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Sarasota's Baseball Spring Training Sites Come to Life in FebruaryThe Sarasota area is home to two baseball spring training sites; one for the Cincinnati Reds Spring Training work outs and one for the Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training practice.
Spring training starts in late February as the ball players first begin to arrive. Baseball spring training is an exciting time of year, holding new hopes and promises for a winning season and perhaps even a world championship in “far off” October. As baseball spring training sites go, Sarasota’s Ed Smith Stadium, at 12th Street and Tuttle Avenue, has been the Cincinnati Reds Spring Training facility since 1997.
The Cincinnati Reds Spring Training workouts are free and open to the public. The work outs take place on the diamonds behind Ed Smith Stadium and start around 9:30 and it's a great way to see your favorite players get in shape for the new season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training workouts are free and open to the public. The Pirates start around 10 a.m. Pirate City is located at 1701 27th Street East, Bradenton.
Cincinnati Reds Spring Training
The Cincinnati Reds come to Sarasota for baseball spring training Florida Style! Ed Smith Stadium and its outer practice fields are the off-season home to the Big Red Machine and every year around late February the hometown fans show up to watch their favorite players get in shape for another baseball season. There's usually plenty of room in the bleachers for all the fans!
Here's more about the Cincinnati Reds Baseball Spring Training Sites in Sarasota.
So, when are the Cincinnati Reds spring training games played? Click here for the Cincinnati Reds Spring Training Schedule. The Cininnati Reds Rally
While Ed Smith Stadium and its outlying diamonds are the “official” Cincinnati Reds Spring Training Site, there is another place where the Reds are welcomed with open arms. This annual event for the "Big Red Machine" gets everyone fired up for the start of another spring training season. It takes place in downtown Sarasota and it's absolutely free!
Click here to see photos and read more about the 2007 Cincinnati Reds Rally.
Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training
Bradenton’s McKechnie Field and Pirate City have been the baseball spring training sites to the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1969. The field was built in 1923, redone in 1993 and there is an $18 million renovation planned for this spring training Mecca that will include lights! Bradenton will remain the spring training home of the Pirates, under a lease, until at least 2038.
Here's more to see of the Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training workouts
Want to know when the Pittsburgh Pirates spring training games are played? Click here for the Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training Schedule.
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