St. Petersburg has always been a baseball town, and Tropicana Field, a 45,000-seat domed stadium alongside I-175 between 9th and 16th streets (tel. 727/825-3100), is the home of the American League's Tampa Bay Devil Rays (tel. 888/326-7297 or 727/825-3137; www.devilrays.mlb.com). Baseball season runs from April through October. Single-game tickets are $3 to $75 and are usually available on game days. Call or check the website for the schedule. The Devil Rays move outdoors to Progress Energy at Al Lang Field, on 2nd Avenue South at 1st Street South, for spring-training workouts and games from mid-February through March.
The Philadelphia Phillies now play their spring-training season in new digs in Clearwater, at Bright House Networks Field, 601 Old Coachman Rd. (tel. 727/442-8496). Their minor-league affiliate, the Clearwater Threshers (tel. 727/441-8638; www.threshersbaseball.com; $3-$8), plays in the stadium from April through August. The Toronto Blue Jays do their spring thing at Knology Park, 311 Douglas Ave., in Dunedin (tel. 800/707-8269 or 813/733-9302; www.bluejays.mlb.com; $13-$15), which is also home to their minor-league affiliate, the Dunedin Blue Jays (tel. 727/733-9302; www.dunedinbluejays.com), April through August.
