The Atlanta Braves have trained at the following sites since the team’s entry in the National League as the Boston Beaneaters: Norfolk, Va. CoolToday Park is a strong addition to the Grapefruit League ballpark lineup. 2014, Florida Grapefruit League Teams Yankees 2014 Spring Training Schedule (subject to change) 2/25 1:05 p.m. Still, being so busy that you’re generating a traffic jam isn’t the worst problem to have. Being part of a Florida planned development, The Marketplace development features the mandatory Publix grocery store as well as a variety of retailers and restaurants. There is a Disney way of doing business, and a spring-training game at Champion Stadium was a Disney experience, not a Braves experience.ĬoolToday Park is the centerpiece of a larger development in the West Villages that includes a neighborhood shopping center between the ballpark and Tamiami Trail. Such a comparison really isn’t fair: at Disney’s Wide World of Sports, the Braves were strictly a tenant, with some limited workout facilities and little say over how the ballpark was run for spring training. It is tempting to compare CoolToday Park with Disney’s Champion Stadium, the former spring home of the Braves.
It never felt terribly busy during Sunday’s sellout debut. From the north (Sarasota), take I-75 south to exit 191 (North. 41), a major throughway running between the Everglades, through Fort Myers/Naples and north to Bradenton. The concourses are wide, allowing for easy access throughout the ballpark. West Villages Parkway is located directly off Tamiami Trail (Hwy. An added bonus to the raised and open concourse: It allows in some breezes sorely needed on a hot day. Once there, the 360-degree concourse provides a lovely view of the surrounding area (Florida is a pretty flat state, so being up a story-plus provides a great perch), perfect for Atlanta Braves spring training. At CoolToday Park, the decision was made to divide the ballpark into separate areas, building up from there and asking patron to walk up to a raised concourse level. Some Florida ballparks, such as the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, deal with this need to build up with plenty of ramps, sloped berms and gradual approaches to a concourse level. Part of this design has to do with the quirks of building in Florida, where you’re never too far off the water line, so the only alternative is to build up. From the south (Fort Myers/Naples), take I-75 north to take I-75 south to exit 191 (North River Road), head west on Tamiami Trail, and then to West Villages Parkway.įeaturing a modern design, CoolToday Park tends to be very vertical from the outside but surprisingly light and airy inside. From the north (Sarasota), take I-75 south to exit 191 (North River Road) and follow it to West Villages Parkway. Major League Baseball has suspended the rest of its spring training. 41), a major throughway running between the Everglades, through Fort Myers/Naples and north to Bradenton. Fans are shown during the 2021 spring training opener for the Minnesota Twins at. West Villages Parkway is located directly off Tamiami Trail (Hwy. With the opening of CoolToday Park, the Atlanta Braves reclaimed control of their spring-training operations for the first time since 1997-and in the process created a fan experience that raises the bar for Grapefruit League facilities.
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Our team-by-team menu has links for National League Spring Training Sites (chart is posted above) and American League Spring Training Sites, and posted below are the sites for Federal League teams: Baltimore Terrapinsĭo you attend Spring Training games? What is your favorite site? What are your secrets on how to obtain an autograph, or meet your favorite player, or simply watch & enjoy the teams? Share your knowledge with other fans on Baseball Fever. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins both train at Roger Dean Stadium, the busiest in Florida and one of the busiest in the nation. Heres a road map to help you plan a Grapefruit League-inspired family getaway. Did you know that Major League clubs once played their Spring Training games against local Minor League teams? A practice that was discontinued in the mid-1920s, but made for some exciting games nonetheless. Major League Baseballs Boys of Spring play all around Central and South Florida.
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