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2024 MLB Florida Spring Training Guide

By: Author Bob Rountree

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Our annual baseball Florida Spring Training Guide is your go-to resource for 2024 Grapefruit League game schedules, stadium locations, things to do and places to stay nearby.

Players reported to camp in mid-February, and spring training games began on February 24, 2024.

Baseball action at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, spring training home to the Baltimore Orioles. (Photo: David Blasco)
Baseball action at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, the 2024 spring training home of the Baltimore Orioles. (Photo: David Blasco)
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  1. Tampa Bay Area Spring Training
  2. Southwest Florida Spring Training
  3. Southeast Florida Spring Training
Kids watch the game at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, spring training home to the Baltimore Orioles, on a sunny February 2024 day. (Photo: Bonnie Gross)
Kids watch the game at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, spring training home to the Baltimore Orioles, on a sunny February 2024 day. (Photo: Bonnie Gross)

Tampa Bay Area Spring Training

Editor’s Note: The Tampa Bay Rays return to Port Charlotte for 2024 spring training.

New York Yankees — Tampa

George M. Steinbrenner Field has the same dimensions as Yankee Stadium, down to the inch. It was insisted to be so by “the Boss,” who, as the story goes, phoned the Bronx from Tampa during construction and had an employee go to the outfield wall with a tape measure during a storm. 2024 will be the Yankees 29th year at the Tampa stadium. Links: Yankees Spring Training web site

Go to 2024 Yankees Spring Training Schedule & Tickets

Things to do near Tampa

Philadelphia Phillies — Clearwater, FL

Built in 2004, BayCare Park (formerly Spectrum Field) is a replica of Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, so Phillies fans should feel right at home. The stadium has a capacity of 8,500 (7,000 fixed seats; grass berm seating for 1,500). Links: Phillies Spring Training web site

Go to 2024 Phillies Spring Training Schedule & Tickets

Things to do near Clearwater:

Toronto Blue Jays — Dunedin, FL

An extensive renovation of the Blue Jays traditional spring home, Grant Field, was completed in 2020, and the ballpark was renamed TD Ballpark. The stadium will continue to be home to the Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training and the Dunedin Blue Jays. Links: Blue Jays Spring Training web site

Go to 2024 Blue Jay Spring Training Schedule & Tickets

Things to do near Dunedin

Detroit Tigers — Lakeland, FL

Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, home of the Tigers since it opened in 1966, is the second-oldest ballpark in the Grapefruit League. No team has called one city its spring training home as long as the Tigers, who have been playing there since 1934 with the exception of a few years in Evansville, Ind., during World War II. Remodeled to look like Comerica Park in Detroit, this is a tradition-rich ballpark to watch baseball. Links: Detroit Tigers spring training web site

Go to 2024 Tigers Spring Training Schedule & Tickets

Things to do near Lakeland

Pittsburgh Pirates — Bradenton

Lecom Park (formerly McKechnie Field) was built in 1923 and renovated in 1993. The Bucs have trained and played their spring games at this site since 1969. Through successive renovations, Lecom Park retains the charm of its history. Links: Pittsburgh Pirates spring training web site

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Things to do nearby: 

Baltimore Orioles — Sarasota

Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, spring training home to the Baltimore Orioles. (Photo: Bonnie Gross)
Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, spring training home to the Baltimore Orioles. (Photo: Bonnie Gross)

The crown jewel of the Grapefruit League, Ed Smith Stadium got an extreme makeover in 2010, the Orioles’ first after leaving their previous spring homes in Southeast Florida. The revamped ballpark features Spanish-style architecture and refurbished seats from Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Links: Baltimore Orioles spring training web site

Go to 2024 Orioles Spring Training Schedule & Tickets

Things to do nearby: 

Best Camping, Kayaking and Hiking: Myakka River State Park | Oscar Scherer State Park

Southwest Florida Spring Training

Atlanta Braves — North Port, FL

The Braves have been playing at CoolToday Park in North Port since 2020, allowing them to be closer to other teams than Disney World would have provided. CoolToday Park features 6,200 fixed seats, accommodating up to 8,000 fans with berm and standing room. The training facilities include a half-dozen practice baseball fields, six multi-use fields and space for the team’s sports medicine academy. The complex is envisioned to become the heart of a planned commercial and residential district. Links: Atlanta Braves spring training web site

Go to 2024 Braves Spring Training Schedule & Tickets

Things to do nearby: 

North Port is home to Warm Mineral Springs, where slow-walking waders are almost cult-like in their rhythmic slog around the spring head. These healing waters are a big attraction for Europeans, who call it “Chudo Ozero,” or Miracle Lake.

Tampa Bay Rays — Port Charlotte

The Tampa Bay Rays return to Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte, for spring training in 2024. Built in 1998, the stadium was severely damaged by Hurricane Ian and games were played in Tropicana Park, the Rays’ home stadium in St. Petersburg. Spring training kicks off for the Tampa Bay Rays on Feb. 24 with a game against the Atlanta Braves. Links: Tampa Bay Rays spring training web site.

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Things to do nearby during Spring Training: 

Charlotte Harbor offers a fabulous bay for sailing and boating with excellent access to pristine beaches on Boca Grande and Cayo Costa Island. Across the bay, enjoy all the amenities Punta Gorda has to offer.

Boston Red Sox — Fort Myers

Boston’s spring training home — JetBlue Park at Fenway South — resembles Fenway Park, complete with the Green Monster in left field where fans can sit, just as they can in Boston. The rest of the outfield is constructed to resemble Fenway as well. Tradition is everywhere, including a Ted Williams statue just outside the ballpark. Links: Boston Red Sox spring training web site.

Go to 2024 Red Sox Spring Training Schedule & Tickets

Things to do nearby

Gateway to the offshore islands of Sanibel and Captiva, as well as the bustling little Old Florida beach town of Fort Myers Beach with its beachfront cottages and funky eateries. A little bit south, visit Lovers Key State Park or paddle Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve.

Minnesota Twins — Fort Myers

Hammond Stadium is located in the CenturyLink Sports Complex and seats 7,500. The exterior of the ballpark is modeled after Churchill Downs, the famous Louisville racetrack, complete with a fountain and rows of parking that are named after former Twins greats. Links: Minnesota Twins spring training web site

Go to 2024 Twins Spring Training Schedule & Tickets

Things to do nearby

Koresham State Park

Bonita Springs Seafood and Music Festival, Feb. 9-11, 2024

Southeast Florida Spring Training

New York Mets — Port St. Lucie

Clover Park (formerly Tradition Field) has been the home of the Mets since 1988. It’s a replica of Shea Stadium, the team’s former home in New York. No visit is complete without sampling a Taco-In-A-Helmet, the stadium’s take on Mexican fare. A recent addition is a party deck in right field, giving fans an option in addition to the tiki bar down the left-field line. Links: New York Mets spring training

Go to 2024 Mets Spring Training Schedule & Tickets

Things to do nearby:

Miami Marlins — Jupiter

Built in 1998, Roger Dean Stadium is one of two shared ballparks in the Grapefruit League, featuring field boxes, loge boxes, bleachers, grass berm and luxury skybox seating. Capacity is 6,700, plus 300 on the berm in right field. The stadium is in a bustling shopping complex with restaurants and sports bars packed with fans throughout Grapefruit League season. Links: Miami Marlins spring training web site

Go to 2024 Marlins Spring Training Schedule & Tickets

Things to do nearby

St. Louis Cardinals — Jupiter

The Cardinals share Spring Training facilities with the Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in the Abacoa Community in Jupiter. The stadium is also home to both teams’ Class A affiliates, which play their full seasons here. Capacity is 6,700, plus 300 on the berm in right field. Links: St. Louis Cardinals spring training web site

Go to 2024 Cardinals Spring Training Schedule & Tickets

Things to do nearby

Houston Astros — West Palm Beach

This is the fourth year of Astros spring training in their new digs at a shared facility with the Washington Nationals near West Palm Beach, placing them in the same area of the state where the New York Mets, Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals train. Links: Houston Astros spring training web site

Go to 2024 Astros Spring Training Schedule & Tickets

Things to do nearby

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The Nats have moved from their former home in Viera to the new CACTI Park of the Palm Beach in West Palm Beach at a shared facility with the Houston Astros, placing them in proximity to the New York Mets, Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals training camps. Links: Washington Nationals spring training web site

Go to: 2024 Nationals Spring Training Schedule & Tickets

Things to do nearby

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TcST

Tuesday 13th of February 2024

This is a great and resourceful list.

Check spelling: it’s Pittsburgh - not Pittsburg

Bonnie Gross

Tuesday 13th of February 2024

Thanks. We fixed that typo!

Me

Tuesday 30th of January 2024

A+!

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