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The Baltimore Orioles are pitching an expansion of their Sarasota training complex with the addition of new high-tech batting cages, additional meeting rooms and new miscellaneous spaces at the Ed Smith Stadium clubhouse. Philip DiMaria of planning consultant Kimley-Horn presented the city with a tentative plan, developed by the team and Fawley Bryant Architecture, that would […]

We know many spring-training attendees also like to take in some international competition on their travels, so maybe it’s not too early to review the 2026 World Baseball Classic schedule and venue lineup. The 2026 World Baseball Classic schedule sees the event stray even further from its spring-training roots, with only one ballpark–loanDepot park, home […]

We have some book news to pass along: The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2025 / Arizona is now available for preorder, with units expected to ship before Sept. 15 and a free eBook download included! Spring training is a time of new beginnings, when the baseball world preps for another season, as rookies fight […]

 We have some book news to pass along: The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2025 / Florida is now available for order in paperback and eBook editions! Spring training is a time of new beginnings, when the baseball world preps for another season, as rookies fight for roster spots and veterans prep for another campaign. Every team […]

Some sad news to pass along from Winter Haven: Chain of Lakes Park, former spring-training home of the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians, has been torn down–but the site will be redeveloped for youth baseball and tournaments. Chain of Lakes Park opened in 1966 as the spring home of the Boston Red Sox, who trained […]

Most fans won’t see these upgrades, but the Chicago Cubs are proposing an expansion of the team’s spring-training facility, Sloan Park, with a 22,000-square-foot pitching lab and additional upgrades to player spaces. The Sloan Park complex has been the spring-training home to the Cubs since 2014. Player training spaces are closed to the public in […]

The on-again, off-again Tempe Diablo Stadium renovations for Los Angeles Angels spring training are back on, as the city of Tempe is angling to have a new clubhouse and player-development space completed in time for 2025. It’s no secret that Tempe has been waiting to pull the trigger on Tempe Diablo Stadium renovations, work that […]

The baseball gods were smiling on the patient Port Charlotte spring-training fans Saturday, as the Tampa Bay Rays launched their 2024 season at Charlotte Sports Park after spending last spring at Disney and the Trop. Last spring was a hard one for the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Ian swept through the region in September 2022, […]

We have several additions to the 2024 spring training schedule, as Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball unveil 16 MiLB games featuring future stars under the Spring Breakout brand. Among the 16 Spring Breakout games, 12 will be played as part of a traditional doubleheader (one admission charge) either before or after the Major […]

We have another name for the spring home of the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, as naming rights for the West Palm Beach training camp have been purchased by Travis Scott’s hard-seltzer firm. Scott is the multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Houston-based artist and owner of the CACTI Hard Seltzer brand. The ballpark will undergo a […]