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Baseball fans are traveling to Florida Spring Training Grapefruit League games in greater numbers than ever before. Nowhere else can Major League Baseball be enjoyed in small parks relatively unspoiled by commercialism. In spring, you've got all of the great regular reasons to visit Florida, PLUS spring baseball!

Each year in March, baseball teams migrate to warmer areas to prepare for the Baseball Season that begins in April. One of baseball's most popular spring training areas is Florida's "Grapefruit League". The Grapefruit League includes the Astros, Braves, Cardinals, Dodgers, Marlins, Mets, Nationals, Phillies, Pirates, Reds, Blue Jays, Devil Rays, Indians, Orioles, Red Sox, Tigers, Twins, and Yankees. Generally, tickets are available at the various stadiums.

Whether you're coming to Tampa for business or your family vacation -- let us be your home base for Florida Spring Training and Grapefruit League Games. We are conveniently located with easy access to I-4, I-75 and I-275, so getting around is easy.

[1] New York Yankees Baseball Spring Training at Legends Field - Tampa  •  18 miles  
1 Steinbrenner Dr., Tampa, 813-879-2244 (tickets)

Tampa's Legends Field, a state-of-the-art facility was constructed in 1996 as the site for the New York Yankees spring games and the Tampa Yankees of the Florida St. League. Legends Field is home to Yankee Legends for whom the field is named. Take a trip down memory lane as the greatest Yankees are honored with a retired number and plaque. Field website: http://www.legendsfield.com.

[2] Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Spring Training at Bright House Networks Field - Clearwater  •  29 miles  
601 Old Coachman Road, Clearwater, 215-463-1000; 727-442-8496

Bright House Networks Field is the home for the Phillies' spring training games. The ballpark is located on the west side of U.S. Highway 19, adjacent to Carpenter Field. The Phillies have been training in Clearwater, FL since 1948. Carpenter Field, built in 1967, is used in spring training by the Phillies' major league and minor league players, a team in the Gulf Coast Rookie League and the Florida Instructional League. Field website: http://www.threshersbaseball.com/field.html.

[3] Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Spring Training at Knology Park - Dunedin  •  30 miles  
311 Douglas Ave, Dunedin, 800-707-8269 (tickets)

Dunedin has been the only spring home for the Toronto Blue Jays. The Major League players workout at the Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex for a couple of weeks in February before moving to Knology Park for the spring training games. Then the minor league players take over the complex. Knology Park (formerly known as Dunedin Stadium) was built in 1990 on the same site as Grant Field. After spring training is over, Knology Park becomes the home of the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A Florida State League. Blue Jays website: http://www.bluejays.com

[4] Tampa Bay Devil Rays Baseball Spring Training at Al Lang Stadium - St. Petersburg  •  34 miles  
180 2nd Avenue SE, St. Petersburg, 813/282-RAYS (tickets)

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays play their home spring training games in St. Petersburg, Florida at Progress Energy Park, home of Al Lang Field. The stadium is located in downtown St. Petersburg adjacent to the city's harbor on Tampa Bay's waterfrong, providing gorgeous views of palm trees and sailboats down the left-field line. The Devil Rays are the first major league franchise to train in its home city since 1919 when the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Athletics both trained at home. Field website: http://www.stpete.org/allang.htm

[5] Cleveland Indians Baseball Spring Training at Chain of Lakes Park - Winter Haven  •  49 miles  
500 Cletus Allen Rd. (off of Cypress Gardens Blvd.), Winter Haven, 866-293-3900 (tickets)

Chain of Lakes Park is the seventh Spring Training home for the Cleveland Indians. The beautiful facility was first built in 1966 and then renovated in 1993, raising the seating capacity to 7,000. It's baseball the way you remember it. Chain of Lakes Park is a comfortable stadium where you are so close to the players you can literally reach out and touch them. Cleveland Indians website: http://indians.mlb.com/

[6] Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Spring Training at McKechnie Field - Bradenton  •  52 miles  
1611 9th Street W, Bradenton, 941-748-4610 (tickets)

McKechnie Field, named after Pittsburgh native, former Bradenton resident and Hall of Fame manager Bill McKechnie, was originally built in 1923 and was renovated to become one of baseball's finest facilities between 1991-93. There are no lights in this park, so day games are the only option. Pittsburgh Pirates website: http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com

[7] Cincinnati Reds Baseball Spring Training at Ed Smith Stadium - Sarasota •  66 miles   
2700 12th St, Sarasota, FL 34237, 941-954-4101

Ed Smith Stadium is a 53-acre site that maintains a national reputation as a premier baseball facility in the State of Florida and continues to be the mecca of baseball activity in the Sarasota area. As the Spring training home of the Cincinnati Reds since 1998, local residents and visitors from across the country and Canada have a chance to catch the action of their favorite teams and players in the relaxed atmosphere of beautiful Sarasota. Cincinnati Reds website: http://reds.mlb.com/

[8] Atlanta Braves Baseball Spring Training at Cracker Jack Stadium - Kissimmee •  69 miles   
700 S. Victory Lane, Kissimmee, FL, 941-954-4101

Cracker Jack Stadium is a baseball field located in Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The stadium was built in 1997 and holds 9,500 people. It is the spring training home of the Atlanta Braves. Directions at Disney World are clear and plentiful, but there's no signage that points the direction to the ballpark. Instead, follow the signs to Wide World of Sports. Atlanta Braves website: http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/