“Well, who doesn’t want to be connected to a winner,” Lehner said, then added that more people will visit and perhaps more businesses will relocate to the area.
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Kathy Lehner, president and CEO of the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce, said the lure of the Braves World Series victory will definitely be a draw. “The biggest thing about it is, the Braves were the team of the South way back when I grew up – I’ve lived here all my life,” Gunnin said. “I think it's going to be one of those things that’s not only going to be an amazing Spring Training but this has long legs in terms of connecting that amazing Braves national market to North Port and Sarasota County.”īill Gunnin, executive director of the North Port Area Chamber of Commerce, agreed. “I was at a trade show with meeting planner last week in Las Vegas and every single one – especial in the Southeastern United States – said we’re interested in Sarasota, home of the Braves,” Haley said. Virginia Haley, president of Visit Sarasota County said she has seen considerable demand from people eager to explore those vantage points too. “We’re anxious to let everyone see all the unique vantage points CoolToday provides.” “There’s only so many seats and the one thing we won’t do is jam pack standing room tickets to make it uncomfortable,” Dunn said. The park has 6,200 fixed seats and an overall capacity of about 8,000, including spaces on a grass berm. Still, he added, there should be “a couple thousand seats” available for single-game sales. “Our ticket demand is incredibly high,” said Dunn, who noted that the Braves season ticket base and group sales businesses have been strong.
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The prospect of a full slate of games is generating considerable buzz around the region. That full schedule is predicated on Major League owners and players reaching a new labor agreement over the winter and avoiding a stalemate that drags into the preseason. 26 season opener, with the Braves hosting the Boston Red Sox. 20.Ī total of 32 games are scheduled, including split squad games, with 16 games at CoolToday, starting with the Feb. Single-season tickets for the 2022 Spring Training schedule go on sale Saturday, Nov. “Last year we operated on limited capacity so we’re prepared to open it up to Braves Country,” Dunn said. Social distancing concerns limited capacity for Spring Training 2021. Then the 2020 season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, the stadium hosted a Braves spring game, as the stadium construction was just wrapping up. “For parts of three years we’ve never fully executed the building, so we are anxious to do that," said Dunn, who called the World Series crown “icing on the cake.” Technically in their third season at CoolToday Park, the Braves have yet to actually host a full Spring Training schedule in North Port. CoolToday Park, home of the Atlanta Braves Spring Training in North Port has the capacity of some 6,200 fixed seats and can hold some 8,000 total. Louis Cardinals teams that won the World Series in 19.Ĭhampionship hats are $50 and the t-shirts are now $45. Prior to the Pirates and Braves, Bradenton also served as the Spring Training home for St. The Pittsburgh Pirates – winners of the 19 World Series crowns – were the two teams to call Sarasota or Manatee their Spring Training home. was known as McKechnie Field when author William Zinsser used it as the setting for his book “Spring Training.” While still the Boston Braves, the team moved its Spring Training home to Bradenton in 1950 and remained there until the spring of 1962. The Milwaukee Braves trained in Manatee County and called what’s now LECOM Park in Bradenton its Spring Training home when it won the 1957 World Series title. The Braves' affiliation with Sarasota and Manatee counties dates back almost as far. Mike Dunn, the Atlanta Braves' vice president of Florida Operations at CoolToday Park, home of the team's spring training.Įarlier: Braves and My Warrior's Place partner for celebrity softball game and country music concert
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