2023 Grapefruit League

Getting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable: Ben Acker’s week with the Grapefruit Gators

Sunday April 9, 2023

To say my family and I were excited that I got accepted into the Spring Training immersion experience would be an understatement. As soon as I got accepted, my mom was already planning a trip to …

A Tribute to “Happy Feet”

Friday March 31, 2023

There’s an old saying that “there’s no crying in baseball,” which was said by Tom Hanks’ character, Jimmy Dugan, in the movie “A League of Their Own.” While this phrase may ring true …

Rating the 6 Ballparks I Visited of the Grapefruit League: Photo Gallery and More

Saturday March 25, 2023

In the past week, I drove a total of 1,166 miles across the Sunshine State as I explored 7 different Grapefruit League ballparks of Major League Baseball during the 2023 Spring Training season. I …

Moments from Grapefruit League Action

Sunday March 19, 2023

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 …

An afternoon at JetBlue Park: Rays take on Red Sox

Wednesday March 15, 2023

On Wednesday, March 15, the Tampa Bay Rays traveled to JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida to take on the Boston Red Sox in some Grapefruit League action. Here are some of my favorite …

Rays Defend The Trop, Take Down Tigers 9-5

Tuesday March 14, 2023

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 …

The Lowes are Sweet: Brandon and Josh Lowe help Rays tame Tigers

Monday March 13, 2023

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 …

Yankees and Red Sox tie up in spring training

Sunday March 12, 2023

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. …