times, but Toronto Blue Jays officials are now saying on the record they’re on the hunt for a new spring-training home after their Dunedin lease expires in 2017. While staying in Dunedin is a possibility (though a long shot; the city may not have the land needed for a modern […]
New and old for 2013: Tradition Field
It’s back to the future for the New York Mets and the St. Lucie Mets (High Class A; Florida State League), as their Port St. Lucie facility will revert back to a familiar name: Tradition Field. Tradition Florida held naming rights to the ballpark from 2004-2009. After a naming-rights deal with Digital Domain fell through […]
Naming rights hard sell in St. Lucie for Mets
A month before spring training starts and the name of the spring home of the New York Mets is up in the air, as the team and St. Lucie County are having a hard time selling naming rights to what’s now known as Mets Stadium. The ballpark has been known by several different names over […]