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The Chicago Cubs will continue to train in Mesa if voters approve a referendum on spending on a new $84 million spring facility. The decision wasn’t unexpected — Cubs insiders told us it was a certainty despite a pitch from Florida’s Collier County — but it’s not final. Voters and the Arizona Legislature must approve […]

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We continue to hear that the Chicago Cubs are likely to keep spring-training operations in Mesa, despite a strong effort from Florida investors to lure the team to the Grapefruit League, as the Cubs Board of Directors mulls both offers. There are several factors at play. First, there’s a lot of familiarity with Mesa: there […]

Al Lang Field, the former center of spring training in downtown St. Pete, will remain open as a center for college and high-school spring training. In one form or another Al Lang Field has been home to spring training since the 1900s. The most recent version dates back to 1977, and it last housed spring […]

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Officials in Mesa will ask the state for help in funding a new spring-training facility for the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs front office is expected to make a decision by the end of the month about whether to keep spring operations in Mesa or shift them to a new complex near Naples, Florida. The bill, […]

A lawsuit from local citizen groups has derailed a bond offering to fund a renovation of Ed Smith Stadium for the spring operations of the Baltimore Orioles, a delay that may force the O’s to play in the ballpark in its current condition for 2011 and possibly beyond. The lawsuit from Sarasota Citizens for Responsible […]

The conventional wisdom in baseball circles is that an MLB team never, ever invests in a spring-training facility. Sure, you may have the Pittsburgh Pirates invest $2 million in Pirate City, while the Cincinnati Reds talked about putting $10 million in an Ed Smith Stadium rehab. But those offers don't happen very often; the template […]

The Washington Nationals today announced their 2010 Spring Training schedule, which is highlighted by a home matchup against the World Champion New York Yankees on March 12 and will conclude with an exhibition tilt against the Boston Red Sox on April 3 at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. You can view the full schedule here. […]

Smart readers know all of these games have been posted on our master Grapefruit League schedule, but today the Baltimore Orioles made it official and released a 2010 spring-training schedule. You can view the full schedule here. The Orioles will open their spring-training tenure at Ed Smith Stadium on March 3. Baltimore will face 10 […]