The
Boston Red Sox
have been a member of the
American League
(AL) of
Major League Baseball
(MLB) since 1901, and have held
spring training
prior to each season.
The franchise's first spring training was held in
Charlottesville, Virginia
, in 1901, when the team was known as the Boston Americans. Since 1993, the city of
Fort Myers, Florida
, has hosted Boston's spring training, first at
City of Palms Park
, and since 2012 at
JetBlue Park
at
Fenway South
.
List of Boston Red Sox spring training venues
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]
Year(s)
|
City
|
Ballpark
|
Ref.
|
1901
|
Charlottesville, Virginia
|
|
[1]
|
1902
|
Augusta, Georgia
|
Warren Park
|
[2]
|
1903
?1906
|
Macon, Georgia
|
Central City Park
|
[3]
|
1907
?1908
|
Little Rock, Arkansas
|
West End Park
|
[4]
[5]
|
1909
?1910
|
Hot Springs, Arkansas
|
Majestic Park
|
[6]
[7]
|
1911
|
Redondo Beach, California
|
|
[8]
|
1912
?1918
|
Hot Springs, Arkansas
|
Majestic Park
|
[9]
|
1919
|
Tampa, Florida
|
Plant Field
|
[10]
|
1920
?1923
|
Hot Springs, Arkansas
|
Whittington Park
|
[11]
|
1924
|
San Antonio, Texas
|
League Park
|
[12]
|
1925
?1927
|
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
Heinemann Park
|
[13]
[14]
[15]
|
1928
?1929
|
Bradenton, Florida
|
Ninth Street Park
|
[16]
|
1930
?1931
|
Pensacola, Florida
|
Legion Field
|
[17]
|
1932
|
Savannah, Georgia
|
Municipal Stadium
|
[18]
|
1933
?1942
|
Sarasota, Florida
|
Payne Park
|
[19]
|
1943
|
Medford, Massachusetts
|
Tufts University
|
[20]
|
1944
|
Baltimore, Maryland
|
Oriole Park
|
[21]
[22]
|
1945
|
Pleasantville, New Jersey
|
Ansley Park
|
[23]
[24]
|
1946
?1958
|
Sarasota, Florida
|
Payne Park
|
[25]
|
1959
?1965
|
Scottsdale, Arizona
|
Scottsdale Stadium
|
[26]
|
1966
?1992
|
Winter Haven, Florida
|
Chain of Lakes Park
|
[27]
|
1993
?2011
|
Fort Myers, Florida
|
City of Palms Park
|
[28]
|
2012
?present
[a]
|
JetBlue Park
at
Fenway South
|
[31]
[32]
|
Notable events
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]
In 1918,
Babe Ruth
hit a 573-foot home run during spring training in
Hot Springs, Arkansas
.
[33]
[34]
[35]
Norman Rockwell
's 1957 painting
The Rookie
is set in the team's spring training locker room, which at the time was located at
Payne Park
in
Sarasota, Florida
.
[36]
In 1987, unhappy about his contract, pitcher
Roger Clemens
left spring training in
Winter Haven, Florida
, which prompted general manager
Lou Gorman
to quip, "The sun will rise, the sun will set, and I'll have lunch."
[37]
In 1988, presidential candidate
Michael Dukakis
took batting practice in Winter Haven.
[38]
In March 2020, due to
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
, all MLB spring training was halted and the start of the regular season was delayed.
[39]
Three months later, team president
Sam Kennedy
advised that the team would complete its preseason training activities at Fenway Park, upon resumption of preparations for the
2020 MLB season
.
[40]
The Red Sox organization made multiple changes to Fenway Park to accommodate "summer camp", including the use of luxury suites as alternate dressing rooms for players, and adding an additional bullpen area underneath the centerfield bleachers.
[41]
In 2021, the team returned to JetBlue Park for spring training.
[42]
References
[
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]
- ^
"Collins' Men Take It Easy"
.
The Boston Globe
. April 11, 1901. p. 7
. Retrieved
November 4,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Captain Collins Developing a Team of Heavy Hitters"
.
The Boston Post
. April 7, 1902. p. 8
. Retrieved
November 4,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Americans at Macon"
.
The Boston Globe
. March 16, 1903. p. 5
. Retrieved
November 4,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Practice Games Monday"
.
The Arkansas Democrat
.
Little Rock, Arkansas
. March 10, 1907. p. 6
. Retrieved
November 5,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Pilgrims Come Tomorrow"
.
Arkansas Gazette
.
Little Rock, Arkansas
. March 2, 1908. p. 8
. Retrieved
November 5,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Red Sox at Hot Springs"
.
Arkansas Gazette
.
Little Rock, Arkansas
. February 28, 1909. p. 9
. Retrieved
November 5,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Red Sox Have Practice"
.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
. April 2, 1910. p. 10
. Retrieved
November 5,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Red Sox Spring Trip in Detail"
.
The Boston Globe
. February 9, 1911. p. 7
. Retrieved
November 5,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Hot Springs Leading Spot"
.
Billings Gazette
.
Billings, Montana
. January 7, 1912. p. 12
. Retrieved
July 4,
2020
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Red Sox Get Down to Work"
.
The Tampa Daily Times
.
Tampa, Florida
. March 24, 1919. p. 9
. Retrieved
November 5,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Red Sox To Train At Hot Springs, Ark"
.
The Fresno Morning Republican
.
Fresno, California
. January 1, 1920. p. 20
. Retrieved
July 4,
2020
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Ehmke Arrives at the Sox Camp"
.
The Boston Globe
. February 27, 1924. p. 11
. Retrieved
November 4,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Hot Competition For Wamby's Job"
.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
. March 18, 1925. p. 24
. Retrieved
November 5,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"First Workout for Sox Squad"
.
The Boston Globe
. February 22, 1926. p. 9
. Retrieved
November 5,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Carrigan Outlines Views to Players"
.
The Boston Globe
. March 22, 1927. p. 20
. Retrieved
November 5,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
Webb Jr., Melville E. (February 22, 1928).
"Red Sox Due at Bradenton Today"
.
The Boston Globe
. p. 10
. Retrieved
November 4,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Red Sox Start Their Grind at Pensacola"
.
The Boston Globe
. February 26, 1930. p. 20
. Retrieved
November 4,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Red Sox Workout Under Warm Sun"
.
The Boston Globe
. March 2, 1932. p. 23
. Retrieved
November 4,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Red Sox Land in Sarasota"
.
The Boston Globe
.
AP
. March 3, 1933. p. 4
. Retrieved
July 4,
2020
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Red Sox Are In Top Shape"
.
Asbury Park Press
.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
.
AP
. April 1, 1943. p. 12
. Retrieved
November 4,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Ball Clubs Change Only Three Camps"
.
The Palm Beach Post
.
AP
. January 23, 1944. p. 19
. Retrieved
November 9,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Red Sox Arrive Today For Oriole Park Drill"
.
The Baltimore Sun
.
AP
. March 26, 1944. p. 20
. Retrieved
November 9,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"Atlantic City Has Plenty of Baseball"
.
The Boston Globe
. March 18, 1945. p. 18
. Retrieved
November 4,
2018
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
Leconey, Bill (March 23, 2017).
"War games: When the Yankees, Red Sox trained in AC, Pleasantville"
.
The Press of Atlantic City
. Retrieved
November 4,
2018
.
- ^
Hand, Jack (February 27, 1946).
"Williams Hits First Pitch Out of Park"
.
The Tampa Tribune
. p. 13
. Retrieved
July 4,
2020
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
Holbrook, Bob (March 16, 1959).
"Sox to Return To Scottsdale"
.
The Boston Globe
. p. 15
. Retrieved
July 4,
2020
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
Birtwell, Roger (February 24, 1966).
"Red Sox Off For Sun Land"
.
The Boston Globe
. p. 35
. Retrieved
July 4,
2020
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"1993 Red Sox are a team in transition"
.
North Adams Transcript
.
North Adams, Massachusetts
.
AP
. February 20, 1993. p. 14
. Retrieved
July 4,
2020
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
Leyden, Tom (July 1, 2020).
"Red Sox report to Fenway Park for Training Camp"
.
boston25news.com
. Retrieved
July 2,
2020
.
- ^
Abraham, Peter (July 3, 2020).
"Friendly Fenway feels different, but baseball is back in Boston"
.
The Boston Globe
. Retrieved
July 4,
2020
.
- ^
"Red Sox get new digs in Florida"
.
Green Bay Press-Gazette
.
AP
. January 22, 2012. p. D-8
. Retrieved
July 4,
2020
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
Browne, Ian.
"Sox Spring Training FAQs, important dates"
.
MLB
. Retrieved
22 February
2021
.
- ^
"Home Run That Changed Baseball"
.
roadsideamerica.com
. Retrieved
November 4,
2018
.
- ^
Monagan, Matt (March 16, 2018).
"100 years ago, Babe Ruth became Babe Ruth with a 500-foot homer into an Alligator Farm"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
November 4,
2018
.
- ^
Jenkinson, Bill (2011).
"The Official Hot Springs Baseball Historic Trail"
. Retrieved
November 4,
2018
.
- ^
Anderson, Chris (May 21, 2014).
"Who was the rookie in Norman Rockwell's painting?"
.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
. Retrieved
December 22,
2016
.
- ^
Finn, Chad (April 1, 2011).
"Former Red Sox GM Lou Gorman dies"
.
Boston.com
.
- ^
Shaughnessy, Dan (February 22, 2009).
"Around this time of year, great stories spring to mind"
.
The Boston Globe
. Retrieved
November 4,
2018
– via archive.boston.com.
- ^
Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020).
"Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled"
.
MLB.com
. Major League Baseball
. Retrieved
March 14,
2020
.
- ^
Abraham, Peter (June 20, 2020).
"Red Sox plan to hold spring training at Fenway Park"
.
The Boston Globe
. Retrieved
June 21,
2020
.
- ^
Speier, Alex (July 14, 2020).
"
'It was just a jigsaw puzzle.' How the Red Sox reconfigured Fenway Park for summer camp"
.
The Boston Globe
. Retrieved
July 17,
2020
.
- ^
Browne, Ian.
"Sox Spring Training FAQs, important dates"
.
MLB
. Retrieved
22 February
2021
.
Notes
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In July 2020, the team resumed preseason training activities with a "summer camp" at Fenway Park, due to the early termination of traditional spring training that had been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
[29]
[30]
Further reading
[
edit
]
- Nowlin, Bill (2010).
The Great Red Sox Spring Training Tour of 1911: Sixty-Three Games, Coast to Coast
. McFarland.
ISBN
978-0786461240
.
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