While many baseball teams have jumped around Florida for spring training, the Red Sox and the Twins have worked out in Fort Myers for years. The Boston Red Sox play at the 6,500-seat City of Palms Park, Edison Avenue and Broadway (tel. 877/733-7699 or 239/334-4799). Tickets range from $10 to $50. The Minnesota Twins work out at the 7,500-seat Bill Hammond Stadium in the Lee County Sports Complex, on Six Mile Cypress Parkway between Daniels Parkway and Metro Parkway (tel. 800/338-9467 or 239/768-4200). The Twins' minor-league affiliate, the Fort Myers Miracle (tel. 239/768-4210), play in the stadium April through August. The Florida Everblades (tel. 239/948-7825) play minor-league professional hockey October through March at Germain Arena, at exit 19 off I-75 in Estero. Tickets range from $10 to $31. |
