but this year spring training delayed, pitchers and catcher those where to be found. the clash has fans of america's passtime crying foul. >> it is devastating. >> the dispute resulting in a lockout, now in its third month. it is amajor league setback, not just for baseball, but for communities across florida and arizona that depend on the financial injection from the teams and their die-hard fans. >> they eat in our restaurants and stay in our hotels and as it stands right now, we just don't know if any of those folks will be in this area this spring. >> reporter: in lea county, florida, where the twins and red sox plays, spring train visitors spent nearly $69 million pre-pandemic. >> this is the third spring training season that we're kind of going through this. in 2020 it was effective but the start of covid, 2021, stadiums weren't at full capacity.