Take me out to Spring Training

First off, Congrats to Peyton Manning and his Super Bowl 50 victory! Second, the end of the football season officially means that baseball’s spring training is right around the corner. Pitchers and catchers will begin reporting to their respected training campsites around the sunshine state this week; yes, this week! First practices will begin next week as cities across the state prepare for the wave of baseball fans that will be traveling south for the spring.

Spanning, coast-to-coast, the spring training locations are abundant throughout the central and southern areas of Florida. From Port St. Lucie and Viera on the Atlantic side to Clearwater and Dunedin on the Gulf-coast side. As far south as Ft. Myers and Jupiter and as far north as Orlando in the Wide World of Sports at Disney, fans will have opportunity after opportunity this March to see their favorite teams and players launch their seasons that will (hopefully) run through October for them.

Some will travel for a day or two, here and there on off days or weekends. Others will take vacation days to watch and study their favorite teams as they prepare their own expectations for what lies ahead of the 2016 MLB season.. Others will simply want to see a baseball game; no other way to put it. Whatever your reasoning for attending spring training games is, this season’s Grapefruit league is sure to create more excitement as we gear up for spring time and our famous past-time, baseball.

Here is the list of teams and their spring training cities for those who are planning to attend a few, or more of the games and practice sessions during the 2016 Grapefruit League!

Astros	Kissimmee
Blue Jays	Dunedin
Braves	Orlando
Cardinals / Marlins	Jupiter
Mets	Port St. Lucie
Nationals	Viera
Orioles	Sarasota
Phillies	Clearwater
Pirates	Bradenton
Rays	Port Charlotte
Red Sox / Twins	Fort Myers
Tigers	Lakeland
Yankees	Tampa