We have some book news to pass along: The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2025 / Florida is now available for order in paperback and eBook editions! (more…)
RIP, Chain of Lakes Park
Some sad news to pass along from Winter Haven: Chain of Lakes Park, former spring-training home of the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians, has been torn down–but the site will be redeveloped for youth baseball and tournaments. (more…)
Cubs propose expansion of Sloan Park training facility
Most fans won’t see these upgrades, but the Chicago Cubs are proposing an expansion of the team’s spring-training facility, Sloan Park, with a 22,000-square-foot pitching lab and additional upgrades to player spaces. (more…)
Tempe Diablo Stadium renovations back on track
The on-again, off-again Tempe Diablo Stadium renovations for Los Angeles Angels spring training are back on, as the city of Tempe is angling to have a new clubhouse and player-development space completed in time for 2025. (more…)
Charlotte Sports Park reopens
The baseball gods were smiling on the patient Port Charlotte spring-training fans Saturday, as the Tampa Bay Rays launched their 2024 season at Charlotte Sports Park after spending last spring at Disney and the Trop. (more…)
MiLB Spring Breakout games added to schedules
We have several additions to the 2024 spring training schedule, as Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball unveil 16 MiLB games featuring future stars under the Spring Breakout brand. (more…)
New for 2024: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches
We have another name for the spring home of the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, as naming rights for the West Palm Beach training camp have been purchased by Travis Scott’s hard-seltzer firm. (more…)
Florida may mandate cash at spring-training ballparks
After MLB teams have spent years converting spring-training ballparks to cashless venues, the state of Florida is considering legislation that would mandate them to accept cash as well. (more…)
Now Available: The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2024 / Arizona
We have some book news to pass along, as The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2024 / Arizona is now available immediately as an eBook, with the paperback available for preorder. (more…)
Tentative Grapefruit, Cactus League 2024 spring training schedules posted
Instead of releasing spring-training schedules in late August, as had been the case in the last several years, MLB decided to bring us all an early Christmas present and released tentative, basic 2024 spring training schedules this week so we all can launch our planning. (more…)
