Despite some objections from a member saying the county shouldn’t subsidize baseball, the Lee County Board of Commissioners voted to move ahead with a study of Hammond Stadium and the Lee County Sports Complex in order to retain the Minnesota Twins as a spring tenant. The Twins’ lease for Hammond Stadium runs through 2020, and […]
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A’s, Mariners to begin, depart spring training early
September 29, 2011 in News Articles
With Major League Baseball scheduling a season-opening series between the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners in Japan, both teams will begin spring training early and take a break at the end of spring training. The teams will participate in Japan Opening Series 2012, a two-game set scheduled for March 28 and 29. “Major League Baseball […]
Could Phoenix lose spring training?
September 27, 2011 in News Articles
Despite money set aside for ballpark improvements, it looks like the Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics are shopping for new spring-training complexes come 2013 and 2015, respectively, which could lead to the loss of spring training in the city of Phoenix. The two teams are the last training in the actual city of Phoenix, with […]
Arizona State to share new Cubs training complex
September 27, 2011 in News Articles
The Arizona Board of Regents approved a plan for the ASU Sun Devils to share a new Mesa spring-training facility with the Chicago Cubs. The plan, appoved at a meeting last night, has the school paying $2 million for a new clubhouse at the $84-million complex, slated to open in 2014. The Sun Devils will […]
How long will Nats train in Viera?
September 27, 2011 in News Articles
With Spring Training 2012 fast approaching, we have the usual discussion about how long the Washington Nationals will train at Space Coast Stadium. With the team openly looking for a new home and a lease with an out in 2013, that end may be on the horizon. It’s no surprise the Washington Nationals are looking […]
Return of spring training to City of Palms Park: Extreme long-shot
September 7, 2011 in News Articles
· 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 […]
Red Sox announce 2012 ticket prices
August 31, 2011 in News Articles
The Boston Red Sox will be playing at a new spring-training ballpark in 2012 — JetBlue Park at Fenway South — and have announced ticket prices for the upcoming spring season. Ticket prices at JetBlue Park will range from $5 to $46 for the 2012 season. The Homeplate Dugout Box, at $46, remains the same […]
Could ASU share new Cubs spring-training ballpark?
August 3, 2011 in News Articles
Talk about making a new Chicago Cubs spring-training ballpark a daily destination: the team is pitching Arizona State University officials on sharing the team’s new Mesa ballpark in a move that could see the Sun Devils leave venerable Packard Stadium. It’s fairly unusual for an MLB team to court a college program to share a […]
First 2012 spring-training games emerge — in Miami
August 3, 2011 in News Articles
We have the first official games for Spring Training 2012, as the Miami Marlins — that’s right, the former Florida Marlins — will play a pair of games at the beginning of April against against the New York Yankees to test their new ballpark before a season opener. The games against the New York Yankees […]
New Cubs training facility, Wrigleyville West slated for 2014
July 18, 2011 in News Articles
Eagerly waiting for a new Chicago Cubs spring-training facility? Here’s the schedule: a new ballpark probably won’t open until 2013, with a proposed Wrigleyville West entertainment district opening in 2014. The enormity of the task in creating a retail complex at a spring-training facility seems to have been realized both by Mesa officials and the […]
