Rays topping out at new spring facility Jul 24, 2008
A topping out celebration was held Wednesday at Charlotte County Stadium, the new Spring Training home of the Rays. "There's been a lot of effort put into this project by a lot of people," said Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Shaping the Rangers #2: Nolan Ryan Mar 31, 2008
Ryans spring debut came in front of a capacity crowd in the Rangers former spring residence of Charlotte County Stadium. However, hed quickly felt tightness in his left hamsting after blazing a 2-2 fastball past Pittsburgh Pirates leadoff hitter Barry Bonds, forcing him to call it a day after just one inning. (Texas, TheInsiders.com)
Cecil managing nicely Jul 16, 2007
30-day news archives. We knew that from the time he was a year old that he would be a great ballplayer. (Florida Today)
Local snapshots Feb 16, 2007
When it began in 1990, the fair was small enough to be housed in an 8-acre parking area of Charlotte County Stadium, now known as the Sports Park. Now, the annual event is on the verge of outgrowing the 20-acre fairgrounds that seemed ambitiously large when the land was purchased for $245,000 in 1996. (Herald-Tribune)
