A developer interested in redeveloping the area around City of Palms Park could be key in luring the Washington Nationals to Fort Myers for spring training. (more…)
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Spring training unlikely to return to City of Palms Park: Lee County officials
Spring training is unlikely to return to City of Palms Park, according to Lee County officials, who are debating what to do with the former spring home of the Boston Red Sox. (more…)
Lee County still wooing Nats
Though Lee County has little to offer in terms of ballpark and complex upgrades, officials there say they’re still hopeful they can attract the Washington Nationals as a new tenant for City of Palms Park. The former spring home of the Boston Red Sox sits empty, and the Nats front office has openly expressed an […]
First day of workouts for Mariners, Truck Day for BoSox
Today is a day of firsts: it’s Truck Day for the Boston Red Sox and the reporting date for the Seattle Mariners. In other words: spring training has officially begun. Normally we don’t see Truck Day for most MLB teams so close to a reporting date. But this is a weird year: the Mariners are […]
2012 spring-training reporting dates posted
We’ve posted the complete schedule for 2012’s spring-training reporting dates and first workouts. Let the planning begin. You can view the reporting dates here. Sign up for the Spring Training Online newsletter! More information here. Join Spring Training Online on Facebook! Click here for more information. Follow Spring Training Online with Twitter updates! Just click […]
Red Sox release 2012 spring-training schedule
It’s a whole new spring game at JetBlue Park, as the Boston Red Sox plan a training schedule with new start times and a ballpark reminiscent of Fenway Park. You can view the schedule here. Tickets for all 2012 Spring Training games at JetBlue Park are scheduled to go on sale on Saturday, December 17, […]
Minnesota Twins 2012 spring-training schedule posted
We’ve posted the 2012 spring-training schedule for the Minnesota Twins, complete with 17 games at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers. You can view the schedule here. The Twins will report early for training camp — at least by Minnesota Twins standards — with pitchers slated to report on Saturday, Feb. 18, with their first workout […]
Blue Jays announce 2012 spring slate
We have the full spring schedule for the Toronto Blue Jays, who will play 17 games at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, including three games with the Phillies and two with the Yankees and Red Sox. You can view the full schedule here. The Blue Jays have a rather unique approach to selling tickets, which will […]
Return of spring training to City of Palms Park: Extreme long-shot
· The return of Major League Baseball spring training to Fort Myers’ City of Palms Park is a considerable long shot with no teams openly expressing interest, according to a Lee County Commissioner exploring options for the property deserted this offseason by the Boston Red Sox. John Manning says he’s heard second-hand that two teams […]
