TAMPA BAY -- As people head south to enjoy winter in Florida, so do baseball teams.
Florida’s Grapefruit League has been home to Major League Baseball Pre-Season for more than 125 years.
Six of the 15 Grapefruit League teams play in the bay area:
Ed Smith Stadium (smoke-free facility)
2700 12th Street
Sarasota, FL 34237
Joker Marchant Stadium
2125 North Lake Avenue
Lakeland, FL 33805
George M Steinbrenner Field (smoke-free facility)
One Steinbrenner Drive
Tampa, FL 33614
Bright House Field
601 N. Old Coachman Road
Clearwater, FL 33765
McKechnie Field
1611 Ninth Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
Florida Auto Exchange Stadium
373 Douglas Avenue
Dunedin, FL 34698
The Tampa Bay Rays, who call St. Petersburg home during the regular season, head 75 miles south to Port Charlotte, for spring training at the Charlotte Sports Park.
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