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 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, […]