TAMPA, Fla. — Spring training is finally underway in Florida after a deal was inked between Major League Baseball and the Players Association following tense negotiations that threatened to upend the season.
The Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox had first pitch Thursday at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers. More games are getting underway Friday in the Tampa Bay region, where training will run until April 6.
More than 31 million fans have flocked to spring games statewide since the year 2000 alone.
Fifteen teams do spring training in Florida, with the other 15 doing their preseasons in Arizona. The Florida conglomerate is known as the Grapefruit League, with Arizona's dubbed the Cactus League.
Below is a guide to the teams that do training in the Sunshine State, including where they play, their schedules and how to buy tickets.
