Spectator Sports in St. Petersburg, Florida

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 Rays (tel. 888/326-7297 or 727/825-3137). Baseball season runs from April to October. Single-game tickets are $10 to $250 and are usually available on game days. The Rays spring-training from mid-February to March takes place at 82 miles south at the Charlotte Sports Park, 2300 El Jobean Rd., Port Charlotte (charlottecountyfl.gov; tel. 941/235-5010)

The Philadelphia Phillies play their spring-training season in Clearwater at BayCare Ballpark, 601 Old Coachman Rd. (tel. 727/712-4300). Their minor-league affiliate, the Clearwater Threshers (tel. 727/712-4300; $9–$12), plays in the stadium April through August. The Toronto Blue Jays do their spring thing at TD Ballpark, 373 Douglas Ave., in Dunedin (tel. 813/733-0429; $16–$70), which is also home to their minor-league affiliate, the Dunedin Blue Jays (tel. 727/733-9302), April through August.