List of Florida State League stadiums

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Hammond Stadium built in 1991, home of the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels.

There are nine stadiums in use by Florida State League baseball teams, all located in Florida. The oldest stadium is Jackie Robinson Ballpark (1914) in Daytona Beach, home of the Daytona Tortugas. The newest stadium is BayCare Ballpark (2004) in Clearwater, home of the Clearwater Threshers. One stadium was built in each of the 1910s, 1920s, 1960s, and 1980s, four in the 1990s, and one in the 2000s. The highest seating capacity is 11,026 at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, where the Tampa Tarpons play. The lowest capacity is 4,200 at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.

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Stadiums and Map

NameTeamCity in FloridaOpenedCapacityRef.
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Tortugas Daytona Beach 19144,200 [1]
Roger Dean Stadium Jupiter Hammerheads,
Palm Beach Cardinals
Jupiter 19986,871 [2]
Clover Park St. Lucie Mets Port St. Lucie 19887,160 [3]
LECOM Park Bradenton Marauders Bradenton 19238,500 [4]
BayCare Ballpark Clearwater Threshers Clearwater 20048,500 [5]
TD Ballpark Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin 19908,500 [6]
Hammond Stadium Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Fort Myers 19919,300 [7]
Joker Marchant Stadium Lakeland Flying Tigers Lakeland 19668,500 [8]
George M. Steinbrenner Field Tampa Tarpons Tampa 199611,026 [9]

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References

  1. "Jackie Robinson Ballpark". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. "About the Stadium". Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. "Port St. Lucie". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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  5. "BayCare Ballpark". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. "TD Ballpark Information". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. "Hammond Stadium". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. "Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  9. "George M. Steinbrenner Field". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

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