The Boston Red Sox make Fort Myers Florida their Spring Training Headquarters. The Red Sox have been playing home games in the Grapefruit League at Fort Myer's City of Palms Park since 1993. City of Palms Park is a clean and functional baseball stadium that is supported in large part by the Boston Red Sox. Tours of this beautiful park are available, inquire at the ballpark.
Red Sox Spring Training Headquarters
 City of Palms Park, Ft. Myers, FL
Prior to 1993 the Red Sox made their Spring Training home in Winter Haven, FL. In the Tom Yawkey era the Sox trained in Scottsdale, AZ. By most accounts, the Red Sox and Ft. Myers seem a perfect match and hopefully will remain together for many years to come. Discount airfare, lodging and car rentals for the Ft. Myers area are available through Travel-Destinations.com.
City of Palms Park Information
The City of Palms Park is also home to the Gulf Coast League Red Sox. The park has a capacity of 8,200. It is owned by the City of Fort Myers, Florida. The Boston Red Sox minor league complex and the Eddie Popowski Field is located a short distance away. City of Palms Park is baseball south Florida style - complete with palm trees past the outfield fence. Box seats are under a covered grandstand - a big advantage when the hot Florida sun is baking the Gulf Coast. There are two main sections of the park. This early 1990's complex contains a 9,000-square-foot visiting-team clubhouse, and four enclosed batting tunnels. The City of Palms Park also features Boston Red Sox administrative offices, three executive booths, and complete media facilities. It was designed by HOK Sport - architects of many other professional baseball stadiums across the US.
Another MLB team, the Minnesota Twins, train in Ft. Myers in a different location.
City of Palms Parks
2201 Edison Avenue
Ft. Myers, FL
 
Park Dimensions: 330L, 385LC, 410C, 385RC, 330R
Surface: Grass
Directions: From I-75, Exit 23 West onto Martin Luther King Blvd., turn left on Fowler St. and then right on Edison Avenue.
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Red Sox Spring Training History
The Boston Red Sox have been training in City of Palms Park since it opened. Prior to Ft. Myers the Red Sox have trained at some 20 different locations. Former Red Sox training grounds include; Charlottesville, Va. (1901); Augusta, Ga. (1902); Macon, Ga. (1903-1906); Little Rock, Ark. (1907-1908); Hot Springs, Ark. (1909-1910); Redondo Beach, Cal. (1911); Hot Springs, Ark. (1912-1918); Tampa (1919); Hot Springs, Ark. (1920-1923); San Antonio (1924); New Orleans, La. (1925-1927); Bradenton (1928-1929); Pensacola, Fla. (1930-1931); Savannah (1932); Sarasota (1933-1942); Medford, Mass. (1943-1944); Atlantic City, NJ (1945); Sarasota (1946-1958); Scottsdale, Az. (1959-1965); Winter Haven (1966-1992); and Ft. Myers (1993-present).
South Florida Baseball History
A bit of Florida baseball history is preserved at nearby Terry Park Stadium - possibly the oldest Florida baseball park still standing. The park is located east of Fort Myers and still used by amateur baseball teams. This historic ballpark is more than 75 years old. It has not been used by MLB since the Kansas City Royals trained there. The old Terry Stadium was originally the spring training home of Connie Mack and his Philadelphia Athletics. Built in 1925, the park was rebuilt in 1955 and 2005. A Florida Spring Training Museum is being considered for the park. History and baseball fans would enjoy a visit to this historic ballpark.
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