List of Boston Red Sox spring training venues

City of Palms Park, home to Red Sox spring training, 1993–2011

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

States where the Red Sox have held spring training

Red Sox players in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1912

Year(s)	City	Ballpark	Ref.
1901	Charlottesville, Virginia		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1902	Augusta, Georgia	Warren Park	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1903–1906	Macon, Georgia	Central City Park	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1907–1908	Little Rock, Arkansas	West End Park	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1909–1910	Hot Springs, Arkansas	Majestic Park	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1911	Redondo Beach, California		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1912–1918	Hot Springs, Arkansas	Majestic Park	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1919	Tampa, Florida	Plant Field	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1920–1923	Hot Springs, Arkansas	Whittington Park	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1924	San Antonio, Texas	League Park	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1925–1927	New Orleans, Louisiana	Heinemann Park	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1928–1929	Bradenton, Florida	Ninth Street Park	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1930–1931	Pensacola, Florida	Legion Field	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1932	Savannah, Georgia	Municipal Stadium	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1933–1942	Sarasota, Florida	Payne Park	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1943	Medford, Massachusetts	Tufts University	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1944	Baltimore, Maryland	Oriole Park	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1945	Pleasantville, New Jersey	Ansley Park	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1946–1958	Sarasota, Florida	Payne Park	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1959–1965	Scottsdale, Arizona	Scottsdale Stadium	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1966–1992	Winter Haven, Florida	Chain of Lakes Park	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1993–2011	Fort Myers, Florida	City of Palms Park	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2012–presentTemplate:Efn		JetBlue Park at Fenway South	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Notable events

In 1918, Babe Ruth hit a 573-foot home run during spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1988, presidential candidate Michael Dukakis took batting practice in Winter Haven.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2021, the team returned to JetBlue Park for spring training.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Further reading

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External links

• 2005 Spring Training On Line via Wayback Machine