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| 2201 Edison Ave. Fort Myers, Florida 33901 |
Pablo Adorno 239-533-7433 AdornoP@leegov.com |
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7:00am to 5:30pm 7 days a week
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This Complex includes: 2 Baseball fields with Bullpens, 4 batting tunnels. The Complex includes: the Hometeam/Visitor's Clubhouses with Manager's offices, spacious Players'locker room's with showers, Trainer/Therapy rooms, a Hydro-Therapy room, laundry room, an Umpire locker room, Coaches locker room and a weight training room. There is a spacious Press Room w/Kitchen. There are 2 TV booths, 1 Camera booth, 3 Radio booths & a Control room. There are 3 Concession stands. There are 2 improved Souvenir stands. A Player's parking lot, Media parking lot & 2 large Grass parking lots for Patron parking. Also, more seating was added along the warning track in 2005-06 & a new Outfield deck was installed in 2006-07. The Lee County Sports Authority is located on the 1st Floor. Since Lee County Parks & Recreation has taken this facility over from the City of Fort Myers in 2003, the Grounds Crew has won the Ground Crew of the year award for the Red Sox Gulf Coast League in 2004. Since 2005, Red Sox Gulf Coast games are now played down the street at the Player Development Complex. |
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The Boston Red Sox report to Fort Myers, Florida, for Spring Training. The team has trained in 19 locations in 11 different states. RED SOX SPRING TRAINING SITES: 1901 Charlottesville, VA. 1902 Augusta, GA. 1903-1906 Macon, GA. 1907-1908 Little Rock, AR. 1909-1910 Hot Springs, AR. 1911 Redondo Beach, CA. 1912-1918 Hot Springs, AR. 1919 Tampa, FL. 1920-23 Hot Springs, AR. 1924 San Antonio, TX. 1925-1927 New Orleans, LA. 1928-29 Bradenton, FL. 1930-1931 Pensacola, FL. 1932 Savannah, GA. 1933-1942 Sarasota, FL. 1943 Medford, MA. 1944 Baltimore, MD. 1945 Pleasantville, NJ. 1946-1958 Sarasota, FL. 1959-1965 Scottsdale, AZ. 1966-1992 Winter Haven, FL. 1993-CURRENT Fort Myers, FL. |
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