Toronto Blue Jays

Stadium Information
Parking: $10 per car (very limited)
Stadium built in 1930 and renovated in 1990 and 2002.
Dimensions: 335 feet down left field foul line, 327 feet to right and 400 feet to center.
Seating Capacity: 5,510
Blue Jays 31st Spring Training at this location.
Practices in February at the Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex, 1700 Solon Ave., Dunedin, at 9 a.m. daily; in March at Knology Park, 373 Douglas Ave., Dunedin.
 

Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training Location History
1977-2008 Dunedin (Grant Field/Knology Park)

Attending a Blue Jays Game at Knology Park
Dunedin has been the only spring home for the Toronto Blue Jays. This year marks their twenty-fifth spring training season there.

Grant Field has a neighborhood feel. Located in a residential area, just minutes from Main Street, the ballpark sits quietly amongst quiet, tree-lined streets. You may enter to find the scorecard of the day's starting lineup in the main concourse while the public address announcer acknowledges the folks between innings operating the manual scoreboard in the outfield who have no shade from the blistering sun. The PA announcer will reference the current temperatures back in Toronto. You might also hear a sound effect-like "crash" over the loudspeaker when a ball is fouled out of play and into the adjacent parking lot (which is another reason why you should park on the street!).

In tribute to the minor leagues that spent time in Dunedin and graduated to the majors, once inside the main gate, a display honors players with names like Moseby, Stieb, and Barfield, among others. Also, pennants that commemorate the Blue Jays A.L. Championships and World Series victories, are a must-see for Blue Jays fans.

There's a little bit of Canada down on the Florida coast: both the Canadian and American national anthems are sung before the game, and Labatt Blue is on tap.

A new two-story building that will include a clubhouse, training room, weight room, and office space was built next to the stadium. A new minor-league facility now stands just north of the existing one and features a new clubhouses, offices, weight rooms, five full fields, four of them arranged in a cloverleaf formation with an observation tower in the center. A half field also will be built. After spring training is over, Knology Park at Grant Field becomes the home of the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A Florida State League.

Recently, the Blue Jays offered flights to Florida for spring training to season ticket holders who pay early. Fans paying before a December deadline received air fare to spring training in Dunedin. The first year in 2002, over 700 fans took advantage of the promotion. "When we first introduced the idea of flights to Florida plan, we were somewhat startled by the immediate and overwhelming response," said Blue Jays president Paul Godfrey.

Baseball's Annual Rite of Spring
By Richard Griffin, Toronto Sun

Blue Jays Spring Training Attendance (2000-2008)
 

.	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total Attendance	47,747	51,974	49,084	48,291	58,840	53,620	53,930	62,592	64,444
Number of Games	13	13	15	14	16	13	15	14	14
Average Attendance	3,672	3,998	3,272	3,449	3,678	4,124	3,595	4,330	4,603

Area Information
St. Petersburg/Clearwater Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, (727) 464-7200 or www.floridasbeach.com

Official Toronto Blue Jays web site