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Last season, Sandy Alcantara became the first Miami Marlins pitcher to win the CY Young Award. Posting a 14-9 record, Alcantara recorded a 2.28 ERA with 207 strikeouts in 228.2 innings pitched.  And behind the plate during every start was catcher Jacob Stallings. Entering his eighth year in the league, …

At the heart of the beautiful city of Dunedin, Florida is TD Ballpark. The field is the spring training home of the Toronto Blue Jays. On St. Patrick’s Day, the Blue Jays hosted the Phillies for a spring training matchup. Take a look around the ballpark! Fan Interviews On the …

This past week, I made it my goal to attend as many Spring Training games as I could handle. I ended up seeing seven games at five different ballparks. The amount of baseball I was about to see excited me, but I was not mentally prepared for all of the …

Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, located in Jupiter, Florida, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, is the home of the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals for Spring training. It is one of two stadiums in Florida to host two MLB teams during this time. It is also the …

A.J. Puk had just moved into his spring training home in Scottsdale, Arizona, when he received the phone call that turned his life upside down. He was told the Oakland Athletics had traded him to the Miami Marlins in exchange for outfielder JJ Bleday. The Feb. 11 deal caught Puk …

On St. Patrick’s Day, the Toronto Blue Jays hosted the Philadelphia Phillies for a spring training matchup. Diehard fans flooded the streets of Dunedin, Florida decked out in green, while sporting their favorite team’s attire. Prior to the start of the game, I caught up with fans outside of TD …

Finding Ed Smith Stadium on a Sunday afternoon in Sarasota, Florida, can be harder than it looks. The narrow streets of a city with just over 50 thousand residents and 35 miles of coastline offer a sense of tranquility. That’s at least true until baseball fans arrive at the corner …

After visiting four different spring training ballparks over the course of the past week, these are some of my favorite moments I was able to capture. Most of these images are action shots of players in warmups or during the games. It was really cool to be able to see …

Between the months of February and March every year, MLB teams in the Grapefruit league will travel down to Florida to participate in Spring Training. Teams will typically have their own facilities, or share ownership of one with another team, to utilize during this time. These facilities are well developed …

TigerTown USA, the Spring Training home of the Detroit Tigers, added some special touches to their complex this season to honor Tiger legend Miguel Cabrera as he begins his final season before retirement. TigerTown, located in Lakeland, Florida, has been home to the Detroit Tigers since 1966. The Tigers play …