Work is underway on the second round of Peoria Stadium renovations, as the spring home of the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres sports improvements for 2015 — with fans benefiting from the current changes. (more…)
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West Palm Beach deals another blow to new spring training complex
West Palm Beach city commissioners approved a three-month exclusive negotiating period to investors seeking a mixed-use development on a 160-acre site eyed by the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals for a new spring-training facility. (more…)
Astros, Nats spring complex shot down by West Palm Beach
The proposed West Palm Beach site for a new Houston Astros/Washington Nationals spring-training facility will instead be used for a mixed-use development, as local elected officials decide to keep the land on the tax rolls. (more…)
Chicago Cubs 2015 spring training schedule posted
We have a schedule for your viewing pleasure: Newly posted is the Chicago Cubs 2015 spring training schedule, featuring home games at Cubs Park and away games in the Cactus League. (more…)
Palm Beach debates new ‘Stros, Nats complex
Palm Beach County officials are debating a funding plan for a new $140-million Houston Astros/Washington Nationals West Palm Beach spring training complex, with several holes in the plan to be plugged. (more…)
Soccer to rule at Al Lang Field
With the NASL’s Tampa Bay Rowdies set to be the sole occupant of Al Lang Field in downtown St. Petersburg, it looks like we’ll see no more spring-training exhibitions at the lovely waterfront ballpark for at least four years. (more…)
Joker Marchant Stadium renovations on tap
The much-anticipated Joker Marchant Stadium renovations are closer to reality, as the city of Lakeland chose two construction firms to oversee the $37-million project that will upgrade the Detroit Tigers spring-training facility. (more…)
Fifty 2015 spring training games posted
We’ve posted 50 or so more games to our Cactus League and Grapefruit League schedules, allowing you to better plan your 2015 spring training adventures. (more…)
Lee County Sports Complex now CenturyLink Sports Complex
We have a naming-rights deal to pass along: it’s now CenturyLink Sports Complex in Fort Myers, as the Minnesota Twins sold naming rights to the former Lee County Sports Complex. But don’t worry: the ballpark is still Hammond Stadium. (more…)
Milwaukee Brewers eying new Peoria spring home?
The Milwaukee Brewers are exploring a number of sites for a new spring-training home, and Peoria is on the list of cities under consideration in the greater Phoenix area. (more…)