Hammond Stadium, located in Fort Myers, Florida, is the spring home for the Minnesota Twins and their affiliate the Mighty Mussels. The Twins have called Hammond home since 1991. The stadium seats 7,500 people and features a boardwalk from foul pole to foul pole. If you find yourself thirsty or …
Read More »Rays Defend The Trop, Take Down Tigers 9-5
The Tampa Bay Rays defended Tropicana Field with a 9-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Monday’s spring training matchup spotlighted Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe and the return of Tampa Bay corner infielder Yandy Díaz. The Lowes Launch It At the bottom of the second, B. Lowe got things going …
Read More »Orioles Yard Party Helps Them Defeat Tigers
It was a yard party at Ed Smith Stadium on Monday as the Baltimore Orioles surged over the Detroit Tigers 11-7, but not before the Tigers gave them a late run for their money. There were nine total home runs in this game, that’s half of the runs scored. Kyle …
Read More »The Lowes are Sweet: Brandon and Josh Lowe help Rays tame Tigers
After only scoring one run in 24 innings of postseason baseball in 2022, the Tampa Bay Rays entered the offseason with a need to improve their offense. Mainly, they needed more left-handed bats in their lineup to spark an offense that struggled in the Wild Card round against the Cleveland Guardians. …
Read More »Mets hang five runs on Braxton Garrett, defeat Marlins in Monday matinee
Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker did not have to wait long to find out how his decision to replace starting pitcher Braxton Garrett with Dylan Bice in the top of the fifth inning would pan out. The New York Mets already owned a 3-0 lead, and it was about to …
Read More »Kids keep their mitts held high at Hammond Stadium
The atmosphere of a Major League Spring Training game is what brings fans from far and wide. No matter who’s playing, fans will still come out to support their team and enjoy the classic American game. Today, the lawns were filled with families and kids of various ages, ranging from …
Read More »Hammond Stadium Resembles Home For Few
Fort Myers is home to Hammond Stadium, the Twins escape from the chill of Minnesota during regular-season play at Target Field. The Florida State League established Hammond Stadium in 1992. It was originally home turf for the Miracle, the High-A affiliate of Fort Myers. Once the Miracle switched over to …
Read More »Red Sox V. Yankees Matchup Ends in a Draw
The Boston Red Sox hosted the New York Yankees Sunday at 1 p.m. at JetBlue Park at Fenway South, the team’s spring training location in Fort Myers. In front of a sold out crowd, the Red Sox were able to hold the Yankees to three runs in nine innings of …
Read More »Yankees and Red Sox tie up in spring training
The New York Yankees visited the Boston Red Sox today at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida. The legendary teams finished the day in a 3-3 tie, and a game that only lasted two hours and 50 minutes. The crowd was packed, 9,950 fans, to watch new names and prospects …
Read More »Rays Overpower Mets, Win 10-4 in Port St. Lucie
The Rays downed the Mets in their high-scoring Spring Training matchup today, winning 10-4. Solid Sunday pic.twitter.com/4VK87Gyebx — Tampa Bay Devil Rays (@RaysBaseball) March 12, 2023 The game started out as a pitchers’ duel, going scoreless through the first two innings. Mets starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco notched three strikeouts through …
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