A spring-training landmark is no more, as the Pittsburgh Pirates closed down Popi’s Place, a breakfast spot across from McKechnie Field, and announced plans to raze the building in April. (more…)
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Yankees, Marlins add spring series in Panama
Bringing MLB to Panama for the first time since 1947, the New York Yankees and the Miami Marlins have scheduled a two-game series at Panama City’s Rod Carew Stadium on March 15-16. (more…)
Equipment heading to Spring Training; players to follow
This weekend saw many teams ship equipment to Arizona and Florida in anticipation of spring training — including the Boston Red Sox, who celebrated Truck Day on Saturday. (more…)
Fort Myers: We have little chance to land Nats
A proposed renovation of City of Palms Park for the Washington Nationals is dead, according to Mayor Randy Henderson, and Fort Myers officials says it will seek alternative uses for the former Boston Red Sox spring-training home. (more…)
Truck Day Approacheth
Another sign spring training is near: Major League Baseball teams are packing in anticipating of shipping gear to Florida and Arizona in the annual rite of Truck Day. (more…)
RIP: Tinker Field
Sad, sad news to report: Tinker Field, the former spring home of the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins and other MLB clubs, will be torn down in the next 90 days. (more…)
Will the Toronto Blue Jays stay in Dunedin?
A recent news report suggests that the Toronto Blue Jays may bail out of a proposed spring-training facility to be shared with the Houston Astros, but with plans still up in the air it’s hard to predict where things will be in five years. (more…)
Party time at Roger Dean Stadium event for spring training ducats
We’re in the midst of a stretch where several MLB teams are putting spring-training tickets on sale, and tomorrow sees Cardinals/Marlins ducats on sale — complete with a Roger Dean Stadium event. (more…)
Houston Astros Arizona site is viable alternative to Florida complex: team official
In what we’re considering now as a rather crude negotiating maneuver, team officials say they’ll look at a Houston Astros Arizona move if a suitable training site in Palm Beach County fails to materialize. (more…)
Boca Raton spring training site pitched
With Palm Beach Gardens passing on a new Houston Astros/Toronto Blue Jays complex, a developer wants to look at a Boca Raton spring training site for the pair. (more…)
