Spring Training Central: Schedules, stadium locations and more
Baseball fever spreads across the Sunshine State as MLB teams make their Spring Training homes in Florida. Check out schedules, prices and directions to the 15 teams that play in the Grapefruit League including the Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays.
March 5, 2011
POSTCARDS FROM FLORIDA
Jim Abbott on Florida Travel: The ritual returns: It's time for baseball in Florida
My old baseball buddy Leonard used to tell me that the best thing about going to the ballpark is that you never know what you might see.
March 7, 2010
POSTCARDS FROM FLORIDA
Jim Abbott on Florida Travel: Spring Training baseball: A timeless ritual
It was windy and chilly on Tuesday, with a definite threat of rain, so it wasn't the ideal backdrop for the opening games of baseball spring training in the Sunshine State.
9:53 AM EST, March 2, 2011
Tampa focal point of spring training baseball trip
TAMPA, Fla. — It's as much a part of spring training as workouts and exhibition games: Visitors from the chilly Northeast, Midwest, Canada and elsewhere enjoying the sport while sitting in the Florida sun in short-sleeved shirts and Bermudas.
9:55 AM EST, March 2, 2011
For a Florida spring training side trip: Try Davis Islands in south Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. — For travelers in town for spring training games, Davis Islands already makes for a fine side trip, with its picturesque marina, quaint restaurants and shops, and views of the bay. Now that Yankees great Derek Jeter lives there, however, baseball fans have an added incentive to go.
February 17, 2012
Atlanta Braves Spring Training schedule and info
ATLANTA
•Training site: ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney WorldFebruary 17, 2012
Baltimore Orioles Spring Training schedule and info
BALTIMORE
•Training site: SarasotaFebruary 17, 2012
Boston Red Sox Spring Training schedule and info
BOSTON
•Training site: Fort MyersFebruary 17, 2012
Houston Astros Spring Training schedule and info
HOUSTON
•Training site: KissimmeeFebruary 17, 2012
Minnesota Twins Spring Training schedule and info
MINNESOTA
•Training site: Fort MyersFebruary 17, 2012
New York Mets Spring Training schedule and info
NEW YORK (NL)
•Training Site: Port St. LucieFebruary 17, 2012
New York Yankees Spring Training schedule and info
NEW YORK (AL)
•Training site: TampaFebruary 17, 2012
Philadelphia Phillies Spring Training schedule and info
PHILADELPHIA
•Training site: ClearwaterFebruary 17, 2012
Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training schedule and info
PITTSBURGH
•Training site: BradentonFebruary 17, 2012
St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training schedule and info
ST. LOUIS
•Training Site: JupiterFebruary 17, 2012
Tampa Bay Rays Spring Training schedule and info
TAMPA BAY
•Training Site: Port Charlotte.February 17, 2012
Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training schedule and info
TORONTO
•Training site: Dunedin.February 17, 2012
Washington Nationals Spring Training schedule and info
WASHINGTON
•Training Site: Viera
January 21, 2010
Orioles fans find a new spring training home in Sarasota
The Seminoles called it home before the Spanish moved in. Then came the Americans.
11:58 PM EST, March 6, 2010
Spring training memories: Dodgertown is a timeless treasure
VERO BEACH — Step into Dodgertown, close your eyes, and you can feel the calendar years flipping backward.
11:02 PM EST, March 6, 2010
Spring training memories: Chain O'Lakes is a place for Easter eggs and dreams of opportunity
WINTER HAVEN — Returning to Chain O' Lakes Park for the first time since 1981, Dick Drago conjures up images of baseball greats, a fortuitous trade, and his 4-year-old daughter Dina looking for Easter eggs.
11:02 PM EST, March 6, 2010
Spring training memories: Ray Lankford, a young man intent on making his own history
ST. PETERSBURG — It's easy to get caught up in the nostalgic relevance of a ballpark that has a history dating back to 1923.
11:59 PM EST, March 6, 2010
Payne Park, Sarasota
Spring training memories: Nothing but pleasant recollections of White Sox at Payne
SARASOTA — The year is 1960. A rising pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization pulls up to the player's parking lot at Payne Park. Gary Peters has just driven up from Miami after playing winter ball in Venezuela.
11:01 PM EST, March 6, 2010
Tinker Field, Orlando
Spring training memories: From Babe to Bush, Tinker's history runs deep
It's a dump to the untrained eye.
February 15, 2009
ARIZONA | BASEBALL
Swing fever: Dodgers make Phoenix home to spring training
Welcome to Dodgers spring training 2009. Please discard any lingering lamentations about tradition and Florida. Arizona awaits, with a shiny new $100-million stadium complex, beckoning fans to forget the economy for a few days and take refuge in the primal pleasures of baseball.
9:26 PM EST, March 6, 2010
SPRING TRAINING: Ghost stories abound
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." — Rogers Hornsby
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