List of Boston Red Sox spring training venues

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

Year(s) City Ballpark Ref. 1901 Charlottesville, Virginia   1902 Augusta, Georgia Warren Park 1903–1906 Macon, Georgia Central City Park 1907–1908 Little Rock, Arkansas West End Park 1909–1910 Hot Springs, Arkansas Majestic Park 1911 Redondo Beach, California   1912–1918 Hot Springs, Arkansas Majestic Park 1919 Tampa, Florida Plant Field 1920–1923 Hot Springs, Arkansas Whittington Park 1924 San Antonio, Texas League Park 1925–1927 New Orleans, Louisiana Heinemann Park 1928–1929 Bradenton, Florida Ninth Street Park 1930–1931 Pensacola, Florida Legion Field 1932 Savannah, Georgia Municipal Stadium 1933–1942 Sarasota, Florida Payne Park 1943 Medford, Massachusetts Tufts University 1944 Baltimore, Maryland Oriole Park 1945 Pleasantville, New Jersey Ansley Park 1946–1958 Sarasota, Florida Payne Park 1959–1965 Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale Stadium 1966–1992 Winter Haven, Florida Chain of Lakes Park 1993–2011 Fort Myers, Florida City of Palms Park 2012–present JetBlue Park at Fenway South

Notable events In 1918, Babe Ruth hit a 573-foot home run during spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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.

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."

In 1988, presidential candidate Michael Dukakis took batting practice in Winter Haven.

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. 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. 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. In 2021, the team returned to JetBlue Park for spring training.

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External links 2005 Spring Training On Line via Wayback Machine