The crack of the bat ringing through BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater on Monday, March 13, was music to the ears of everyone in the stadium, as the Philadelphia Phillies got
The temporary home of the Toronto Blue Jays has served as a launching pad in a season where runs have been hard to come by. This, plus other ballpark notes.
A team unable to use its normal home ballpark because of pandemic restrictions, the Toronto Blue Jays have opened in Florida but will return to Buffalo after the first three homestands.
Following an offseason of uncertainty coming on the heels of a coronavirus-shortened 2020 spring training season, Major League Baseball announced the 2021 Grapefruit League season will begin Sunday, Feb. 28, with the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies set to kick off the home portion of their schedules on Monday, March 1, in Dunedin and Clearwater, respectively.
And while everyone involved with the game is happy spring baseball is back, several new guidelines and restrictions have been enacted that could significantly alter the fan experience this year.
The most obvious change is the reduced capacity at TD Ballpark in Dunedin and Spectrum Field in Clearwater. Both venues will allow 15% of their 8,500-seat capacity to be sold, with the Phillies allowing sales of berm and standing room tickets, also. Tickets will be sold in pods of two and four in Dunedin and two, three and four in Clearwater, with fans spaced six feet apart in the stands, and everyone aged two and older are
The Toronto Blue Jays announced this morning that the team will play its first two homestands of the season at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, marking the first time the city