JetBlue Park Stadium / Fenway South Park / Boston Red Sox ( Fort Myers Florida USA )
Full name JetBlue Park at Fenway South
Location 11581 Daniels Parkway
Fort Myers, Florida
Coordinates 26°32′53″N 81°45′48″WCoordinates: 26°32′53″N 81°45′48″W
Capacity 10,823
Field size Same as Fenway Park:
Left Field: 310 feet
Left-Center Field: 379 feet
Center Field: 420 feet
Right Field Bullpen: 380 feet
Right Field Pole: 302 feet
Surface Bermuda Grass (Celebration)
Construction
Broke ground March 4, 2011
Opened March 3, 2012
Construction cost US$77.9 Million
Architect Populous
Structural engineer Bliss & Nyitray, Inc.
General contractor Manhattan Kraft Construction
Tenants
Boston Red Sox (2012–present)
GCL Red Sox (2012–present)
JetBlue Park at Fenway South (or informally JetBlue Park) is a baseball park in Fort Myers, Florida,[1] part of the Fenway South training and development facility.
Opened in March 2012, it is primarily the spring training home of the Boston Red Sox, replacing earlier separated facilities at City of Palms Park and Boston's former (1993–2011) minor league complex, also located in downtown Fort Myers.[1] The naming rights were purchased by JetBlue,[2] an airline with major operations at Boston's Logan International Airport since 2004.
Design
The ballpark's field has exactly the same dimensions as Fenway Park and some of the unique features as the Boston ballpark as well. The most notable is a replica of the Green Monster in left field. However, unlike the one in Boston, the Green Monster in Fort Myers has seating within the wall. There are three rows of seats carved into the middle portion of the wall. Separating the seats inside the wall from the field is a net so that balls cannot go inside the seated area. Any ball hit off the net is considered to be in play.[8][9]. The space in the Green Monster where the seats are behind the netting was necessitated by Florida Hurricane building codes as a wall of 37 feet (11 m) would have exceeded Florida code.[citation needed]
Another unique feature about the Green Monster is that like one in Fenway Park, it has a manual scoreboard. The scoreboard is the same, 1934-vintage unit that had been used for decades in Fenway Park, but before being installed in Fort Myers was in a storage facility in South Dakota. The manual scoreboard is different from the one in Boston though because there is no room behind it where a scoreboard operator can put numbers while the game is going on. Instead, a scoreboard operator works in a room in between the scoreboard and the foul line and has to run out in between innings with a ladder and scoreboard tiles to change the scoreboard.[10]
Other features from the ballpark in Boston that are present in the spring training stadium are the triangle, Pesky's Pole, and Lone Red Seat that marks the longest home run hit in the Fenway's history.[8]
One of the signature features of the ballpark is the wavy roof that sits over the seats in the stadium, providing shade for the fans in attendance. The roof also is an example of how the ballpark incorporated its location in Florida into the design of the stadium. The wavy design of the roof resembles the Cypress trees in the surrounding area of the ballpark. In addition, the blocks that make up the ballpark are embedded with sea shells from nearby Sanibel Island.[11] The park also features a lawn in right field, a popular feature in spring training parks.[7]
The ballpark's design is also LEED Certified.[12]
Features
In addition to the ballpark where spring training games are played there is also a state of the art player development complex. Unlike the old spring training ball park, JetBlue Park is located on the same piece of land as the player development complex. The player development complex features six fields that can be used for drills during spring training, injury rehab assignments and many other baseball activities. One of the six practice fields has the same dimensions as Fenway Park. There are two locker rooms, one for the major league players and another one for the minor leaguers. The major league locker room used during spring training has an oval shaped design, is 50,000 square feet, and has lounge areas with flat screen televisions.[9][9]
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Going Inside JetBlue Park in Fort Myers Home of the Boston RedSox
The ballpark's field has exactly the same dimensions as Fenway Park and some of the unique features as the Boston ballpark as well. The most notable is a replica of the Green Monster in left field. However, unlike the one in Boston, the Green Monster in Fort Myers has seating within the wall. There are three rows of seats carved into the middle portion of the wall. Separating the seats inside the wall from the field is a net so that balls cannot go inside the seated area. If a ball is hit off the net play is not interrupted, it is the same as if a ball is hit off the Green Monster at Fenway.[8][9] Another unique feature about the Green Monster is that like one in Fenway Park it has a manual scoreboard. The scoreboard is an older one that had been used at one point in Fenway Park, but before being installed in Fort Myers was in a storage facility in South Dakota. The manual scoreboard is different from the one in Boston though because there is no room behind it where a scoreboard operator can put numbers while the game is going on. Instead, a scoreboard operator works in a room in between the scoreboard and the foul line and has to run out in between innings with a ladder and scoreboard tiles to change the scoreboard.[10] Other features from the ballpark in Boston that are present in the spring training stadium are the triangle, Pesky's Pole, and Lone Red Seat that marks the longest home run hit in the Fenway's history.[8]
One of the signature features of the ballpark is the wavy roof that sits over the seats in the stadium, providing shade for the fans in attendance. The roof also is an example of how the ballpark incorporated its location in Florida into the design of the stadium. The wavy design of the roof resembles the Cypress trees in the surrounding area of the ballpark. In addition, the blocks that make up the ballpark are embedded with sea shells from nearby Sanibel Island.[11] The park also features a lawn in right field, a popular feature in spring training parks.[7]
The ballpark's design is also LEED Certified.[12]
JetBlue Park Stadium / Fenway South Park / Boston Red Sox / Fort Myers Florida USA
Full name JetBlue Park at Fenway South
Location 11581 Daniels Parkway
Fort Myers, Florida
Coordinates 26°32′53″N 81°45′48″WCoordinates: 26°32′53″N 81°45′48″W
Capacity 10,823
Field size Same as Fenway Park:
Left Field: 310 feet
Left-Center Field: 379 feet
Center Field: 420 feet
Right Field Bullpen: 380 feet
Right Field Pole: 302 feet
Surface Bermuda Grass (Celebration)
Construction
Broke ground March 4, 2011
Opened March 3, 2012
Construction cost US$77.9 Million
Architect Populous
Structural engineer Bliss & Nyitray, Inc.
General contractor Manhattan Kraft Construction
Tenants
Boston Red Sox (2012–present)
GCL Red Sox (2012–present)
JetBlue Park at Fenway South (or informally JetBlue Park) is a baseball park in Fort Myers, Florida,[1] part of the Fenway South training and development facility.
Opened in March 2012, it is primarily the spring training home of the Boston Red Sox, replacing earlier separated facilities at City of Palms Park and Boston's former (1993–2011) minor league complex, also located in downtown Fort Myers.[1] The naming rights were purchased by JetBlue,[2] an airline with major operations at Boston's Logan International Airport since 2004.
Design
The ballpark's field has exactly the same dimensions as Fenway Park and some of the unique features as the Boston ballpark as well. The most notable is a replica of the Green Monster in left field. However, unlike the one in Boston, the Green Monster in Fort Myers has seating within the wall. There are three rows of seats carved into the middle portion of the wall. Separating the seats inside the wall from the field is a net so that balls cannot go inside the seated area. Any ball hit off the net is considered to be in play.[8][9]. The space in the Green Monster where the seats are behind the netting was necessitated by Florida Hurricane building codes as a wall of 37 feet (11 m) would have exceeded Florida code.[citation needed]
Another unique feature about the Green Monster is that like one in Fenway Park, it has a manual scoreboard. The scoreboard is the same, 1934-vintage unit that had been used for decades in Fenway Park, but before being installed in Fort Myers was in a storage facility in South Dakota. The manual scoreboard is different from the one in Boston though because there is no room behind it where a scoreboard operator can put numbers while the game is going on. Instead, a scoreboard operator works in a room in between the scoreboard and the foul line and has to run out in between innings with a ladder and scoreboard tiles to change the scoreboard.[10]
Other features from the ballpark in Boston that are present in the spring training stadium are the triangle, Pesky's Pole, and Lone Red Seat that marks the longest home run hit in the Fenway's history.[8]
One of the signature features of the ballpark is the wavy roof that sits over the seats in the stadium, providing shade for the fans in attendance. The roof also is an example of how the ballpark incorporated its location in Florida into the design of the stadium. The wavy design of the roof resembles the Cypress trees in the surrounding area of the ballpark. In addition, the blocks that make up the ballpark are embedded with sea shells from nearby Sanibel Island.[11] The park also features a lawn in right field, a popular feature in spring training parks.[7]
The ballpark's design is also LEED Certified.[12]
Features
In addition to the ballpark where spring training games are played there is also a state of the art player development complex. Unlike the old spring training ball park, JetBlue Park is located on the same piece of land as the player development complex. The player development complex features six fields that can be used for drills during spring training, injury rehab assignments and many other baseball activities. One of the six practice fields has the same dimensions as Fenway Park. There are two locker rooms, one for the major league players and another one for the minor leaguers. The major league locker room used during spring training has an oval shaped design, is 50,000 square feet, and has lounge areas with flat screen televisions.[9][9]
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Tour of JetBlue Park Fort Myers Florida before Red Sox Game 3-23-19
Here is part of the tour we got before the Boston Red Sox's last spring training game at JetBlue park in Fort Myers Florida on March 23, 2019.
Fun Things To Do In Fort Myers Florida: JetBlue Park and Gatorama
Fun Things To Do In Fort Myers Florida
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2016 14u Super 25 National Championship @ Jet Blue Park in Ft. Myers, FL-Championship!
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Jet Blue Park - CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Sunday: July 10, 2016
GoWags LumberKings 3 - Tri-State Arsenal 14u Prime 1
Xavier's plays: 3:39, 5:49, 12:21, 12:34, 12:48
Xavier's at bats: 6:40, 9:40, 14:50
Wyatt Scotti both hit and pitched well for Tri-State Arsenal 14u Prime, but it wasn't enough as Tri-State Arsenal 14u Prime fell to GoWags LumberKings 3-1 at Jet Blue Park Stadium on Sunday.
Scotti led Tri-State Arsenal 14u Prime's offensive threat, as he got on base two times in the game. He singled in the seventh inning.
Pierce Hagg got on base in the fifth inning. Xavier Cruz then hit a hard line-drive single to get the rally going. Tri-State Arsenal 14u Prime scored its only run of the game on an RBI single by Cole Fleming.
Scotti was a workhorse on the bump pitching 6 1/3 innings and allowing two earned runs, five hits and no walks while striking out four.
Scotty McManamon helped GoWags LumberKings take the lead for good in the sixth inning. Cole Wagner singled to get on base in the sixth. He then went from first to second on a groundout by Hunter Merritt.
McManamon racked up two RBI's on two hits for GoWags LumberKings.
Nick Hammer was a workhorse on the hill for GoWags LumberKings. Hammer allowed one earned run, four hits and five walks while striking out three over seven innings of work.
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2014 Hot Rod Nationals Car Show at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, FL
the largest custom car show in Southwest Florida at Jet Blue Park in Fort Myers, FL. Our last show attracted over 600 cars and 7,000 spectators. The cars are the stars of the show, but that is not all. There will be music, product vendors, food, and children's activities. The street rods, customs, muscle cars, exotics, specialty cars, foreign cars, and trucks will be the best of the best.
2015 La Mesa RV Show at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida
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Fenway South: The Similarities of jetBlue Park and Fenway Park
Warin Dexter, a tour guide at jetBlue Park in Lee County, Florida, sat down and talked with some Ball State University journalism students during their Spring Training special immersions project about the similarities between the spring training home of the Red Sox, and Fenway Park.
Entering Hammond Stadium for a Fort Myers Miracle baseball Game
Hammond Stadium is a baseball field located in the CenturyLink Sports Complex in South Fort Myers, Florida, United States. The stadium was built in 1991, and underwent major renovations in 2014[3] & 2015.
The Spring Training home of the Minnesota Twins will see its seating capacity increased from 7,500 to 9,300 for the Spring of 2015.[4] Class A Advanced affiliate, the Fort Myers Miracle, of the Florida State League finished out their 2014 season and FSL championship at JetBlue Park (Spring home of the Boston Red Sox, also in Fort Myers) in order to get the renovations done in time for catchers & pitchers to report in 2015. The renovations will also increase the amount of walkable area, provide more shaded areas for sunny games[5] and an expanded gift shop, among other amenities for fans and players
Cooper Borden (2015 Grad) - P, 1B, 3B - Pitching Video 1 of 4. (16JUL14)
Cooper is the Starting Pitcher, Game 6, for Hit and Run in Perfect Game BCS State Finals at Jet Blue Park in Fort Myers, FL. This is the 1st inning of 5 that he pitched. Rains came in the 5th inning so I could not film that inning. (9 pitch inning)
2016 14u Super 25 National Championship @ Jet Blue Park Ft.Myers, FL - Game 1
Tuesday: July 5, 2016
Tri-State Arsenal 1 - North West Florida Aces 0
Xavier's at bats: 4:29, 7:54
Wyatt Scotti threw a shutout to lift Tri-State Arsenal 14u Prime to 1 1-0 win over The North West Florida Aces at Jet Blue Player Development Complex Field 2 in seven innings.
Tri-State Arsenal 14u Prime's Scotti kept the North West Florida Aces off the scoreboard for all seven innings he was on the bump. He pitched a shutout, allowing no runs on four hits while striking out seven.
Logan Webb took the loss for the North West Florida Aces. He lasted just two innings, walked two, struck out none, and allowed one run.
The first inning saw Tri-State Arsenal 14u Prime score its only run on the day on an RBI single by Xavier Cruz.
Xavier goes 1-1, with a single, 1 RBI and 1 walk.
Inside Boston Red Sox Spring Training - Fort Myers, Florida
In 2008, the Red Sox began exploring the possibility of relocating their spring training facility. Their previous spring training facility, City of Palms Park, was lacking the modern amenities that other spring training ball parks had and was located two and half miles away from the team's minor league complex. Red Sox CEO Mike Dee visited Sarasota to talk with city officials about the possibility of the team moving there.[3] Sarasota County commissioners then voted 4-0 to approve the purchase of land for a Red Sox spring training facility. Fearing the possibility of losing the Red Sox the Lee County Commission voted in October 2008 to agree to build a new ballpark for the Red Sox. The Red Sox also signed a 30-year lease with the city of Fort Myers.[4] The following April it was announced that the new stadium would be located on a 126-acre lot north of Southwest Florida International Airport.[5] When the Red Sox announced they would stay in Fort Myers they stated the new stadium would be similar to Fenway Park. The architecture team was led by local Fort Myers firm Parker/Mudgett/Smith Architects, Inc. and Populous and assisted by Boston firm Quirk.[6] The groundbreaking was in August 2010 and construction commenced in February 2011.[7]
JetBlue N605JB celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Boston Red Sox baseball team.
Design
The ballpark's field has exactly the same dimensions as Fenway Park and some of the unique features as the Boston ballpark as well. The most notable is a replica of the Green Monster in left field. However, unlike the one in Boston, the Green Monster in Fort Myers has seating within the wall. There are three rows of seats carved into the middle portion of the wall. Separating the seats inside the wall from the field is a net so that balls cannot go inside the seated area. If a ball is hit off the net play is not interrupted, it is the same as if a ball is hit off the Green Monster at Fenway.[8][9] Another unique feature about the Green Monster is that like one in Fenway Park it has a manual scoreboard. The scoreboard is an older one that had been used at one point in Fenway Park, but before being installed in Fort Myers was in a storage facility in South Dakota. The manual scoreboard is different from the one in Boston though because there is no room behind it where a scoreboard operator can put numbers while the game is going on. Instead, a scoreboard operator works in a room in between the scoreboard and the foul line and has to run out in between innings with a ladder and scoreboard tiles to change the scoreboard.[10] Other features from the ballpark in Boston that are present in the spring training stadium are the triangle, Pesky's Pole, and Lone Red Seat that marks the longest home run hit in the Fenway's history.[8]
One of the signature features of the ballpark is the wavy roof that sits over the seats in the stadium, providing shade for the fans in attendance. The roof also is an example of how the ballpark incorporated its location in Florida into the design of the stadium. The wavy design of the roof resembles the Cypress trees in the surrounding area of the ballpark. In addition, the blocks that make up the ballpark are embedded with sea shells from nearby Sanibel Island.[11] The park also features a lawn in right field, a popular feature in spring training parks.[7]
The ballpark's design is also LEED Certified.[12]
Features
In addition to the ballpark where spring training games are played there is also a state of the art player development complex. Unlike the old spring training ball park, JetBlue Park is located on the same piece of land as the player development complex. The player development complex features six fields that can be used for drills during spring training, injury rehab assignments and many other baseball activities. One of the six practice fields has the same dimensions as Fenway Park. There are two locker rooms, one for the major league players and another one for the minor leaguers. The major league locker room used during spring training has an oval shaped design, is 50,000 square feet, and has lounge areas with flat screen televisions.[9][9]
Opening
The first game played in JetBlue park was on March 3, 2012, against Northeastern University. However, the first Grapefruit League game played at the park (the third game overall) was played on March 4, 2012 against the crosstown rival Minnesota Twins. On March 4 the ceremonial first pitch saw eight current players catching, with the balls brought onto the field by Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, Luis Tiant, and Dwight Evans. The first homer at the field was hit in the opening game by Lars Anderson and was a grand slam. The home team won by eight runs to three.
Red Sox fielding drills inside JetBlue Park Thursday
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Boston Red Sox third-base coach and infield instructor Brian Butterfield works on fielding drills with pitchers' throws to second base as the Red Sox prepared to take on Northeastern University in Boston College in a pair of seven inning games Thursday JetBlue Park.
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Jet Blue Park- spring home of the Boston Red Sox
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