Professional Sports
The inaugural Braves Spring Training game at
CoolToday Park was Sunday, March 24, 2019. Beginning
with 2020 Spring Training, the Braves will call the
state-of-the-art complex in West Villages - a masterplanned
community in the City of North Port - their
new Spring Training home. CoolToday Park is the result
of collaboration, cooperation and financial contributions
from the State of Florida, Sarasota County, the City of
North Port, the Atlanta Braves and Mattamy Homes,
the developer of West Villages Florida. In addition to
baseball, it will host a multitude of special events at
the facility throughout the year! Just over North Port
border in Charlotte County, is the Charlotte Sports
Park. This sports park is a perfect location for special
events, corporate functions, sports tournaments and
other recreation activities. The 82-acre park is the Spring
Training Home of the Tampa Bay Rays and Home of the
Charlotte Stone Crabs, Class-A advanced affiliate of the
Tampa Bay Rays.
Atlanta Braves Spring Training
For more information call (941) 413-5000 or visit
www.braves.com/springtraining or email springtraining@
braves.com
Tampa Bay Rays Spring Training
For more Tampa Bay Rays information, please
contact a Rays representative at 888-FAN-RAYS or
email mhouston@raysbaseball.com or visit www.mlb.
com/rays/spring-training
Charlotte Stone Crabs
Please call (941) 206-HITS (4487) or visit www.
stonecrabsbaseball.com
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