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ED SMITH STADIUM
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SARASOTA, FL
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For 24 years, Ed Smith
Stadium has been the site of Spring Training baseball in Sarasota.
The stadium opened in 1989 and was originally the training location
for the Chicago White Sox. The Cincinnati Reds moved to Sarasota
from Plant City in 1998. They moved their Spring Training operations
to Goodyear, AZ in 2010. The Baltimore Orioles have shifted from
Fort Lauderdale to Sarasota for Spring 2010. Ed Smith Stadium has a seating capacity of
7,500 and is home to the Florida State League's, Sarasota Reds
during the summer.
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-Name: Ed
Smith Stadium
-Spring
Training Tenant: Baltimore Orioles since 2010
-Former Spring
Training Tenant: Chicago White Sox: 1989-1997, Cincinnati
Reds 1998-2009 |
-Capacity:
7,500
-Surface:
Grass
-Dimensions: 340' to LF,
400' to center,
375' to RF
-Owner: City of Sarasota
-Parking: Paid at the Park |
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Address:
12th Street and Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34237 |
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