This week pitchers and catchers report for spring training. I get excited because the baseball season is beginning and winter is ending. These minor league stadiums are a lot of fun to visit. Enjoy these tidbits!
- The Florida “Grapefruit league” and Arizona “Cactus league” are a 50/50 split which 15 teams training in each state.
- Do you want a closer look at your favorite players than from your seat? Visit their spring training stadium where access rules are very lax.
- George M. Steinbrenner Field (Tampa) has the same outfield dimensions as Yankee Stadium. It also sits directly across the street from Raymond James Stadium where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play.
- Surprise Stadium (Royals and Rangers) in Arizona has a merry-go-round in the right-field concourse.
- The foul poles at Phoenix Municipal Stadium (Athletics) were originally used at the polo grounds.
- Fans attending Blue Jay’s games in Dunedin, Florida get to hear both the Canadian and USA’s national anthems. They also have Labatt’s beer on tap at Florida auto exchange stadium.
- Bright House Network field in Clearwater, Fla. Caters to Phillies fans serving Philly cheese steaks and Yuengling beer.
- In 2017 the “Ballpark of Palm Beaches” (West Palm Beach, Fla.) will open and be the new home of the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals.
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