Let the countdown begin! It’s only 146 days until the beginning of the 2019 Florida Spring Training season. The 2019 Major League Baseball Spring Training schedule was announced on Wednesday afternoon, and the first game of the 2019 season will be played on Friday, February 22 as the Tampa Bay Rays will host the Philadelphia […]
2018 MLB Florida Spring Training Economic Impact Study TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Sports Foundation today announced that the 2018 Florida Grapefruit League generated an economic impact of $687.1 million for the State of Florida. The Florida Grapefruit League takes place annually during the Major League Baseball (MLB) Spring Training season and features 15 MLB […]
TALLAHASSEE – In the Bay area this weekend, baseball fans have the opportunity to see the future stars of Major League Baseball (MLB) compete in the 2018 Florida State League All Star Game and Home Run Derby being held at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa on June 15-16. The weekend’s events kick off on […]
It was a tale of two seasons during the 2018 Florida Spring Training season as 1,497,306 fans attended 237 games over the course of 33 days. For the final 20 days of the 2018 season, March 8 through March 27, an average of 6,907 fans attended 137 games, a 25% increase, over the first 13 […]
The 2018 Governor’s Baseball Dinner returned to the Tampa Bay area with a host of local support, from homegrown baseball players, to recognizable community leaders, to a soothing radio voice who has described the scenes from the Dinner venue for the last 14 years. CLICK HERE for video highlights of the evening. The 58th Governor’s Baseball […]
The Florida Sports announced the 2018 Governor’s Baseball Dinner will be held on February 15, at Tropicana Field. The Dinner will be co-hosted with the Florida Sports Hall of Fame. As one of the state’s most time-honored traditions, the Governor’s Baseball Dinner, celebrates the opening of spring training in Florida. “We are excited to kick […]
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity conditionally approved $20 million that will round out funding for the $75 million to $80 million project to bring Atlanta Braves baseball spring training to North Port. This summer, the West Villages Improvement District, along with Sarasota County, the city of North Port and the Braves filed the grant […]
For the 15th time in 18 years, Florida Spring Training Baseball total attendance surpassed the 1.5 million mark. Over the course of those 18 years, since 2000, over 28 million fans have attended Major League Baseball Spring Training Games in the State of Florida. Over the course of 37 days between February 24 and April […]
Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida’s Spring Training Baseball reached a record high per game attendance this season. The average per game attendance of the 2016 Major League Baseball Spring Training Games was 7,096, marking the first time the number has topped 7,000 in over 100 years of Florida Grapefruit League games. Governor Rick Scott […]
Former Atlanta Braves outfielder Dale Murphy summed it up best as he entertained the crowd of 300 at the 2016 Governor’s Baseball Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa in Lee County. “The best family vacation is Spring Training Baseball in Florida,” said Dale Murphy. He should know as the father of eight children, […]