Spring Training Online

With Major League Baseball scheduling a season-opening series between the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners in Japan, both teams will begin spring training early and take a break at the end of spring training.

Despite money set aside for ballpark improvements, it looks like the Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics are shopping for new spring-training complexes come 2013 and 2015, respectively, which could lead to the loss of spring training in the city of Phoenix.

The Arizona Board of Regents approved a plan for the ASU Sun Devils to share a new Mesa spring-training facility with the Chicago Cubs.

With Spring Training 2012 fast approaching, we have the usual discussion about how long the Washington Nationals will train at Space Coast Stadium. With the team openly looking for a new home and a lease with an out in 2013, that end may be on the horizon.

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The return of Major League Baseball spring training to Fort Myers' City of Palms Park is a considerable long shot with no teams openly expressing interest, according to a Lee County Commissioner exploring options for the property deserted this offseason by the Boston Red Sox.