Associated PressMarch 19, 2020
7min226
Spring training was suspended last week.
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Opening day could be delayed into May or longer.
Associated PressMarch 13, 2020
12min287
Players were told they could stay or go home.
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 2, 2019
4min1046
The field was designed for Babe Ruth.
Noah PranskyMarch 8, 2019
11min865
"Stop repeating bogus economic impact claims ... PLEASE"
Jacob OglesFebruary 17, 2019
4min867
Pitchers and catchers reported for spring training over last week.
Danny McAuliffeJuly 30, 2018
3min434
The 15 Major League Baseball teams that retreat to the Sunshine State each spring do more than just please fans during the offseason. According to a recent report from the Florida Sports Foundation, spring training had an estimated $687.1 million impact on the state’s economy in 2018. That’s a more than 60 percent increase since […]
Mike DeesonMay 3, 2017
3min247
Although there has been some kind of Pier project in downtown St. Pete since the late 1800s, the city has changed, and the Pier is not needed. When I first moved to Tampa Bay 35 years ago, downtown was anything but vibrant. The Vinoy, now a crown jewel, was closed, full of broken windows and […]
Scott PowersApril 12, 2017
3min354
Apparently there’s nothing like a home-away-from-home for baseball fans wanting to take in Florida spring training. Airbnb, the leader in marketing vacation rental home, announced Wednesday that all 12 Florida cities that host spring training camps and stadiums for Major League Baseball teams saw remarkable spikes in bookings during the baseball spring training that ended […]
Gary SheltonApril 20, 20168min461
More fans than ever watched Spring Training baseball in Florida this year, Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday. For the first time in more than 100 years, more than 7,000 fans per game showed up, which is a lot of Cracker Jack. “I am proud to announce that Florida’s Spring Training reached a 100-year record high per […]