Tag Archives: Grapefruit League

ESPN Gainesville’s Ellie Shreve interviewed former Gator Hunter Barco during spring training at Pirate City in Bradenton, Florida. Barco spoke about his transition to the Pittsburgh Pirates, provided an update on his recovery from Tommy John Surgery and shared his thoughts on the 2023 Gators baseball squad. Barco was selected by …

Between the months of February and March every year, MLB teams in the Grapefruit league will travel down to Florida to participate in Spring Training. Teams will typically have their own facilities, or share ownership of one with another team, to utilize during this time. These facilities are well developed …

As baseball season approaches and the MLB lockout officially hit two months, there is definitely concern over whether spring training will start on time. Spring training is expected to begin on Feb. 16, with the first Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues set to start ten days later. Opening Day is set …

Cardinals center-fielder and Florida Gator baseball alum Harrison Bader has put together three great seasons with St. Louis. The Cardinals were in the NLCS last year but were eliminated by the Nationals. Bader and the Cardinals will look to take the next step this year, get to the World Series …

Aspiring major leaguer Tim Tebow received the support of Mets manager Terry Collins and GM Sandy Alderson on Wednesday when the two expressed interest in inviting him to spring training. In the ongoing MLB Winter Meetings, Alderson was adamant that Tebow receive minor league experience next year so that the …