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TD Ballpark

Capacity5,500
Year Opened1990; renovated 2020
Dimensions335L, 380LC, 400C, 363RC, 325R
Local Airport Tampa
Ticket PricesTo be announced
Tickets on SaleTo be announced
Ticket Line888/525-5297, 727/733-0429
Ticket Web Sitebluejays.com
Address373 Douglas Av., Dunedin.
DirectionsTake Hwy. 19 north from St. Petersburg, take Sunset Point Road (Route 588) west for two miles, and then head north on Douglas Avenue for a half mile.

Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training: The Great White South

You don’t need to be a Toronto Blue Jays fan to appreciate a spring-training game at TD Ballpark. It’s a place where fan/player interaction is at a premium, where a game is just a game and not just some huge marketing event. If you’re looking for a flashy time filled with huge crowds, Tiki bars, and fans lined up wall to wall, then TD Ballpark is not for you.

Indeed, one of our favorite spring-training experiences is parking in downtown Dunedin, grabbing a late breakfast, and then walking down the Pinellas Trail to the ballpark early enough to score some autographs, watching a laid-back spring match, and then heading back to downtown Dunedin for Happy Hour. There’s no such thing as a bad spring-training experience, but some experiences are better than others.

The ballpark is always crowded but never uncomfortable, filled mostly with Canadians escaping the Great White North for the warmer climes of Florida. There’s cold Labatt Blue on tap, which is always a plus. (Expect a longer line for the Canadian delicacy: there are relatively few beer taps for a ballpark of this size.) And Dunedin is one of the hidden gems in the Tampa-St. Pete area, a refreshing respite from the hustle and bustle along the bay.

Just be warned that TD Ballpark is really set up for families, not spring-training rowdies. The grassy berm attracts families chasing down their smaller children, while groups set up shop in the picnic areas. The atmosphere at Dunedin Stadium is probably the most casual in the Grapefruit League. Blue Jays have been known to chat with fans between innings – an act that’s become a no-no in the increasingly formalized spring training. And many of the fans in the stands are regulars: there’s a large Canadian contingent retuning annually to Dunedin, like the swallows to Capistrano.

Spring Training History

The Toronto Blue Jays have been training at this site since 1977, first at Grant Field and then at TD Ballpark.

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