List of Boston Red Sox spring training venues


The Boston Red Sox have been a member of the American League of Major League Baseball since 1901, and have held spring training prior to each season.
The franchise's first spring training was held in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1901, when the team was known as the Boston Americans. Since 1993, the city of Fort Myers, Florida, has hosted Boston's spring training, first at City of Palms Park, and since 2012 at JetBlue Park at Fenway South.

List of Boston Red Sox spring training venues

YearCityBallparkRef.
1901Charlottesville, Virginia
1902Augusta, GeorgiaWarren Park
1903–1906Macon, GeorgiaCentral City Park
1907–1908Little Rock, ArkansasWest End Park
1909–1910Hot Springs, ArkansasMajestic Park
1911Redondo Beach, California
1912–1918Hot Springs, ArkansasMajestic Park
1919Tampa, FloridaPlant Field
1920–1923Hot Springs, ArkansasWhittington Park
1924San Antonio, TexasLeague Park
1925–1927New Orleans, LouisianaHeinemann Park
1928–1929Bradenton, FloridaNinth Street Park
1930–1931Pensacola, FloridaLegion Field
1932Savannah, GeorgiaMunicipal Stadium
1933–1942Sarasota, FloridaPayne Park
1943Medford, MassachusettsTufts University
1944Baltimore, MarylandOriole Park
1945Pleasantville, New JerseyAnsley Park
1946–1958Sarasota, FloridaPayne Park
1959–1965Scottsdale, ArizonaScottsdale Stadium
1966–1992Winter Haven, FloridaChain of Lakes Park
1993–2011Fort Myers, FloridaCity of Palms Park
2012–presentFort Myers, FloridaJetBlue Park at Fenway South

Notable events

In 1918, Babe Ruth hit a 573-foot home run during spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Norman Rockwell's 1957 painting The Rookie is set in the team's spring training locker room, which at the time was located at Payne Park in Sarasota, Florida.
In 1987, unhappy about his contract, pitcher Roger Clemens left spring training in Winter Haven, Florida, which prompted general manager Lou Gorman to quip, "The sun will rise, the sun will set, and I'll have lunch."
In 1988, presidential candidate Michael Dukakis took batting practice in Winter Haven.
In March 2020, due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, all MLB spring training was halted and the start of the regular season was delayed. Three months later, team president Sam Kennedy advised that the team would complete its preseason training activities at Fenway Park, upon resumption of preparations for the 2020 MLB season. The Red Sox organization made multiple changes to Fenway Park to accommodate "summer camp", including the use of luxury suites as alternate dressing rooms for players, and adding an additional bullpen area underneath the centerfield bleachers. In 2021, the team returned to JetBlue Park for spring training.